Article German Infra Red Driving And Fire Control Equipment

[Matzos]

An interesting report on German WW2 Infra Red systems.

http://www.cdvandt.org/bios_misc_66.htm

 

[Bombardier]

I had no idea that IR was being used during WW2.
I found the report fascinating

Looked cumbersome, as you would expect from prototype equipment I guess

 

[Matzos]

a cleaner image

 

[Bombardier]

Thanks @Matzos
Cant helping thinking how advanced this looks!

 

[diman]

 

[diman]

 

[Bombardier]

Great photos, the last on is that a Russian infrared sight?

 

[diman]

Great photos, the last on is that a Russian infrared sight?

used at the end of the war, engineering intelligence at the forefront,assault engineer brigades

 

[diman]

Zielgerät 1229 Vampir (ZG 1229)

 

[Bombardier]

Nice photo that explains the IR sights workings

 

[diman]

Sd. Kfz. 251/20 «Falke»

 

[Slipknot]

The Germans were if nothing else masters of technological advancement.
Great thread

 

[diman]

Zielgerät 1229.

 

[diman]

AN/PVS-1

 

[diman]

 

[diman]

1937

 

[Bombardier]

This gets more intriguing, the Germans were really ahead of their time with technology.