FV4201 Chieftain

[Rich H]

Bits left - barrel lock, NBC Kennel detail... check the hatches fit... print? 

[SABOT]

👍👍

[Ultravanillasmurf]

Nice.

Is there an external manifestation of the laser sight beyond the removal of the ranging gun?

[SABOT]

No.  The  TLS sends a beam from within the sight unit to which it returns instantly.

On an overcast day it is possible to see the laser beam moving through the air. The laser hits the object upon which the MBS Mark is laid. It returns to the sight unit and the the range is displayed as and LED set of figures in the left hand eyepiece.

 If the weather is inclement the Gunner. An select First or  Last Logic.  The last logic is the final part of the returning beam and is more accurate. Rain and mist affected the laser and scattered tne beam giving a false readout. Part of theCrew Commanders job was to assess the range to be realistic before ordering Fire.

[FramFramson]

(As did my head once ...... long storey involving a stupid Driver and me drinking too much Baileys on a night march).

My eyes quite literally bugged out as wide as they possibly could at this offhanded bit.

"Oh by the way, there was that one time my head was crushed..."

[SABOT]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣👍

In Canada on a night March.

The gun was on stabiliser and we were belting cross country. Driver didn’t see a blooming big hole .... in we went... I went over the  breech as the gun elevated then as we climbed out of the hole , the gun depressed rapidly crushing my head between the turret roof and the breech ring. I was wearing a clansman bone done ... which was unusual as normally only wore staff user headset over my beret.  The bone dome cracked around my head and I thought I was done for.

Sat back in the Gunners seat as the Loader /Operator climbed down to give me abuse for not paying attention! 😳👍

[Ultravanillasmurf]

No.  The  TLS sends a beam from within the sight unit to which it returns instantly.

Thanks, I did not know if there was an external component, like some after market laser sights for ex-Soviet tanks.

I had always assumed it was "time of flight", having only recently discovered laser parallax range finding.

Interesting about the settings.

[SABOT]

The gunners sight hood  above the TLS  is the only separate component showing. This has an armoured visor that can be wound down to protect the glass face of the TLS. Most useful during HE bombardment etc. It was often set  to a position to help keep the rain off as well as the wash wipe system. Sometimes if it was left too far forward it would interrupt the laser beam and give false read outs.

What is often neglected in models of Chieftain,  because it is so small,  is the gunners auxiliary telescopic sight which looks through an aperture in the turret armour and has a rubber bung in place to prevent the ingress of dirt and moisture when not in use. This was intended to be used if the gunners TLS was damaged.

[Rich H]

Think I've added it ok... The shutter on the sight block?  Looks like a slab or armour on an arm?

[Rich H]

This one:

[SABOT]

Yep ... you got it ! 👍👍👍👍

[Rich H]

SABOT - you have a message

[SABOT]

On it 👍

[Ultravanillasmurf]

Nice work.

[Rich H]

The bits that aren't hull, turret or tracks