Editing Binoculars

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[[File:HR-UNSCBinoculars.png|thumb|right|250px|Binoculars seen both from the back and the front.]]

'''Binoculars''' are a device which allows the user to view distant objects by magnifying them.{{Ref/Game|Id=h2|[[Halo 2]]}} A '''spotting scope''' is a specific variation of the device commonly employed by the [[UNSC]].{{Ref/Game|Halo 2|Detail=3D model data}}

==Types==
===Human===
Binoculars are generally used by [[United Nations Space Command]] military forces to observe the battlefield, gather information and locate enemies. [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine]] [[sniper-spotter team]]s have spotters with spotting scopes to observe and locate targets for the sniper.{{Ref/Reuse|h2}} Certain sets of UNSC binoculars have a digital display, which shows the temperature, as well as the distance to the target.{{Ref/Level|[[Halo Wars]]|[[Relic Approach]]}} The UNSC spotting scope is equipped with a stand to keep the device steady.{{Ref/Reuse|h2}}

===Covenant===
The [[Covenant]] [[Covenant military|ground forces]] use magnifying monoculars to observe the battlefield, filling a similar role as the binoculars.{{Ref/Novel|[[Halo: The Flood]]|Chapter=6|Page=150 (2003 paperback); 166 (2010 paperback)}}

==Gameplay==
[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark VI|MJOLNIR Mk VI]] featured in ''[[Halo 2]]'' was the first armor to have magnification system in-game. The MJOLNIR armor's binocular system featured in ''[[Halo 3]]'' has the same radius as the one in ''Halo 2''. The only difference is that it is more detailed and that it shows distance to the target. The [[Sangheili]] [[Combat harness|combat harness]] also has a built-in magnification system. Otherwise similar to the MJOLNIR's binoculars, it has a slightly different visor shape. Subsequently, the [[ODST armor]] from ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'', [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark V|MJOLNIR Mark V]] from ''[[Halo: Reach]]'' and [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor (GEN2)|MJOLNIR GEN2]] from ''[[Halo 4]]'' all feature a built-in magnification system.

==Gallery==
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File:MarineBinocsH3.png|A UNSC Marine using a spotting scope.
File:HW binoc vision.png|View through a set of UNSC binoculars.
File:Sniperteam.png|A marine [[sniper-spotter team]] with a spotting scope.
File:Frost_binocs.png|[[Master Sergeant]] [[Frost]] using binoculars on [[Ariel]].
File:HL-Babysitter-Cal141-Binoculars1.jpg|[[Cal-141]] using monoculars to scope out the ruins on [[Heian]].
File:HL-Babysitter-Binoculars-Scan1.jpg|Scanning the tower in the ruins.
File:HL-Babysitter-Binoculars-Scan7.jpg|An [[Unggoy Minor]] is detected scouting the ruins.
File:Homecoming-Binculars-Scan3.jpg|Observing three [[Kig-Yar]] standing guard.
File:HE14 Palmer binoculars.jpg|Commander [[Sarah Palmer]] utilizing binoculars on [[Aktis IV]].
File:H2 binoculars.png|A mounted UNSC spotting scope.
File:H2-SpottingScope.png|Another angle of the mounted spotting scope.
File:H3-SpottingScope.png|A non-mounted spotting scope.
</gallery>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo 2]]''
*''[[Halo 3]]''
*''[[Halo Wars]]''
*''[[Halo: Helljumper]]''
*''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''
*''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''
**''[[Blunt Instruments]]''
*''[[Halo Legends]]''
**''[[Homecoming]]''
**''[[The Babysitter]]''
*''[[Halo: Reach]]''
*''[[Halo 4]]''
*''[[Halo: Escalation]]''

==Sources==
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