The map HUD icon in Black Ops 6.
The tactical map HUD icon in Black Ops 6.
The tactical map, also known as tac map, is an element of the HUD and a secondary source of navigation in the Campaign, Multiplayer, Co-Op, and Zombies portions of Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, Call of Duty: Mobile, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, Call of Duty: Warzone, Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, Call of Duty: Vanguard, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II, Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III, Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4.
Overview[]
The tac map was first used in Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, and has since been used in every Call of Duty since. Like the Minimap, it shows a birds eye view of a player's position, but works like a GPS and displays all relative info such as the positions of objectives, killstreaks, vehicles, and pings across the entire map. The player can zoom in and out, as well as hover over and click on icons displayed to mark them to see their actual position in the map.
In Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, the tac map returns in Spec Ops as a simpler version without the zoom, just general info about the entire map.
As of Call of Duty: Warzone, those features have been brought back in addition to a sweep every time the user opens the tac map to hint at where the player's location is.
For Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, the tac map was added to Fireteam and Zombies modes with full functionality.
In Call of Duty: Vanguard Zombies, and the Campaign modes of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III and Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, the tac map returns once again with the ability to ping removed.
Within Call of Duty: Black Ops 7's Endgame, the tac map had gained the ability to see previews of highlighted points of interest, including images, what type of POI it is, the Minimap icon shown, a HUD icon, and a brief description if it has one.
Trivia[]
The tactical map replaces the full minimap in the pause menu used in earlier Call of Duty games.
Source: https://callofduty.fandom.com/wiki/Tactical_Map. This is an independent Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 reference page.