[DSII] [Tech] Battlefield Awareness (Was: [GZG] [HIST] Milita ry Hackers)

1 posts ยท Oct 28 1998

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!?