Military+Optics

=Military Optics=

__ACOG__
Many types of scopes are currently being used in the military, the most common being the Advanced Combat Optical Gunsight (ACOG). The ACOG has a fixed magnification ranging from 1.5x to 6x, the inside of the scope is based on a refracting telescope. During the day, the ACOG has a fibre optic light pipe which allows light to get in, at night when the light pipe has no function, the internal phosphor lights up the scope and reticle.



__Holographic__
Another common type of sight used in the military is the Holographic sight. The holographic sight doesn't use the typical "refracting telescope" style, instead it has a laser diode that reflects off of 3 different mirrors and projects a reticle out the front, to the target.