Laser Sights

A very low powered laser, these project a point of light onto your target. Were the little dot is where your shot goes. Simple. They can also be seen on your target, can get "lost" on full light and illuminate anything in the air between you and the target, including windows, force fields, smoke and rain. This last is one of the biggest complaints about laser sights, as the beam points back at your location, which is often a bad thing. They do lessen he effects of off-hand shooting and unsighted shooting on the other hand, making them valuable tools in com booth-tight quarters. Available in many sizes, right down to the nearly microscopic, and in many point colors, they leech a minute amount of power from your powercell, and are usually fitted with a squeeze switch, activating them when they are lifted. They are very popular with the less experienced shooters, especially popular on hold-out class weapons, and with hotshots who follow the "two-gun" method. Problem is, the beam gets harder to spot over distance, meaning that brighter sights must be used for further distances.

	type: projected aiming point
	cost: 200 to 800 (for the really tiny or bright)
	availability: 2 F,R
	installation difficulty: Easy to Difficult
	game effects:  Only a +1 difficulty modifier for unlighted and off side shooting. 
		Requires a Moderate PERC roll for shooter to find at Long range 
		(Medium in full light), Difficult PERC roll for target to spot.  Will illuminate 
		everything in the beam's line of travel.


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