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There are many variations of the German MG08 sight. Although I am trying to find an example of each I am also trying to identy every WWI pattern. Can any member help please? I will attach some images of ZF sights owned by collectors around the world, or in magazine articles etc as this will show some patterns. Thanks in anticipation. Mark
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Did not want to open up a new thread but will still concentrate on MG optics I look for. Any help in id'ing some of the optics is greatly appreciated.
Mark
 
Range finder and tripod. I am trying to find out if there was one RF per section. troop, company? Anybody aware please?
Mark

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Unknown sight, ranging, measuring device on the tripod. Any ideas please of type/pattern?

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Mark
 
Sail32 thanks for the help. Yes you are right both sides used indirect fire techniques. According to the experts it was only until 1917 that the Allies gained MG superiority over the Germans in long range 'artillery barrages'.
However I am after the specifications of German optics for Mg so Carl Zeiss, Jena, Goertz etc are makers but identifying the exact item is proving difficult!
Mark
 
MG1918, I am curious about you experts comment on German long range machine gun tactics.

The Germans did not adopt the heavy 198 gn. sS cartridge, until 1918.



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I have just re-read my thread to make sure I have not misled and hopefully this may clarify. Allied MG usage by 1917 had overtaken the Germans in all respects. German MG usage according to the US company that translates period manuals, splits German use into two. Direct Fire and Long Range. Therefore German long range meant anything not direct, so hitting the reverse slope was considered 'long range' but could still use the standard ammo. In 1918 the Germans introduced a proper long range indirect fire sight which one must assume required the ammo "upgrade". So to be completely surgical German indirect long range fire was probably only viable in 1918 but by then too late considering their last effort for a decisive outcome.
 
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