>>6052848>>6052894You are examining the AN/PRC-152A radio from the Drone Operator as you contemplate how best to send your transmission. The wideband manpack transceiver has been destroyed, but push-to-talk is still available on narrowband, though this requires near line-of-sight communications; the two squads converging from the North and West will have to approach within dangerous proximity, within shooting distance of each other (and you...) before they receive your message.
You decide to wait until the very last minute when you have visual range on both assault teams, sending your communication to each squad separately, before leaving the area as fast as possible.
+NIGHTWOLF 2-2 acknowledges... incursion by hostile QRF elements in West sector, moving to engage - designated location on your grid, all Nightwolf 2-Victors cleared hot, maintain speed, maintain dispersion; 500 metres approaching your position...
+WARLORD 1-4 Devildog-1 (static noises, zzschh...) you are... (zzschh) ...coming in ... weak and unreadable. Try (zsss) ... cleaning your... (zsss) handset... (zss) Interrogative - (zsss)... you confirm hostile, as TOC (zsssch...) seeing only friendlies in the North sector grid AO? Say again (zssscch...) checking IFF confirmation from TOC (zssch...)