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Re: brikwars...
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Mon, 24 Apr 2000 18:52:44 GMT
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WUBWUB@stopspammersWILDLINK.COM
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"Dan Boger" <dan@giccs.georgetown.edu> wrote:
> Stephen F. Roberts wrote:
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> > ....All the troopers would have a helmet comm, but you would still have chain of command
> > and distraction. The average field guy does not want to be distracted with the assorted
> > coordination chatter that would go on at 'command' frequencies, so would turn it off.
> > He'll be told where to move and where to shoot by his comm-officer who, in turn, would get
> > his guidance from someone 'upstream'. It is also likely that standard field guys would be
> > shut out of command frequencies, since at times, generals have to send squads into certain
> > death situations and its not good for morale to have the field guys hear their fate being
> > discussed like that.
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> usually the field guys will be on their squad freq, while the squad commander is on both
> squad freq and command freq... but no one in their right mind will turn off his radio in
> a battle. Not unless you're looking for a warm place in a body bag. :)
...:-) I didn't mean theyd turn off their comm, just they'd turn off the command
frequency... leave the command frequency to the higher paygrades and all.
> > ....So the end effect would be the average fig would not be able to coordinate well with
> > anyone outside of his squad. Multiple squads could all fire at the same thing, but only
> > guys close to you or on your frequency would be able to hit the same place on that target
> > to be able to add up and hurt it. (not to mention the squad has trained together, so know
> > each other and act as 'one fig').
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> to get multiple squads to attack the same point, you have to pre-coordinate it (even if it's just 20 minutes before) - the high command decides where to attack, notifies the squad commanders, and they tell their troops...
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> heheh - at least that's the way I've seen it done :)
...This is more like 'shoot that tank there!!' where all the members of a squad can
coordinate on the spot to cause cumulative damage... but even if another squad got that
same 'shoot that tank there!!' order, they wouldn't be able to coordinate well enough with
the first squad to cause more cumulative damage. Each squad could be grouped together, but
it would in effect be 2 separate attacks.
...you can go back to ignoring me now...
wubwub
stephen f roberts
wamalug guy (http://wamalug.org)
wildlink.com
lugnet #160
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| (...) 'sides, usually command traffic is encrypted, which the average trooper won't have the eq to decode... (...) I'm not sure it should count as two attacks... I've seen batteries 20 miles apart shoot at the same target, at the very same second... (...) (24 years ago, 24-Apr-00, to lugnet.gaming)
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| (...) usually the field guys will be on their squad freq, while the squad commander is on both squad freq and command freq... but no one in their right mind will turn off his radio in a battle. Not unless you're looking for a warm place in a body (...) (24 years ago, 24-Apr-00, to lugnet.gaming)
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