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REPORT 014 :: RAINFOREST // WRITTEN | VOICE
[There is no hesitation once the voice transmission begins. Her voice is solid, almost commanding.]
This is Chief Petty Officer Daisy SPARTAN-023.
This is a quick guide for anyone entering battle. I apologize if this guide is not as throughout as it should be, but the quicker we get to plan things out, the less casualties we'll have there. I'll be taking a defensive role in this battle, and do what I can to be with those that may be unfamiliar with the environment, or are simply not combatants, but that will not be an excuse for you to be foolish when we get there.
A jungle is an environment that is host threats not only relating to the Third Party, but to fauna, and even the vegetation, where the unexperienced person may have a hard time adapting to. So if you're not familiar with rainforest and jungles, read this.
- For your health, request two sets of jungle fatigues and boots -green camouflage for the ecosystem. Better that they don't see you at all-, and keep the leech straps tied between them. Keep the second dry set of clothing handy for the following day. Likewise, request insect repellent against all sorts of bugs lying around there, water with salt against dehydration, dapsone and chloroquineprimaquine, and avoid infested areas as much as possible -lakes, swamps, any place where bugs may gather-. Keep your body covered, and hydrate yourself well.
For anyone tending medical positions or temporary headquarters, please request an insect bar or net.
- Extra equipment, if you don't have the magic to cast them, should include a compass, a flashlight with extra batteries, a first-aid kit, a water purification kit, and a watch. Keep posted to the journals if someone gets a map of the area. For your caution, make a brief map as you go, taking note of routes and notable elements. However, stay light. Whatever you request should be something you can carry through the days we'll spent there.
- Be hygienic. This will sound like a no-brainer, but keep this in mind: In my world's past, a whole lot of the casualties on the Pacific front on Earth's Second World War, and on the South-American Rainforest Wars, were not by combat, but by malaria and various illnesses. If you're hit by by them, chances are you'll feel headaches, nausea, fever, vomiting, and flu-like symptoms.
Don't swim nor use the water there. The jungle is host to various insects. Make sure the clothes stay clean, dry, and loose-fitting whenever possible. This all goes double if you're affected by shift incompatibilities. The Third Party will not be the only ones that can put you down.
- This has been asked regularly, but given where I'm from, I can say there's an untold amount of creatures that can be found there: Basing off from Earth, fauna ranges from mosquitoes, leeches, wasps, bees, centipedes, scorpions, and all bugs you can imagine; to snakes (also venomous – always treat all snakebites as poisonous), crocodiles, caymans, and big cats.
Most animals will stay away from big groups, since they will see a hard fight, but will go against people that may be alone, cornered, or wounded. A lot of them can be driven away by the sound of gunshots and battle -prey is of no use if they're dead-. They will usually prefer to stay away when the fighting starts, but still, keep your guard high, and don't lose your group.
- The vegetation there can also be venomous. Nettles, ringa trees, poison oaks, poison ivy, blackberry patches. If the leaves have a rugged shape, chances are they're poisonous. These dangers can be avoided by keeping sleeves down, using gloves, and keeping your body covered.
- Keep in mind Third Party tactics and their use of the environment. If what that woman told us is true, they are familiar with the territory we'll be fighting in. Be wary of leaves and foliage, and be aware that the trees will be so thick and so tall, sunlight could (and will) be blocked. The most common form of combat in jungles are through ambushes, and Close-Quarters Combat. Stand ready, and be vigilant.
Most of the combat in jungles are performed when there is the least visibility, so these warnings go double. You can perform more successful attacks when your group is the least visible, and keep in mind for trails in the ground. However, if you think you've found a false trail, always assume it leads to a trap. Don't risk yourself nor your group.
Higher ground within the jungles will be preferrable. Chances are, the territory will be uneven, so the more opportunity you have to ambush the enemy, the better. That's when range will come in handy, but don't get careless. The Third Party soldiers can turn airborne, so even on higher elevations should you all exercise as much caution as on the ground. They will also be able to place traps and ambushes there, so don't be negligent.
- Remain in groups. I can't stress this one enough. Battles are hectic enough as is it, but a jungle is a hostile environment to the unprepared person, as dangerous as the enemy. You can get lost, and in the worst cases, it won't even be the enemy who could take you down. Stay in a fire team -that is, a group of four members-, preferably with different abilities to make the shifters' job harder. Goes without saying that if you have a medic or a healer, protect him.
-Attached to this transmission is a document I found on the library and used the camera to scan. It's the nearest thing I found to a throughout guide on jungle operations. Barring things that could not be from some of your worlds, it's a good read, so use it. It has content on treating snake bites and poisoning, injuries related to jungle environments, tactics against both armies and guerillas of enemies, how to get your own food, and how to survive the environment.
If you know how to use firearms, keep the guide in mind. If you don't, don't even request a firearm, unless you can get an instructor to teach you in the time we have until the draft.
Above all, use common sense and caution. The jungle is a hostile environment, but it can be used to one's advantage if you know it well. Even against our enemies.
Good luck, everyone. SPARTAN-023, out.
[True to her word, at the end of this transmission is the Army FM-90.5. I'm not putting the link because, while it's obligated reading for anyone into Basic Training -probably qualifying as Free Public Content-, I'm not sure if it would be allowed by LJ TOS... But other than that, you can search it on google, and pretend Daisy put it in here.
UPDATE: Link seems not to violate LJ TOS, so here it is. Have fun, it's a pretty throughout read. Your characters will need that info!]
[FILTERED TO VALVALIS]
[The tone is softer. Concerned.]
Who will take care of Kirimi?
[FILTERED TO THE BLUE ROGUES]
Campfire?
This is Chief Petty Officer Daisy SPARTAN-023.
This is a quick guide for anyone entering battle. I apologize if this guide is not as throughout as it should be, but the quicker we get to plan things out, the less casualties we'll have there. I'll be taking a defensive role in this battle, and do what I can to be with those that may be unfamiliar with the environment, or are simply not combatants, but that will not be an excuse for you to be foolish when we get there.
A jungle is an environment that is host threats not only relating to the Third Party, but to fauna, and even the vegetation, where the unexperienced person may have a hard time adapting to. So if you're not familiar with rainforest and jungles, read this.
- For your health, request two sets of jungle fatigues and boots -green camouflage for the ecosystem. Better that they don't see you at all-, and keep the leech straps tied between them. Keep the second dry set of clothing handy for the following day. Likewise, request insect repellent against all sorts of bugs lying around there, water with salt against dehydration, dapsone and chloroquineprimaquine, and avoid infested areas as much as possible -lakes, swamps, any place where bugs may gather-. Keep your body covered, and hydrate yourself well.
For anyone tending medical positions or temporary headquarters, please request an insect bar or net.
- Extra equipment, if you don't have the magic to cast them, should include a compass, a flashlight with extra batteries, a first-aid kit, a water purification kit, and a watch. Keep posted to the journals if someone gets a map of the area. For your caution, make a brief map as you go, taking note of routes and notable elements. However, stay light. Whatever you request should be something you can carry through the days we'll spent there.
- Be hygienic. This will sound like a no-brainer, but keep this in mind: In my world's past, a whole lot of the casualties on the Pacific front on Earth's Second World War, and on the South-American Rainforest Wars, were not by combat, but by malaria and various illnesses. If you're hit by by them, chances are you'll feel headaches, nausea, fever, vomiting, and flu-like symptoms.
Don't swim nor use the water there. The jungle is host to various insects. Make sure the clothes stay clean, dry, and loose-fitting whenever possible. This all goes double if you're affected by shift incompatibilities. The Third Party will not be the only ones that can put you down.
- This has been asked regularly, but given where I'm from, I can say there's an untold amount of creatures that can be found there: Basing off from Earth, fauna ranges from mosquitoes, leeches, wasps, bees, centipedes, scorpions, and all bugs you can imagine; to snakes (also venomous – always treat all snakebites as poisonous), crocodiles, caymans, and big cats.
Most animals will stay away from big groups, since they will see a hard fight, but will go against people that may be alone, cornered, or wounded. A lot of them can be driven away by the sound of gunshots and battle -prey is of no use if they're dead-. They will usually prefer to stay away when the fighting starts, but still, keep your guard high, and don't lose your group.
- The vegetation there can also be venomous. Nettles, ringa trees, poison oaks, poison ivy, blackberry patches. If the leaves have a rugged shape, chances are they're poisonous. These dangers can be avoided by keeping sleeves down, using gloves, and keeping your body covered.
- Keep in mind Third Party tactics and their use of the environment. If what that woman told us is true, they are familiar with the territory we'll be fighting in. Be wary of leaves and foliage, and be aware that the trees will be so thick and so tall, sunlight could (and will) be blocked. The most common form of combat in jungles are through ambushes, and Close-Quarters Combat. Stand ready, and be vigilant.
Most of the combat in jungles are performed when there is the least visibility, so these warnings go double. You can perform more successful attacks when your group is the least visible, and keep in mind for trails in the ground. However, if you think you've found a false trail, always assume it leads to a trap. Don't risk yourself nor your group.
Higher ground within the jungles will be preferrable. Chances are, the territory will be uneven, so the more opportunity you have to ambush the enemy, the better. That's when range will come in handy, but don't get careless. The Third Party soldiers can turn airborne, so even on higher elevations should you all exercise as much caution as on the ground. They will also be able to place traps and ambushes there, so don't be negligent.
- Remain in groups. I can't stress this one enough. Battles are hectic enough as is it, but a jungle is a hostile environment to the unprepared person, as dangerous as the enemy. You can get lost, and in the worst cases, it won't even be the enemy who could take you down. Stay in a fire team -that is, a group of four members-, preferably with different abilities to make the shifters' job harder. Goes without saying that if you have a medic or a healer, protect him.
-Attached to this transmission is a document I found on the library and used the camera to scan. It's the nearest thing I found to a throughout guide on jungle operations. Barring things that could not be from some of your worlds, it's a good read, so use it. It has content on treating snake bites and poisoning, injuries related to jungle environments, tactics against both armies and guerillas of enemies, how to get your own food, and how to survive the environment.
If you know how to use firearms, keep the guide in mind. If you don't, don't even request a firearm, unless you can get an instructor to teach you in the time we have until the draft.
Above all, use common sense and caution. The jungle is a hostile environment, but it can be used to one's advantage if you know it well. Even against our enemies.
Good luck, everyone. SPARTAN-023, out.
[True to her word, at the end of this transmission is the Army FM-90.5. I'm not putting the link because, while it's obligated reading for anyone into Basic Training -probably qualifying as Free Public Content-, I'm not sure if it would be allowed by LJ TOS... But other than that, you can search it on google, and pretend Daisy put it in here.
UPDATE: Link seems not to violate LJ TOS, so here it is. Have fun, it's a pretty throughout read. Your characters will need that info!]
[FILTERED TO VALVALIS]
[The tone is softer. Concerned.]
Who will take care of Kirimi?
[FILTERED TO THE BLUE ROGUES]
Campfire?
no subject
Voice // Written
A flashlight is an object that functions by electricity, made to project light from the glassed end. Batteries are the source of energy they, and a lot of objects from my world, work with.
[Written:] The way to use them: When it can't project light any more, you open a slot on the other end of the flashlight, you insert the batteries on the sides they're instructed as (+ side of battery over side of the cover that marks +), and then close it.
[These instructions are said and written with normalcy. Not many people are that familiar with her world.]
Water with salt will be for cases you get dehydrated. If that ever happens, pure water will only worsen your condition, because your body lost it through extensive activity.
...As for [written: dapsone and chloroquine primaquine], they're medication against malaria. It'll tame the disease when it's on the dormant stage. It will make you last longer, if you ever contract it.
Malaria, [Might as well explain this too.] is a non-contagious disease. But still one that can put people down.
Voice
These other worlds sure do have amazing things. In my own we'd use fire for light, but that does have it's dangers.
And one last question, if someone is only used to colder climates, should they take any extra precautions? Or are these enough no matter what we are used to? [He's thinking of Mia, but then his own home was still a cool climate being an island surrounded by perpetual fog.]
Voice
[Once you get past the paranoia, magic is actually neat.]
You'll need the time to acclimate yourself. It's a different environment altogether:
- Use the fatigues I mentioned, since they're good for a lot places: cold tundra, jungles, and deserts.
-Don't go easy on the water, since you'll need to keep yourself hydrated, and similarly, slow down your movement to not heat yourself too much.
-Stay clean, dry your body as often as possible, and wear clean clothes.
If you get heat exhaustion, get to someplace cool and shaded to rest, loose the clothing, and drink the water with salt. If it's heatstroke what you get... You'll probably have lost consciousness:
Get somebody to cool you immediately (ice, water from canteems, a creek if it's deemed safe), drink cool water with salt, and get somebody to rub your arms and legs... But if a heatstroke happens to you? You'll be out of the fight. You'll need a medic.
Find yourself a partner that may know how to treat these things, and keep this guide and the manual handy.
...Just a warning. Don't drink the water on the jungles. Only water that has been treated.