IT-33 Active Camouflage

The IT-33 Active Camouflage is an unlockable gadget for the Recon Kit in Battlefield 2142.

Description
The IT-33 is a small handheld device similar (and essentially identical) to the other unlockable devices in the game. The device has a small screen that shows the player's soldier. When the left mouse button, or fire button, is held, the device emits a high pitched whining sound and renders the player 'invisible'. The device takes roughly one second to completely camouflage the player.

The IT-33 does not give the player total invisibility, only up to 90% transparency. When a cloaked user is observed, the observer will see a hazy patch roughly the size of a soldier that indicates the precence of the user. There will also be a shadow in more brightly lit areas of the map. When close to the user, at roughly 5 meters or so, the observer can clearly hear the high pitched whine of the IT-33 that indicates a cloaked enemy nearby. Novice users of the device will often try to use it to get close to an enemy for a knife attack, and as a result of the above, the defender can easily seek out and kill the user.

The IT-33 is best used to go around large concentrations of enemies when outnumbered, to hide from enemies seeking the user after a firefight or for snipers who need to change positions.

The IT-33 lasts for 15-20 seconds. It can be used when prone, crouching, standing, moving, jumping and sprinting. When the user attempts to climb a ladder, falls from a height, switches to another item or mounts a turret, it is instantly disabled.

The IT-33 is a popular weapon among Recon players who prefer close range tactics, where they can sneak behind enemies and hit them from the rear. Snipers are also users of the gadget, however, some snipers prefer to use APM mines and Scope Stabalisers in order to protect themselves from flankers and improve their accuracy.