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Originally Posted by EarlyDawn
How does the "5B" next to Marsman relate to his taskforce?
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It means his unit is 5th Squad, B Platoon.
The squad number for each unit depends on when they joined the task force, just like the numbers representing people in a squad. For example:
- Sporkfire's squad joins the task force and becomes 1st squad
- SL Smokejumper joins the TF --> 2nd Squad
- SL Hayoo joins the TF --> 3rd Squad
- SL EarlyDawn joins the TF --> 4th Squad
- SL Marsman joins the TF -->5th Squad
- SL Sporkfire /pinvites EarlyDawn
- Sporkfire's squad now 1A
- EarlyDawn's squad now 4A
- Smokejumper /pinvites Hayoo and Marsman
- Smokejumper's squad now 2B
- Hayoo's squad now 3B
- Marsman's squad now 5B
- Hayoo leaves TF
- Biohazzard56's squad joins TF --> 3rd Squad
- Sporkfire /pinvites Biohazzard56 --> 3A
Like that.
For Task Forces, each SL had the option of designating themselves for a perticular role. Marsman would look at the certs/equipment/roles his squad was using and choose, say Armor. So his unit would be 3rd Armored, B Platoon. On the map, his location would show the 3B next to the Armor symbol, and his name beneath it.
This feature allows commanders to make group calls among a unit or over global, such as a task force leader or platoon leader saying "3rd Armored please move to WP3 and hold, 4th Infantry secure WP2." It also gives a quick idea of what the unit can do and their general location.
Also, the reason non-task force unit locations show up is because they have selected the "Share Location" toggle in their squad pane. This allows units to know the relative locations of one another. Conversely, each of those independent squad leaders can see all the SL locations for the Task Force because ZeusPrime has selected "Share Location" from his menu. It's always the highest leader in a unit (squad, platoon, taskforce) who gets to choose that feature.
Pretty Handy, eh?