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range finding on 6x30 dienstglas

Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2016 9:57 pm
by LHistorian
Guten tag kameraden!

Just purchased my very first pair of German ww2 6x30 dienstglas binoculars! Will be posting some fotos of them soon :D Had a question on using them though, searched the internet for the formula to use the ranging reticle that is super-impossed in the right Lens, but so far no such luck. Any ideas gentlemen? Vielen dank in advance!

Re: range finding on 6x30 dienstglas

Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2016 10:30 pm
by Jooooonas
(Approx. high of the target x 1000 ) / number of the lines.

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Snapshots from original German sniper education movie.

Re: range finding on 6x30 dienstglas

Posted: Sat Mar 12, 2016 3:08 am
by LHistorian
Much thanks jooooonas! found the full film this morning. So I divide 1.70 m (average mans height for then I presume) by how many hash marks, in this case .5, and than multiply by 1000?

formula: 1.70 / 0.5 x 1000

Sounds reasonable :)

Appreciate your help mien herr!