Playable weapons need legible interfaces

Making a weapon 'easy' isn’t just about removing controls; it requires designing interfaces that reveal the exact information an operator needs to build a correct mental model and to know when automation will fail. Like good game UX, military systems should hide irrelevant complexity while surfacing mode limits, failure modes, and situational tradeoffs so novices can be effective quickly without being dangerously misled. — If procurement and doctrine prioritize legible interfaces, weapons can be fielded faster and more safely, changing training, force structure, and the ethics of delegation to autonomous systems.