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Originally Posted by m102404
IMO...
From overall C&C for a side...down to each squad member...the SOPs should be well known (and understood, and accepted) well before. If guys are well on the ball all that's needed is a quick briefing at the game...if they're random individuals it might be a lot harder. Best thing to do is to split up the random individuals and tag them along into a squad of guys who have things worked out already.
Since each person on a squad knows the SOPs...then when they take a loss there's a way to check in with everyone, a way to quickly assess how you're doing (ammo, strength, etc...) and a decision point if you can continue or have to GTFO and regroup.
If a number of small squads are working together (or even in the same area) they might join together until things get sorted out.
So far as having guys link back up it's always a good SOP to never have a single guy go anywhere. Dead guys can head back to respawn together...live guys can head out together to regroup. A little bit of C&C can go a long way....linking guys back up with their squads, tagging them into other squads for a bit until they can hook back up, etc..
Everyone having a radio is a good thing...95% of the guys should be doing nothing but listening anyways.
Not having a plan/SOP...letting guys go off on their own...not having a way to communicate....that's the perfect combo to have guys go off and never hook back up with their squad.
That said...that all works in "milsims" and not really in an all day skirmish with a bunch of random individuals. If you've got random individuals...or even little groups of guys who don't know what's what...then tag them with other groups who do. It'll probably be a much better day for everyone.
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I like your style. Tactics should be practiced outside official games so you don't have to waste energy micro-managing your squad mates. Obviously there will be times to tell them what to do (e.g. Line up for a door breach, start flanking left, etc...) but if we're fighting in a forest, and there are 3 guys cramped up around me in a firefight, I really shouldn't have to tell them to spread out.
I tend to gravitate toward leadership positions in life but to be honest I actually prefer following orders. I've always considered myself a good person to watch someone's back because I'll place more importance on their survival than mine, especially if they're a good shooter - I'll do anything to keep them alive and taking out the enemy.
As for leaders...I guess each man will inevitably lead differently since it's not like we all go through the same leadership course, and I'm ok with that - I'm playing this to have fun, really - but I despise "leaders" who put their guys in harms way knowing they might get taken out.
For me if I was leading, I would never ask my guys to do something I wouldn't do myself. There's no "I" in Team! (There
is a "ME" but no one likes a smart ass)