Light Mount

Function: Also called a “tactical illuminator,” this device is essentially a flashlight made to be strapped or bolted onto a firearm. Light mounts are manufactured for just about every type of gun in existence. Most illuminators hang from beneath the weapon’s barrel, somewhat similar to a bayonet. Using a flashlight attached to a firearm doesn’t offer bonuses to the attack roll, but instead allows a character to ignore the “Fighting Blind” rules (see p.166, the World of Darkness Rulebook). Instead of literally firing into the dark unknown, a character can see a target with the mounted flashlight and take a shot. Attack rolls performed in this manner suffer a –3 penalty.
Higher intensity lights (halogen or LED) are incredibly bright and reduce the penalty to –2. This advantage is not without a higher price, however (Cost ••).
Using a mounted light in this manner announces the shooter’s location. Any witnesses nearby are likely to see the beam of light. Therefore, attacks made against the shooter can now ignore the “Fighting Blind” complication, and are made at a –4 penalty.