Originally Posted by blackmain

Good to have you spork. You did a good job as a CO for your first time playing. One good thing to know is how to talk on the radio sooooo check out this handy little guide.

Thanks much for the link, gonna read it now during my lunch break. I'm normally a lot better with the comms, at least basic stuff (I'm a 2E153 Ground Radio Maintenance in the USAF; now 3D153 RF Transmission Systems), but the sections about how to call in specific types of support look to be particularly useful.

One thing I know for myself is that I'm going to have to muck about more with the map interface to get a better feel for how it works (the only thing I figured out in it so far is that I can double click to put a crosshairs icon on it, and type a label, that's about it, heh). That's what I was reading on my smoke breaks so far today: the command sections of the game manual.

I'll be up for some fun tonight, any chance of someone organizing a training-focused op, focusing on game interface at first (to include methods to help keep track of it all, without the crutch of auto-updating map indicators for squadmates), then shifting into practical skills such as optimum attack methods? I'm reasonably good on static defense (it's one of the few things we get taught in the Air Force, at least in my unit: our Combat Communications Readiness School -- sometimes known a "mob school" -- focuses extensively on base defense and convoy ops, as opposed to more aggressive actions), but I'm lacking in the offensive end.

In PlanetSide, the tactics that worked best seemed to be QRF units, going with either gal drops (effectively paratroopers) or max crashes (powered armour used to break enemy line, infantry rushing in behind), which after the initial push, immediately shifted to static defense of a location inside the enemy stronghold (thus hitting my strongpoint.) This, however, simply doesn't work in a more realistic game where you can't eat a few rounds and then just have the medic patch you up or repair your armour.

PS
Apparently the Army won't let me read their field manuals unless I have an Army login, lol; I guess the Air Force isn't good enough for them