Re: 5-25 Premier Heritage w/DTAC Reticle (pic heav
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Lindy</div><div class="ubbcode-body">It won't be long before there will be scopes which create an electronic reticle which obviate the need for anything other than a crosshair or other aiming point. The rangefinder and atmospheric sensors will live in the scope or attached to it.
The wind will be problematic in the relative near range and may require manual entry for a while, as may moving target leads, but everything else is pretty much ready to rock and roll.
Actually, now that I think about it, if you know the target range, moving target compensation can be done, too.
Automatic compensation for pressure, temperature, humidity, shot angle, change in muzzle velocity with temperature, and range.
We're getting closer than most think to that now.
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I'm reminded of the clever mechanical addition they made to our naval anti-aircraft guns in WWII, part way through the war- based on the rotational speed of the turret, aka the angular speed of tracking the target, the gun would "lead" the fire ahead of the reticle. This worked because they knew the average speed of the Japanese aircraft the gunners would be shooting at. Simple trigonometry led to the perfect lead, and the hit rate went up significantly.
You could theoretically build the same thing into a scope for human walking or running. Now, what's the groundspeed for an unladen insurgent?