Zielgerät 1229, the Glossary
The ZG 1229 Vampir 1229 (ZG 1229), also known by its code name Vampir, was an active infrared device developed for the Wehrmacht for the Sturmgewehr 44 assault rifle during World War II, intended primarily for night use.[1]
Table of Contents
19 relations: AEG (German company), Eastern Front (World War II), Ernst Leitz GmbH, FG 1250, Firearm, General-purpose machine gun, Grenadier, Infrared, Machine gun, MG 34, MG 42, Panther tank, Panzergrenadier, Sd.Kfz. 251, Sniper, StG 44, Suhl, Wehrmacht, World War II.
- Firearm sights
- Night vision devices
- World War II German electronics
AEG (German company)
; AEG) was a German producer of electrical equipment. It was established in 1883 by Emil Rathenau as the Deutsche Edison-Gesellschaft für angewandte Elektricität in Berlin. The company's initial focus was driven by electrical lighting, as in 1881, Rathenau had acquired the rights to the electric light bulb at the International Exposition of Electricity in Paris.
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Eastern Front (World War II)
The Eastern Front, also known as the Great Patriotic War in the Soviet Union and its successor states, and the German–Soviet War in contemporary German and Ukrainian historiographies, was a theatre of World War II fought between the European Axis powers and Allies, including the Soviet Union (USSR) and Poland.
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Ernst Leitz GmbH
Ernst Leitz GmbH was a German corporation based in Wetzlar, a German centre for optics as well as an important location for the precision engineering industry.
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FG 1250
The FG 1250 or Fahr- und Zielgerät FG 1250 (driving and aiming device FG 1250) was a German active infrared night-vision device mounted on tanks and other armored vehicles.
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Firearm
A firearm is any type of gun that uses an explosive charge and is designed to be readily carried and used by an individual.
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General-purpose machine gun
A general-purpose machine gun (GPMG) is an air-cooled, usually belt-fed machine gun that can be adapted flexibly to various tactical roles for light and medium machine guns.
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Grenadier
A grenadier (derived from the word grenade) was historically an assault-specialist soldier who threw hand grenades in siege operation battles.
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Infrared
Infrared (IR; sometimes called infrared light) is electromagnetic radiation (EMR) with wavelengths longer than that of visible light but shorter than microwaves.
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Machine gun
A machine gun (MG) is a fully automatic and rifled firearm designed for sustained direct fire with rifle cartridges.
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MG 34
The MG 34 (shortened from German: Maschinengewehr 34, or "machine gun 34") is a German recoil-operated air-cooled general-purpose machine gun, first tested in 1929, introduced in 1934, and issued to units in 1936.
MG 42
The MG 42 (shortened from German: Maschinengewehr 42, or "machine gun 42") is a German recoil-operated air-cooled general-purpose machine gun used extensively by the Wehrmacht and the Waffen-SS during the second half of World War II.
Panther tank
The Panther tank, officially Panzerkampfwagen V Panther (abbreviated PzKpfw V) with ordnance inventory designation: Sd.Kfz. 171, is a German medium tank of World War II.
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Panzergrenadier
(), abbreviated as PzG (WWII) or PzGren (modern), meaning "Armour"-ed fighting vehicle "Grenadier", is the German term for the military doctrine of mechanized infantry units in armoured forces who specialize in fighting from and in conjunction with infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) – that is, armoured troop carriers designed to carry a mechanized squad of six to eight soldiers into, during and out of combat while providing direct fire support for those troops.
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Sd.Kfz. 251
The Sd.Kfz.
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Sniper
A sniper is a military/paramilitary marksman who engages targets from positions of concealment or at distances exceeding the target's detection capabilities. Snipers generally have specialized training and are equipped with telescopic sights. Modern snipers use high-precision rifles and high-magnification optics.
StG 44
The StG 44 (abbreviation of Sturmgewehr 44, "assault rifle 44") is a German assault rifle developed during World War II by Hugo Schmeisser. Zielgerät 1229 and StG 44 are Research and development in Nazi Germany.
Suhl
Suhl is a city in Thuringia, Germany, located SW of Erfurt, NE of Würzburg and N of Nuremberg.
Wehrmacht
The Wehrmacht were the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945.
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World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.
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See also
Firearm sights
- 1P63
- 1P78 Kashtan
- AN/PEQ-15
- AN/PEQ-16
- AN/PEQ-2
- AN/PEQ-5
- AN/PEQ-6
- Adjustable Ranging Telescope
- Advanced Combat Optical Gunsight
- Aimpoint
- Aimpoint CompM2
- Aimpoint CompM4
- Arthur Pollen
- Barr and Stroud
- C-More Systems
- C79 optical sight
- Coincidence rangefinder
- Collimator sight
- Diopter sight
- ELCAN Optical Technologies
- EOTech
- Globe sight
- Holographic weapon sight
- I.O.R.
- ITL MARS
- Iron sights
- LLM01
- Laser sight (firearms)
- Marble Arms
- Miniature Machine Corporation
- PSO-1
- Prism sight
- Red dot sight
- Reflector sight
- Reticle
- SUIT (sight)
- SUSAT
- Sight magnifier
- Sighting in
- Specter (sight)
- Stereoscopic rangefinder
- Tang sight
- Telescopic sight
- Thermal weapon sight
- Trijicon
- Trijicon biblical verses controversy
- ZF41
- Zielgerät 1229
Night vision devices
- 1PN51
- 1PN51-2
- 1PN58
- AN/PSQ-20
- AN/PSQ-42
- AN/PVS-14
- AN/PVS-17
- AN/PVS-4
- AN/PVS-5
- AN/PVS-7
- Forward-looking infrared
- Night-vision device
- RG equipment
- Thermal weapon sight
- Zielgerät 1229
World War II German electronics
- Battle of the Beams
- Gruppenhorchgerät
- Kehl-Strasbourg radio control link
- List of World War II electronic warfare equipment
- Lorenz beam
- Luftwaffe and Kriegsmarine radar equipment of World War II
- Luftwaffe radio equipment of World War II
- Metox radar detector
- Naxos radar detector
- Volksempfänger
- Wireless Communications of the German Army in World War II
- Y-Control for fighters
- Z3 (computer)
- Zielgerät 1229
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zielgerät_1229
Also known as ZG 1229, Zielgeraet 1229.