Vertol Posted June 15, 2012 Share #1 Posted June 15, 2012 Hello, I'm not sure I'm in the right topic, because a missile is bigger than a gun ... So, I present you this interesting telescope (nearly 50cm long). This one was designed by Keuffel & Esser Co. at the end of the 40's for a ground-air defensive system. This system was the SAM-7, more known as Nike Ajax. However, my telescope is for the experimental missile develloped by Western Electric, the X-SAM-7. It probably comes from Belgian Army, which had Nike Ajax missiles. It's not in pretty shape, but it's an interesting piece of history. Regards. Belgian Museum : Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorin6 Posted June 16, 2012 Share #2 Posted June 16, 2012 Very neat. I collected survey equipment for some years, and the K&E transits were highly desired. I know they were used in WWII to build airplanes and ships, and then after WWII K&E (and others, such as Gurley) produced specialized equipment for the military. One such one I saw some years ago was used to align the torpedo tubes for nuclear submarines. That one is about 20 inches long in US measurements; its lengh is probably because of the need for precision in aligning the missle to it's lauching pad in some way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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