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Reflector Gunsight

Technical Information

Catalogue No: C0074
Category: Gunsight
Object Type: Indicator/Instrument
Object Name: Reflector Gunsight
Part No: None
Serial No: None
Manufacturer: Unknown
Division: Unknown
Platform(s):
Year of Manufacture: Unknown
Dimensions: Width (mm): 167
Height (mm): 255
Depth (mm): 181
Weight (g): 6,000
Location: Rack RAA13 (HUD DU Parts) [Mezzanine Store]
Inscription(s):

None

Notes:

This is a rare Gunsight used on a Bofors 40 mm L/60Anti-Aircraft Gun The reflector sight was a feature of later models of the gun. The trainer and layer were both provided with reflector sights for aiming, while a third crew-member standing behind them "adjusted" for lead using a simple mechanical computer. Power for the sights was supplied from a 6V battery.

The gun crew had several methods to sight the weapon on the target. Each gun platoon (four guns) had an M5 Director, connected by cables to the guns and all fed by a common generator. In this configuration the platoon could engage a single target simultaneously. However in combat the crews preferred to use the Bofors speed-ring Sights.

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