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| - Smartgun refers to advanced (if common by late 21st century) guns incorporating electronic systems that link to users other gadgets and provide improved targeting. Without a receptor (cyberware smartlink and cybereye or HUD-enabled helmet, goggles, glasses or similar equipment) the hardware will not provide any benefits. Smartguns can be controlled remotely.
- A smart gun is a weapon (usually a handgun) fitted with a fire-control system. The defining feature of a smartgun is the ability to accurately convey where the weapon is aimed (usually via some sort of Head-up display), and, in the more advanced versions, to target itself within certain limitations set by the users. The purpose of such systems is to allow the precise aiming of automatic fire and the reduction of friendly fire casualties, as in the United States Army's real-world Land Warrior program.
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| - A smart gun is a weapon (usually a handgun) fitted with a fire-control system. The defining feature of a smartgun is the ability to accurately convey where the weapon is aimed (usually via some sort of Head-up display), and, in the more advanced versions, to target itself within certain limitations set by the users. The purpose of such systems is to allow the precise aiming of automatic fire and the reduction of friendly fire casualties, as in the United States Army's real-world Land Warrior program. Due to the difficulties involved in developing such a system, the weapon is still mainly fictional, being common in Cyberpunk and other science fiction genres. The science fiction concept of a smartgun has its origins in much earlier works of military science fiction, such as Starship Troopers and The Forever War. The term "smartgun" as applied to such systems appears in popular culture at least as early as the 1980s. Aliens demonstrated its capabilities with the M56 Smartgun, a handheld light machine gun. This weapon was connected to the user's Head-Up Display, showing where the weapon is aimed. It was also equipped with a motion-sensitive auto-tracking system, capable of autonomous and accurate targeting of moving objects (the real weapon was a MG42 with a Steadicam harness).
- Smartgun refers to advanced (if common by late 21st century) guns incorporating electronic systems that link to users other gadgets and provide improved targeting. Without a receptor (cyberware smartlink and cybereye or HUD-enabled helmet, goggles, glasses or similar equipment) the hardware will not provide any benefits. Available in internal and external versions, the smartgun system provides a feedback circuit relating the gun's angle of fire to the shooter's line of sight. The internal smartgun system is built into the gun, while the external system mounts on the weapon (top- or underbarrel positions) and can be transferred from weapon to weapon, with one hour of maintenance and alignment. Typical smartgun functions include control over a laser range finder and a small camera (allowing for targeted shooting around corners), keeping track of ammunition, heat buildup, and material stress, quick (mental command) switching between gun modes, ejecting clips, and firing the gun. Additional functions may include aid in ballistic fire for weapons like mortars, advanced sniping software (with wind analysis, etc.) and so on. Smartguns can be controlled remotely.
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