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@@ -28,6 +28,14 @@ authentic path scoped.
   ERMLaser_2/3 (back gun ports) are the only rear weapons in the roster; see [[combat-damage]].
   Remaining: bind the side/down look views to keys (only 'V' look-back is bound); pod look-button
   mappings for Phase 8.
+- **The `cameras\` directory (per-map camera-network files)** — the CameraShip spectator/broadcast
+  system (2026-07-18 investigation) is engine-complete (DIRECTOR.cpp auto-follows the score
+  leader; CAMSHIP.cpp cuts between FIXED map camera positions like TV coverage), but the data is
+  missing: `CameraInstanceManager::ReadNotationFile` loads `cameras\<mapname>` (name = the map
+  resource's, CAMMGR.cpp:390-415) and our archive has NO cameras directory. Without it a camera
+  seat has no shot network. Alternatives if lost: author our own per map, or a chase-cam
+  fallback. Also unreconstructed: the ranking-window draw (L4VIDRND.cpp:3016 visibility calls
+  stubbed) + `vehicle=camera` never boot-tested. Status: OPEN.
 
 ## Pod-hardware readiness gaps (Phase 8 assessment, 2026-07-17) [[pod-hardware]]
 Everything below EXISTS in the tree but has NEVER run against real pod hardware.  Mechanism