Chain of command: communication and Commander resources for Battlefield 6

Commo Rose Messages

~ On foot

• Spotted

• Go, Go, Go

• Follow Me

• Roger That/Affirmative

• Negative

• Thank You

• Sorry

• Need Pickup

• Need Ammo

• Need Medic

• Need Backup

~ In vehicle

• Get In replaces Need Pickup

• Need Repair replaces Need Medic

• Bail Out replaces Follow Me

Tactical Rose Messages

Tactical Rose messages may result in special icons for the commander if requested by a squad leader.

• Request Orders

• Issue Order (squad leaders and commander only)

• Request Spawn Beacon (squad member only)

• Request Supply Drop

• Request UAV/Scan

• Request Artillery

• Request Vehicle Drop

• Request Rocket Barrage/AC-130

• Request EMP Strike

• Request Chemical Strike

• Request Request Drone Strike

Commander Rose Messages

These special commands allow a Commander to place orders or assets at a specific location:

• Issue Order

• Place Artillery

• Place Vehicle Drop

• Place Rocket Barrage/AC-130

• Place EMP Strike

• Place Supply Drop

• Place UAV

• Place Chemical Strike

• Place Drone Strike

Commo-Rose

Referred to as the Primary Radio in the settings for key-binding, it can be used with the Q key by default. The player has numerous options of messages for the player to choose from depending on the situation. Right-clicking on the spotted button will pull up addition spotted options. Nearby request or commo rose messages will flash on the minimap alongside their username above their character model in-game.

Vehicles (excluding stationary weapons who use the infantry commo-rose) use a slightly altered version that replaces certain messages with more appropriate messages.

Squad Rose

The Secondary Radio, also known as a Tactical Rose, is utilized by squads with the T key, with squad members being able to request Artillery, Vehicle Drop, or a Supply Drop, alongside requesting orders from the Squad Leader. Squad Leaders have the same above, with additional orders to attack, defend, destroy, move, or repair at a specific position marked by colored Smoke Grenades.

Lone wolfs, or players not in a squad, cannot use the Squad Rose.

Commander Rose

The Commander uniquely is not issued a Squad Rose; rather their tactical rose is tied to their Commander resources; by pressing down on the T key, commanders can precisely aim where assets such as UAVs are deployed without bringing up the Commander View.

Commander resources

The commander authorizes all use of resources, although squad leaders can request a specific asset via the Commo Rose. All resources have a separate cooldown timer, recharging at round's start and each use thereafter. Some resources have a delay before activating.

Each resource (aside from the Supply Drop and the Vehicle Drop) is tied to a specific strategic object that must be in operating condition in order for the resource to be used. Assets can be destroyed by the Demolition kit's C4 and other explosives, and repaired with the Engineer's Wrench or supply drop. Supply drops are available at any time, but can be destroyed by weaponry.

Commander view

Gives a pseudo-satellite view of the map, along with regions that are marked off-limits to ground and air forces. From here, the commander can use special tools to alter the flow of battle. The map functions like a regular soldier's Map view, but with an additional real-time view that can show a small region of the battlefield.

Spotting

The commander can spot any enemy on the battlefield, even those inside buildings or cloaked. Like regular spotting, the markers will briefly track the enemy.

These spotting benefits do not apply to a commander's first-person view.

Assets

At the bottom of the screen, commander resources are given their own button and two meters indicating their health and cooldown status. Supply drops, which cannot be disabled by the enemy, do not have a health meter.

Pressing a button will bring up a targeting reticule for the asset. Primary fire will deploy the asset; secondary fire will cancel the action.

Squads

A shelvable squad screen appears in the upper left corner. Hovering the cursor over a squad shows its members, their kits, and any vehicle they may be occupying as icons.

Clicking on a squad or pressing the number keys on a keyboard selects a squad for issuing orders, and shows their current objective as an icon and a line between the squad leader and the objective location. A star icon appears for commander orders, and disappears when the squad leader accepts, rejects, or ignores the order.

Special icons appear when a squad leader requests orders (question mark) or assets (icon for asset).