From: Owen Glover <oglover@b...>
Date: Thu, 29 Oct 1998 08:30:25 +1000
Subject: RE: [DSII] [Tech] Battlefield Awareness (Was: [GZG] [HIST] Milita ry Hackers)
If you read the novels by Rick Shelley (Camerein, Buchanan and DMC), Platoon Commanders have access to SIGINT resources that detail the location of all the 'battle helmets' (en and fr) and other electronic comms devices on the battlefield. Well it is a two edged sword; using the electronic map board opens you up to detection and of course there is then the tactic of the enemy turning his 'helmet' off and thus avoiding detection. Also the use of transponders to place decoy helmets and equipment on the 'battlefield'. There are some interesting ambushes where teh enemies prescence is made known both by fire and the electronics 'firing up'. In DS this is well reperesented by no hidden movement. In SG you could do similar, but if you wish for hidden movement then perhaps no communications allowed including of course the squads on the ground can't report enemy sightings back to HQ without revealing themselves!?