Radio communications : the main RP tips

[Kesserline]

For those hadn't had the possibility to make some Military Simulation RP or has no real experiences with military or such.. Armies studied and produced an awesome method to ensure that comms are structured in a way that limit possibilities of misunderstanding.

Building your sentences through radio

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Here is how a radio comm is structured in most armies :

When talking within your squad, you have nothing to say more than directly what you want to say. "Squad, stay on the right flank." or "McBaldie, keep your eyes open."

But when you're talking to a unit/asset/individuel/officer outside your unit, then, you have to structure specifically your comm :

"Entity you want to speak", this is "Your Fonction/Your Role/Your Name", requesting back up at Canteen."
Or
"Your Fonction/Your Role/Your Name" to "Entity you want to speak", requesting back up at Canteen."

Basically, here is the example :
"CIC, this is Delta Lead, requesting back up at Canteen."
"Delta to CIC, requesting back up at Canteen."

You can get more complete to indicate if your sentence or the conversation is over in your case.

Saying "Over", means your comm is complete and no more things would be needed to say (Basically, you weren't interrupted while talking).

Saying "Out", means literally that you are out of this conversation. Basically, you are reporting something, and you don't need an answer. You are stating a fact. "This is Delta Lead, FOB is fortified at 95%. Delta SL, out." You can also order something that doesn't require any answers from your interlocutor, or you don't accept any answers. "Delta SL, this is Command. Accomplish your fucking mission, or face the consequences. Commander Beaumont, out."

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Military Alphabet and its use

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For the Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, Delta, Echo.. Remember that these are just the Military/International Alphabet. Alpha means A, Bravo means B, and so on.

Military Alphabet goes : Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, Delta, Echo, Foxtrot, Golf, Hotel, India, Juliett, Kilo, Lima, Mike, November, Oscar, Papa, Quebec, Romeo, Sierra, Tango, Uniform, Victor, Whiskey, X-ray, Yankee, Zulu.

On CM, comms are either down, either 5/5. But if your comms get on a 3/5, names or words can get difficult to understand.
If you hare heavily wounded, you may be stuttering or stammering. Occasionnally, spelling things may have its importancy.

So, sometimes, you have to spell it. "REQUESTING BOMBARDMENT ON B-9 SECTOR. I REPEAT : BRAVO-9." or "This is Delta, we are currently Romeo Tango Bravo." (RTB Return to Base, we are currently returning to base."

Basically, you can literally say that a situation is Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, literally WTF.

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Strangely, the more "RP" your comms are, the more efficient there are. As there won't be any possibilities to mis-hear (mis-read) what you're saying.

[GoliathTheDespoiler]

I want this to be a marine law.

Radio etiquette.

[Omicega]

Remember to say "I say again" instead of "I repeat". Or is that just a British thing?

[Blade2000Br]

I love this and now it must be added to our Radio Etiquette.

Apop, make this happen.

[Arbs]

Saying "Over and out", means literally that you are out of this conversation. Basically, you are reporting something, and you don't need an answer. You are stating a fact. "This is Delta Lead, FOB is fortified at 95%. Over and out." You can also order something that doesn't require any answers from your interlocutor, or you don't accept any answers. "Delta SL, this is Command. Accomplish your fucking mission, or face the consequences. Over and out."

Please dont do that.

"Over and out" is a made up by hollywood. You say over when you expect a reply and when you dont, you only say out.

https://www.urbandictionary.com/define. ... 0and%20Out

Over and Out
A conflicting term introduced by Hollywood and Military wannabes. In mediocre movies, the phrase is said to acknowledge a response on the radio. In actuality, "Over" means that you have heard the message and expect a reply while "Out" means that you have heard the message but you are ending the conversation.
Soldier 1 : "Eh Sergeant, didn't that Corporal fail his radio test?"
Soldier 2 : "That Chuck Norris addict said 'Over and Out' like the Holly-fucking-wood movie!"

[Kesserline]

Basically, you can reduce word : I repeat = Repeating.

Military use each word for its meaning. "Say again" would be used to ask someone to repeat. But if you answer, in my opinion "Repeating :..." would fit better.

Here is another kewl thing to say on radio :
"Command, this Delta Lead, with all due respect : Foxtrot Uniform. Delta Lead out. " (do not go shipside after saying that)

Edited over and out thingy based on that betrayal from Alan Jones. Alan, expect boots stolen at every deployment. Bwahahaha

[Skimmy2]

Saying "Break" tells people to stfu so you can talk.
I personally like to end most of my communications in game with "how copy" or (to subordinates)"understood". This way im expecting their acknowledgement.

[Blade2000Br]

Here is another kewl thing to say on radio :
"Command, this Delta Lead, with all due respect : Foxtrot Uniform. Delta Lead out. "

The user of this post have now been Permaed and Executed as per Commander Compton orders.

Carry out.

[Arbs]

Some advice in communicating when requesting fire missions; This is somewhat based on actual procedures but MUCH simplified for use in the game.

Note: All of the communication must be done over the command channel (:v)

OBs (orbital Bombardment):

For this you need an SL in the ground who requests the fire mission and also plants the beacon and an SO to evaluate the fire mission, adjust it and to send it.

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Step 1: Requesting fire mission and confirming it.

It is important to make the command channel aware of your request as well as the squad you belong to, so that someone can provide overwatch on time.
SL: Command, DELTA lead here, requesting fire mission/OB, how copy?

Now the person in the CIC will respond and confirm their request.
SO: We read you delta lead. Fire mission confirmed, send us the coordinates, over.

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Step 2: Planting beacon and Giving coordinated and confirming coordinates.

When you belive that the OB will have the desired impact on the target you may also include the phrase “Fire for effect”.

SL: Fire for effect, Delta beacon, X+5 Y-5, over.

The SO will now have to confirm the coordinates and input them in the console.
SO: Fire for effect, Delta beacon, X+5 Y-5, out.

At this point the SL may still make any corrections he feels necessary. Same procedure follows, SL announces coordinates and the SO confirms.

SL: Correction, Delta beacon, x+5 Y+5, over.
SO: Correction confirmed. Delta beacon, X+5 Y+5, out.

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Step 3: Giving the fire order.

Up to this moment the SL can make adjustment/corrections. However once the fire order has been given no further adjustments can be done.

SL: Shot, over. / SL: Fire fire fire.
SO: Shot, out. / SO: Slpash in 5 seconds. / Fire mission complete.

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Once the shot lands, the SL can tell the SO about the effect of the fire mission.

These steps should ensure a relatively safe OB strike and an effective one as well.

Alternatively if coordinates are not given or the OB is requested by the SO, the SO himself will have to input coordinates and announce the fire mission over the command and squad comms to avoid friendly causalities.

[Rio]

I want this to be a marine law.

*CO comes up to marine walking out of surgery with new prosthetic arm*
"You didn't end your transmission with "Over"."
*Matebas*

This seems like a particularly HRP thing to do in an MRP server, and making it law would only lead to people getting needlessly brigged because they didn't say "over" while calling in an OB as a xeno was ripping their arm off.

[Arbs]

Im pretty sure that wasnt meant -literaly-. Goliath was basically just saying “We need more of this” in a fancy way.

You kinda missed it.

[Bronimin]

It would lead to less shouting on the command channel about which SL is talking right now.

And less confusion on the RO channel about which SO is requesting a drop.

[GoliathTheDespoiler]

Im pretty sure that wasnt meant -literaly-. Goliath was basically just saying “We need more of this” in a fancy way.

You kinda missed it.

Yeah pretty much.

It'd be to hard to teach the community to do it and it'd probably be a very, very minor offense if it was even considered.

But I might make it a CO gimmick.

[LocalizedDownpour]

For those hadn't had the possibility to make some Military Simulation RP or has no real experiences with military or such.. Armies studied and produced an awesome method to ensure that comms are structured in a way that limit possibilities of misunderstanding.

Building your sentences through radio

► Show Spoiler

Here is how a radio comm is structured in most armies :

When talking within your squad, you have nothing to say more than directly what you want to say. "Squad, stay on the right flank." or "McBaldie, keep your eyes open."

But when you're talking to a unit/asset/individuel/officer outside your unit, then, you have to structure specifically your comm :

"Entity you want to speak", this is "Your Fonction/Your Role/Your Name", requesting back up at Canteen."
Or
"Your Fonction/Your Role/Your Name" to "Entity you want to speak", requesting back up at Canteen."

Basically, here is the example :
"CIC, this is Delta Lead, requesting back up at Canteen."
"Delta to CIC, requesting back up at Canteen."

You can get more complete to indicate if your sentence or the conversation is over in your case.

Saying "Over", means your comm is complete and no more things would be needed to say (Basically, you weren't interrupted while talking).

Saying "Out", means literally that you are out of this conversation. Basically, you are reporting something, and you don't need an answer. You are stating a fact. "This is Delta Lead, FOB is fortified at 95%. Delta SL, out." You can also order something that doesn't require any answers from your interlocutor, or you don't accept any answers. "Delta SL, this is Command. Accomplish your fucking mission, or face the consequences. Commander Beaumont, out."

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Military Alphabet and its use

► Show Spoiler

For the Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, Delta, Echo.. Remember that these are just the Military/International Alphabet. Alpha means A, Bravo means B, and so on.

Military Alphabet goes : Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, Delta, Echo, Foxtrot, Golf, Hotel, India, Juliett, Kilo, Lima, Mike, November, Oscar, Papa, Quebec, Romeo, Sierra, Tango, Uniform, Victor, Whiskey, X-ray, Yankee, Zulu.

On CM, comms are either down, either 5/5. But if your comms get on a 3/5, names or words can get difficult to understand.
If you hare heavily wounded, you may be stuttering or stammering. Occasionnally, spelling things may have its importancy.

So, sometimes, you have to spell it. "REQUESTING BOMBARDMENT ON B-9 SECTOR. I REPEAT : BRAVO-9." or "This is Delta, we are currently Romeo Tango Bravo." (RTB Return to Base, we are currently returning to base."

Basically, you can literally say that a situation is Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, literally WTF.

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Strangely, the more "RP" your comms are, the more efficient there are. As there won't be any possibilities to mis-hear (mis-read) what you're saying.

I agree with all of this. Except as a SL you don't 'Out' a LT. I've been kicked in the ass before for that. Also let the officer 'out' it makes them feel sparkly.

Also for all of you that I know will do it. Never say over and out. Just don't. Muh immersions.

[Bancrose]

I would like to see this but some marines have single digit IQ and still say wtf,lol,lmao my nigga etc. or some people don't give a single fuck about grammar or proper sentences.

[getfreur]

Example:
Alpha:CIC, this Alpha Spec, Alpha lead is gone out.
Charlie:CIC, this Charlie lead, FOB under heavy attack from west Nexus, requestion firing support over!
CIC:Charlie, this CIC, understood, Air support in 30 seconds, over.
Charlie: CIC, this Charlie lead, marking targets, out.

Something Like that?