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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]]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. | 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 [[commissioned officer]]s and [[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. | ||
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]]. | 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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==Trivia== | ==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 [[Armor Permutations (Halo: Reach)|Armory]].<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WD0RK578PY '''YouTube''': ''Halo: Reach - The Armory Montage'']</ref> | *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> | ||
*The Spartan armor TACPAD texture file is called "spartan_forearm_tricorder", an obvious in-joke reference to [ | *The Spartan armor TACPAD texture file is called "spartan_forearm_tricorder", an obvious in-joke reference to [[Wikipedia:Star Trek|''Star Trek'']]'s [[Wikipedia:Tricorder|sensing device]]. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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