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Which Models Of Red Dot Sight Are Used By US Forces?
Whilst US Special Forces had used red dot sights on their rifles as far back as the Son Tay Raid when Singlepoint OEGs were used, the Army, Air Force and USMC were comparative latecomers to universal issue of optical sights on their weapons. Since 911, many units from Division level downward have bought these sights in considerable numbers as have private individuals – this has lead to confusion as to which red dot sights have been officially type classified.
SOCOM lead the way by adopting both the Trijicon reflex sight and an Aimpoint CompM2 red dot sight variant- the ECOS-N – both being replaced in turn by the Eotech SU231/PEQ (see below).
The Swedish Aimpoint CompM2 was the first reflex sight adopted as standard issue by the US Army and USAF as the M68 CCO. This unit is still in service but is being supplanted by the Aimpoint CompM4s (low battery housing model of the CompM4), confusingly also called the M68 CCO. Some CompM4 sights with the original high battery housing are also employed but it is uncertain whether these were centrally, unit or individually purchased.. Aimpoint’s tiny T-1 red dot sight is now being issued to units deploying to theatre along with the 3X flip to side magnifier, providing a combination that can cover a spectrum of engagement ranges.
The US Army opted for a Canadian Elcan ELCM145C battery illuminated 3.4X28 optical sight for mounting on the SAW and M240 as the M145. This sight uses the torque knob mount with range compensation on via the reticle out to 1200 meters as opposed to the manually operated range cam in the mount on the original version. An 800 meter calibrated version is produced for the M4 carbine, but this had not achieved widespread employment by US forces. As part of the SOPMOD Block II ‘pick and choose’ toolkit for special forces operators, the ‘Quick Targeting’ Elcan SpecterDR (a sight which changes from 1X to 4X at the flip of a switch) is now included in the SOPMOD kit and designated as the SU-230/PVS Articulated Telescope. The SU-230/PVS has seen service in Iraq and Afghanistan with SOCOM and is replacing the SU-237 ACOG. As a backup the SU-230 mounts a red dot sight, like the ACOG it replaces.
SOCOM adopted a version of the Eotech Holographic Weapon Sight – the 553.A65 – to replace the original Aimpoint ECOS-N and Trijicon reflex sight on the BlockII version of the M4 SOPMOD kit. SU-231/PEQ (Model 553 is the military designation for this unit. The 553 is powerd by two CR123 batteries and uses twin ARMS throw levers for quick release from the Mil Std 1913 rail. SOCOM insisted on a 66ft depth rating for this unit. Many Eotechs have been privately purchased or adopted by units such as the 1st Stryker Brigade, 3rd Infantry and 10th Mountain Divisions and USMC Force Recon. The 552.A65 and 552.XR308 have proven popular. A prestigious $6.6M competition was recently won by Eotech to supply it’s Enhanced Combat Optical Gunsight – Heavy for mounting on SOCOM’s support weapons – especially those on surface craft.
Early this century SOCOM adopted the Trijicon ACOG TA01NSN for their SOPMOD kit. The TA01NSN came with peep and post battlesights, but was replaced circa 2006/7 by a version with a top mounted red dot CQB sight, designated TA01NSN-RMR by the Trijicon and SU-237 by SOCOM.
Early in the Global War on Terror the USMC decided to give ‘designated marksmen’ magnifying sights and settled on the Trijicon TA31 ACOG mounted on the M16A2. They then decided to go to universal issue of magnifying optical sights, specifying a Rifle Caliber Optic, or RCO in two versions. Eotech designate these the TA31RCO-A4CP (military designation AN/PVQ-31A) and the TA31RCO-M4CP (military designation AN/PVQ-31B) for the M16A4 rifle and M4 carbine respectively. The US Army followed by adopting its own version of the TA31 for use on its M16A4 rifles, the TA31RCO-M150CP, changing to a 300 meter parallax setting and designating it the M150. The Marines did not adopt the M145 for their SAWs and M27s, instead recently purchasing another ACOG, this time a 3.5x model as their Squad Day Optic. This version also features a top mounted RMR red dot sight. The Marines also adopted a 6x ACOG designated the Medium Day Sight for use on their M240s.
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