03-24-2021, 09:35 AM
Alwarren Wrote:AO, OP and HVT are all brevity codes for concepts that are often discussed over the radio. Because Radio Traffic should be short and efficient.
However, brevity seems to be absent in recent coop nights, resulting in oversaturated radio traffic. Yesterday during Stag's mission, I was close to yelling into the radio that people should start to shorten their replies, and similar things happened in other coop nights. Mind you, I know I am myself guilty for a lot of the things I am going to rant about - still I feel it should be addressed. Also, I don't want to offend anyone, so if you apply this to yourself (which you totally should), don't see it as me pointing fingers at you.
Sometimes during contact reports, the number of nose hairs (not meant literally) is reported when "Contact, Infantry, 270 degrees close" would have been enough. Sometimes radios are used when people face each other in a most pandemic-defiant act and normal voice would be sufficient to communicate. Sometimes completely pointless information is passed on, or it is drawn out into full paragraphs of text when in reality it could be shortened to a few words.
So, what I would like to point out is that radio traffic should be kept to a minimum, especially when in a combat situation. Contact reports for example can be kept very short depending on the threat level the contact has. A single infantry half a kilometer away is sufficiently covered with "Contact, single infantry, x degrees far". Filler words like "I see" or "I am at" are not required, and should be omitted ("I am at the pointed marked on the map" can be shortened to "at the RV"). Restrict yourself to the required information, and keep it as short as possible.
On the other end of the spectrum, DO relay important information. For example, if the team has taken a break to observe, and the team leader just continues without saying anything, some people are bound to be left behind.
And finally, if you are the recipient of a message, confirm that you have received and understood it. A simple "wilco" or "roger" is sufficient, it just gives the confirmation that the message was received and understood.
Roger, out.
Lead me, Follow me, or Get out of my way.