Thirith wrote:Thanks, Ferrard! You're the nicest necrophiliac I've had the pleasure of encountering on
Arma. (Not sure which smiley is most appropriate.
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Your answer raises another question, though: is there a useful
Arma newbie glossary available somewhere? I've played the SP since
Operation Flashpoint, but I am pretty weak when it comes to the terminology (and my academic background and general tendency towards being verbiose make it difficult for me to be concise, unfortunately). Chances are I'd spend too much time looking for the right words to describe what I'm seeing, and as a result I'm likely to stay quiet when I should inform my group. Knowing what the key terms are would already help.
Noone is expecting you to describe the enemy with pin point accuracy and you should not try to force it on yourself
A good idea is to have STHud as it gives you a compass toegther with the position of nearby groupies.
A rule of thumb I personally learned from the danish army was the 2 Ws. What (Infantry, technical, IFV, armor) and Where (Direction and range) it really does not have to be any longer than: Infantry, 300m SW. To make it more accurate you can add outstanding details like "near the green house" or "in fers backyard pool". A good way is to report anything suspicious to your FTL through squad chat, even if it turns out to be a bush and not a actual treat, it is always best to stay on the safe side.
If you have a tendency to only shout "contact!" then it could be a good idea to train yourself in the editor, or with some fellow folks in the TS on non regular days, to shout "Contact" followed by the direction. Dont worry if it doesnt go right at times, we all make mistakes.
On to terminology, a lot of people in folk use a basic system to IDing objects and I guess it is commonly accepted throughout the community.
Infanry - Infantry, INF, EI (enemy infantry, most commonly used)
Trucks and jeeps - Technicals
Armored Person Carrier - APC, IFV (Infantry Fighting Vehicle)
Tanks - Tank, Armor
You do not have to know the correct name of the vehicle and everyone has theyr own way of describing the type of objects they meet. Knowing the basic shape of the vehicles will make it really recognisable in the field. If you cannot identify the objects you are seeing but you are sure that it is enemy, call it either "enemy contact" or "enemy unknown". Again, practice makes the master
You can contact some of us on the forums or in TS and ask if they would like to share some of theyr battlehardened skills with you or train by yourself in the editor by placing some objects and learning theyr shape and name.
Happy hunting
Mojo