I only come back to here after a year because I was asked. Just to avoid any wondering on that.. :-)

I was an EOD guy. Tannerite is great stuff; but in that application it would likely be most effective if it were set up in a pre-planned area. A Bug out area for lack of a better term coming to mind. Then everyone is on the same page about where NOT to shoot until it is a tactical advantage to do so. It's not very damaging in terms of being percussive, but it makes a lot of noise, and a lot of light. If it's sealed right it can be used to cause structural damage, but none of these things should be a plan on the fly. Just an opinion, not a critique.

Awesome extraction plan! Only question I have,(and it could be information I missed, if so I apologize in advance) is: How would this be coordinated with those being extracted? Assuming there is no real "god's eye" set-up, and they have low to no signal strength. I understand the plan can be established by the SQs en route, and with the use of topos, but if they (from the building) run north when they should be running east, or any other number of variables if the zeds aren't distracted, how would they be aware?

At best the approaching teams would only have a vague idea of the real "force" of zeds approaching, and their location based on the limited field of view from their initial approach (ie. there could be several, or several hundred more behind the northern, or even the western treeline.) If the plan needs to be modified on the fly, that may be a problem for those being rescued I think. Maybe a signal flag set-up for loss of communications?

Maybe it's covered and I missed it, maybe it's midnight and I'm being stupid...hahaha.

It's well thought out, and applied very well from other proven extraction scenarios, without the benefit of commonly used intel when that scenario would be ideally used. Good stuff.

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I might make a page for it, but out of basic materials you can build a basic laser communication suite. My friend and I build this kind of stuff and have found it to actually be pretty damn reliable despite it's crude construction. Best part is that it dosn't require any direct line cables, so you don't have to worry about the lines getting cut or tapped. We just need to find a way to boost the range, I'm thinking about converging multiple lines on the same band. Pros: Reliable if built well, compact, simple to build, not easy to intercept the signal (at least without a broad range scanner and portable reciever dish.) Cons: Tempermental, requires line of sight, somewhat sensitive to weather. Assessment, this is best kept to communicating between fixed positions ie. bases, listening posts, forts. I've been looking for an easy way to boost the signal strength/range, but it's hard to do when you take environmental features into consideration. So far, there isn't any easy way to make this into a squad-to-squad communication device, as it requires accurate alignment to work, not an easy thing to do quickly. Now I think on it, I will make a page on this.

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