Bluemaxx wrote:
The only people listening to infantry communications should be infantry.
Jetrise wrote:
I see where everyone is coming from on both sides of the argument.
However, ultimately, I agree with what Bluemaxx just said, the only people who should be on 31 is Command & Infantry. There is no need for a pilot to be on 31 at all! The entire point of a Forward Air Controller is to filter all the information from 31 and pass only relevant information to pilots.
This means that you will be more concentrated on your objective. And it’s only logical to say that the more information we input, the longer it will take to process. Listening to non-standard communication channels will overall reduce effectiveness in other areas.
Although, I think we should stay on topic as this is related to Public rather than private ops.
In response to Reccy, I listen to both 31 and 40 like stated before. This is because Reccy will often be used as a way of getting accurate CAS in. In a realistic situation, if you read the boards in-game, Reccy should be on 50. But there's no need for that. I would not advise advise you listen to anymore than two LR channels.
I think I'd probably agree that in the situation where you have an FAC and a whisky etc, then its definitely better for whisky to just stick to 40.
But yeah, I'd say on the public its best for Recce to be on both 31 & 40, unless there is an FAC, in which case just 31. 50 is mostly redundant on the Public yes.