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| [[File:TACPAD.png|thumb|350px|[[Carter-A259]] utilizing a forearm-mounted TACPAD.]] | | {{Ratings}} |
| The '''TACPAD'''<ref>[http://halo.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]]", ''page 368''</ref> It might be related to civilian [[data pad]]s. | | [[File:TACPAD.png|thumb|A forearm-mounted TACPAD used by [[Carter-A259]].]] |
| | 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]] and pull up maps of the local area and display images.<ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''' - ''[[Palace Hotel]], Page 368''</ref> It might be related to a small hand-held computer, or "[[Data Pad]]". |
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| A dock for the [[MC5 Individual Data/Net Terminal]] was part of the [[Tactical attachments|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|August 2552]].
| | One UNSC Marine stated: ''"How the foxtrot does it track anything? Whatever—I guess that’s why I carry an [[MA5 Series|em eh five]] instead of a TACPAD."'' in reference to a [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] [[Type-25 Directed Energy Pistol|Plasma Pistol]]'s tracking feature. This comment indicates that TACPADs are typically carried by officers and intelligent soldiers in charge of tactical planning, rather than by low-ranking soldiers. |
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| ==Trivia==
| | 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]].<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 customization (Halo: Reach)|Armory]].<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WD0RK578PY '''YouTube''': ''Halo: Reach - The Armory Montage'']</ref>
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| *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]].
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| ==Gallery==
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| File:Halo reach wrist armor tactical tacpad (1).jpg|The TACPAD in ''[[Halo: Reach]]'''s armory.
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| File:HReach-TACPAD-Perspective.png|A TACPAD from a first-person view in ''Halo: Reach''.
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| File:HR-TacPad-render.png|Two views of the TACPAD
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| File:HR-wrist-TacPad.png|Extracted model of the TACPAD.
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| File:HR-wrist-UGPS.png|Extracted model of a similar-looking UGPS device.
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| File:HR-Sorvad-armcomputer.png|Extracted model of Sorvad's arm computer.
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| File:Halo Nightfall - Ramos' sons.jpg|[[Gregory Ramos]] viewing videos on his TACPAD in ''[[Halo: Nightfall]]''.
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| File:HW2 Turpin Artwork.png|[[Chloe Turpin]] using a MC5 ID/NT tacpad on [[Installation 00]].
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| </gallery>
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| ==List of appearances==
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| *''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''
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| **''[[Palace Hotel]]'' {{1st}}
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| *''[[Halo: Reach]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Mortal Dictata]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Nightfall]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Last Light]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Retribution]]''
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| *''[[Halo Infinite]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Saturn Devouring His Son]]''
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| ==Sources== | | ==Sources== |
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| [[Category:UNSC technology]] | | {{SPARTAN Armor}} |
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| | [[Category:Human technology]] |
