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Call for Backup: create one decisive assist

Trigger the free once-per-turn assist only when a nearby teammate can improve the important attack.

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01Verified game rule

Call for Backup is free, can be used once per turn, and asks a nearby teammate to assist the active operator.

Planning note

Trigger the free once-per-turn assist only when a nearby teammate can improve the important attack.

Turn-end check

Can every operator survive the enemy response and still reach the next objective?

02Decision signals

Editorial tactical model

Planning noteFREE
Position1 / TURN
ResourcesNEARBY
Turn-end checkASSIST

03Tactical procedure

Use this procedure as a decision order, not a rigid script. Re-check it whenever a hit misses, reinforcements arrive, or the objective changes.

  1. 01Trigger the free once-per-turn assist only when a nearby teammate can improve the important attack.
  2. 02Call for Backup is free, can be used once per turn, and asks a nearby teammate to assist the active operator.
  3. 03Can every operator survive the enemy response and still reach the next objective?
  4. 04Is useful AP, Advantage, a Utility, or Call for Backup being left unused?

04Field scenario

Trigger the free once-per-turn assist only when a nearby teammate can improve the important attack. Call for Backup is free, can be used once per turn, and asks a nearby teammate to assist the active operator.

Example sequence01Read the objective, extraction condition, and enemy activation order.02Create the position or resource state required by the confirmed mechanic.03Commit damage only after the follow-up and recovery route are clear.

05End-of-turn checklist

  1. 01Can every operator survive the enemy response and still reach the next objective?
  2. 02Is useful AP, Advantage, a Utility, or Call for Backup being left unused?
  3. 03Call for Backup is free, can be used once per turn, and asks a nearby teammate to assist the active operator.
  4. 04Trigger the free once-per-turn assist only when a nearby teammate can improve the important attack.

06Continue the field manual

CombatFirst deployment: plan a three-AP turnSequence movement, attacks, Utilities, and reactions without leaving an operator exposed.Open file →CombatCover and flanking: improve hit chanceUse full cover, elevation, line of sight, and exposed angles before committing heavy fire.Open file →CombatOverwatch traps and movement controlPlace overlapping cones on doors, bridges, reinforcement routes, and forced movement lines.Open file →

Primary sources

Confirmed rules are separated from editorial recommendations. No invented mission data or unverified drop tables are published.