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From:	DragonC147@*.com DragonC147@*.com
Subject:	Smartlinks and Scopes
Date:	Sat, 21 Oct 2000 21:50:44 EDT

Message no. 1 Hi,

I'm looking at weapon systems, and I am wondering what is the reasoning
behind having Smartlink systems and Imag Mods (Scopes) being imcompatible.
I'm thinking that realisticly there shouldn't be any reason why they wouldn't
work together. Any thoughts?

Dragon Claw

From:	Gurth gurth@******.nl
Subject:	Smartlinks and Scopes
Date:	Sun, 22 Oct 2000 12:07:37 +0200

Message no. 2 According to DragonC147@***.com, at 21:50 on 21 Oct 00, the word on the
street was...

> I'm looking at weapon systems, and I am wondering what is the reasoning
> behind having Smartlink systems and Imag Mods (Scopes) being
> imcompatible. I'm thinking that realisticly there shouldn't be any
> reason why they wouldn't work together. Any thoughts?

The idea, I think, is that smartlinks project a crosshair in your field of
vision (on your eye, to be precise) while a telescope magnifies the
picture. However, becaue the smartlink doesn't know you're looking through
the telescope, it won't project the crosshairs in the right place.

This should be possible to fix by building an option into the smartlink
computer that can be told which power telescope sight you're using, or by
combining smart goggles and telescope sights into one <plug> for which you
may want to check out a net.book called Running Gear at
http://plastic.dumpshock.com/shadowrun/supplements.html </plug> :)

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From:	Graht graht@******.net
Subject:	Smartlinks and Scopes
Date:	Sun, 22 Oct 2000 06:59:49 -0600

Message no. 3 DragonC147@***.com wrote:
>Hi,
>
>I'm looking at weapon systems, and I am wondering what is the reasoning
>behind having Smartlink systems and Imag Mods (Scopes) being imcompatible.
>I'm thinking that realisticly there shouldn't be any reason why they wouldn't
>work together. Any thoughts?

If you're looking through a scope and trying to put the scope's cross hair
on someone the smartlink's cross hair wouldn't give you an extra
advantage because it's cross hair would be superimposed on the scope's
cross hair.

-Graht
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From:	DragonC147@*.com DragonC147@*.com
Subject:	Smartlinks and Scopes
Date:	Sun, 22 Oct 2000 13:09:11 EDT

Message no. 4 In a message dated 10/22/00 6:06:29 AM Eastern Daylight Time, gurth@******.nl
writes:

> According to DragonC147@***.com, at 21:50 on 21 Oct 00, the word on the
> street was...
>
> > I'm looking at weapon systems, and I am wondering what is the reasoning
> > behind having Smartlink systems and Imag Mods (Scopes) being
> > imcompatible. I'm thinking that realisticly there shouldn't be any
> > reason why they wouldn't work together. Any thoughts?
>
> The idea, I think, is that smartlinks project a crosshair in your field of
> vision (on your eye, to be precise) while a telescope magnifies the
> picture. However, becaue the smartlink doesn't know you're looking through
> the telescope, it won't project the crosshairs in the right place.
>
> This should be possible to fix by building an option into the smartlink
> computer that can be told which power telescope sight you're using, or by
> combining smart goggles and telescope sights into one <plug> for which you
> may want to check out a net.book called Running Gear at
> http://plastic.dumpshock.com/shadowrun/supplements.html </plug> :)
>
> --
> Gurth@******.nl

The Scope would already be connected to the smartlink via the
software/hardware in the gun. But that does make sense. What I am thinking
is that for long range shots the scope would allow the shooter to see where
the smartlink said it was shooting. For example:
John is shooting at someone 600 meters away with his m-23, his m-23 has a
smartlink system integrated into it. John's trying to geek a Ares R&D boy.
John can vaguely see his target but not very well. The smartlink wouldn't do
him much good because its to far away. But if his m-23 had a IMag 2 scope he
could actually see where on the body the smartlink was telling him he was
going to hit.

I think what i'm trying to say is that the shooter uses the scope just to
bring the target closer so that more detail can be seen and a more accurate
shot can be made.

Dragon Claw

From:	George S Waksman gsw13@****.com
Subject:	Smartlinks and Scopes
Date:	Sun, 22 Oct 2000 16:00:47 -0400

Message no. 5 >I'm looking at weapon systems, and I am wondering what is the reasoning
>behind having Smartlink systems and Imag Mods (Scopes) being
>imcompatible. I'm thinking that realisticly there shouldn't be any
>reason why they wouldn't work together. Any thoughts?

There is no DNI connection between the scope and the Smartlink.
This problem can be solved by installing a magnification in your
eyes which will allow the bonuses from both zoom and Smartlink.

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