Editing Advanced Tactical Systems (section)

== History ==

=== Early marker development ===

Advanced Tactical Systems was associated with the development of magazine-fed paintball markers during the 1990s.

The [[VintageRex]] historical paintball database dates the AT-85, AT-10, AT-4 and AT-16 models to 1997, although these catalogue dates do not independently establish when each model first entered commercial production.[3]

The German Paintball Museum has documented a 1994 [[Tagline TS-1]], describing it as an earlier version of the marker subsequently known as the ATS AT-85. The museum's retrospective account identifies the same mechanically indexed chain-feed arrangement found in later AT-series markers.[4]

The precise corporate relationship between the earlier Tagline product and A.T. Systems, Inc. requires further documentation.

=== Get Real Paintball ===

By 2002, the manufacturer was operating as A.T. Systems, Inc., with a paintball division branded '''Get Real Paintball'''.

The company's operating manual identified its headquarters at 11611 Jay Street, Minneapolis, Minnesota, and documented four models: the AT-10, AT-85, AT-4 and AT-16.[1]

These markers shared a common mechanical operating system but differed in their receiver lengths, barrel configurations and external styling.

The AT-85 featured a longer fore-end incorporating a forward paintball loader, while the AT-4 and AT-16 used military-style furniture resembling contemporary rifles.[1]

=== Tactical training ===

ATS also marketed its products for military and law enforcement training.

A contemporary article published by ''DefenseReview'' in 2002 identified the AT-16 and AT-85 as products competing in the market for tactical paintball training equipment.[5]

The company's promotional material emphasised realistic external configurations and selectable firing modes.

WARPIG's manufacturer directory, verified in August 2007, described ATS as a manufacturer of select-fire paintball markers used in recreational paintball and police and military training.[2]

=== Later models ===

VintageRex documents two additional ATS models dated 2008: the AT-416 and AT-417.

Both were military-styled, magazine-fed markers with removable barrels, folding sights and free-floating foregrips.

The AT-416 was listed with a 14-inch barrel, while the AT-417 used a 16-inch barrel.[6][7]

The company's subsequent operating history and the final production dates of its marker range have not been established.