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    Quote Originally Posted by juliansl View Post
    100% agree that the best solution would be for Intel to get its own squad (Echo). I think that squad should be limited in numbers, but be slightly better than the other squads. Slightly higher skills, slightly better weapons, radios that can listen in on all squads, and fultons for everyone. But also be limited to one or two IOs, a medic, an engineer, and four privates; maybe a specialist or smartgunner as well.
    Nah, see, that's where you're getting a touch kooky.

    The Intelligence Department is not, and should not feel on-par with a Squad. Then, we have the Bravo Problem. What is the Bravo Problem?

    "Defend this one place."

    The Specialist, Smartgunner, and a bulk of privates or medics run-off with them, because "my talents are needed elsewhere." This is when we get FOB breaches from the smart xenos.

    Now, let's say that we gave intelligence the numbers and rolls needed to make them a real threat. Instead of finding and processing intel, we would have the Intel Spec and Smartgunner running off to frontline to inflate their kills and to make the most of their roll, because just like the Bravo engineers, "The IOs can handle it."

    Keep it small, compact, and effective: Two "Intelligence Agents" (as my Gitlab terms them) per IO, with mini-medic grade medical. No special guns or roles or anything that would allure someone in it for the glory. They can heal minor boo-boos and scare-off a singular, mature T3 and that's their job.

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    after initial search, report that you going to decode. do not live Almayer least you're last IO as you and only you who understands how its sorted. exception might be to go LZ and see for intel gathered by marines.

    NW of AI room there pen+paper... copy/paste your clues on it and leave in computer room? any IO will grab a paper to read out of habit.

    use comms. found a clue but no folder/disk? tell IO's on site where and what to look for. just copy/paste location/object into radio, IO's on site can copy/paste that into their text doc(a bit meta but who cares?)

    again, use comms! if you found a code to terminal i believe even your private can punch it in and you have access to all of em plus command.

    grab a marine or two for cover but that doesnt mean you should go halfway across the map or inside a hive with them, screen or MAYBE two away from safe locations. you can use said marines to catch up with main force too as they have SL trackers

    most important... you are NOT a Rambo! stay behind marines or at least try to have one half a screen nearby

    you already have a squad as IO. 1 decoding and 2 working together on site is enough for the job(4th IO is rare)

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