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==Design details==
==Design details==
The H-165 FOM is a compact, handheld [[laser]] device designed for acquiring and designating targets for small-scale [[orbital bombardment]] from an orbiting [[:Category:United Nations Space Command ships|UNSC starship]].<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyWmnbni02U&feature=player_embedded '''YouTube''': ''Halo Reach Firefight 2.0 Gameplay Footage'']</ref><ref>[http://e3.gamespot.com/video/6265956/?tag=top_stories%3Btitle%3B1 '''GameSpot''': ''Halo: Reach Interview: Firefight'']</ref> While similar in function to the [[laser designator]], the Target Locator is much smaller and can be held with one hand. The Target Locator also features a scope for target acquisition accuracy at greater range and an intercom for user communication.
The H-165 FOM is a compact, handheld [[laser]] device designed for acquiring and designating targets for small-scale [[orbital bombardment]] from an orbiting [[:Category:United Nations Space Command ships|UNSC starship]].<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyWmnbni02U&feature=player_embedded '''YouTube''': ''Halo Reach Firefight 2.0 Gameplay Footage'']</ref><ref>[http://e3.gamespot.com/video/6265956/?tag=top_stories%3Btitle%3B1 '''GameSpot''': ''Halo: Reach Interview: Firefight'']</ref> The H-165 Target Locator was preceded by the [[H-120 Forward Operating Module|H-120]] and the [[H-155 Forward Operating Module|H-155]] FOM models and was superceeded in the post-war era by the [[H-295 Forward Observer Module|H-295 FOM]]. While similar in function to the [[laser designator]], the Target Locator is much smaller and can be held with one hand. The Target Locator also features a scope for target acquisition accuracy at greater range and an intercom for user communication.


===Operation===
===Operation===
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* A Target Locator is capable of locking on to a shot from a [[Type-50 Directed Energy Rifle/Heavy|Concussion Rifle]] or dropship.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpcTo4zdnRk '''YouTube''': ''Game Fails: Halo Reach "Well... a new target WAS located"'']</ref>
* A Target Locator is capable of locking on to a shot from a [[Type-50 Directed Energy Rifle/Heavy|Concussion Rifle]] or dropship.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpcTo4zdnRk '''YouTube''': ''Game Fails: Halo Reach "Well... a new target WAS located"'']</ref>
* If the Target Locator is the player's "Tool of Destruction" as listed in the post-game carnage report, it will be referred to as "Airstrike".
* If the Target Locator is the player's "Tool of Destruction" as listed in the post-game carnage report, it will be referred to as "Airstrike".
*The Target Locator is the subject of the [[Halo Legendary Crate/Data Drops|Data Drops]] included with the sixth [[Halo Legendary Crate]]. One of the documents mistakenly uses an image of the H-295 Forward Observer Module to depict the target locator.


==Gallery==
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File:DesignatorPhantom.jpg|A [[SPARTAN-III Program|Spartan]] using a Target Locator on a [[Type-52 Troop Carrier|Phantom]].
File:DesignatorPhantom.jpg|A [[SPARTAN-III Program|Spartan]] using a Target Locator on a [[Type-52 Troop Carrier|Phantom]].
File:Target_Locator_HUD.jpg|The Target Locator's reticule scoped-in and painting targets (the green line designates the targets and once the orange "acquire" bar is full the strike commences).
File:Target_Locator_HUD.jpg|The Target Locator's reticule scoped-in and painting targets (the green line designates the targets and once the orange "acquire" bar is full the strike commences).
File:LC 06 Doc1.jpg|A functional overview of the Target Locator.
File:LC 06 Doc2.jpg|A memorandum concerning the distribution of Target Locators to SWORD Base during the Fall of Reach.
File:LC 06 Doc3.jpg|A field operations quick start guide issued with new Target Locators.
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