Unarmed Taliban?

[Meester]

Are they under the ROE? The guide says Insurgent/Hamas who are unarmed are part of the ROE so does it include taliban troops?

[Infantry4Ever]

Hama's Have no unarmed medics. So i dont think they fall under that rule. Insurgents however do.

[Celestial1]

He's talking about if a taliban drops his kit, does he get protection under the ROE.

That's a good question. I would have to guess no, since it's not intended for that to happen.

[dtacs]

No. All Taliban are free fire, and don't even think for a second about 'taking him hostage', kill him outright and save yourself alotta trouble.

[Truism]

They're fine to kill, but really, so are Ins/Hamas collaborators - you're hurting the other team a lot more than you're hurting your team by killing them.

In real life a Taliban fighter without a weapon is protected by ROE. That's a well known feature of the fight there.

[Dev1200]

They're fine to kill, but really, so are Ins/Hamas collaborators - you're hurting the other team a lot more than you're hurting your team by killing them.

Explain how this is hurting them more:
A 30 second spawn for the civi
Not having "intel" on a position

vs

Civilian collaborator killed (violating rules of engagement): -10 IP
Shooting a civilian collaborator outside of the rules of engagement (ROE).
After your next death you will respawn 120 seconds later per civilian shot
(stacks up to 5 minutes additional delay)
You will not be able to request any kits for 10 minutes
Your score is reduced to 0 and the kill will not be listed on the scoreboard
Your team loses 10 intelligence points

[Spec]

You forgot the fact that the civilian can spy you, which could result in mortars falling on your head.

However, I still support not shooting civilians. Their special status is a gameplay element that shouldn't be ignored just because it's easy.

[Tarranauha200]

Try warning shots, their vision go blurry and they may relocate/keep their head down.

[goguapsy]

Well, you could always go and shotgun a civi... rush him and block him with fast moving vehicles such as Mercedes, HMMWVs, Strykers...

[Target_Practice_117]

Nothing worse than having half your squad run off and get killed just trying to make an arrest. I try not to ignore ROE. but if it means my squad losing their stealth then he's gonna die!!!

[GeorgRavioli]

I agree. If he even looks like he has the intention of hurting my guys, blast him.

[NyteMyre]

I think it's funny how last night on Kokan, several taliban-players dropped their kit and raised their hands so they looked like civilians.

[Mauser GDog]

Explain how this is hurting them more:
A 30 second spawn for the civi
Not having "intel" on a position

vs

Civilian collaborator killed (violating rules of engagement): -10 IP
Shooting a civilian collaborator outside of the rules of engagement (ROE).
After your next death you will respawn 120 seconds later per civilian shot
(stacks up to 5 minutes additional delay)
You will not be able to request any kits for 10 minutes
Your score is reduced to 0 and the kill will not be listed on the scoreboard
Your team loses 10 intelligence points

Wow, I had no idea the ramifications of shooting a civi.
I like the idea of preserving the ROE for game play realism alone, but those reason help make up my mind.

The suggestion of suppressing a civi is a good one, but not at the expense of stealth. I doubt they will retreat though, but at least it blocks vision. Will give this a try next time out.