Infrared Scope



The Infrared Scope, or IR Scope, is a weapon attachment in Call of Duty: Black Ops. Similar to the Thermal Scope in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and MW3, the Infrared Scope highlights all humans in bright white against a static-filled blue background, but the scope can show nearby objects.

Campaign
Multiple Dragunovs with IR scopes can be found in the level "Numbers." In "Rebirth," once Nova 6 is released, the player uses an IR scoped Enfield to see through the gas. In "Redemption", Galil and RPK with IR scopes can be found, but they're not common.

Multiplayer
The player can purchase the attachment for, and it is available for all assault rifles (except the G11), light machine guns, and sniper rifles. On most weapons, the scope has a reticle with a small, accurate black dot where the shots should land. There is also a Russian variant available on the Dragunov, AK-47 and RPK. The scope itself looks bulky and takes up most of the player's side view when not ADS. It should be noted that enemies with Ghost Pro will not be highlighted on the scope. This scope is more suited for the snipers, not the ARs and LMGs, because the IR increases recoil (except on the Enfield and M16) meaning that automatic fire will result in a total loss of accuracy.

Zombies
In Call of the Dead, the Russian variant of the Infrared Scope appears on the Hyena Infra-Dead, the Pack-a-Punched version of the explosive sniper-rifle Scavenger.

Videos
Video:Black Ops Infrared Montage|M14 Infrared Video:Black Ops AK47 Infrared Montage|AK47 Infrared

Trivia

 * When attached to Russian weapons such as the RPK, Dragunov and the AK-47, the reticule of the Russian scope would be in the chevron style scope seen in the scope of the Dragunov.
 * Although for most weapons the IR lowers centertime (raising recoil), it adds centertime to the M16, actually lowering the felt recoil of the weapon (the same happens with the ACOG). The centertime of the Enfield is not changed when using the IR.
 * The Wii's IR is different from the IR of the other consoles.