TAG without semi-guided missiles or Arrow?

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Mole
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TAG without semi-guided missiles or Arrow?

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I won my first cache recovery operation recently and force-produced a SL-1G Sling, an odd little scout mek with 3 x LRM5 launchers and a TAG unit. Unfortunately, we don't seem to have the semi-guided LRMs that go with TAG on this server, and I have not yet seen any Arrow artillery either, so I am not sure how to use the TAG unit effectively. Does TAG allow the spotting unit to fire weapons as well as spot? Can it work with the Artemis or NARC LRM ammo that we do have on this server? It's the only unit I have with any kind of fancy tech so I'd like to be able to put it to good use.

https://www.sarna.net/wiki/Sling
https://www.sarna.net/wiki/Target_Acquisition_Gear
https://www.sarna.net/wiki/Semi-Guided_LRM
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Re: TAG without semi-guided missiles or Arrow?

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Following up...after getting some tips from fahr, I loaded up Artemis LRM ammo in the Sling and a Rhino and put them in a lance to try out. Unfortunately, when I got in the ded to play a normal Bandit Ambush op, the phase for TAG (off board attack phase per the message when I clicked on TAG in the normal attack phase) never appeared. So TAG was basically useless, ditto the expensive Artemis LRM ammo I brought. Can TAG only be used in ops that include artillery? That seems strange if you can also use it with guided LRM ammo types on board. Any suggestions?
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Re: TAG without semi-guided missiles or Arrow?

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TAG only works with Arrow IV homming Ammo or semi Guided LRM missiles,any other ammo doesnt work with the tag. That is why the TAG phase wasskipped Mole, so unless you get lucky and get a chaparral unit i think you fancy level 2 unit is just a fast 3 LRM 5 unit.

Artemis IV ammo only works if the unit with LRM or srm have artemis IV for the missiles otherwise is just an expensive normal ammo here.

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