Hi cbo
First just a point on referencing if your going to provide a reference then please put these "" around the quote im sure Ogorkiewicz doesnt say all of what you have attrbuted to him in your post.
No, I am not saying that sf14 are rangefinders I am saying they can be used to get a much better estimate of range than a "normal" set of binoculars. They have about twice the magnification, a fixed mounting and most importantly are stereoscopic. A normal set of binoculars presents you with a flat image, not good when estimating range. sf14 are used to observe(estimate range of) a target not scan for targets like a tankers binos. They are the tank equivelent of a snipers telecopic sight, ie they improve accurracy.
In game terms the difference is not minute. If a 1m Rangefinder proper has rangefinder value of 8 then a sf14 equiped vehice, (listed in
http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/showt...t=34587&page=1
) should get a rangefinder value somewhere between 1 and 8 probably whatever corresponds to giving the vehicles equipped with SZ14 the "extra" accuracy documented see ref. (I would favour a value of 6)
From
http://www.germanwarmachine.com/phot...ry/3/index.htm
"The 14-power Scherenfernrohr 14 Ziel Gitter, or stereo binocular, served as a rangefinder for the artillery and was a mainstay of forward observers to gauge distances."
This quote says agrees with what I am saying, You -can- estimate range with the sf14.
Best Regards Chuck.