The T.A.C. Page later entitled the Tactical Arms Compendium was a series of factfiles that appeared in Marvel UK's successive Action Force titles. The feature first appeared in the weekly Action Force #1 and continued throughout the title's lifespan, then reappeared in both Action Force Monthly and the Action Force annuals.
Each page depicted a piece of hardware, either a vehicle or a weapon, providing in-depth information about it. Entries in the weekly Action Force title were written as though by one of the characters, but entries in later series went for a more straightforward third person account.
Additionally several issues of the weekly Action Force contained T.A.C. Page "supplements". These were free two-page posters featuring a picture of one of the vehicles with all its features pointed out.
List of T.A.C. Pages[]
Action Force weekly[]
- The Skystriker XP-14F, by Ace in issue #5
- The M16 Armalite Rifle & the M203 Grenade Launcher, by Footloose in issue #5
- The Mil 24 "Hind" gun ship favoured by the Oktober Guard, by Wild Bill in issue #8
- The UZI 9mm, by Footloose in issue #11
- The Winchester 12 Gauge Shotgun, by Footloose in issue #11
- The Dragonfly XH-1, by Wild Bill in issue #14
- The A.W.E. Striker, by Heavy Metal in issue #17
- The M.A.R.S. GM 212 Thermite Grenade, by Bazooka in issue #17
T.A.C. "supplements"[]
- The Dragonfly XH-1, in issue #24
- The Mauler M.B.T., in issue #26
- The Skystriker XP-14F, in issue #30
- The Snow Cat, in issue #32
- The A.W.E. Striker, in issue #34
Action Force Monthly[]
- The Dreadnok Thunder Machine in issue #11
- The W.H.A.L.E. in issue #14
- The Persuader Armoured Fighting Vehicle in issue #15
Action Force annuals[]
- The Tomahawk in the G.I. Joe the Action Force Annual 1991, reprinted in the G.I. Joe the Action Force Holiday Special 1991
- The X-19 Phantom in the G.I. Joe the Action Force Annual 1991
- The X-30 Conquest in the G.I. Joe the Action Force Annual 1991