Id. Finnish equipment

[veeteetee]

SA 70450 (mail of 23 Fec 2015) is (acc. to 1970s FDF manual) 10x50 observation telescope by Nedinsco, which has been used for AA tracking purposes, exact war time designation is unknown to me.
SA 72249 (mail of 06 Mar 2015) is "TM 201 Mittaussuuntakehä, Zeiss, mallia 33, jako 6000", in English "measurement aiming circle, Zeiss, model 1933, division 1/6000".

[Sturm78]

Thank you very much for your help, veeteetee

Any idea about the exact model of the observation binoculars ? SA 72056

On the other hand, Do you have any idea about this image?
I guess that the equipment situated on the table on background of the image is part of the fire direction of coastal defense batteries, no??

See also the image posted here on 10 Jan 2015 (SA 55293)

Image from SA-Kuva archive (72852)
Sturm78

[Sturm78]

Nobody for my last image ??

Well, here another image of one of these fire direction equipments for coastal artillery batteries but, I think, is this case emplaced inside a bunker.
Is the tower of the second image the bunker of this equipment ??

Images from SA-Kuva archive
Sturm78

[Sturm78]

Nobody ??

Well, Here another two images from SA-Kuva archive (73942-73345)

Image 1: Is this a P-12-12 radio ??
Image 2: Can somebody identify the radio to the right ??

Sturm78

[ML]

Well, here another image of one of these fire direction equipments for coastal artillery batteries but, I think, is this case emplaced inside a bunker.
Is the tower of the second image the bunker of this equipment ??

Yes, the tower is coastal artillery fire control tower at Ylläppää, eastern coast of Karelian Isthmus. The photo inside bunker is taken in the "slit room" (rakohuone) at the top level of tower. You can see the horizontal slit on the right side of tower, just above those small trees hanging there for camouflage.

The concrete tower is standard model for Finnish coastal artillery, nicknamed "Rikaman saapas" (Rikama's boot) after Colonel Rikama. About 10 - 20 were built during 1930's for Finnish coastal forts. This tower at Ylläppää was still standing at least in the 1990's.

[Sturm78]

Thank you very much for your help, ML.

Any idea about the radios of my last images ??

Sturm78

[Sturm78]

Hi all,

I am not sure about these finnish radios:

Image 1: P-12-15 ????
Image 2: ???

Images from SA-Kuva archive (78543-75789)
Thanks in advance. Sturm78

[Sturm78]

Nobody for the radios ??

Well, here an image of a rangefinder from SA-Kuva archive (20459)
Normally I have seen this model of rangefinder associated with 4cm Bofors AA guns.
Does anyone know the manufacturer of these rangefinders? Finnish, Swedish,.. ???

Sturm78

[John Hilly]

That is really a rangefinder of 101. KvItPtri using 40 mm Bofors guns protecting Malmi airfield at German use in June 1941.

it is 1,5 m rangefinder, Zeiss?

With best, J-P

[Sturm78]

John Hilly wrote
it is 1,5 m rangefinder, Zeiss?

Ummhhh....a German Zeiss rangefinder for a Swedish AA gun ?? Can somebody confirm this??

Here another image if this rangefinder
Image from SA-Kuva archive (74673)

Sturm78

[Sturm78]

Nobody for the rangefinder ??

Well, here three images of optical equipment. Any idea ??

Images from SA-Kuva archive (85701-83534-76040)
Sturm78

[Swing]

John Hilly wrote
it is 1,5 m rangefinder, Zeiss?

Ummhhh....a German Zeiss rangefinder for a Swedish AA gun ?? Can somebody confirm this??

Here another image if this rangefinder
Image from SA-Kuva archive (74673)

Sturm78

On my mind it is photo of 1,25 m Goerz rangefinder. By the way, a number of Finnish AA-units were equipped by 40 mm Bofors guns and 1 m Zeiss rangefinders.

[Sturm78]

Swing wrote
On my mind it is photo of 1,25 m Goerz rangefinder

Ummmhhhh..... 1,25m Goerz or 1,5m Zeiss rangefinder.... ??

Here, another image from SA-Kuva archive (59789)

Sturm78

[veeteetee]

SA 76040 is "TM 227 Asemasuuntakehä, mallia Goerz, jako 6000".
SA 85071 is "TM 264 Tulenjohtosuuntakehä, mallia 18, jako 6000".

[veeteetee]

Sorry, upon closer examination I should say SA 76040 is "TM 267 Tulenjohtosuuntakehä, mallia 18-40, jako 6000, kiikarilla varustettuna", not a Goertz; my bad. Basically model 18-40 is a model 18 with an optical telescope added.