Talk:XX-23 S-Thread Tracers/@comment-27239000-20151117203819/@comment-65.127.9.178-20160310222732

I would say no. The exact text of the card says "each friendly ship at Range 1-2 of you may [b]acquire a target lock[/b] on the defender.

In the Rules Reference under "Acquire a Target Lock", the "acquire a target lock action" requires range 1-3. While this ability is not an action, the rules reference also says, "If an ability instructs a ship to 'acquire a target lock,' this is different than performing an acquire a target lock action. The ship acquires the target lock without performing an action, and it may do so even if it has already performed the acquire a target lock action this round." My interpretation of this is that it overrides the limitations of performing actions (can't perform the same action, cannot perform actions while stressed, etc.), NOT the limitations of range required for the target lock.

The example of Colonel Jendon that was posted does not let another ship acquire a target lock, like the tracers do, it moves one of Jendon's already established locks to the ship. A very important distinction.