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Line 34: == Description == == 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 [[twenty-sixth century]]. To foil these countermeasures TAG utilizes several systems at once to accurately mark the target. The first is a multifrequency 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, multifrequency 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"/> + '''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 multifrequency 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, multifrequency 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> 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>
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| − | '''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 [[ | + | '''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 multifrequency 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, multifrequency 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> | 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> | ||