Generic Briefing

Why this generic briefing?

This document tries to lift the burden of command

by providing briefing information one does not need to prepare oneself.

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It is so generic that it can be used for either side

• feel free to make a copy and modify it

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Consider the information/briefing orders as optional

• use what you like
• modify where you see fit

Common to all

Radio nets

3x main Long Range frequency channels

• Reconnaissance
• Arti fire support
• Hunter Killers

Units shall listen on their freq for requests

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Everyone else is free to tune in to frequencies for services they wish to use

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What teams/squads use as their internal Short Range frequency is up to them

Command may decide to be available

• on a separate channel
• or on Reconnaissance channel

Units receive orders from Command on their own freq channel

Hunter-4

Hunter-3

Hunter-2

Hunter-1

LR freq3

Sensor-4

Sensor-3

Sensor-2

Sensor-1

LR freq1

Arti-4

Arti-3

Arti-2

Arti-1

LR freq2

LR freq4

Command

Sectors

Map is separated into certain areas

• named Keypad 1-9
• KP in short

KP1

KP2

KP3

KP6

KP5

KP4

KP7

KP8

KP9

In general

All of you act autonomously for the most part

CMD will assign Keypad sectors to you

• you are responsible for your sectors
• sector assignment may change during mission (e.g. to account for loses)

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The assigned sectors are

• where you shall provide service for
• not necessarily where you are positioned

In the absence of specific orders or requests:

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• make yourself useful
• listen in to other radio channels
• to better understand the situation on the battlefield
• plan for potential next steps
• evasion/driving routes
• pre-calculated fire missions

After respawn

• Establish radio contact with your superior to request orders
• use radio tower for increased radio range
• if contact fails, contact the next higher superior

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• If you can’t get orders
• assume previously assigned responsibility
• on route to previous responsibility re-try contacting your superiors

Area denial drone jammer

Affects enemy and friendly drones alike

Moving and activation shall only be done on explicit orders from CMD

• in order to prevent EM fratricide

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Jammer totally denies aerial reconnaissance

• so one must send ground troops to find containers in denied zone
• opportunity for ambushes
• consider
• deactivation of jammers in the open under cover of smoke
• shelling nearby positions favorable for enemy ambushers
• ignoring jammers if you can find enemy containers with infantry

Role specifics

Reconnaissance

In the absence of other orders or requests:

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Provide intel on your keypad sectors of responsibility

• Find containers with your UAVs
• request artillery strikes on targets
• Manage UAV fuel levels
• land if they are running low
• request other units to swap batteries
• Develop situation picture of enemy forces
• provide early warning to friendly units
• help to coordinate defensive actions
• estimate position of omni-jammers
• Change location
• every now and then
• whenever situation permits
• remember: your radio calls make you visible

Services you provide to others on request:

• situation report on enemy forces
• battle damage assessment

Artillery

Services you provide to others on request:

• ability to accept fire missions into your assigned Keypad sectors
• UAV battery swap for nearby drones

In the absence of other orders or requests:

• Plan future firing positions
• ideally concealed from nearby roads
• Plan routes to next positions
• ideally breaking line-of-sight with the sky
• Entrench, fortify and conceal your position

Hunter killer teams

In the absence of other orders or requests:

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Patrol your keypad sectors of responsibility

• Report confirmed enemy contacts
• in Hunter Killer radio channel
• Listen for artillery fire and hunt them
• Search the EM spectrum
• for enemy drones and hunt them
• for enemy jammers and capture them
• Provide on-premise intel for enemy container locations
• container present yes or no?
• request artillery strikes on targets
• battle damage assessment

Services you provide to others on request:

• Defend friendlies against enemies
• UAV battery swap for nearby drones

Requesting services

Radio nets can become quite crowded

• dependent on player numbers

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Use main LR channels only to initiate request

• handle the request on different channel

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Example

• tell what you need and where (which KP sector)
• tell on which frequency the service request is handled
• e.g. request fire mission into KP9 via 60 MHz (main LR channel for Arti)
• tell that handling the request is done on 60.9 MHz

Procedure on the left keeps main LR channels open and clean for everyone

• if player number is low it is probably overengineered though

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Do not request help from others to defend you pre-emptivly.

• Only request such help in case of solid intel that enemies are a direct threat to you

That’s it. Have fun!

Source code of mission is on Github: https://github.com/gruppe-adler/Shoot_and_Scoot.Tanoa (see change log)

If you have your own spin on such a briefing, please share it :-)