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Page 1: Binocular History Society Tucson, 2013 Richard Lanehome.europa.com/~telscope/temp/Lane.2013.Japanese.Navy.Torpedo... · Imperial Japanese Navy Torpedo Director Binoculars Binocular

Imperial Japanese Navy Torpedo Director

Binoculars

Binocular History Society

Tucson, 2013

Richard Lane

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Taisho-Era (1915-1926)

Showa-Era (1926-1945)

Overview

Photo: © R. Lane

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Taisho-Era Directors

5-15 variable power telescopes based

on British Royal Navy Torpedo

Directors (1909/1911)

4th-Year Torpedo Director (1915)

8th-Year Torpedo Director (1919)

14th-Year Torpedo Director (1925)

(non-optical-used in small craft)

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Japanese Torpedo Fire Control – US Naval

Technical Mission to Japan – 18 Feb 46

Location of Target: Nippon

Optical Company

The bulk of the information in this

report was obtained from notes

prepared by Mr. Fuketa, designing

engineer for Nippon Optical

Company, which was the

manufacturing agent for most of

this equipment.

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Showa-Era Directors

12cm Binocular

Used in Conjunction with

Rangefinders and Computers

Separate from Torpedo Tubes

Developed for Night Use

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Showa-Era

Type 89 – 12cm Periscope Binoculars

Type 90 – 6cm Binoculars

Type 91 – 8cm & 12cm Binoculars

Type 92 – 15cm Binoculars

Type 97 – 12cm Binoculars

Type 0 – 15cm Binoculars

Type 1 – 18cm Binoculars

Photo: © R. Lane

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Type 89 Director (Takao Bridge)

12cm

15x 4º

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Type 91 Director (Cruisers and Destroyers)

8cm

15x 4º

12cm

15x 4º

Photos: © R. Lane

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Type 91 Director – 8cm Binoculars

Photos: © R. Lane

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Type 91 Director – 8cm Binoculars cont.

15 Power

5.3 mm

Exit Pupil

Photo: © R. Lane

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Type 91 Director – 8cm Binoculars cont.

Photo: © R. Lane

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Type 91 Director – 8cm Binoculars cont.

Photo: © R. Lane

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Type 91 Director – 8cm Binoculars cont.

Radium Quick

Sight

Photo: © R. Lane

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Type 91 Director – 8cm Binoculars cont.

Red IR filter

Photo: © R. Lane

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Type 91 Director – 8cm Binoculars cont.

Inspection

Stamps –

Objective

Housing

Photo: © R. Lane

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8cm Binoculars – Data Plate

Photo: © R. Lane

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8cm Binoculars – Data Plate Translation

January 1935

Type 91 Torpedo Director Model 2

Serial Number 43

Nippon Kogaku k.k.

Photo: © R. Lane

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Type 91 Director – 12cm Binoculars

12cm Binocular

Photo: © R. Lane

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Type 91 Director – 12cm Binoculars

12cm Binocular

15 Power

8mm Exit

Pupil

Photo: © R. Lane

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Type 91 Director

12cm Binocular

12cm Binocular

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12cm Binoculars – Data Plate

Photo: © R. Lane

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12cm Binoculars – Data Plate Translation

12cm Binocular Telescope

For Torpedo Director

Serial Number 158

Nippon Kogaku k.k.

Jan 1933

Torpedo

Right (Starboard) Photo: © R. Lane

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Type 0 Director (Cruisers and Destroyers)

Photos: © R. Lane

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Type 0 Director – 15cm Binoculars

Photo: © R. Lane

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Type 0 Director – 15cm Binoculars

8mm Exit

Pupil

18.8 Power

Photo: © R. Lane

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Type 0 Director

Type 0 Director

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15cm Binoculars – Data Plate

Photo: © R. Lane

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15cm Binocular Telescope

For Type 0 Director

Serial Number 399

Weight 29 Kilograms Nov 1944 Nippon Kogaku k.k.

Torpedo

15cm Binoculars – Data Plate Translation

Photo: © R. Lane

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15cm Binoculars – Destroyer Yukikaze

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Type 0 - 15cm Binoculars – Destroyer Hasu

Photo: Courtesy

David Wright

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Type 0 - 15cm Binoculars – Destroyer Hasu

1

2

3

Photo: Courtesy

David Wright

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Type 0 - 15cm Binoculars – Destroyer Hasu

Night – Quick Sight

Reticle Attachment

Photo: Courtesy

David Wright

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18cm Binoculars (Lookout)

© Joseph E. Low

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Type 1 Director – 18cm Binoculars (Cruisers)

18cm Binocular

22.5/30 Power

2.6º/2.0º

22.5 Power

8mm Exit Pupil

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Sources

18cm Binocular Drawing, © Joseph E. Low

Destroyer Hasu Photo, David Wright

Japanese Torpedo Fire Control, US Naval

Technical Mission to Japan, 18 Feb 46

Japanese Destroyers, Grand Prix Shuppan, 1995

History of Japanese Destroyers, Ships of the

World, 1992

Japanese Cruisers, Grand Prix Shuppan, 1993

Ships of the World, Volume 253

Nippon Kogaku, 75th Year History

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Questions?

Photo: © R. Lane