Tactical

Officer in Tactical Command (OTC) is a Union Fleet term used to designate the naval officer exercising tactical command of a group of ships in a tactical formation such as a task unit, task group, or task force. Generally resting with the Battle Group Commodore but this role can switch and be redesigned. Ships traveling together on a specific mission might have one of the commanding officers designated OTC. For larger formations when a commodore is embarked on-board one of the ships, the commodore would most likely be designated the OTC.

Tactical Ship Officer (TSO) is a Union Fleet term The Tactical Officer is an officer stationed at the console that controls a ship's weaponry and shields.

On Union Fleet Vessels, the tactical officer’s job is to maintain weapon and shield readiness along with executing firing solutions. These solutions can range from using Paralysator or Tech Stop projectors to the deployment of Loki Torpedoes, beam weapons and the use of Translocator Cannons. The Tactical Officer must have detailed knowledge of all weapon systems both Union and all known Non Union systems and specialize in at least one Weapon system as System specialist. Tactical maintains all secondary weapon and targeting systems as well as shields.