+1 Slot for New EOD Specalist

[mint siren]

1-person team, cool. Since they are their own thing though and don't seem to be attached to squads, would it not make sense for it to be a 2-person team so they have a buddy? Just thoughts. If miss interpreting something let me know.

Correct: +1 Slot for each platoon, since 1 guy per platoon

Just random though, since they are attached to platoon soooo. Eh. Just let me know if you have any thoughts.

[short shell]

Definitely a good idea, EOD should have a "Guardian angle" buddy to help in case they blow up

[mint siren]

Yeah, best if a EOD Medic if not just another EOD guy that can call it out and get someone over there. Would also allow them to switch between easily and not force one guy to do all the work if only one slot is EOD.

[rain terrace]

intent is to attach EOD to a squad

[celest plover]

The EOD "buddies" are PL, PM,...he resides on there short range freq and will be aside them awaiting tasking.

[short shell]

Got it that makes sense

Ah i see he's on their SR

That clears everything up

[celest plover]

kewl

[mint siren]

Ah gotcha. I read already and knew he was on SR for platoon but wasn't as to what the exact intent was. Thanks for clearing that up.

[celest plover]

all good

[ornate wraith]

So if EOD is attached to a squad they don't have to monitor their short range?

[rigid heart]

No, EOD isn't a combat role, they just stick close by and wait for tasking, it would be smart of a 1-6/1-7 to task the closest squad to assist in protecting the EOD member

The same way butcher is used, just there is multiple members in a butcher crew, so one person can monitor PL net, and the other can monitor squad net

[ornate wraith]

I wouldn't consider that attached though, as 1-9 and banshee also "stick close by and wait for tasking"

I would think attaching a squad to EOD for protection would make more sense

[warped osprey]

Karma said this is the intention

[ornate wraith]

he said EOD to squad

[warped osprey]

Same thing right

[ornate wraith]

would squad follow eod or eod follow the squad is the difference

just my thoughts for further clarification on their intentions

as its a new role

[warped osprey]

What I get from it is they stay out of the fight as does banshee/ hq/ and ogre. Attached to a squad I’d bet there’s leeway on roe. Don’t look for a fight but be ready to engage when the time comes. In my head the squad does their thing with eod in back and then provides security when eod has to do his task

[ornate wraith]

and that brings up how does EOD communicate with the squad if they're not meant to be on their short range

[warped osprey]

Good question

Maybe pull a 1-9 move and set an additional for the squad your with

[ornate wraith]

then EOD is monitoring 4 frequencies

which is difficult for even seasoned people

[warped osprey]

Imo he shouldn’t have to be in 160

[ornate wraith]

I don't think he should be on 34

[warped osprey]

That as well

[rigid heart]

1-6 will attach the squad to EOD, EOD doesn't need any communication with the squad

[ornate wraith]

does that not seem problematic?

[rigid heart]

They just both have to know where they are going

[warped osprey]

Butcher does it all the time for good reason

[ornate wraith]

thats like attaching butcher to a squad but butcher not going to their short range

[rigid heart]

Butcher isn't required to do that

Also, that is mostly for calling out targets

[ornate wraith]

it does say squad leaders have tactical command

of butcher

which would involve being on squad frequency

[rigid heart]

Butcher is also on 31

[ornate wraith]

well thats 3 frequencies

thats entirely reasonable

[warped osprey]

It doesn’t say you can’t be on the squad comms so looks like it’s gonna be 4 freqs to monitor🤙🏼

[rigid heart]

EOD would have to listen to 4

Yikes

It's up to the EOD then

[ornate wraith]

listening to 160 and 110 sounds like a nightmare

at the same time

[rigid heart]

4 nets is crazy

[warped osprey]

160 is relatively quiet in my experience. 31 and 110 sounds like aids 😂

[rigid heart]

Lmao

[ornate wraith]

160 with 2 1-8s, 1-9, shadow, and 1-6 and 1-7

[rigid heart]

Not banshee

[warped osprey]

One of the reasons I hate 1-9 is all the comms

[ornate wraith]

sorry phantom

ah

still wrong

[rigid heart]

Phantom isn't on 160 are they?

1-9 lmao

[ornate wraith]

that guy

[warped osprey]

Pretty sure 160 is hq elements only that’s why it’s quiet and peaceful chat

[rigid heart]

Exactly

[ornate wraith]

even so 4 frequencies gets hard

[rigid heart]

Yeah, so EOD shouldn't be on the squad freq too

[ornate wraith]

Id say squad freq is more important than 34

and being on 31(32) instead of 30

EOD is a platoon element

[rigid heart]

Well they have to be on one of those 2

[ornate wraith]

no its both

[warped osprey]

34 is questionable and 160 makes sense to be in contact with 1-6 more directly. And 31 for awareness of the AO

[ornate wraith]

butcher isn't on 34 so why EOD

[warped osprey]

Most of the time ogre is on 30 anyway

[rigid heart]

30 and 34 are both ogre right?

[ornate wraith]

30 is company and 34 is ground vehicles

but ogre is on both

[rigid heart]

Other than 1-6 and ogre who monitors 30

[warped osprey]

Ogre has like they’re own private long range freq basically

😂

[rigid heart]

Lol

I don't think eod should need both of those nets lol

I think 30 can be replaced by 31

[ornate wraith]

Either way my recommendation is changing the SOP for EOD to be on 160(260), attached squad freq (maybe even changing butcher SOPs to include squad freq) and 31(32)

Also expanding on EOD being attached to a squad (I think squad to EOD)

[warped osprey]

I agree. 160 and 31 would suffice. 34 will be filled with ogres chatting it up mostly

[rigid heart]

No I mean, EOD should have contact with ogre, but they shouldn't need 2 nets with ogre on it

[warped osprey]

30 then

[rigid heart]

So just 160 31 and 34

Or 160 30 and 31

[ornate wraith]

why should they be in contact with ogre?

[rigid heart]

Because they are going to need supplies

Unless they just relay to 1-6 what they need

[warped osprey]

That’s what they should be doing

[rigid heart]

Tru

[warped osprey]

Ogre doesn’t take requests so I’ve heard from admin

[rigid heart]

Makes sense, so why would they have eod on 2 ogre freqs? 🤣🤣

[warped osprey]

Idk the intention but it could use some editing

He takes orders from 1-6(30). He needs to know what’s happening around him(31). He operates with assassin squads(110-140)

The said comms isn’t necessary honestly imo it would help cohesion tho

[ornate wraith]

160 or 30?

[warped osprey]

Hence butcher doin it

What’s the confusion

[ornate wraith]

orders from 1-6 on 30 or 160

[warped osprey]

Oh right I see

30 guarantees comms

160 would work tho too

[ornate wraith]

EOD is a platoon element so I still see no reason why they would be on company comms

[warped osprey]

You have a point

I’m excited to give it a try if people don’t hog the role😂 guess we’ll see if the comms change any

[ornate wraith]

im scared this role will result in more minefields being added 💀

[warped osprey]

I’m scared that its unscreened

Not a hard role but there will be trolls and smooth brains

[ornate wraith]

is it not a perm role?

they have an asset specific to them

[warped osprey]

Nope

[ornate wraith]

well I guess they can't really do anything more than ogre could

just the m1132 will have to be cheap

it says its a permission role in SOPs?

[warped osprey]

I didn’t even think about that

They get a Stryker holy shit

Yeah it says it but karma said it’s a open slot when I asked about it

Yeah idk that’s a weird one

[ornate wraith]

its a new role, like I was saying im not complaining just thinking out loud to help polish the SOPs and role

gotta leave it open so people can play it

[warped osprey]

Next restart ima try my hand at it

If it’s open

[short shell]

Should the EOD also get access to all these explosives as well

Currently OGRE can pull these from arsenal but then EOD only from crate

[dreamy forge]

Intended