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                        Aiming Post, Q!

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                        spacepacker
                        • Member since
                          November 2004
                        • From: Essex England
                        Aiming Post, Q!
                        Posted by spacepacker on Tuesday, April 26, 2011 4:54 AM

                        I need to know if there was a standard length for Aiming Post's during WW11.

                        The info I have found shows 1mtr, which in 1/35= 28mm, but when I look at other modellers they seem to show theirs longer.

                        This is for a M7 105 howitzer.

                        So, come on you "Big Gun" boys; help me out...cheers....Kenny

                        PS would the dimmensions be the same for both Allied and Axis mobile guns

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                        redleg12
                        • Member since
                          July 2006
                        • From: New Jersey
                        Posted by redleg12 on Tuesday, April 26, 2011 5:12 AM

                        OK.....turn to page 26

                        http://www.redleg2scale.com/RBMI%20Info/Artillery%20Modeling.pdf

                        Two sections, each 1 meter.....pole when assembled is 2 meters tall

                        Now.....as far as German vs US.....I cannot say for sure but......

                        A specific length pole can be used for a number of survey activities used by the artillery. Now to blow minds....the used of a panoramic telescope and aiming posts was invented by Hogg, a German in 1906 (God I love artillery trivia)

                        Hope that helps

                        PS...here is an M7 view for you

                        http://www.redleg2scale.com/walkaround%20gallery/M7.html

                        Rounds Complete!!

                        "The Moral High Ground....A Great Place to Emplace Artillery."

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                        spacepacker
                        • Member since
                          November 2004
                        • From: Essex England
                        Posted by spacepacker on Tuesday, April 26, 2011 10:29 AM

                        Redleg, I had a bet with my wife that you would come up with the answere; She now does the cooking AND the washing-up for to-day.

                        As to the German Hogg inventing the Aiming post;; my memory is telling me "Poles" of fixed length for elevation where used to build the pyramids; and that was in 2500BC.

                        I some times think there is nothing new in this worldBig Smile.

                        Thanks for your input...cheers....Kenny

                        PS I like your M7Yes

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