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In range finder
One basic type is the optical range finder modeled after a ranging device developed by the Scottish firm of Barr and Stroud in the 1880s. The optical range finder is usually classified into two kinds, coincidence and stereoscopic.
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tank use

In tank: Fire control
…systems was the adoption of optical range finders, first on the M47 tank and then on the Leopard 1, the AMX-30, and other tanks. In the 1960s, optical range finders began to be replaced by laser range finders. In combination with electronic ballistic computers, these greatly increased the hit probability…
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