Artillery Rear Sight Offset???

Mauser720 · 03-26-2009, 09:27 AM

postino -

The position of the hole drilled through the forward end of the rear sight is done in such a way that as the rear sight is raised, it gradually moves very slightly to the left. This movement to the left is most noticeable when the sight is at or near its full 800 meter setting.

There has always been the notion that it is to the advantage of your troops to be able to put as much lead as possible as far down the range as possible while the enemy troops are still at considerable distances. In those times the goal was to try to put lots of bullets in the vicinity of the enemy and it was termed "barrage firing."

Although I have not tried using the LP08 at such long ranges yet, I doubt it will be very accurate at these longer distances.

However, I think I remember reading somewhere that some German military manual or publication of the time did state that the LP08 would put a bullet through a French helmut at a distance of 800 meters. So if that is true, you still would not want to be hit by one of these bullets at that distance.

Mauser720
Ron

03-26-2009, 09:27 AM	#6
Mauser720 User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Kansas Posts: 535 Thanks: 18 Thanked 49 Times in 33 Posts	postino - The position of the hole drilled through the forward end of the rear sight is done in such a way that as the rear sight is raised, it gradually moves very slightly to the left. This movement to the left is most noticeable when the sight is at or near its full 800 meter setting. There has always been the notion that it is to the advantage of your troops to be able to put as much lead as possible as far down the range as possible while the enemy troops are still at considerable distances. In those times the goal was to try to put lots of bullets in the vicinity of the enemy and it was termed "barrage firing." Although I have not tried using the LP08 at such long ranges yet, I doubt it will be very accurate at these longer distances. However, I think I remember reading somewhere that some German military manual or publication of the time did state that the LP08 would put a bullet through a French helmut at a distance of 800 meters. So if that is true, you still would not want to be hit by one of these bullets at that distance. Mauser720 Ron