Iron sights are used to assist the user in aiming and are included on most portable guns in the Modern Combat series except for Sniper Rifles, which use the Sniper Scope by default and the MN106 Red Dot in Modern Combat 2: Black Pegasus, which uses a Red Dot Sight by default. Rocket launchers and some grenade launchers in games since Modern Combat 3: Fallen Nation such as the Rampage-4 and CTK-88 Crumplor use a unique optical attachment. The ZAB IS07 also features a custom-built sight.
Iron sights are vital for killing an enemy at long range, as "hip firing" is inaccurate at anything beyond close range. Conversely, at very close range, aiming down the sights can be impractical, as in the time it takes to bring up the sights, hip-firing could have already taken out the enemy and denied them the ability to fire back.
While aiming down the sights (ADS), a player's shots become much more accurate than while hip firing. However, while ADS, the player's walking and turning speed is slowed, meaning that moving in ADS is much slower than moving while not aiming.
Modern Combat: Sandstorm
In Modern Combat: Sandstorm, weapons do not have any actual recoil, both while aiming down the sights or hip firing. All recoil is purely visual. However, using the iron sights will tighten up the shot spread of the gun, allowing for kills at longer ranges. All weapons use Iron Sights in Sandstorm, except the M40A3, which uses the Sniper Scope.
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Modern Combat 2: Black Pegasus
In Modern Combat 2: Black Pegasus, there are two substitutes for iron sights. The MN106 Red Dot, which replaces the gun's iron sights with a red dot sight, and the Dradonitch and M40A3, which both use a sniper scope.
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Modern Combat 3: Fallen Nation
| Red Dot Sight | Holographic Sight | ACOG Scope | Thermal Scope |
In Modern Combat 3: Fallen Nation, there are five substitutes for iron sights: the Red Dot Sight, the Holographic Sight, the ACOG Scope, the Thermal Scope, and the Sniper Scope, which, as before, replace the default iron sights of all Sniper Rifles. Iron sights have much more detail and complexity in Fallen Nation than in previous titles.
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| Attachments of Modern Combat 3: Fallen Nation | |
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| Optics | Iron sights • Red Dot Sight • Holographic Sight • ACOG Scope • Thermal Scope • Sniper scope |
| Stocks | Stock |
| Grips | Grip |
| Magazines | Extended magazine • FMJ Bullets |
| Muzzles | Flash Hider • Suppressor |
Modern Combat 4: Zero Hour
| RDS | High‑MOA RDS | Holographic | Tactical Holo | CTS | Drop Compensator | Thermal LCD | Advanced Holo | Low‑MOA RDS |
Iron sights are the standard optic on every weapon in Zero Hour.
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Modern Combat 5: Blackout
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In Modern Combat 5: Blackout, iron sights are the standard sight on most weapons besides sniper rifles. However Blackout offers a much wider array of optical attachments for all weapon types than previous titles. Likewise, various weapons utilize a unique optic as their default sight rather than conventional iron sights (such as the modular weapons of the X1-Morph class, which come with custom red dot sights).
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| Optics | Iron sights / Light Red Dot • Red Dot • High-MOA RDS • Holographic Dot • Tactical RDS • Drop Compensator • Aim ACOG • Holographic RDS
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| Grips | No Grip • Standard Grip • Ergonomic Grip • XH33 Tactical Grip • KD5 Grip • HRK Firm Grip • Advanced Tactical • Heavy-Duty Grip
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| Magazines | Standard • Large • Extended
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| Muzzles | Standard Muzzle / Compact Muzzle • Assault Sound Suppressor • Integrated Suppressor • Flash Moderator • PT7 Silencer • Tactical Muzzle Brake • Short Muzzle • Recoil Booster • Flash Suppressor • Tactical Flash Hider • Flash Hider
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| Miscellaneous | Camos • Weapon trinkets | ||||||||