ID on Canadian Sight Telescope

[John McGillivray]

Originally Posted by Alex Blair

The gunners vision device..ie periscope is a Minneapolis Honeywell on the Ram l and is replaced with a ventilator on the Mark ll.........
The sighting telescope is a No. 33 on the Mark l and a No.22 C mark ll on the Ram Mark ll......
The maker of the gun sighting telescope is not given,but is in the same paragraph as the periscope so may also be M-H also,but not certain..

Strange!

On the site linked below the No 22C sight is listed as being for the 6pdr Anti-tank gun and not for tanks. The No 39 sight is for tanks with the 6 pdr tank gun and the 7.92mm Besa MG. (No39 IIS for the 6pdr Mk III and No39 IV for the 6 pdr Mk V)

My guess is that the Paul is right about the sight No 37 being for the Ram II with the 6pdr and .30 Browning.


http://www.wwiiequipment.com/index.p...data&Itemid=61

[maple_leaf_eh]

Originally Posted by John McGillivray

My guess is that the Paul is right about the sight No 37 being for the Ram II with the 6pdr and .30 Browning.


http://www.wwiiequipment.com/index.p...data&Itemid=61

Although not an AFV scope, the list is missing the No.32 Mks I, II and III and L1A1 sniping rifle scope!

[Alex Blair (RIP)]

Originally Posted by John McGillivray

Strange!

On the site linked below the No 22C sight is listed as being for the 6pdr Anti-tank gun and not for tanks. The No 39 sight is for tanks with the 6 pdr tank gun and the 7.92mm Besa MG. (No39 IIS for the 6pdr Mk III and No39 IV for the 6 pdr Mk V)

My guess is that the Paul is right about the sight No 37 being for the Ram II with the 6pdr and .30 Browning.


http://www.wwiiequipment.com/index.p...data&Itemid=61

The information that I posted came out of the original Ram Tank maintenance manual under the aux equipment..You can check it out if you like but that is where I got the info..The Ram Mark 2 was,I believe ,fitted for a 6 pounder late in the war ..but not sure..The info may have been printed in the manual for that mod for the Two pound gun..weather the mod actually took place ,I don't know..but the scope info is in the manual..