[Gunner]

Hi All:

Richard was quoting me when he used the bit from another forum.

David: We can discuss paralleloscopes and I'll show you photos when you come to visit next week.

Wayne: Our paralleloscopes were very close to the ground. A director or aiming circle stand would be way too tall for the methods we use in Canada. Is it possible you are mixing up the aiming circle, which is a Battery survey device, with the paralleloscope, which is an aiming aid for the individual guns (ie. each gun has one)?

In this day and age of electronic everything its nice to be able to rely on a basic piece of kit that can't burnout or breakdown. For the most part the paralleloscope has been replaced with the collimeter which performs the same function but is even more robust and simple. It looks like a short fat telescope on very short legs.

I could see that having a stowage bracket for it on the roof by the Number 1's (Detachment Commander) hatch would be useful. He could have it in hand when dismounting and could pass it off to the Gunner who sets it up. It would, however, seem to make more sense to have that Gunner stow it near him inside the tractor unless his initial duties when coming into action precluded handling what is in essence a big piece of glass.

Now I'm truly curious and will start doing some research into the issue.

Cheers! Mike