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. It was developed by Ing Gaertner of the German optics company Carl Zeiss AG beginning in 1941.^[1] According to other sources, it was developed by AEG and produced by Ernst Leitz GmbH.^[2]

Fahr- und Zielgerät FG 1250
Type	night vision device
Place of origin	Nazi Germany
Service history
In service	1944—1945
Wars	World War II
Production history
Designer	Ing Gaertner, Carl Zeiss AG / Allgemeine Elektrizitäts-Gesellschaft (AEG)
Manufacturer	Ernst Leitz GmbH

It consisted of a specialized mount, active infrared spotlight and accompanying image converter. In the later stages of World War II the bulky FG 1250 active infrared unit was paired to some MG 42's on Sd.Kfz. 251/1 Falke half-track armored personnel carriers^[3] and MG 34's on PzKpfw V Panther tanks.^[2]

See also

• Zielgerät 1229