Which Leupold are you referring to? I haven't kept up with every post in this thread. If you're referring to the standard mk12 mk4 optic....then your example is not counter to mine at all. In fact, it's exactly what I'm referring to.
An overwatch's primary role is to protect you from immediate threats, not engage further enemies nor make entry. And he may occasionally need to perform an entry. But when he needs to jump into an entry, an LPVO is not the ideal optic (even though it's the correct optic for his primary role)....it just works in a pinch. And when he may need to engage at a further distance, it still works fine as well. A Leupold Mk4 is the *wrong* choice for this role. I'm not saying he personally made a bad choice as he may not have had a choice at all. But someone, be it your overwatch or your leadership/supply....made the wrong choice. And sometimes those wrong choices weren't really known at the time and we have learned from them since. But if a person tomorrow is picking a standard precision optic as an overwatch for an entry team......it's the wrong choice unless they are never going to need to get down there with you.
And the inverse is true......when your role is an assaulter, you're going to be running something like an Eotech with a magnifier mounted, or stowed in a pack/pouch. If something happens that you need to perform a duty similar to an overwatch, your RDS + Magnifier will work just fine, but won't be the ideal choice. And even then, without the magnifier mostly works in a pinch, but the magnifier helps.
Obviously depending on service/agency/dept/unit policy/rules, people don't always get to choose their load out. But generally speaking, most currently have access to at least a choice between RDS, LPVO, and standard precision optics. Or a combination of LPVO/standard optic with an offset or 12 o'clock RDS.
All of this still drives home the point, no optic is going to be able to do every job at the level required for a primary duty.
If it worked that way, literally everyone would either be carrying an LPVO or an RDS/Holo + Magnifier........as if either of those did the other's primary role adequately, there would be no reason for the other.
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