Sights
Sights noun - An optical instrument for aiding the eye in aiming, as on a firearm or surveying instrument.
Zero in
Zero in verb - Direct onto a point or target, especially by automatic navigational aids.
Both terms in one sentence
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Before tanks had laser sights, machine gun fire was also used to "Zero in" the main cannon, as both were often mounted in the same Mantlet and were both aimed at once.
Source: Shooting Superman
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