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Bart B. · April 9, 2021, 10:21 AM

USN ship's binoculars never had any ranging scale in them. A stadimeter was used.

https://www.google.com/search?q=stad...obile&ie=UTF-8

Main battery radar or stereoscopic rangefinders were also used.

I've used all of them to help the ships navigation department do their job.

April 9, 2021, 10:21 AM	#73
Bart B. Senior Member Join Date: February 15, 2009 Posts: 8,927	USN ship's binoculars never had any ranging scale in them. A stadimeter was used. https://www.google.com/search?q=stad...obile&ie=UTF-8 Main battery radar or stereoscopic rangefinders were also used. I've used all of them to help the ships navigation department do their job. Last edited by Bart B.; April 9, 2021 at 11:25 AM.