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It is my recollection that the German optical range finders were considered
to be even better than the Japanese. One of the standard explanations of
the Japanese success in the night engagements off of Guadalcanal, in
addition to superior optics, and probably more importantly, was paying lots
of attention to training for night fighting.
The Japanese "leap" into optical device excellence did not occur suddenlyoptical
after World War II. In 1942 the Japanese navy had, by far, the finest
range-finders in the world. This was discovered unhappily by the U.S. Navyworld
during the early night naval engagements off Guadalcanal. It was after
war II that this optical expertise was applied to consumer products..
Joel