Expanded Voice lines For RIO/WSOs: Better Backseat Driving!
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'Ello Folks!
Welcome back! I want to suggest an expansion of Voicelines and Callouts that can be said by WSOs, RIOs, etc., in 2-seater aircraft. In real life, Communication between the pilot and WSO is essential in combat missions, as the WSO operates radar, weapon systems, countermeasures, etc, and relaying that information to the pilot is critical. Thus, I want to suggest an expansion in voicelines, that allow for better immersion in-game as well as proving additional information!
Examples of Callouts:
NOTE: The callouts given below are based off of American callouts, using American terminology, slang, and phrasing. Phrases can differ from different nations.
Identification & Locating
Identification & Locating: This would be voicelines focused on identifying targets, their location, range, and direction.
“Visual, Tally, Contact!” (Sequence to identify an enemy aircraft)
“Two ship, line abreast, heading east!” (Two identifie aircraft in formation flying east)
“High left, 10 O’Clock! Tally One!” (One Target identified)
"Bandits, 3 O’Clock High, Angels 15! (Identified enemy aircraft on right-face, at 15,000m)
“Bogeys, IFF Unknown, 11 O’Clock Low!” (Unidentified aircraft located)
Position & Manuevering
Position & Manuevering: This would be voicelines focused on Identified targets & their manuevers, particularly in dogfights.
“He’s on the deck!” (Enemy Aircraft is flying low)
“Nose Hot, Range One Mile!” (Enemey aircraft is head on)
“Bandits off our right wing!” (Enemy aircraft to your right)
Radar & Sensors
Radar & Sensors: These are voiclines related to the status of the radar, MAWS, and other sensors.
“Radars Clean!” (No threats on Radar)
“Contact Faded!” (Lost Radar Lock)
“Lock, You’re Hot!” (Radar gained target Lock)
“Switching to Boresight!” (Switching to HUD/HMD targeting)
“Padlocked!” (Targeting pod has Ground Lock)
Missiles & Combat
Missiles & Combat: Voiclines related to the status & Launch of Air to Air Munitions and Combat.
“Fox 1, Rifle Away!” (Launch of a SARH Missile)
“Fox 3, Pitbull!” (ARH Missile is now independently tracking)
“Winchester, Sidewinders!” (Out of IR missiles)
“Popping Countermeasures!” (Launching Flares/Chaff)
“No Joy on Bandit!” (No visual on Enemy Target)
Ground Ordinance & JTAC Communication
Missiles & Combat: Voiclines related to the deployment of Ground Ordinance and to replicate communication with a JTAC Operator.
“Pickle Off!” (Bombs are dropped)
“Good Effect on Target” (Confirming Target Destruction)
“Shot, Over/Splash, Out” (Dropping & Detonation of Ordinance)
“Confirm, Danger close.” (Dropping Ordinance close to Allies)
“Jackpot!” (Visual of enemy base)
Dogfighting & Warnings
Dogfighting & Warnings: Voiclines related to Warning the Pilot with relevant information, particularly in combat and dogfights.
“Bingo Flares/Chaff!” (Out of Countermeasures)
“Pull, Pull! They’re Closing for guns!” (Enemy aircraft is targeting them)
“He’s Locking us up!” (Enemy aircraft has radar lock)
“Missile Launch, Six Low!” (Missile Launch)
“You’re Clear!” (No Enemy Threat Behind)
Extras & Fun Quips
Extras & Fun Quips: Less professional quips and fun refrences that could be said. (Mainly Memes, movie/game refrences, other stuff.)
Match Start:
- “If you think, you’re dead.”
Target Identification:
“Is that a MiG-28?”
“Finally, a worthy opponent!”
Target Impact:
“Bing-Bada-Boom!”
“Greetings from the Air Force!”
“That’s gotta hurt”
“Hot Mail from Uncle Sam!”
“Like Christmas and Easter at the Same Time!”
Aircraft Destroyed:
“Thats a lesson in Gravity!”
“Light Work!”
“Gonna need more than that!”
“You could’ve done that sooner.”
“Bet He felt invincible!”
Landing Approach:
“Gently now, you just wanna kiss the ground. Just a peck, a smooch, like your kissing your sister!”
“Time to buzz the tower?”
“Holding the handles, just in case.”
Bad Landings:
“I think I just earned disability”
“We could’ve gone around, y’know?”
“I think you scratched the paint a lil bit…”
“Are we still airworthy?”
“Oh, Are we down? I couldn’t tell.”
Good Landings:
“Smooth as butter.”
“Oh, Are we down? I couldn’t tell.”
“I guess I owe you dinner tonight.”
“He shoots, he scores!”
Extra Extras:
“I’m feeling the need, for speed!” (Afterburner Activation)
“This is where the fun begins” (Start of High-G Manuevers)
“Its about to get really windy, huh?” (Player Aircraft Destroyed)
“Coming in on target, you need to move a little faster than that, speed is life!” (Approaching Enemy Base)
Why Should it be ingame?
Voiclines like this ingame would add a new layer of immersion to the game, as now relevant information important to the player while maintaining the realitic flair of communication betwen an RIO and pilot in a match, rather than just silence in the cockpit in air battles. This can esspecially be helpful in simulator battles, where players need as much information as can be given to them.
See if you get all the refrences!
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