10-13-2014, 05:54 PM
(10-13-2014, 02:01 PM)Alwarren link Wrote:How to fix this
We rarely get to play missions like this with so many groups and people, so we're not really experienced with it. My idea would be to split up command (long range) level into two channels. Channel One is infantry only, in this case, Alpha, Bravo and Charlie. Channel Two is vehicles, in this case, the two BTR's and the Tank. This separation means that communication within the levels does not clutter communication in the other levels. Also in this case, voice volume should be normal, not yelling.
The commander can use the alternate channel, and possibly split the channels to left and right ear, to accommodate easier recognition.
That sounds like a good plan but as you can only assign a radio, not a channel, to an ear, if you wanted to have the infantry channel on one ear and the vehicle channel on the other, you could use the LR for the infantry channel (or whichever group is going to be furthest from the commander) and assign that to the left ear and then use the SR Alternate channel for the vehicle group (assuming they'll be staying within 5km of the commander as I think that's the SR limit) and assign the SR to the right ear. The commander might still have his own squad which he needs to use the SR to talk to and that would be on the right ear as well but that probably isn't a problem.
In such situations, the squads need to observe radio discipline and call in "Alpha, Bravo" (or this is Bravo) and wait for the commander to respond "Bravo, go ahead" or "Bravo, hold comms" so that the commander hasn't got teams radioing in over the top of each other (Alpha, Bravo and Charlie would be on the same channel so could hear if any of the infantry squads are already talking to the commander but the vehicle group wouldn't be able to hear these comms so wouldn't know if the commander is busy talking to the infantry).