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Periscope

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File:British trench periscope Cape Helles 1915.jpg
British soldier in World War I using a periscope to see from a trench
File:Periscope simple.svg
Design of a persicope. The model on the left uses mirrors, the one on the right uses prisms

A periscope is an optical instrument that is used to watch a scene from cover. The classical design uses a number of mirrors or prisms, and is used in tanks and submarines.