Squad Leader Guide

[Ermelindo Klatt]

TheSquad Leader is one of Command and Support roles, whose primary responsibility is to lead their squad of up to 9 players in coordination with other squad leaders to accomplish their team's objectives. It is available to all factions.

The squad leader uses rallies to keep his squad in the game; command comms to coordinate supplies, assets, attacks, and defenses with other squad leaders; and map markers to relay enemy positions to the rest of the team. He places FOBs in order to establish a presence for his team on the battlefield. How effectively the squad leader performs these duties impacts how enjoyable the game is for his squad members and the rest of his team.

The Army utilizes a chain of command to attain command and control of the ongoing mission. A chain of command is a line of authority that consists of senior leaders and junior Soldiers with various leadership roles. Squad leaders are one of these key roles and are part of this chain of command. As such, they follow the orders of their superiors and direct their subordinates. Squad leaders possess a wide variety of leadership traits that help them excel in overseeing a squad. They have a passion for their profession, are role models on and off duty, and have the depth of character to be firm but fair.

A squad leader prepares their Soldiers for wartime missions. This position supervises and manages other soldiers and first-line supervisors, also known as team leaders, within their squad. An Army squad leader is the tactical center of a squad, maneuvering and leading their team to meet the objective. A squad leader ensures that each Soldier follows military standards. There are frequent opportunities to lead by example, especially when executing an order on a mission.

Successful squad leaders possess a strong sense of duty, exceeding basic directives from the company commander and first sergeant by going above and beyond their duties. They also possess initiative, which squad leaders can demonstrate by taking proactive steps to address situations rather than waiting for an order.

"All right, sweethearts, what are you waiting for? Breakfast in bed? It's another glorious day in the Corps. A day in the Marine Corps is like a day on the farm: Every meal's a banquet. Every paycheck a fortune! Every formation's a parade! I love the Corps!" - Gunnery Sergeant Apone, Aliens

You are the Squad Leader (SL) of one of the main squads aboard the USS Almayer. You are entrusted with the lives of your soldiers, the men and women you will be fighting with on the frontiers of space, and the battlefields on various stations and colonies. You're the one keeping your squad together, so do it right. Your role is primarily Leadership and only secondarily combat. You're practically the only one with a brain down there, so you should do most of the thinking, and let your marines do most of the shooting. Don't leave your squad leaderless by ramboing into combat and becoming a casualty. It's important to know when to fall back. Ensure that your squad makes it back in one piece.

Should a Squad Leader go AWOL, KIA, MIA or just not wake up, a member of the squad (usually Specialists or other high-ranking marines) will be chosen by Command to become the Acting Squad Leader (aSL). They almost have the same abilities as an ordinary Squad Leader; however, the acting squad leaders issue orders ability will be weaker.

As the Squad Leader, you need a robust and sophisticated knowledge of fighting a war and protecting your squad, as well as fighting. Manage your squad's supply lines and make sure your marines make it back in one piece. No one wants another folded flag being sent home so keep as many of them alive as possible.

Use ; for your squad channel and :v for the command channel. Please communicate with command to relay any information. Your Staff Officer should be able to give you a lot of useful information about your squad's composition and whereabouts, along with what's happening with the other squads or aboard the Almayer. Additionally, you'll have access to the JTAC channel :j, use this to co-ordinate close air support as well as other supporting elements. You must follow the chain of command, meaning you follow orders from your superiors, meaning the Commanding Officer, Executive Officer, and the SOs all outrank you. You should always follow their orders. This also means that if you're denied supply from the Requisitions Officer, then you're denied. If a lieutenant gives you an order, they expect you to follow it.

A pair of binoculars, with a laser targeting function. It is used to mark an area for CAS or a mortar target to the targeted location. Has a targeting ID for CAS to identify which laser is which. Ctrl + Click a turf to target something. Ctrl + Click designator to stop lasing. Alt + Click designator to switch modes.

A gun case containing the M56D heavy machine gun. You'll need to order resupplies from requisitions or scavenge them on the field. How do they fit all this into a case? Wouldn't you need a crate? Contains the following -

A gun case containing the XM88 Heavy Rifle, a prototype weapon designed for use against heavily armored infantry targets and light vehicles. Contains an ammunition belt, two boxes of ammunition, the XS-9 Targeting Relay attachment, and the stock for the rifle.

Available to Squad Engineers and Squad Leaders Additionally can be vended from the armaments vendor in requisitions and ordered via ASRS. Anyone with Trained level of engineering can plant a Breaching Charge

Squad Leaders have the authorization to call in Supply Drops and Orbital Strikes. Both of these functions can be called in via the usage of Tactical Binoculars. Supply drops allow the squad to resupply in the field by airdropping supply crates, and Orbital strikes enable the Almayers heavy cannons to lock on and fire at the designated position.

When triggered, the Almayer will fire its orbital cannon, after a short delay and target roughly the position of the beacon. It's very dangerous in roughly a 6 tile radius (13x13) around the beacon itself, depending on the munition in the cannon. It is advised to STAND CLEAR OF THE SIGHT OF IMPACT. The Orbital Cannon will then need to be reloaded by the maintenance technicians with a cooldown so it won't always be available.

Squad leaders have access to the JTAC channel to co-ordinate with pilots and other support available to them. The pilots have the unique ability to launch fire missions that allow you to co-ordinate a devastating strike against your enemies. To do so, you'll need to utilize your tactical binoculars on the CAS MARKING MODE (the red laser) and lase a tile (zoom in by using the binoculars and ctrl+click a tile). The pilot will take off and target your laser. You should co-ordinate with your pilot to give a specific direction and offset of the airstrike. Once you confirm the offsets and directions (if any), the pilot will commence bombardment shortly afterwards.It is VERY IMPORTANT to keep the laser up for as long as possible in order for the dropship to fully launch the airstrike. Stopping the laser will cancel the airstrike and aborting the fire mission.

Your squad consists of the two to four engineers, two to four medics, one specialist, one smart-gunner and an endless swarm of grunts.Where you are the man on the ground giving orders, they will need to follow. You may want some men to cover the rear or the sides of your squad, preventing the enemy from attacking weak points.

Once someone is already in a Fireteam, you can either Promote him to Team Leader, or remove him from the Fireteam, simply by examining the player again, click on Manage Fireteams, and those new options will pop up.

2) There is another option where you can manage Fireteams simply by clicking in the Squad Leader's indicator, and once again, a menu will pop up which will show a status for each marine, that you can manually input to individual marines saying if they are MIA / KIA, etc, so that may help command with the logistics.

Teamleaders are essential when it comes to spliting your squad. They are the ones that lead your fireteams but keep you informed on their location, casualties, status reports, etc and are highly usefull for flanking and supporting maneuvers.

Certain situations will require quick judgment and others, a more calculated choice.While the marines are fighting for control of the frontlines, you will need to support them in their offensive and make the call on when to push or when to retreat.

No one wants to sacrifice good men and women for a cause that may be unjust and fruitless. But sacrifices must be made to save the lives of the many. As a leader, the decision weighs on your shoulders for quick decision making, and some of them will cost lives. The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few. You will have to make the tough calls that will leave some of your marines to their doom to save the rest of the squad.

Orders are a timed active ability that characters trained in leadership can activate. The duration of the ability is related to how high the characters leadership skill is, an example being that the commanders order will last longer than a squad leads. The intensification of the ability is also determined by the leadership skill, the higher it is the more intense the orders effects are on surrounding players. Note that these abilities do not stack and that the abilities cover your visual view range and no further. To choose an order to activate go into the IC tab in the top right then select "Issue Order".

I have tried for two days to ascertain how does one play a "low ranked" human controlled Rifleman in a Squad of AI controlled units on a search and destroy mission. And then half way through said Eden mission. The AI Squad leader grants you control of his 6 man Squad, with you now being able to control the units. I am part of the squad grouped. I cant find the working syntax for is Leader of or set leader. I also doubt a way point on me of Join will work as I am already part of the unit from the start. Unless said unit is disbanded only to join and lead later. I know there is a Mission in the original Cold war crises in Red hammer. You play half way through and are given squad level command.

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