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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Krizzel" data-source="post: 529961" data-attributes="member: 9062">For everyone:You all get an encrypted walkie-talkie for your squad communications.  This is built into your helmet if you have one (and helmets don't count towards encumbrance as far as I'm concerned as long as you're wearing it), or it can come as an earbug and a wire microphone.  The antenna and electronics are either built into the helmet or your mesh vest, as the case may be.  These walkie-talkies count as zero weight, but they can't be removed from the gear they're built into.Secondly everyone has a PDA and GPS receiver.  This comes together as a single unit, especially built for the Tango teams.  They're built to be much sturdier than normal, so the PDA side has a lot less functionality than a normal PDA.  I'll give exact details later, but this is just to let you know that if you want to do computer work you need separate equipment.  The PDA/GPS gear comes as either a 'gauntlet' or a flat piece that goes in a flip-down pocket on the front of your vest.  This latter arrangement lets you swing the PDA down and away from your chest to use it, then flip it back up when you're done (attaches with some kind of silent velcro).  This also ties into your comm net (sofware essentially runs it, though the comm electronics, and the GPS too, can be used 'manually' when necessary).Everyone should have fatigues (under clothing, 3 pounds).  You should also have a knife of some kind, and some MREs (trail rations, 12 per pound - take fractions if you like).You need a satellite phone to communicate back with headquarters or pretty much anyone else who's beyond a few miles.  There should probably be two people with one of these in the squad, but you don't really need more than that.Extra space can always be used to carry extra ammo for the other people in the squad, especially extra rockets or HMG belts.Also, it's good to have a little space open on at least one member of the squad for things you might pick up during the mission, or special equipment headquarters will give you depending on the mission.Finally, though it's not a hard rule, everyone should probably try to stay at a light load.</blockquote>

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