Plasma and Fusion guns along with the battledress does has it since at least MT, but only as a sigthing reticle as the weapon itself doesn't have one.The battledress visor show display a reticle when the gun is attached to the shoulder socket for firing.

HUD sight usage

The HUD sight makes the soldier able to shot at target around corners without exposing himself. Something that can be an advantage in entrenched situations or close quarters. By just exposing the gun it is possible to assess the situation inside a room without entering. Targets may also be engaged without the need to enter a building where defenders may wait in ambush.

HUD sight technology

A HUD sight is buildt up by three main components. Optical sight with camera, signal transmission unit and a eyepiece or diplay. At TL 8 the signal from the camera is transmitted via a cable to an eyepiece attached to either an helmet or other type of headgear. The eyepiece may be flipped either to the side or upwards when it is not needed.

With advanced technology the capability of the system also grows. At TL 9 the sight may also have an intergrated laser designator. Wireless systems also may also be available. A short range transmitor is then transmitting sight image to either the eyepiece or helmet visor. Armor helmets buildt with FF&S that got intergrated sensor suits may also make use of HUD sight without any additional cost.

By TL 10 the HUD system can be networked and the headquarters may see what each individual soldier is aiming at.

Game rules

Under normal gun combat difficulty is based on range alone. However, when aiming at a target through a camera and holding a rifle in an unatural way. Maybe even having to use other fingers to press the trigger, the precision will suffer somewhat.

For rifles halve the short range for precission. And if the weapon has to fired when it is held in a unormal way, double the recoil effect. If some support is available add one or two to the recoil (referees discretion) Pistols are usually meant to be fired one handed or braced with the other hand do not suffer so much, but increase the recoil with one if the handgun do not have support as it normally would have during firing.

While seeing around corners with such a gun is great, it is also like seeing through a straw. The sight does not give a a wide field of vision, so unless the attack is a surprise, reduce the initiative for the attacker with one.

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