… Range-finder
A Dictionary of Military Terms · 1918 · p. 19
A device that enables the operator of an aircraft to release a bomb at the proper instant without waiting to calculate the effect of various forces upon its course. It is in the nature of a telescope equipped with a movable prism that will deflect the range of vision forward or backward at the proper angle. This telescope is mounted on an universal joint so that the operator may keep it always vertical, no matter at what angle the plane may tip. … Telescopic Sight. — inA aerial special bombardment, sight designed and for included bomb droppers when engaged especially in the equipment of the Gotha. … ggles. An eyes apparatus made of canvas worn over —the for protection from and the mica poison which gases is when liberated. … oladar — An East Indian term signifying a sutler or storekeeper. Also written goldar. le East Indian term for an artilleryman; gunner. … lcher Four-shot Pistol. — An early superposed single-barrel pistol having a length of 15 inches with a 10-inch barrel and a caliber of %B of an inch. The barrel is octagonal and smoothbore, hooks to the breech and is held by a key. With the faceplate, which is brazed to it, it is instantly removable.
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