BAF Piloting Manual

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Battle coordinating procedure;

When a battle starts, the ranking officer should be in charge of target calling and force management, unless they designate a lower-rank officer to take over it for them. When the battle coordinator gets destroyed, he should designate whoever should take his place via group chat as soon as possible. If possible, the ranking officer should set up a coordinator chain before the battle starts. Then if he is destroyed, he reminds the group of who the new coordinator is. If the next coordinator was already destroyed, it goes to the highest-ranking pilot available. If there are more than one, the previous coordinator designates which is the new.

In the event that a battle starts and there is more than 1 pilot of the highest rank available, for example, 2 Lt Commanders controlling # of Lieutenants and Ensigns, whichever pilot has been in the BAF longer takes charge. If seniority is unknown, the two or more pilots should decide among themselves quickly and without argument.

If forces are of mixed groups, such as capital ships escorted by fighters and bombers, the biggest capital ship should coordinate the other capital ships, while the highest-ranking fighter or bomber pilot coordinates the rest, unless the highest-ranking pilot designates otherwise.

If a battle is under way and a higher-ranking pilot joins in, the battle coordinator should give up his position to the higher ranking pilot. The higher-ranking pilot may chose whether to take control or let the other pilot remain in charge. If this is the case, and the coordinator dies, the higher-ranking pilot will take charge unless he designates otherwise.