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Old 05-18-2008, 04:33 AM   #1
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What are they doing?
I'm not sure, but I think they're using some sort of field glasses/binoculars? But I'm not certain.

What are the soldiers in the foreground with the 'long pipes' doing?
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Old 05-18-2008, 04:47 AM   #2
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i think they are using range finding viewers
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i think they are using range finding viewers
Thats my opinion too...I saw another picture with a crew of an mg42 using the same thing.
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Thanks guys!

How do they work?
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They will be binocular and thus will work something like putting to lines together until they intersect - Rangefinder - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Binoculars of the Armed Forces - stereoscopic range finder
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Thanks Gnomey. Looks somewhat cumbersome.
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