The TeleSight is a simple idea. Replace the scope on a rifle with a video camera and link it to a viewing reticle on the users helmet. This allowes the user to aim and fire the weapon without shouldering it.
The advantages in combat are obvious. The user can aim his weapon around a corner or over an obstacle without exposing himself.
The downside id that some users are unable to deal with mulotple views of their surroundings - one from there own eyes, and a second superimposed via the helmet mounted reticle.
The TeleSight first appears at TL 7, although it is fairly bulky. By TL 8, the optics are much reduced in size an weight, barely noticeable.
To make the TeleSight more friendly, it is fitted to the weapon so that the TeleSight does not interfere with the conventional or optical sights on the weapon. The user can pivot the reticle out of the way and aim the rifle via conventional means. Pulling the reticle down activates the system and allows the user to sight through gun camera.
The guna nd reticle are linked via fiberoptic cable, or in some cases, short range radio signals. Units can be individually coded so that one user doesn't receive the signals from another's sight.
Most militaries prefer hardwired feed, which is not suscepatble to spoofing or jamming. The TeleSight is most frequently found on laser weapons, which already have one cable connecting them to the user.
The TeleSight is most often encountered in use by SWAT teams or troops deployed for urban operations where is. utility is most appreciated.
Base cost: Cr550. Adding features like thermal imaging or night vision raise the price.
TL8, Size and weight: as per electronic sight.
The advantages in combat are obvious. The user can aim his weapon around a corner or over an obstacle without exposing himself.
The downside id that some users are unable to deal with mulotple views of their surroundings - one from there own eyes, and a second superimposed via the helmet mounted reticle.
The TeleSight first appears at TL 7, although it is fairly bulky. By TL 8, the optics are much reduced in size an weight, barely noticeable.
To make the TeleSight more friendly, it is fitted to the weapon so that the TeleSight does not interfere with the conventional or optical sights on the weapon. The user can pivot the reticle out of the way and aim the rifle via conventional means. Pulling the reticle down activates the system and allows the user to sight through gun camera.
The guna nd reticle are linked via fiberoptic cable, or in some cases, short range radio signals. Units can be individually coded so that one user doesn't receive the signals from another's sight.
Most militaries prefer hardwired feed, which is not suscepatble to spoofing or jamming. The TeleSight is most frequently found on laser weapons, which already have one cable connecting them to the user.
The TeleSight is most often encountered in use by SWAT teams or troops deployed for urban operations where is. utility is most appreciated.
Base cost: Cr550. Adding features like thermal imaging or night vision raise the price.
TL8, Size and weight: as per electronic sight.
