Rangefinder values how are they determined?

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chuckfourth said:
Hi noxious thanks for your reply.
As far as I can make out you are correct in that Scherenfernrohr 14 was not a rangefinder per see but was used as such just as a tankers binoculars could be.

Yes.

It is interesting to me that shermans can get range finder values of 5 or 6 whereas these vehicles with a sf14 get a 3 or 4? surely this should be the other way around?

I dont think there is a strict 1:1 relationship between the vision equipment of the tank and this number. How a gun works in game depends on many numbers working together, I think. Gun accuracy, Fire Control, Rangefinder and perhaps other work together to create gun performance.

What is wrong with StuG-Jagdpanzer gun performance?

"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."

Yes, you cannot observe 2 kilometers away with the naked eye. So you need binoculars. Obviously.

Nox