Target rifle

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Target rifle in the recoilless M40 gun : small barrel above the large gun barrel

A Einschießwaffe (also target marker gun Einschießgewehr, interleave MG) is a small-caliber firearm , as aiming device for a gun acts.

Especially in the case of guns with low muzzle velocities , the projectiles follow a strongly curved trajectory parabola . This makes it difficult for the shooter to hit a target directly . A sighting weapon helps the shooter aim the main weapon at the target so that it can be hit. This is to increase the probability of a hit. The procedure is similar to shooting in with indirect fire . The ballistic properties of the projectiles of the shooting weapon are as identical as possible to those of the main weapon. The shooter fires shots at the target with the aiming weapon until he hits it. Only then does he fire the main weapon. The aiming weapon fires tracer ammunition so that the shooter can observe the trajectory. In addition, the ammunition usually has a small explosive device, which indicates the impact.

With the first Einschießwaffe the machine gun was Lewis Gun in the Davis cannon in the First World War used. With this gun one wanted to fight submarines from the plane . Sighting weapons were later used in various weapon systems, from recoilless anti-tank hand weapons (e.g. SMAW ) to main battle tanks (e.g. Centurion ).

With the advent of laser rangefinders , the use of firearms declined.

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  1. ↑ Yearbook of Defense Technology , Volume 3, Verlag Wehr und Wissen, 1968, p. 214 [1]
  2. ^ Karl Ruef: Der Dienst im Bundesheer , Ueberreuter , 1967, p. 186 [2]
  3. ↑ Hans Edgar Jahn , Kurt Neher: Taschenbuch für Wehrfragen , Festland Verlag, 1963, p. 12 [3]
  4. ↑ Nuri Y. Olcer, Sam Lévin: Recoilless Rifle Weapon Systems , United States Army Materiel Command , 1976 pp. 7-9 [4]
  5. ↑ George M. Chinn: The Machine Gun. History, Evolution and Development of Manual, Automatic and Airborne Repeating Weapons. Volume 1. United States Department of the Navy , 1951, pp. 495-498. [5]
  6. ↑ Centurion Variants 3/5/6 in detail , Verlag Wings & Wheels Publications, ISBN 978-80-86416-85-4 , p. 11 [6]
  7. ↑ Michael Green: Weapons of the Modern Marines , Verlag Zenith Imprint, ISBN 978-1-61060-776-6 p. 47 [7]
  8. ↑ RUSI and Brassey's Defense Yearbook 1977/1978 , Volume 88, Verlag Brassey's, 1977 p. 301 [8]