So being a RO1 , RO2/RS1 Veteran and putting over 1300+ hours into the games francise ( and i will put even more in ) i decided to make a guide for new and old players to see how I use the Commander role efficiently and hopefully improve their own skills as commander

Although having a Microphone is not 100% necessary it will help out and make EVERYONE involved life so much easier.

Typing words in game can take too long AND people tend to ignore text when they are in a gunfight with explosions, bullets , people yelling in voice chat, in game characters screaming / crying...its almost an overload

Most people either mute voice or leave it on for the teamwork / banter either way this tends to happen * head explodes *








Having a good Commander who asks for arty marks and gives orders over voice is so much better then a commander who types or only uses their own markers , reguardless of what they sound like.

YOU CAN PLACE MARKS YOURSELF AS WELL ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥!




You will be a killing machine by the time you finish reading this guide!




It's SUPER HANDY to have a microphone so your orders can TOLD to your team mates ( it really just helps 100x more to have a microphone for coordination )

Each Squad Leader AND Team Leader have 3 ways to place markers to be used for calling in support!

• Pink / Purple Smoke
  
  
  No seriously...use this! AND tell your Squad Leaders to use it as well!
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  It's amazing how many times a good mark comes from smoke markers when pinned down just outside an Objective!
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Binoculars
  
  
  Left click looking THROUGH them to mark!
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Command wheel
  
  
  
  
  Press B > Drag mouse to Mark target and left click
  
  

Also here is some handy things to know

Danger close - Friendlys may die because Arty / fire support will be very close to their positions
AAA ( triple a ) - Anti Aircraft Artillery - Also know as AA ( Anti Air )

- Instantly deploys all dead team mates near their selected spawn points,
- Ideal to use when your men are killed under an enemy arty strike

















( spot the baddies from above )
This is a great way to find out enemy positions ( unless they are hidden )
VC have the ability to hide in bushes , tunnels , houses
It's also good bait to find out if their AAA is up to save wasting your Spooky gunship
AAA = Anti Air Artillery ( SAMS )


















This drug running pilot will fly overhead looking and reporting enemy positions
Most of the time he will be shot down (ps i dont know if he was really a drug runner but he is ballsy!)






AC-47 " Spooky " gunship will orbit your selected target firing bursts of its miniguns providing you with area denial for a long duration




This little guy V










Does this V ....Each black puff of dust is a 7.62mm round



3 Airburst Salvos are fired on selected marker and killing anything above ground in the area







F4 Phantom drops 2 canisters of napalm on designated area
* Please note the plane picks its own direction to drop the canisters so it's easy to Friendly Fire * Pun intended




Does someone smell pork?!

There is a few ways i like to do this:

Space out your cooldowns so that 1 is always ready to go

OR

Go balls out all of them 1 after another just to clear the AO

But for the most part it involves teamwork requiring good marks from Squad leaders and good communication from you!

1. Recon to find the VC
   
   Unfortunately the VC have an ability to hide in bushes ,buildings and tunnels to become unspottable by Recon
   At this time you need to ASK for markers from your Squad leaders!
   Don't forget it is handy to drop a mark behind an objective your team controls so you can call in an arty / napalm to deny the enemy the chance to attack it and steal it back!
   
   
2. Select a marker
   ( the selected one will be hilighted RED! )
   
   
   
   
   Use the mark best to stop the enemy reaching the objective and minimizing friendly fire
   Please note : it's as far BACK as possible, ( reducing risk on my men allowing them to push! ) maximising the enemys that run into the arty / napalm that i called
   
   
3. Call in somthing good!
   Seriously , as long as you warn them over Voice they shouldnt be going near it or at least "np"ing when/if you kill them , call it in and give them a Coordinate off the map and have fun
   

Summery

So , Hopefully this has helped you with your commander duties and your scores start improving and looking like this


















Hopefully you will start to look like this to the noobs in no time!

















See you on the battlefield