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    Line-of-sight propagation is a characteristic of electromagnetic radiation or acoustic wave propagation which means waves can only travel in a direct visual...
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  • The line of sight, also known as visual axis or sightline (also sight line), is an imaginary line between a viewer/observer/spectator's eye(s) and a subject...
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  • Look up line of sight in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Line of sight (adjectival form line-of-sight) is the unobstructed line between an observer and...
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  • Predicted line of sight (PLOS) is a method of missile guidance. In PLOS, the operator tracks the target with the missile launcher's onboard sights for a short...
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  • Line of sight, sometimes written line-of-sight or abbreviated to LoS, is the visibility (that is, who can see what) on the playing field in wargames and...
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    missile. The two variants are Command to line-of-sight (CLOS) Command off line-of-sight (COLOS) Line-of-sight beam riding guidance (LOSBR) – The target...
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  • Line of Sight: Vietnam is a squad-based first-person shooter video game set in the Vietnam War. It was developed by American studio NFusion and published...
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    and the only one to be produced as a prototype, was the XM1203 non-line-of-sight cannon. Seven other vehicle variants were to follow. The MGV vehicles...
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  • Line of Sight (stylized as Tom Clancy Line of Sight, Tom Clancy: Line of Sight, or Tom Clancy’s Line of Sight in the United Kingdom) is a techno-thriller...
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  • In missile guidance, line of sight (LOS) is the line directly between the launcher/tacker and the target, which must be in view. If the target is moving...
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  • Non-line-of-sight (NLOS) radio propagation occurs outside of the typical line-of-sight (LOS) between the transmitter and receiver, such as in ground reflections...
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    The XM1203 non-line-of-sight cannon (NLOS-C) was a 155 mm self-propelled howitzer. It was the lead vehicle for the U.S. Army's Future Combat Systems Manned...
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  • Semi-automatic command to line of sight (SACLOS) is a method of missile command guidance. In SACLOS, the operator must continually point a sighting device at the...
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    aligns their line of sight past a gap at the center of the rear sight and towards the top edge of the front sight. When the shooter's line of sight, the iron...
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  • radio waves which travel in a straight line from the transmitting antenna to the receiving antenna. Line of sight transmission is used for medium-distance...
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    fire or line-of-sight fire refers to firing of a ranged weapon whose projectile is launched directly at a target within the line-of-sight of the user...
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  • the line of sight between the launcher and the target (LOS), and any deviation of the missile from this line is corrected. Since so many types of missile...
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  • Manual command to line of sight (MCLOS or MACLOS) is a method for guiding guided missiles. With an MCLOS missile, the operator must track the missile...
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    target. Sights can be a simple set or system of physical markers that serve as visual references for directly aligning the user's line of sight with the...
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    fact that two vehicles are on a collision course when their direct line-of-sight does not change direction as the range closes. PN dictates that the...
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    The non-line-of-sight launch system (NLOS-LS) was a self-contained missile launcher system that was under development by NETFIRES LLC, a partnership between...
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  • buildings due to materials and line of sight issues. Experience has shown that in dense office environments, line-of-sight propagation holds only for about...
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  • Compared to A*, the parent of a node in Theta* does not have to be a neighbor of the node as long as there is a line-of-sight between the two nodes.[citation...
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    NLAW (category Anti-tank guided missiles of Sweden)
    (single-use) line of sight (LOS) missile system, designed for infantry use. The missile uses a soft-launch system and is guided by predicted line of sight (PLOS)...
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    Anti-tank guided missile (category CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of April 2025)
    line-of-sight, or semi-automatic command to line of sight (SACLOS) missiles require an operator to only keep the sights on the target until impact. Automatic...
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  • that is oriented close to the line of sight. Relativistic effects amplify both the luminosity of the jet and the amplitude of variability. Radio galaxies...
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  • finite line-of-sight velocity projection. If different parts of the emitting body have different velocities (along the line of sight), the resulting line will...
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    determines how far above and below the line of sight a projectile's trajectory may deviate. Other considerations include sight height and acceptable drop before...
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    in the apparent position of an object viewed along two different lines of sight and is measured by the angle or half-angle of inclination between those...
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    Indirect fire (redirect from Fall of shot)
    firing a projectile without relying on a direct line of sight between the gun and its target, as in the case of direct fire. Aiming is performed by calculating...
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