TacOps provides the user with a limited ability to alter scenarios through the deletion of selected startup units as well the addition of optional units. A point system is provided to help guide players who want to balance or unbalance a given scenario - perhaps for a friendly handicap for a more skilled player. The values shown below are intended to reflect a unit's lethalityagainst appropriate targets and or its general usefulness in combination with other units. For example the AH64 Apache helicopter has a very high point value. Its value is based primarily on its personal lethality against armored vehicles. The Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) is also very highly rated, but its value is based primarily on the enhanced lethality that its presence gives to other units, particulary off map artillery.
The points shown are for one infantry team or squad, or one heavy weapon team, or one vehicle. For example, one T80 tank is worth 85 points while a T80 tank company with 10 tanks would be worth 850 points (10 x 85).
US Unit Points Remarks/TacOps Usage
AAV7 APC 48 USMC only
AH1 Cobra Attack Helicopter 260
AH64 Apache Attack Helicopter 400
CH46 Transport Helicopter 80 USMC only
CH47 Transport Helicopter 85
CH53 Transport Helicopter 90 USMC only
HEMTT Cargo Truck 12
HEMTT Fuel Truck 12
HMMWV 12
HMMWV 81mm Mortar Carrier 37
HMMWV Air Defense 40
HMMWV AT 46
HMMWV w Heavy Machine Gun 32
HMMWV w Light Machine Gun 31
HMMWV w MK19 Grenade Launcher 37
Inf Command Element 8 personnel 20
Inf Command Element [-] 4 personnel 15
Inf Corpsman 1 person 1 USMC medical
Inf Medic1 person 1 US Army medical
Inf Medical Section 1
Inf Squad 9 personnel 35 US Army light inf squad.
Inf Squad 13 personnel 41 Standard USMC rifle squad.
Inf Team 2 personnel 13 Usually used as M3 Bradley dismount team
Inf Team 4 personnel 26 Usually used as USMC LAV25 dismount team
Inf Team 6 personnel 30 US Army mech inf squad (less 1 ATGM team)
Inf Team M47 Dragon2 ATGM 30 To be replaced by Javelin ATGM
Inf Team Mortar 60mm 21 USMC company mortar
InfTeam Mortar 81mm 30
Inf Team MG 7.62mm 2 personnel 15 Misc small units.
Inf Team MG 7.62mm 4 personnel 19 Standard USMC machine gun team
Inf Team Recon/Sniper 2 personnel 26
Inf Team SMAW 2 personnel 26 USMC only
Inf Team Sniper 2 personnel 30
Inf Team Stinger SAM 2 personnel 28
Inf Team Javelin ATGM 2 personnel 42 One team per US Army mech inf squad