Recent content by GeeGee

Nah, that's why I mentioned Panthers and Tigers... :D I should add that the TZF 5f had been employed in Pz IV Ausf. G as well, so 5x magnification wasn't available in the African theater, at least not in Pz IV models. In turn, the M39A2 employed in 75mm Shermans featured 1.8x (!!!)...

While this may be true regarding later TZF devices employed in the Panther and Königstiger tanks, the TZF 5b employed in the Pz IV Ausführung B-F featured 2.5x magnification and the TZF 5f employed in those Pz IVs that had been upgraded with the long barreled 75mm gun (Pz IV Ausführung F2)...

Hi, I know that this is a pretty old post from 2005, but I'd still like to throw in my 2 cents, as the original poster obviously doesn't know what he's talking about...., so here goes: The optics used in the Panzer IV were in fact superior. Interesting enough, the Russians copied the TZF 5f (as...