Some Squad leading tips

[-.-Maverick-.-]

Hey guys, Im doing quite allot of squad leadin, and I think Im pretty good, but ofc theres allways room for improvement. So since there are so many experienced SLs here I was hopin you could give me some tips and alert me to most frequent mistakes.

[gazzthompson]

at start of game assign kits, mainly medic and SAW. Ask if people want to use these kits first as people who like them generally do better.

check your map, ALL THE TIME! see what your team is doing what your squad members are doing etc.

if in doubt, defend.

set markers ALL THE TIME !! "move here" set marker. "enemy here!" set marker. "look here!" set marker. this will come with experience as personally i can set a marker on something i need at any distance before i can even say what i want and the VoIp transmits to my squad mates.

keep the squad close, and keep saying if players drift away.

also watch:

YouTube - Project Reality Squad Training pt. 1 of 5

and the rest of em. they are old but im sure you can learn some things from it.


thats all for now ill post more when i remember, but learn to use markers constantly... visual aids are always good! and its good to see another playing learning to lead.

[goguapsy]

Make sure everyone follows your orders.

If they don't follow a simple order as DON't even THINK about getting a limited kit without ASKING! send them to court martial (kick them from the squad). You could ask them, though, WHY did they get the kit. this could come to some amusing answers such as...

I was playing Jabal al Burj. I was SLing very very well. But I lost my rally and we ended up spawning at the carrier. When everyone regroups, guess what, I guy gets the Sniper kit.

me (VOIP) "xxxxxx, why did you get the sniper kit?"
him (text) "uh.........."
him (text, after a short pause) "because it was available XD"


I decided to give him another chance (he was doing a good job nontheless) but otherwise, kick the person. If you say "everyone, COLUMN formation (explain if needed)". If they don't, tell them they are wrong. If they are wrong again, last warning. Third time, kick.

If you say DON'T GET SPOTTED, STAY BELOW THE RIDGE (typo?) LINE! and they don't, pray nobody saw him and tell him. The third time, kick him.


At the beginning ask everyone to acknowledge your orders. If they don't, give em' da boot.


Good luck there mate.

Also, this is my friend's guide. Pretty good actually.
https://www.realitymod.com/forum/f143-s ... -fire.html

and remember, follow what gazzthompson said, THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT (the markers specially).

tell me how it goes!
Cheers!



P.S. you will learn the reason why you should kick people that don't follow your simple orders: 1st, it's not that hard to ask permission for a kit or acknowledge a request. 2nd, when you have a squad where EVERYONE is a good teamplayer, well, you are the other team's nightmare.

Maybe we should play togheter some day. whats your GMT? (Mine's -3:00GMT, Brazil) and what time do you normally play?

[Roguehellhound]

asides the posters above me (all VERY good advice)
just a little tidbit:

1. keep all your orders precise and coherent.
2. don't over think the situation too much.
3. don't let the enemy dictate your actions, force the enemy to react... i.e. if the battle is becoming a slugfest, its your chance to go flank while the rest of the team is engaged.
4. constantly relay info to the rest of the team-VERY important-
5. if possible, work with another squad.. too many times you will see the team working on different objectives or worse, the same one at the same time.
6. if you have to, use your rally like a tripwire, countless times i've been saved by using a rallypoint on my flank. the enemy would overrun it and i would instantly know someone is approaching my 6! (risky tactic though)

heres a little scenario:
while playing Operation Ghost Train, the teams would try and rush bridge, we would just either rush across the bridge with jeeps and force the enemy to defend the southern flag while the rest of the team caps north (we would be ready before they even get to that flag lol), or wait till the enemy makes their locations known and find a good flanking position.

try and remember names of known sqd leaders/players. Learn their tactics and routes by playing multiple games with or versus them on any given map.

with experience you can start gauging how the enemy would attack or move.
read the battlefield by watching your map on a long hump and checking where your team is getting heavily engaged. i.e. dying, vehicle assets disappears, etc.

another great example, again, is Operation Ghost Train . if you manage to cap the northern flag before they cap the southern flag, 70percent of the time the faster enemy players would be heading to the bridge with trucks and jeeps to build a firebase and set defenses
while attempting to get a squad across to flank. and any stragglers would be haggled to get the flag that they left behind.
'This is coming from winning OGT multiple times in under 20min.
if you look at the 2 scenarios, they overlap each other see?

releasing any more strats would not be healthy for me

Just be dynamic, any given situation can dictate what you do, but the enemies actions should not.

you play hard and agressive=higher chance of WIN!





anything else you need, swing by on our website (ciagamingclan.com) no obligations, no recruiting, just good fun with anyone willing to learn and take up the most important position of Project Reality! SQD LDER FTW!

]CIA[ Clan Leader Roguebone (ingame: ]CIA[ Roguehellhound)

[-.-Maverick-.-]

Thx Guys for all the feedback. Im getting better everyday. goguapsy my timezone is GMT +01.00 im from croatia. Here you can contact me on xfire: Maverick2311

p.s. you all can contact me on Xfire if you would like to play with me