Editing UNSC Tactical Simulator

{{Status|Canon}}
[[File:UNSC TACSIM.png|thumb|250px|Roland introducing the simulator to a group of Spartans.]]
{{Quote|We're going to study the historical battles in hopes of increasing your tactical skills for the future. As a bonus, it's a pretty fun game you can play in your spare time.|{{UNSCShip|Infinity}} [[AI]] [[Roland (AI)|Roland]]'s introduction to the simulator.<ref name="umbra">'''Halo: Spartan Assault''', ''[[Operation A: Umbra]]''</ref>}}

The '''UNSC Tactical Simulator''' ('''TACSIM''') is a computer program used for the training of the [[SPARTAN-IV program|SPARTAN-IV supersoldiers]] aboard the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}. 

==Usage==
Unlike the [[War Games]] training in the ''Infinity''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s advanced combat deck, the Tactical Simulator is a smaller-scale program that functions on [[data pad]]s.{{Ref/Reuse|umbra}} As opposed to having the users engage in direct, fully simulated combat, the TACSIM employs more abstract mechanics, producing either fully hypothetical scenarios or recreations of historical battles with users assuming the role of soldiers who participated in those engagements.

Some events presented in UNSC Tactical Simulators have historical inaccuracies in their portrayals, such as a [[Unidentified Spartan-IV|Spartan IV]] appearing in place of [[Alpha-Five|ODST]] [[Unidentified ODST squad|squad]]s during the [[Battle of Mombasa]] in [[2552]], when no Spartan-IVs were present at the time.<ref name="Striking Features">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-striking-features '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Striking Features'']</ref>

==Simulations==
===Historical===
*There is a simulation of the [[Battle of Draetheus V]], in which users alternate between the roles of Spartans [[Edward Davis]] and [[Sarah Palmer]].<ref name="hsa">'''Halo: Spartan Assault'''</ref> 
*There is set of missions is centered around battles for the [[Forerunner]] artifact known as the [[Conduit]] in [[New Mombasa]] in [[2552]] as well as on [[Installation 03]] and in [[New Phoenix]] in [[2557]], in which users replace the roles of [[Alpha-Five]], a [[Unidentified Headhunter|Headhunter]], [[Alpha-Five]] and [[Unidentified Headhunter 2|another Headhunter]] in their respective missions.<ref name="ign hss">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rbhbZLhOFk '''YouTube''': '' Halo: Spartan Strike Gameplay Commentary'']</ref> 

===Hypothetical===
The simulator also contains a [[Flood Missions|mode]] designed to train Spartans to combat the [[Flood]] should the parasite reappear as a threat.{{Ref/Reuse|hsa}}

==Production notes==
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The Tactical Simulator acts as the fictional framing device for ''[[Halo: Spartan Assault]]'' and ''[[Halo: Spartan Strike]]''.{{Ref/Reuse|ign hss}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:TACSIM_1.png|One version of the TACSIM.
File:TACSIM_2.png|Another version of the TACSIM.
</gallery>
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Spartan Assault]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Spartan Strike]]''

==Sources==
{{Ref/Sources}}

[[Category:UNSC technology]]