File:Dunree Fort Rangefinder 2014 09 12.jpg

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Fort Dunree, County Donegal, Ireland

English: Rangefinder, originally located close to the position of the coastal defense gun and now exhibited in the underground bunker. The inscription reads:
  1. LOCATED: Close to the Gun Position at the same height above sea level.
  2. ROLE: Records the changes in range and bearing to a moving target (Ship approaching Gun Position).
  3. Two NCO's operate this instrument. One operates the telescope keeping the cross wires on the ship's bow water line while the other reads the range and bearing to the Target.
  4. It is used for short range engagements up to 10,000 yds.
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Author Andreas F. Borchert
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