Optiks
Armor optical systems are called "optiks." They include integral flash protection, binocular zoom, low light, and a Heads-Up Display that tracks energy use, weapon status, waypoints, and targeting. The system operates via a close-neural induction link that paints the display directly onto the cornea using microlasers in the armor's headgear. However, optical magnification and the other vision-enhancing features are enabled by the armor's visor. Typical visors include a mutable opticrys layer hardened with an outer layer of peren-diamond and an internal lattice of metaplas nanofilaments. I know, Danli. It's surprisingly crude, but I am informed it is very reliable and effective despite the inelegant, hybrid nature of the technology.

Given a little time, a warrior can adjust his or her optiks to unusual battlefield circumstances. However this kind of action must be taken when the warrior is out of the line of fire. To try to make such adjustments in the heat of battle is suicide, I am told. An armor's on-board pulse sensors allow the warrior to navigate and select targets even in utterly dark environments.

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