Upon targeting of anything a small 3D holographic representation could pop-up underneath your targeting reticle which shows you what you are targeting.

Maybe this feature could come in the form of a "module" that was brought up in another thread previously. Maybe also be able to identify what types of addons and modules are equiped.

Also the notion of targeting specific parts of the of a ship...different weapon mounts....why try to destroy that ship which has a ton of armor when you can just destroy it's few weapons and but it out of commission.

Being able to destroy somones powercell and then be able to pickup their weapons and in some cases..if your ship is large enough....their ship as well...however make targeting of the fuel cell a difficult endeavor to under go...and since the fuel cell is destroyed the life-support system no longer works and the pilot dies causing him/her to respawn.

These ideas may be out there but..some might be worth considering..especially the 3D hologram of the target.

Cool and cool. The targeting of specific systems has been brought up and is being considered for Capitol Ships, but wouldn't be practical for normal ships.

The 3D representation would be very nice. Sometimes ships move so fast, or so far away that it's hard to determine just which direction they're facing. Or if someone's behind you, it'd be useful to know if they're pointing their guns at you or not. Also, it's pretty neat how the game already recognizes the different sections of a ship, and registers shots accordingly. That wireframe on the right of the HUD is what I'm talking about. Should those sections play a bigger role in combat, that information on your target would be invaluable, and a 3D image would be better.

Edit: and seeing which direction your target is facing would be beautiful for flying in formation.

You can put this right under the ship's faction standing list in the window that appears when you target it and press K. There are only 3 factions displayed, so there is currently plenty of room. (The player stats window could also be displayed when pressing a "target info" button in the sector sensor list and you can select out-of-range ships.)

However, this doesn't give you the advantage of seeing the target image as you navigate. Maybe it's better to instead put it in the upper right hand corner.

If anyone has ever played the Freespace games that what they did. Very very useful.