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Optics attachment
What to know
A Star Citizen optical attachment is an FPS weapon attachment that uses optics that give the player an enhanced image with an aligned aiming point or pattern (also called a reticle) superimposed onto the target image, preferably at the same focal plane. Key sections include Types.
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Optic
Optics attachment
A Star Citizen optical attachment is an FPS weapon attachment that uses optics that give the player an enhanced image with an aligned aiming point or pattern (also called a reticle) superimposed onto the target image, preferably at the same focal plane.
Item details
TypeOptic
ModelOptics attachment
Types
Optics can be divided in four categories:
| Type | Magnification Zeroing Description |
|---|---|
| Reflex | 1x ❌ A reflector sight or reflex sight, also known as red dot sight, is an optical sight that allows the user to look through a partially reflecting glass element and see an illuminated projection of an aiming point or some other image superimposed on the field of view. These sights work on the simple optical principle that anything at the focus of a lens or curved mirror (such as an illuminated reticle) will appear to be sitting in front of the viewer at infinity. Reflector sights employ some sort of "reflector" to allow the viewer to see the infinity image and the field of view at the same time, either by bouncing the image created by lens off a slanted glass plate, or by using a mostly clear curved glass reflector that images the reticle while the viewer looks through the reflector. Since the reticle is at infinity it stays in alignment with the device to which the sight is attached regardless of the viewer's eye position, removing most of the parallax and other sighting errors found in simple sighting devices. |
| Projection | 2x – 3x ❌ A projection sight or holographic diffraction sight is a gunsight that allows the user to look through a glass optical window and see a holographic reticle image superimposed at a distance on the field of view. The hologram of the reticle is built into the window and is illuminated by a laser diode. |
| Telescopic | 4x – 16x ✔️ A telescopic sight, commonly called a scope informally, is an optical sighting device based on a refracting telescope. It is equipped with some form of a referencing pattern – known as a reticle – mounted in a focally appropriate position in its optical system to provide an accurate point of aim. Telescopic sights are used with all types of systems that require magnification in addition to reliable visual aiming, as opposed to non-magnifying iron sights, reflector (reflex) sights, holographic sights or laser sights, and are most commonly found on long-barrel firearms, particularly rifles, usually via a scope mount. The optical components may be combined with optoelectronics to add night vision or smart device features. |
| Monitor | 8x ✔️ A gunsight that allows the user to look through a digital monitor. |
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