Type: Tactical Tracking Device
Classification: Standard Colonial Marine Equipment
Weight: 35 g (1.2 oz)
Diameter: 45 mm (1.8 in)
Thickness: 8 mm
The CMC M-7 Tactical Tracking Beacon is a reusable adhesive locator used by Colonial Marines to mark personnel, equipment, vehicles, objectives, or hostile contacts. Unlike implanted personnel tags, the M-7 is designed to be attached wherever the situation demands.
Each beacon uses a military-grade magnetic clamp backed by a high-strength polymer adhesive, allowing it to stick securely to armor, crates, vehicles, bulkheads, doors, synthetic chassis, or even the chitin of large hostile organisms.
Once deployed, the beacon broadcasts an encrypted identification signal to authorized Colonial Marine systems. AEGIS, squad motion trackers, APCs, dropships, and command HUDs automatically display its location in real time.
Its low-power directional transmitter is difficult to detect unless the observer knows exactly what frequencies to search for, making it ideal for covert tracking operations.
Track hostile creatures or vehicles.
Mark hidden entrances or escape routes.
Identify cleared rooms or objectives.
Locate downed Marines or civilians.
Recover lost equipment.
Guide extraction teams to concealed landing zones.
Track moving cargo or captured specimens.
Magnetic and adhesive mounting surfaces.
Waterproof and vacuum-rated.
Resistant to EMP, radiation, acid residue, and extreme temperatures.
Encrypted Colonial Marine IFF transmitter.
Low-probability-of-intercept signal.
Visible infrared strobe (optional).
Audible locator chirp (optional).
Battery life: 72 hours continuous transmission.
Rechargeable and reusable.
When connected through AEGIS or a squad Combat Network Link, commanders may:
Assign custom names or priority markers.
Monitor movement in real time.
Display beacon locations on every squad HUD.
Set proximity alarms.
Remotely activate or deactivate infrared strobes and locator chirps.
Transfer ownership between squads during joint operations.
Colonial Marines quickly learn there is more than one way to hunt.
Sometimes the smartest move isn't chasing the target...
It's quietly sticking an M-7 Tracking Beacon to it and letting AEGIS tell you where it's going.
"Don't lose sight of it. Better yet... don't have to."
— Colonial Marine Recon School