Firstly i'll say that i've found the majority of players on TG are mature and know what they're doing (at least relative to the rest of the PR/BF2 community). However like every community there are some bad eggs and points of conflict.


The maps aren't the problem, it's the fact people think they have more right to the assets then others. If you make it clear that it's all fair game (as it should be) then you just have to ban the sore losers who resort to TKing for assets.


The other night on Kashan 32 there was a locked helicopter squad who were using tanks at the beginning of the round, seemed fair enough because there obviously weren't choppers around for them to use yet and the infantry could use some armour support.
But then they drove their tanks all the way back to main base, leaving the infantry squads in the frontline just so they could ensure that no one else would take their choppers one they spawned. I'm not sure if it was the commander's intention to have the tanks pull out completely in return for some questionably effective air support but it seemed pretty silly to me.
Alternatively the tanks could of at least gone on a suicide run or something to do some damage to the enemy and hold them back in the time that it instead took for them to return to base and grab helicopters, take them off, then fly back again.

I can sort of see the point in having certain squads controlling certain assets as theoretically the commander can organise and coordinate the team easier, but with the ensuing negative "exclusive asset rights" behaviour it doesn't really seem worth it.
It should just be fair game whether a commander is on duty or not. If one squad wants to drive tanks or fly helicopters then they can attempt to obtain such asset, if not then better luck next time. The name of squads is pretty meaningless as well as often squads are not even being "Snipers" or using "Tanks." Whatever the squad is doing at one point or the other is mostly circumstancial.


Multi-role/asset squads can work just as well anyway, a proven example is one squad member can be a helicopter pilot and the rest can be spec ops/snipers. Being in the same squad the ground crew can easily use VOIP to request drop offs and extractions whilst the pilot can spot targets, and when the helicopter is unavailable the pilot can grab a different kit and help out on the ground. Having a light squad air mobile means they can be placed in all kinds of locations where they can either directly cover friendly troops or cause havoc/distraction to the enemy whilst the other squads advance. There will usually be other helicopters and marksmen kits available for other squads to use, plus the pilot can easily transport non squad members around when needed.

Sure that example operation can be done with seperate pilot and spec ops squads but that involves a lot more typing in teamchat and relaying voip from commander which adds delay and reduces effectiveness. Possibly even interfering or distracting from other squad operations. It obviously doesn't work all the time, but it's only one example of how multi-role/asset squads can work without strict commander organisation.

A couple of others to mention:
- A single tank can drive along with infantry from the same squad.
- A single attack chopper can hover over tanks from the same squad.
^ Both of these should result in mutual cover and shouldn't cause complications provided all the squad members are working towards the same objective.

Not to say a squad full of tankers alongside a seperate squad of infantry/attack choppers is any less effective. Just saying that theres nothing wrong with mixing it up provided everyone sticks together and covers each other.

If BF2 allowed VOIP inbetween squad leaders/members without having to relay via Commander then it'd be easier to coordinate an infantry squad with an armour squad. But at the moment an integrated squad of man and machines should far increase the reaction times between the spotting of threats and the covering of vunerable assets.
In the time that i takes to type something like "RPG at 230" in team chat to alert the tank squad 'covering' your infantry squad, you could have said it over VOIP to a tank within your squad and shot at the target.



If you think you can convince me that exclusive asset squads is worth all the negativity it stirs up, feel free to try.