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| name = Target Acquisition Gear
 
| name = Target Acquisition Gear
 
| Type = Equipment
 
| Type = Equipment
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| Tech Base = [[Clan]] / [[Inner Sphere]] (IS)
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| Tech Base = [[Clan]] / [[Inner Sphere]] (IS)<ref name="TMp238">''TechManual'', p. 238: "Target Acquisition Gear (Tag)"</ref>
 
| Year Availability =  
 
| Year Availability =  
 
Clan = [[2830]]
 
Clan = [[2830]]
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IS = [[3044]]
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IS = [[3044]]<ref name="TMp292"/><ref name="TMEp20">''TechManual'' Errata v3.1, p. 20</ref>
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| Year Introduced =
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| Year Introduced =  
 
Clan = [[2830]] [[Clan Hell’s Horses|CHH]]
 
Clan = [[2830]] [[Clan Hell’s Horses|CHH]]
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IS = [[2600]] [[Terran Hegemony|TH]]
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IS = [[2593]] [[Terran Hegemony|TH]]<ref name="IOp73">''Interstellar Operations'', p. 73: "TAG-P"</ref>
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| Year Extinction =
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| Year Extinction =  
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IS = [[2835]] [[Inner Sphere|IS]]
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IS = [[2835]] [[Inner Sphere|IS]]<ref name="TMp292"/>
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| Year Reintroduced =
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| Year Reintroduced =  
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IS = [[3044]] [[Federated Commonwealth|FC]]
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IS = [[3044]] [[Federated Commonwealth|FC]]<ref name="TMp292"/><ref name="TMEp20"/>
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| Heat = 0
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| Tech Rating = [[Technology Rating#E|E]]<ref name="TMp342"/>
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| Damage = N/A
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| Availability Rating =
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| Minimum Range = 0
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| Age of War–Star League = [[Availability Rating#E|E]]<ref name="TMp292"/>
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| Short Range = 1-5
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| Succession Wars = [[Availability Rating#F|F]]<ref name="TMp292"/>
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| Medium Range = 6-9
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| Clan Invasion – Present = [[Availability Rating#D|D]]<ref name="TMp292"/>
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| Long Range = 10-15
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| Heat = 0<ref name="TMp342">''TechManual'', p. 342: "Inner Sphere Heavy Weapons and Equipment Table"</ref>
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| Tons = 1
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| Damage = N/A<ref name="TMp342"/>
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| Critical Slots = 1
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| Minimum Range = 0<ref name="TMp342"/>
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| Short Range = 1-5<ref name="TMp342"/>
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| Medium Range = 6-9<ref name="TMp342"/>
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| Long Range = 10-15<ref name="TMp342"/>
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| Tons = 1<ref name="TMp342"/>
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| Critical Slots = 1<ref name="TMp342"/>
 
| Ammo Per Ton = N/A
 
| Ammo Per Ton = N/A
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| Cost (unloaded) = 50,000
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| Cost (unloaded) = 50,000<ref name="TMp292">''TechManual'', p. 292: "Heavy Weapons and Equipment (Cont) - Table"</ref>
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| Ammo Cost (per ton) = N/A
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| Ammo Cost (per ton) = N/A<ref name="TMp342"/>
 
| BV (1.0) = N/A
 
| BV (1.0) = N/A
 
| BV (2.0) = See [[Semi-Guided LRM]]
 
| BV (2.0) = See [[Semi-Guided LRM]]
 
}}
 
}}
  
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==Description==
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== Description ==
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'''Target Acquisition Gear''' ('''TAG''') is an advanced targeting device for use by artillery spotters.  The TAG unit works by firing an infrared laser beam to designate the target and transmits that data via a tight-beam laser communication system to the guidance systems of friendly "smart" bombs and missiles.  The system was first introduced by the [[Terran Hegemony]] in [[2600]], but it became [[Lostech]] during the [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]] until it was recovered by the [[Federated Suns]] in [[3033]].<ref>''TechManual'', p. 238</ref> TAG is compatible with systems such as [[Arrow IV Homing Missile]]s or [[Semi-Guided LRM]] munitions.
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'''Target Acquisition Gear''' ('''TAG''') is an advanced targeting device for use by artillery spotters.  While laser designators had been in use for centuries, the development of laser-spoofing systems had decreased their usability by the [[twenty-sixth century]].  To foil these countermeasures TAG utilizes several systems at once to accurately mark the target.  The first is a multifrequency laser emission diode which paints the target with an infrared laser beam for a smart weapon to track.  Mated to the designator is a highly sensitive polarized electromagnetic sensor which detects if the target starts emitting corresponding laser beams to throw off the incoming smart weapon.  If the sensor does detect these countermeasures in action, the targeting laser begins quickly shifting the frequency of its beam at random to throw off the countermeasures.  Information on the changing frequencies are continually transmitted to the smart weapon via tight-beam, multifrequency laser communication system so that it tracks the correct laser designator.<ref name=ER:2750p103>''Era Report: 2750'', p. 103: "TAG"</ref><ref name="TMp238"/>
  
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==Models==
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One drawback to using TAG is that it emits enough electromagnetic energy to reveal the location of the unit using it.  Additionally, aircraft using TAG to paint a target are forced to fly straight and level to maintain an accurate lock, putting them in greater danger from air defenses.<ref>''Shadows of War'', ch. 16</ref>
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Target Acquisition Gear is manufactured on the following planets:
 
  
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The system was first introduced by the [[Terran Hegemony]] in [[2593]] as a bulkier prototype, and then mass produced in [[2600]], but it became [[lostech]] during the [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]] until it was recovered by the [[Federated Commonwealth]] in [[3044]].
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! Brand
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! Planet
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The [[Clans]] never lost the ability to make the system but their focus on ritualized warfare favoring personal glory over supporting roles meant that the Arrow-IV and TAG system saw little use even in the most pragmatic of Clans and so they never refined the system, with modern Clan examples being no different than recovered Star League and modern Inner Sphere examples.
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! Company
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TAG is compatible with systems such as [[Arrow IV Homing Missile]]s or [[Semi-Guided LRM]] munitions.<ref name="TMp238"/><ref name="IOp73">''Interstellar Operations'', p. 73: "TAG-P"</ref>
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| Apple Churchill 442x TAG
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| [[Capella]]
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==Game Rules==
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TAG has its own special phase, in which it must be fired immediately after the movement phase, but before the actual fire phase. The weapon to hit is identical to any other standard laser weapon. If the TAG hits, the target is tagged for any potential allied homing missiles, artillery and shells to target. If the TAG misses however, nothing happens and play continues as normal.<ref name=TW>''Total Warfare'', p. 142: "TAG"</ref>
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== Models ==
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Target Acquisition Gear is used on designs manufactured on the following planets:
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===A-Track===
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{|class="wikitable" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;"
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|'''Manufactured on'''
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|'''Manufactured by'''
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|'''Typically used in'''
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|'''References'''
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|----
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| [[Wallis]]
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| [[Ronin Incorporated]]
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| ''[[Patriot]]'', [[Tufana]]
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| <ref>''Technical Readout: 3075'', p. 82</ref><ref>''Technical Readout: 3085'', p. 20</ref>
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|}
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===Apple Churchill 442x===
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{|class="wikitable" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;"
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|'''Manufactured on'''
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|'''Manufactured by'''
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|'''Typically used in'''
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|'''References'''
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|----
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| [[Sian]]
 
| [[Ceres Metals Industries]]
 
| [[Ceres Metals Industries]]
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|-
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| ''[[Raven]]'', ''[[Sha Yu]]''
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| CherrySeed Bullseye
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| <ref>''Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade'', p. 30</ref><ref>''Technical Readout: 3067'', p. 60</ref>
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| [[Arc-Royal]]
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|}
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| [[Winston-CherrySeed Consolidated]]
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|-
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===Bundesweyth Target Acquisition Gear===
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| Garret Mole
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{|class="wikitable" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;"
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| [[Mendham]]
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|'''Manufactured on'''
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| [[Mendham Electronics]]
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|'''Manufactured by'''
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|-
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|'''Typically used in'''
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| Garret Mole
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|'''References'''
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| [[Dalton]]
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|----
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| [[Garret SatComm]]
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| [[Terra]]
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|-
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| [[Grumman Industries]]
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| Tanadi Forward-1
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| [[Zephyr (Combat Vehicle)|Zephyr]]
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| [[Hachiman (planet)|Hachiman]]
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| <ref>''Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade'', p. 162</ref>
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| [[Tanadi Computers]]
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|}
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===CherrySeed Bullseye TAG===
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{|class="wikitable" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;"
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|'''Manufactured on'''
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|'''Manufactured by'''
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|'''Typically used in'''
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|'''References'''
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|----
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| [[Coventry]]
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| [[Coventry Metal Works]]
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| ''[[Scarabus]]''
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| <ref>''Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade'', p. 22</ref>
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|}
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===Diverse Optics TAG===
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{|class="wikitable" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;"
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|'''Manufactured on'''
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|'''Manufactured by'''
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|'''Typically used in'''
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|'''References'''
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|----
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| [[Detroit]]
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| [[Detroit Consolidated MechWorks]]
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| ''[[Eyleuka]]''
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| <ref>''Technical Readout: 3075'', p. 78</ref>
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|}
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===Forward 1===
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{|class="wikitable" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;"
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|'''Manufactured on'''
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|'''Manufactured by'''
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|'''Typically used in'''
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|'''References'''
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|----
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| [[Aix-la-Chapelle]]
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| [[Diplan 'Mechyards]]
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| ''[[Hitman]]''
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| <ref>''Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade'', p. 18</ref>
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|----
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| [[New Samarkand]]
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| [[Yan Manufacturing]]
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| [[Crow (Combat Vehicle)|Crow]]
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| <ref>''Technical Readout: 3075'', p. 42</ref>
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|}
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===Garret Mole===
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{|class="wikitable" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;"
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|'''Manufactured on'''
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|'''Manufactured by'''
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|'''Typically used in'''
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|'''References'''
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|----
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| [[Connaught]]
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| [[Kong Interstellar Corporation]]
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| ''[[Ostscout]]''
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| <ref>''Technical Readout: 3050'', pp. 82–83</ref>
 
|}
 
|}
  
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==References==
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===Hellion Class Homing TAG===
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{|class="wikitable" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;"
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|'''Manufactured on'''
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|'''Manufactured by'''
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|'''Typically used in'''
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|'''References'''
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|----
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| [[Hector (system)|Hector]]
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| [[Hector MechWorks Facility Beta]]
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| ''[[Icestorm]]''
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| <ref>''Technical Readout: 3060'', p. 138</ref>
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|}
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===ICD Type 4 Target Acquisition Gear===
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{|class="wikitable" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;"
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|'''Manufactured on'''
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|'''Manufactured by'''
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|'''Typically used in'''
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|'''References'''
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|----
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| Various
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| Various
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| [[Asshur]]
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| <ref>''Technical Readout: 3060'', p. 36</ref>
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|}
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== References ==
 
<references />
 
<references />
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==Bibliography==
 
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*''[[TechManual]]''
 
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*''[[Total Warfare]]''
 
  
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[[Category:Technology|Target Acquisition Gear]]
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== Bibliography ==
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* ''[[Era Report: 2750]]''
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* ''[[Shadows of War]]''
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* ''[[TechManual]]''
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* [http://d15yciz5bluc83.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/TechManual-v3.1-2016-06-06.pdf?x64300?action=text&page=TechManual ''TechManual'' Errata Page]
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* ''[[Technical Readout: 3050]]''
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* ''[[Technical Readout: 3055]]''
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* ''[[Technical Readout: 3060]]''
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* ''[[Technical Readout: 3075]]''
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* ''[[Technical Readout: 3085]]''
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* ''[[Total Warfare]]''
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[[Category: Technology|Target Acquisition Gear]]

Latest revision as of 22:07, 5 December 2023

Target Acquisition Gear
Production information
Type Equipment
Tech Base Clan / Inner Sphere (IS)[1]
Year Availability Clan = 2830

IS = 3044[2][3]

Year Introduced Clan = 2830 CHH

IS = 2593 TH[4]

Year Extinction IS = 2835 IS[2]
Year Reintroduced IS = 3044 FC[2][3]
Technology Rating E[5]
Availability Ratings E[2]/F[2]/D[2]
Technical specifications
Heat 0[5]
Damage N/A[5]
Minimum Range 0[5]
Short Range 1-5[5]
Medium Range 6-9[5]
Long Range 10-15[5]
Tons 1[5]
Critical Slots 1[5]
Ammo Per Ton N/A
Cost (unloaded) 50,000[2]
Ammo Cost (per ton) N/A[5]
BV (1.0) N/A
BV (2.0) See Semi-Guided LRM

Description[edit]

Target Acquisition Gear (TAG) is an advanced targeting device for use by artillery spotters. While laser designators had been in use for centuries, the development of laser-spoofing systems had decreased their usability by the twenty-sixth century. To foil these countermeasures TAG utilizes several systems at once to accurately mark the target. The first is a multifrequency laser emission diode which paints the target with an infrared laser beam for a smart weapon to track. Mated to the designator is a highly sensitive polarized electromagnetic sensor which detects if the target starts emitting corresponding laser beams to throw off the incoming smart weapon. If the sensor does detect these countermeasures in action, the targeting laser begins quickly shifting the frequency of its beam at random to throw off the countermeasures. Information on the changing frequencies are continually transmitted to the smart weapon via tight-beam, multifrequency laser communication system so that it tracks the correct laser designator.[6][1]

One drawback to using TAG is that it emits enough electromagnetic energy to reveal the location of the unit using it. Additionally, aircraft using TAG to paint a target are forced to fly straight and level to maintain an accurate lock, putting them in greater danger from air defenses.[7]

The system was first introduced by the Terran Hegemony in 2593 as a bulkier prototype, and then mass produced in 2600, but it became lostech during the Succession Wars until it was recovered by the Federated Commonwealth in 3044.

The Clans never lost the ability to make the system but their focus on ritualized warfare favoring personal glory over supporting roles meant that the Arrow-IV and TAG system saw little use even in the most pragmatic of Clans and so they never refined the system, with modern Clan examples being no different than recovered Star League and modern Inner Sphere examples.

TAG is compatible with systems such as Arrow IV Homing Missiles or Semi-Guided LRM munitions.[1][4]

Game Rules[edit]

TAG has its own special phase, in which it must be fired immediately after the movement phase, but before the actual fire phase. The weapon to hit is identical to any other standard laser weapon. If the TAG hits, the target is tagged for any potential allied homing missiles, artillery and shells to target. If the TAG misses however, nothing happens and play continues as normal.[8]

Models[edit]

Target Acquisition Gear is used on designs manufactured on the following planets:

A-Track[edit]

Manufactured on Manufactured by Typically used in References
Wallis Ronin Incorporated Patriot, Tufana [9][10]

Apple Churchill 442x[edit]

Manufactured on Manufactured by Typically used in References
Sian Ceres Metals Industries Raven, Sha Yu [11][12]

Bundesweyth Target Acquisition Gear[edit]

Manufactured on Manufactured by Typically used in References
Terra Grumman Industries Zephyr [13]

CherrySeed Bullseye TAG[edit]

Manufactured on Manufactured by Typically used in References
Coventry Coventry Metal Works Scarabus [14]

Diverse Optics TAG[edit]

Manufactured on Manufactured by Typically used in References
Detroit Detroit Consolidated MechWorks Eyleuka [15]

Forward 1[edit]

Manufactured on Manufactured by Typically used in References
Aix-la-Chapelle Diplan 'Mechyards Hitman [16]
New Samarkand Yan Manufacturing Crow [17]

Garret Mole[edit]

Manufactured on Manufactured by Typically used in References
Connaught Kong Interstellar Corporation Ostscout [18]

Hellion Class Homing TAG[edit]

Manufactured on Manufactured by Typically used in References
Hector Hector MechWorks Facility Beta Icestorm [19]

ICD Type 4 Target Acquisition Gear[edit]

Manufactured on Manufactured by Typically used in References
Various Various Asshur [20]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 TechManual, p. 238: "Target Acquisition Gear (Tag)"
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 TechManual, p. 292: "Heavy Weapons and Equipment (Cont) - Table"
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 TechManual Errata v3.1, p. 20
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Interstellar Operations, p. 73: "TAG-P"
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.9 TechManual, p. 342: "Inner Sphere Heavy Weapons and Equipment Table"
  6. ↑ Era Report: 2750, p. 103: "TAG"
  7. ↑ Shadows of War, ch. 16
  8. ↑ Total Warfare, p. 142: "TAG"
  9. ↑ Technical Readout: 3075, p. 82
  10. ↑ Technical Readout: 3085, p. 20
  11. ↑ Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade, p. 30
  12. ↑ Technical Readout: 3067, p. 60
  13. ↑ Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade, p. 162
  14. ↑ Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade, p. 22
  15. ↑ Technical Readout: 3075, p. 78
  16. ↑ Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade, p. 18
  17. ↑ Technical Readout: 3075, p. 42
  18. ↑ Technical Readout: 3050, pp. 82–83
  19. ↑ Technical Readout: 3060, p. 138
  20. ↑ Technical Readout: 3060, p. 36

Bibliography[edit]

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