Editing Target Acquisition Gear

{{InfoBoxWeapon
| name = Target Acquisition Gear
| Type = Equipment
| Tech Base = [[Clan]] / [[Inner Sphere]] (IS)<ref name="TMp238">''TechManual'', p. 238, "Target Acquisition Gear (Tag)"</ref>
| Year Availability = 
Clan = [[2830]]
IS = [[3044]]<ref name="TMp292"/><ref name="TMEp20">''TechManual'' Errata v3.1, p. 20</ref>
| Year Introduced =  
Clan = [[2830]] [[Clan Hell’s Horses|CHH]]
IS = [[2593]] [[Terran Hegemony|TH]] <ref name="IOp73">''Interstellar Operations'', p. 73, "TAG-P"</ref>
| Year Extinction =  
IS = [[2835]] [[Inner Sphere|IS]]<ref name="TMp292"/>
| Year Reintroduced =  
IS = [[3044]] [[Federated Commonwealth|FC]]<ref name="TMp292"/><ref name="TMEp20"/>
| Tech Rating = [[Technology Rating#E|E]]<ref name="TMp342"/>
| Availability Rating = 
| Age of War–Star League = [[Availability Rating#E|E]]<ref name="TMp292"/>
| Succession Wars = [[Availability Rating#F|F]]<ref name="TMp292"/>
| Clan Invasion – Present = [[Availability Rating#D|D]]<ref name="TMp292"/>
| Heat = 0<ref name="TMp342">''TechManual'', p. 342, "Inner Sphere Heavy Weapons And Equipment Table"</ref>
| Damage = N/A<ref name="TMp342"/>
| Minimum Range = 0<ref name="TMp342"/>
| Short Range = 1-5<ref name="TMp342"/>
| Medium Range = 6-9<ref name="TMp342"/>
| Long Range = 10-15<ref name="TMp342"/>
| Tons = 1<ref name="TMp342"/>
| Critical Slots = 1<ref name="TMp342"/>
| Ammo Per Ton = N/A
| Cost (unloaded) = 50,000<ref name="TMp292">''TechManual'', p. 292, "Heavy Weapons And Equipment (Cont) - Table"</ref>
| Ammo Cost (per ton) = N/A<ref name="TMp342"/>
| BV (1.0) = N/A
| BV (2.0) = See [[Semi-Guided LRM]]
}}

== Description ==
'''Target Acquisition Gear''' ('''TAG''') is an advanced targeting device for use by artillery spotters.  While laser designators had been in use for centuries, the development of laser-spoofing systems had decreased their usability by the [[26th century]].  To foil these countermeasures TAG utilizes several systems at once to accurately mark the target.  The first is a multi-frequency laser emission diode which paints the target with an infrared laser beam for a smart weapon to track.  Mated to the designator is a highly-sensitive polarized electromagnetic sensor which detects if the target starts emitting corresponding laser beams to throw off the incoming smart weapon.  If the sensor does detect these countermeasures in action, the targeting laser begins quickly shifting the frequency of its beam at random to throw off the countermeasures.  Information on the changing frequencies are continually transmitted to the smart weapon via tight-beam, multi-frequency laser communication system so that it tracks the correct laser designator.<ref name=ER:2750p103>''Era Report: 2750'', p. 103, "TAG"</ref><ref name="TMp238"/>

One drawback to using TAG is that it emits enough electromagnetic energy to reveal the location of the unit using it.  Additionally, aircraft using TAG to paint a target are forced to fly straight and level to maintain an accurate lock, putting them in greater danger from air defenses.<ref>''Shadows of War'', ch. 16</ref>

The system was first introduced by the [[Terran Hegemony]] in [[2593]] as a bulkier prototype, and then mass produced in [[2600]], but it became [[lostech]] during the [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]] until it was recovered by the [[Federated Commonwealth]] in [[3044]]. TAG is compatible with systems such as [[Arrow IV Homing Missile]]s or [[Semi-Guided LRM]] munitions.<ref name="TMp238"/><ref name="IOp73">''Interstellar Operations'', p. 73, "TAG-P"</ref>

==Game Rules==
TAG has it's own special phase, in which it must be fired immediately after the movement phase, but before the actual fire phase. The weapon to hit is identical to any other standard laser weapon. If the TAG hits, the target is tagged for any potential allied homing missiles, artillery and shells to target. If the TAG misses however, nothing happens and play continues as normal.<ref name=TW>''Total Warfare'' p. 142 "TAG"</ref>

== Models ==
The Target Acquisition Gear is manufactured on the following planets:
===Apple Churchill 442x TAG===
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|'''References'''
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| [[Capella]]
| [[Ceres Metals Industries]]
| 
| {{cn}}
|}
===CherrySeed Bullseye===
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|'''Manufactured on'''  
|'''Manufactured by'''
|'''Typically used in'''
|'''References'''
|----
| [[Arc-Royal]]
| [[Winston-CherrySeed Consolidated]]
| 
| {{cn}}
|}
===Garret Mole===
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|'''Manufactured on'''  
|'''Manufactured by'''
|'''Typically used in'''
|'''References'''
|----
| [[Dalton]]
| [[Garret SatComm]]
| 
| {{cn}}
|-
| [[Mendham]]
| [[Mendham Electronics]]
| 
| {{cn}}
|}
===Tanadi Forward-1===
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|'''Manufactured on'''  
|'''Manufactured by'''
|'''Typically used in'''
|'''References'''
|----
| [[Hachiman (system)|Hachiman]]
| [[Tanadi Computers]]
| 
| {{cn}}
|}

== References ==
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== Bibliography ==
* ''[[Era Report: 2750]]''
* ''[[Shadows of War]]''
* ''[[TechManual]]''
* ''[[Total Warfare]]''
* [http://d15yciz5bluc83.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/TechManual-v3.1-2016-06-06.pdf?x64300?action=text&page=TechManual TechManual Errata Page]

[[Category: Technology|Target Acquisition Gear]]