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Have been on many occasions and will be again, seems like Hellhead has resigned for the time being as Squadleader of 2nd Squad ?

You do a fine job Dude but i get your drift - me at least have been getting used to Goldman and Hellhead forming squads rather quickly but they are not always online and we should have some runners up .....

Eckzack have formed squads several times and not to forget the infamous Superfly Squad

Although on TS we should agree on who will be squadleader between the rounds rather than when they have started to save precious time in the beginning of a map.

HellHead wrote:

A squad leader rushing into battle and dying all the time is as good as none.[/b]

With me as a medic on his tail there is nothing to worry about, just ask Goldman cause he tends to die a lot

I sometimes make a squad, but usually I wait a few minutes first. So when I make a squad it means that 75% of the bf2s guys are in the heli or the jet. No matter how hard I try then, it's hard to get some teamwork.

Also knowing that I have to shut up at 22.30 on teamspeak and that I die a lot and usually appear on the front line, I consider myself a better member than leader.

I have had a few rounds where people praised me for my SL skills but still...

And I agree that a SL has to stay behind, yet I get annoyed if I have 3 snipers in my squad and no medic.
No matter how good a SL is, he has to have a decent team to make the squad work. You probably say now: you have to ask them to take the kits, but you can't ask it every time someone dies. If you die because of a tank and you notice lack of AT in the squad, spawn as AT, if you have no clue but notice no or only 1 medic in the squad, spawn as a medic.

So I prefer to be a member, but if I notice no squads, I'll try to take up the responsibility.

I think it would be a good idea to decided over teamspeak who will become squad leader in the next round so that only one squad is formed and then everyone can join that.

I want, however, to still see more people take up the SL role. So Hellhead, you need to start leading again! Slayer you also, and varegg you do a good job when SL, so why not do it more. De Jappe, I understand that after a certain time you can not talk on TS, so would be a wise idea for you not to form a squad after this time because communication is a very important part of the SL role.

So anyone who wants to become the SL should be active on TeamSpeak before, otherwise the squad is already at a disadvantage.

and what hell(paper)head has said:


The three essential things :

1. Read, understand and follow the squadleader creed in the wiki section.
2. Use teamspeak as much as possible. A silent squadleader is as good as none.
3. You don´t get as much points and scores as a normal squad member, because one of the main reasons of your excistance is being a spawnpoint for the squad, aka playing an inactive and just supportive role for the squad. If you don´t feel comfortable about that, leave it to somebody else. A squad leader rushing into battle and dying all the time is as good as none.

i`m a bad squad leader... 
always in the middle of the battle with my back towards the enemy
and when it comes to planes...meh.. u know...

don`t make me sl by leaving and rejoining squad (as happened often)...

beside our regular sl (always a pleasure) i would like to have Chris aka k30 back as a squad leader,he really does a good job on that...
hope he finishes his B52 ride on alamain soon


greets:S3nf

^*AlphA*^ wrote:

I've been SL sometimes for you guys. Dunno how you'll liked it. I've been SL all the time in my clan -=>cSc<=-

Always thought you where a good Squadleader Eva .... and commander

well, I have been SL at times, when I wasn't lpaying with goldman or he didn't want to. It fits my generally defensive style of play ( I consider defense to be very important ). I have no problems with playing SL again, if one should be needed.

But I agree that those in TS and on one team should agree on a SL, mainly because everyone has kit preferences / Vehicle preferences for each map. On any given airmap, our flyboys definitely should not be SL's, including whoever is piloting a chopper. I hate to play in a squad where the SL has that little red thing around him, indicating that we can't spawn on him.
Also, SL's shouldn't play in Tanks. Those attract too much attention from the enemy, and once someone is in the second seat, the SL spawnpoint is gone.

Preferably, SL's should be on foot or in light transport, APC if possible. Medic is best, engineer if you have armor support and enough infantry to protect against small arms fire. Keep a low profile and concentrate on keeping your Squad alive and following your commander's orders. On some maps, it can be a thankless job, staying a couple of meters behind your squad, throwing med packs down and shouting orders, but it is an important one. If you happen to have a second medic in the Squad ( likely on infantry maps like Mashtuur, Sharqui and Karkand ) you may play a litle more offensive.
But keep in mind, nothing is worse for your Squad's survival than a dead SL. No supplies, no Arty, no UAV, no vehicle drop.

I cherish the teamply aspect of BF2, and therefore I'l happily play in a squad or lead one, but only if the squad memebrs know their role and actually follow orders.

I think most of the longer serving regulars are pretty good at forming air squads and ground squads and knowing that they should only join the air squad if they are in the air and vice versa.

This is one thing that we have got the hang of! further more we usualy say on TS that we need a ground squad and only people on the ground should join it.

Dancer i would like to see my fellow scottish brother form squads more! (this means you if you didnt get what i meant)

can we have a list of names of some of the newer members who would like to be squad leaders in the game while being active on teamspeak with us?

theDude5B wrote:

Dancer i would like to see my fellow scottish brother form squads more! (this means you if you didnt get what i meant)

Yeah, i got it. My name is in the front of the sentence.

But for "getting what you are saying" one question:

Shall i be more often SL or shall i form squads more often?

ghettoperson wrote:

I am SL sometimes, but I prefer to be lead rather than lead. However, if there are not many regulars on, and no squads going I start one up, and invite the players I know. Perhaps I could recieve the title of Substitute Squad Leader?

"Ditto" as they say.

I prefer to take point and be first in to battle in the squad. But not the squad leader. I use the Scar-L which is and excellent long and short range gun. A squad on foot generally moves in a line towards their destination. Fanning out slightly when engaging. The way I see it the line should be made up as follows:

1st. Anyone but the squad leader. Point man Kit Must have a good long range gun and grenades to throw and clear. The point man should always spot the enemy before opening fire on them first.
2nd. Kit should be Support or AT. To throw in grenades to clear a flag/area or take out any Armour.
3rd. Should be Squad leader sniper/medic/support/AT kit.
4th. Should be Medic. kept far enough back from the initial fire fights to survive & revive downed squad members.
5th & 6th can be what ever kit is required. When the squad stops to engage or cap, the two rear guys would be covering the flanks and the rear.

If the squad is made up of 6 men. It would be useful if someone had the role of secondary leader, so they can split the squad to attack flags that need an assault from two directions. Like Hill top, Mansur.

Not squad leader related but more how the squad leader should fit into his squad. Too often I see the squad leader charge into battle first with the medic so far behind he is either to late or killed by the time he reaches him.

Last edited by JahManRed (2006-09-06 08:23:22)

Ok, never mind. Chances of me getting on look slim. Damn essays...