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==Background== | |||
[[ | [[Image:Iron Sight Variety.png|thumb|The different variations of irons sights for use on weapons.]] | ||
The | [[Image:Iron Sight Adjustment.png|thumb|The proper method of adjusting an iron sight on a weapon.]] | ||
==Operation and | The '''iron sight''' is a open, unmagnified system used to assist the aiming of typically firearms. Several [[weapons]], such as the [[M7 Caseless Submachine Gun]] and [[M90 Close Assault Weapon System]], utilizes an iron sight, however other [[UNSC]] weapons, e.g. the [[MA5B]] and [[MA5C Assault Rifle]]'s, the [[Machine Gun Turret]], and some [[M6]] handguns do not seem to use them for reasons unknown. | ||
==Operation and Adjustment== | |||
Iron sights work by providing and advocating a horizontal and vertical reference point that allow the shooter to actually align the gun parallel to the shooter's line of sight and crosshair. Once the sights are precise with each other, they are placed in correct relation to the target. This places the gun at a precise angle to the line of sight to the target. With appropriate compensation for range to the target, parallax between the iron sights and the gun's bore, and the trajectory of the projectile, a shot fired will hit the target. | Iron sights work by providing and advocating a horizontal and vertical reference point that allow the shooter to actually align the gun parallel to the shooter's line of sight and crosshair. Once the sights are precise with each other, they are placed in correct relation to the target. This places the gun at a precise angle to the line of sight to the target. With appropriate compensation for range to the target, parallax between the iron sights and the gun's bore, and the trajectory of the projectile, a shot fired will hit the target. | ||
Since the eye is only capable of focusing on one plane, and the rear sight, front sight, and target are all in separate planes, only one of those three planes can be in focus | Since the eye is only capable of focusing on one plane, and the rear sight, front sight, and target are all in separate planes, only one of those three planes can be in focus. Which plane is in focus depends on the type of sight, and one of the challenges to a shooter is to keep the focus on the correct plane to allow for best sight alignment. A tiny error in sight alignment can be multiplied hundreds or thousands of times by the time the projectile reaches the target. | ||
==Gallery== | |||
==Examples of Weapons Featuring the Iron Sights== | |||
*[[M7 Caseless SMG]] | |||
*[[M7S Caseless SMG]] | |||
*[[M90 Shotgun Series]] | |||
*[[DTM/Law Enforcement]] (Possibly) | |||
*[[M6C Magnum]] | |||
*[[MA5K Carbine]] | |||
== Gallery == | |||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Image:Halo 3 SMG view enlongated.jpg|The M7 SMG | |||
Image:M90 Shotgun (Torch Side).jpg|The M90 Shotgun | |||
Image:M6C Magnum Sidearm.jpg|The M6C Sidearm | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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