PRODUCTION OF ARTILLERY AIMING TELESCOPES

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A006200420006-4
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• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 18, 2008
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: April 13, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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'CENTRAL INTEWGENC.t AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT 11
COUNTRY Czechoslovakia
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SUBJECT Production of Artillery Aiming
Telescopes
DATE OF INFO.
PLACE ACQUIRED
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13 April 1955
THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
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1. Several plants belonging to the precision engineering and''optioal group
called Meopta have been manufacturing since 1953 a new type of aiming
telescope for field artillery, which is intended for direct fire .gai-et`
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targets. The telescope was field-tested during the fall maneuvers of 1953. It should replace the system previously used, tl'at
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adjustment through a series of progressively smaller brackets.
2. The *opts plant of Pardubioelturns out from 10 to 12 complete aiming"
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escopes per day It is known h thtth C
.,owever,a oerzechoslovak plants
are also mass-producing the same type of telescope, and for this reason
it is difficult to estimate how.many of these telescopes are produced in the
entire country.
The Prostejov.(N 1+9-28, E 17-07) plant,'which formerly belonged to the
Opta group,l turns out lenses and prisms for the aiming telescope and in
it
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on engineering department turns out discs (or arcs which
show degrees end fractions of degrees. It also produces steel tubes. '
Other precision parts are supplied by the Brno Armament Works (Zbrojovlca
Brno) National Enterprise in Brno.
4. The telescope is four-power and is equipped with a taohymeter which make
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it possible to determine the distance without the use of the telemeter.
The diaphragm supporting the taohymeter can be turned so that on one side
compensation is made for the axis of the telescope, and on the other com-
pensation is made for the object to be observed with the taohymeter which
is then reproduced in a single image. The aiming telescope can be moved
in two concentric charts divided'into notches. The first gives the main
angle, while the second gives the angle of correction:fbr the battery.:.
The adjustment of the graduated charts is accomplish e& by means of a slanted
screw. The whole telescope is manufactured of staff &ess steel. The lens
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has a diameter of 48 millimeters and is located in a double eccentric.
The rectangular prism has a length of 50 millimeters, and the lateral faces
have a dimension of 50 by 50 millimeters. The lens can move a distance
of 240 millimeters, while the eyepiece can move a distance of 60 millimeters,
The horizontal movement covers an are of 20 degrees. The aiming telescope
is adjusted in such a manner that the tachymetric constant always will
give a whole decimal number, such as 10 or 100, so that it is easy to
determine the distance within about 50 meters. The device has good
luminosity, equal to 48/4 . 12. This gives good visibility even under
unfavorable conditions. This is the best luminosity obtained in any telescope
manufactured in Czechoslovakia. The capacity of four-power makes it
possible for this telescope to distinguish clearly objects even at a
distance of 7,000 meters, which is about the average maximum distance
for field artillery guns.
It is believed that this new aiming telescope for field artillery will also
be used by the Soviet artillery.
Not further identified
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