08-30-2014, 01:37 PM
(08-30-2014, 12:01 PM)Variable link Wrote:I thought I was doing just that ("Bravo, Alpha" when I'm Alpha and the recipient is Bravo's lead). I'll pay attention more closely next time.
I certainly remember you were doing that on the mission I led. We should try and make sure we use this all the time, as it does help to ensure the recipient is ready to receive the message and avoids having to repeat it.
"Bravo, this is Alpha" might be easier for some people when initiating comms, as it's more obvious which way round it goes (recipient, sender) but "Bravo, Alpha" is fine too if people are comfortable with that. Then "Alpha, send" once the recipient is ready to receive. The sender should wait maybe 5s before re-trying, to give the recipient a chance to tell his squad "break, break" so that they know he needs to use LR and players need to be alert to the "break, break" message and not make their leader have to waste time repeating it. If the recipient can't receive at the moment because the squad is heavily engaged or whatever, then he should send something like "Alpha, hold, engaged" and once it's safe, "Alpha, Bravo, clear to send".