TAC, short for Tactical, is a category of accessories for use in conjunction with MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor as well as other UNSC infantry armor systems.
Overview
Specifications
The TAC category encompasses various attachments, which are compatible with the helmet, chest, wrist, and thigh components of the MJOLNIR Mark V and MJOLNIR [GEN3] armors.[1][2]
Usage
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Known TAC/RS modules
AN/PZY-990T STARLIGHT
The AN/PZY-990T STARLIGHT optical sensors integrates directly with Mjolnir VISR drivers and intelligence analysis systems to provide real-time situation updates to commanders.[3][Note 1] It resembles a camera, and is typically worn on the right side of the helmet.
PZY-955SSA WILLOW
Manufactured by Chalybs Defense Solutions and compatible with the CH252 helmet, the PZY-955SSA WILLOW remote sensor is dependable and natively compatible with older UNSC and CMA encoding formats.[4][Note 2] It is typically worn on the right side of the helmet. It can be employed alongside a Command Network Module or a CBRN module.[5][6]
Although it was previously available only to Beta-5 security teams and select Army rapid-reaction forces,[7] it was also employed by Orbital Drop Shock Troopers during Fall of Reach.[8] By 2558, its use was adopted by Spartan-IV personnel employing the Military Police helmet, which also employs an integrated Command Network Module.[7]
In-game information
Halo: Reach
All Tactical armor types can be unlocked in the Halo: Reach's Armory through the game's purchase system via the use of cR. In Halo: The Master Chief Collection, the Tactical armor types are attainable in the Season 1: Noble progression system.
Chest
| Chest | Description | Unlock requirements (Halo: Reach) |
Unlock requirements (Halo: MCC) |
|---|---|---|---|
 Tactical/LRP |
If you are going to be out there for a long time, you might as well take everything. |  Recruit, 1,000 cR
|
Season 1, Tier 31 ( 1)
|
 Tactical/Recon |
Everything you need to find everything you need to find out. |  Warrant Officer, 1,500 cR
|
Season 1, Tier 44 ( 1)
|
 Tactical/Recon [R] |
Spartans get all the best tech. | N/A | Season 5, Tier 70 ( 1)
|
 Tactical/Patrol |
Don't take anything you don't need; you're going to want to stay light on your feet. |  Major, 4,500 cR
|
Season 1, Tier 54 ( 1)
|
 Tactical/Patrol [R] |
Limitless potential. | N/A | Season 5, Tier 76 ( 1)
|
Wrist
| Wrist | Description | Unlock requirements (Halo: Reach) |
Unlock requirements (Halo: MCC) |
|---|---|---|---|
 Tactical/TACPAD |
Dock for the MC5 Individual Data/Net Terminal. | Major, 50,000 cR
|
Season 1, Tier 55 ( 1)
|
 Tactical/UGPS |
Dock for the SRT Universal Global Positioning System Device. |  Lieutenant Colonel, 80,000 cR
|
Season 1, Tier 63 ( 1)
|
Utility
| Utility | Description | Unlock requirements (Halo: Reach) |
Unlock requirements (Halo: MCC) |
|---|---|---|---|
 Tactical/Hard Case |
For those things you don’t want to lose or break. |  Captain, 40,000 cR
|
Season 1, Tier 36 ( 1)
|
 Tactical/Trauma Kit |
REMEMBER: this is YOURS, for when YOU get hit. | Lieutenant Colonel, 80,000 cR (Tactical/Hard Case must already be purchased) |
Season 1, Tier 66 ( 1)
|
 Tactical/Soft Case |
For all the stuff you couldn’t fit anywhere else. |  Colonel, 100,000 cR
|
Season 1, Tier 82 ( 1)
|
Halo Infinite
Armor types under the TAC category are available as armor customization options in Halo Infinite.[9]
Mark VII core
Chest
| Chest | Manufacturer | Lore | Rarity | Unlock Requirements |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 TAC/AHD TYPE 3ZY |
Watershed Division | Prototype less-than-lethal acoustic hailing device tailored for use against Yanme'e. | Rare | Tactical Ops Event Pass level 6 |
 TAC/Liberty Rig |
Misriah Armory | A highly-efficient combination of bandolier and utility packs. | Epic | Purchase "Soldier Armor Set" Bundle from the Shop for 2,000 cR |
 TAC/MK 88 Ratio |
FOTUS | Compact survival/utility knife widely used by UNSC and milita forces. | Epic | Purchase "Looking Sharp" Bundle from the Shop for 1,000 cR |
 TAC/Paradise Rig |
Emerson Tactical Systems | Gorget up-armor plate, backup electronics pack, and small field cases marketed by Emerson to various markets, including the Spartans. | Rare | TBD |
Utility
| Utility | Manufacturer | Lore | Rarity | Unlock Requirements |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 TAC/Model 52 Navy Knife |
Misriah Armory | Naval special forces like to walk softly and carry a big knife. | Rare | Purchase "Looking Sharp" Bundle from the Shop for 1,000 cR |
Mark V [B] core
Helmet attachments
| Helmet Attachment | Manufacturer | Lore | Compatible Helmets | Rarity | Unlock Requirements |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TAC/RS/STARLIGHT |
Misriah Armory | AN/PZY-990T STARLIGHT units are a suite of optical sensors that integrates directly with Mjolnir VISR drivers and intelligence analysis systems to provide real-time situation updates to commanders. |
|
Epic | Season 01: Heroes of Reach Battle Pass level 58 (Premium) |
| TAC/RS/WILLOW |
Chalybs Defense Solutions | Though considered somewhat antiquated the PZY-955SSA is highly dependable and natively compatible with older UNSC and CMA encoding formats. |
|
Rare | Season 01: Heroes of Reach Battle Pass level 9 (Premium) |
Chest
| Chest | Manufacturer | Lore | Rarity | Unlock Requirements |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 TAC/MAT-2519C Communicator |
Misriah Armory | The MAT-2519C communicator lacks modern HUD interlinks and VISR software drivers, but can be ran over by a Scorpion and still function. | Epic | Season 01: Heroes of Reach Battle Pass level 12 (Premium) |
 TAC/Kukri Machete |
Misriah Armory | A tool and a weapon. | Legendary | TBD |
 TAC/M1 Combat Knife |
Misriah Armory | Far superior to harsh words and sharp sticks. | Epic | Purchase "Reach Operator Pack" Bundle from the Shop for 1,000 cR |
 TAC/Recon Package |
Misriah Armory | Field Rig Romeo is[sic] popular nickname for this arrangement of tactical gear. | Rare | Season 01: Heroes of Reach Battle Pass level 43 (Premium) |
 TAC/Sapper Rig |
Misriah Armory | When words do not suffice, high explosives speak clearly. | Epic | Season 01: Heroes of Reach Battle Pass level 93 (Premium) |
 TAC/T-MAGS |
Misriah Armory | Trip magazine pouches carried on long-range patrols. | Rare | Season 01: Heroes of Reach Battle Pass level 29 (Free) |
Trivia
- LRP stands for Long Range Patrol, a military acronym for units that operate behind enemy lines.
- Jun-A266 wears the Tactical/Patrol chest, which features a rucksack on the lower back. This feature is absent from the player's version.
- The Tactical/Trauma Kit's description is based on the real world training of the US Armed Forces' individual trauma kits, or IFAK.
List of appearances
- Remember Reach
- Deliver Hope (First appearance)
- Halo: Reach
- Halo Infinite
Notes
- ^ The STARLIGHT module was introduced in Halo: Reach as a Command Network Module. It was retconned into a RS module and re-designated as "TAC/RS/STARLIGHT" in Halo Infinite Season 01: Heroes of Reach.
- ^ The WILLOW module was introduced in Halo: Reach as a HU/RS package. It was retconned into a RS module and re-designated as "TAC/RS/WILLOW" in Halo Infinite Season 01: Heroes of Reach. This article assumes all previous appearances of the same device and related information to have remained the same.
Sources
- ^ Halo: Reach, Armory
- ^ Halo Infinite, Armor Hall
- ^ Halo Infinite, Armor Hall: TAC/RS/STARLIGHT - Helmet Attachment Description "AN/PZY-990T STARLIGHT units are a suite of optical sensors that integrates directly with Mjolnir VISR drivers and intelligence analysis systems to provide real-time situation updates to commanders."
- ^ Halo Infinite, Armor Hall: TAC/RS/WILLOW- Helmet Attachment Description "Though considered somewhat antiquated the PZY-955SSA is highly dependable and natively compatible with older UNSC and CMA encoding formats."
- ^ Halo: Reach, Armory: Military Police and CQB - HU/RS/CNM Helmet Descriptions "Hardened uplink/remote sensor package with command network module."
- ^ Halo: Reach, Armory: Military Police - CBRN/HU/RS Helmet Description "For operations in hazard zones; hardened uplink/remote sensor package."
- ^ a b Halo 5: Guardians, Spartan Appearance Customization: Military Police Helmet Description "Previously available only to Beta-5 security teams and select Army rapid-reaction forces, Military Police helmets have found a home with Spartan-IV fireteams that require its hardened uplink, command network module, and remote sensor controller."
- ^ Halo: Reach, ODST in-game models
- ^ Xbox, Halo Infinite (Retrieved on Jun 15, 2021) [archive]
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