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[[File:TACPAD.png|thumb|right|350px|[[Carter-A259]] utilizing a forearm-mounted TACPAD.]]
[[File:TACPAD.png|thumb|right|350px|[[Carter-A259]] utilizing a forearm-mounted TACPAD.]]
The '''TACPAD'''<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/projects/halo3/content.aspx?link=h3plasmapistol '''Bungie.net''': ''Type-25 Directed Energy Pistol'']</ref> is a piece of [[United Nations Space Command]] equipment. It is a hand-held tactical database system used for analyzing and displaying combat information. It is most often used by [[Non-commissioned officer|NCOs]] in the UNSC military and can, among other functions, pull up maps of the local area and display images.<ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''', "[[Palace Hotel (short story)|Palace Hotel]]", ''page 368''</ref> It might be related to civilian [[data pad]]s.
The '''TACPAD'''<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/projects/halo3/content.aspx?link=h3plasmapistol '''Bungie.net''': ''Type-25 Directed Energy Pistol'']</ref> is a piece of [[United Nations Space Command]] equipment. It is a hand-held tactical database system used for analyzing and displaying combat information. It is most often used by [[non-commissioned officer]]s in the UNSC military and can, among other functions, pull up maps of the local area and display images.<ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''', "[[Palace Hotel (short story)|Palace Hotel]]", ''page 368''</ref> It might be related to civilian [[data pad]]s.


==Halo: Reach==
A dock for the MC5 Individual Data Net/Terminal was part of the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Tactical]] accessory series. The somewhat-bulky casing was worn by [[Commander (UNSC)|Commander]] [[Carter-A259]] during the [[Fall of Reach]] in [[2552|August 2552]].
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A forearm-mounted TACPAD with a dock for the "MC5 Individual Data Net/Terminal" is available as an armor attachment in ''[[Halo: Reach]]''. This device is also used by [[Carter-A259]]. It is available for 50,000 cR in the [[Armor Permutations (Halo: Reach)|Armory]].<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WD0RK578PY '''YouTube''': ''Halo: Reach - The Armory Montage'']</ref>


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
One UNSC Marine stated in relation to the [[Type-25 Directed Energy Pistol]], ''"How the foxtrot does it track anything? Whatever — I guess that’s why I carry an [[MA5 Series|em ay five]] instead of a TACPAD."'' This comment indicates that TACPADs are typically carried by commissioned and non-commissioned officers, as well as intelligence personnel in charge of tactical planning.
The forearm-mounted dock for the TACPAD is available as an armor attachment in ''[[Halo: Reach]]''. It is available for 50,000 cR in the [[Armor Permutations (Halo: Reach)|Armory]].<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WD0RK578PY '''YouTube''': ''Halo: Reach - The Armory Montage'']</ref>
 
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Revision as of 11:58, July 8, 2012

Carter-A259 utilizing a forearm-mounted TACPAD.

The TACPAD[1] is a piece of United Nations Space Command equipment. It is a hand-held tactical database system used for analyzing and displaying combat information. It is most often used by non-commissioned officers in the UNSC military and can, among other functions, pull up maps of the local area and display images.[2] It might be related to civilian data pads.

A dock for the MC5 Individual Data Net/Terminal was part of the MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Tactical accessory series. The somewhat-bulky casing was worn by Commander Carter-A259 during the Fall of Reach in August 2552.

Trivia

The forearm-mounted dock for the TACPAD is available as an armor attachment in Halo: Reach. It is available for 50,000 cR in the Armory.[3]

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