Su-2 turret question

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Hi all,
Could someone possibly tell me what exactly this mechanism I have circled in the photo does in the Shkas turret on the Su-2 Soviet bomber?
Cheers,
Panagiotis.
 
I'm afraid I don't have the answer but here is a line drawing of the turret I found...

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I don't have time at the moment but when I get off work in the morning I can PM you some more line drawings and detail shots if you wish.
 
There is no info on what it was, IMHO that looks like the mount and protection of the gunsight. Here a couple of pics

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very cool..
 

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