Protactor for indirect fire with MG????

[Carl Ellingstad]

Isnt this a protactor for indirect fire meassure for MG?
http://www.germanmilitaria.com/Heer/photos/H77753.html

[Gary Cain]

Yes it is. It is for use off of the Lafette mount.


Gary

Isnt this a protactor for indirect fire meassure for MG?
http://www.germanmilitaria.com/Heer/photos/H77753.html

[Carl Ellingstad]

Gary! Thanks for confirming that.
Havent purchased the MG book by Folke Myrvang yet, but I was sure that I recalled it from his book.
Do anyone have a period photo showing it in use?

[Carl Ellingstad]

Is there not a war-time manual for the MG13 or MG34 where this protactor is illustrated with how its used?

[jbaum]

It would seem that the Messdreieck in the picture is indeed as the caption describes it. It's for the map case. The MG Messdreieck seems to be a bit different in the picture in my 1943 Police Leitfaden. The head seems quite similar, but the arms are different.

There are 3 pages of directions in this book, but I don't have it translated into English yet. I've translated a few small sections to include with some of the other manuals I sell, but haven't seen a Messdreieck in person, so I never got around to translating that part.

John