forums
new posts
donate
UER Store
events
location db
db map
search
members
faq
terms of service
privacy policy
register
login




1 2  
UER Forum > Archived Rookie Forum > group size (Viewed 435 times)
Edmond_Dantes 


Location: Texas
Gender: Male


Dance Your Cares Away

Send Private Message | Send Email | Yahoo! IM
group size
< on 10/26/2006 10:36 PM >
Posted on Forum: UER Forum
 
When you decide to go into a high visibility target, with maybe better than lax security. And maybe even it's daytime. Do you limit the group size? How big? Why?

It of course depends on where we're going, and the likelihood of being seen, but i think 4 or 5 is about the max.

...They will find the streets are guarded by United States Marines!
Mark Vicious 






Send Private Message | Send Email
Re: group size
<Reply # 1 on 10/26/2006 11:45 PM >
Posted on Forum: UER Forum
 
I try to keep a small group. The most I have been with is 3 other people. I try to limit it to just me and another person when possible. It's not because of who might see us going in, considering as long as everyone keeps up, no matter how many people they will see you either way. It is mostly because the more people, the more chance of someone making noise or stepping on something.

*
Tyralus 


Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Gender: Male




Send Private Message | Send Email
Re: group size
<Reply # 2 on 10/27/2006 3:39 AM >
Posted on Forum: UER Forum
 
6 Is my biggest group ever. I'd recommend 3-4, 3 being best.

dsankt 


Location: live and in the fresh




Send Private Message | Send Email | AIM Message | sleepycity
Re: group size
<Reply # 3 on 10/27/2006 3:45 AM >
Posted on Forum: UER Forum
 
Cuddle parties are fucking sweet.


sleepycity.net: watch out for the third rail baby, that shit is high voltage. urbex and urban exploration photography
Air 


Location: Canada




Send Private Message | Send Email
Re: group size
<Reply # 4 on 10/27/2006 4:10 AM >
Posted on Forum: UER Forum
 
Posted by dsankt
Cuddle parties are fucking sweet.



Yeah, kinky but not stealthy, hehe


[last edit 10/27/2006 5:17 AM by Air - edited 1 times]

"The extraordinary beauty of things that fail." - Heinrich von Kleist
DrranXCore 


Location: Winnipeg
Gender: Male


Pigeons are fuckin' scary man

Send Private Message | Send Email | Aviatorial Cactus
Re: group size
<Reply # 5 on 10/27/2006 5:00 PM >
Posted on Forum: UER Forum
 
my least = 2 (i wouldn't go alone)
my most = 6 (but i'd do more)

darth_operator 


Location: armpit o' Texas
Gender: Female


I don't hate kids...just the tangy aftertaste.

Send Private Message | Send Email | Untersuchen
Re: group size
<Reply # 6 on 10/27/2006 5:31 PM >
Posted on Forum: Infiltration Forums
 
In the past I've gone alone, however, that was back in the days of my RE (rural ex.). Now, the most I'll take with me is 1 other person. 2 people lower the risks of having to worry about other people besides you and your buddy. I.e..injuries, breaking things, making noise, and just plain stupidity. But if you are taking more than 2, make sure you trust them and know their maturity level is up to par.

blackhawk 

This member has been banned. See the banlist for more information.


Location: Mission Control


UER newbie

Send Private Message | Send Email | 
Re: group size
<Reply # 7 on 10/27/2006 5:58 PM >
Posted on Forum: UER Forum
 
Posted by darth_operator
In the past I've gone alone, however, that was back in the days of my RE (rural ex.). Now, the most I'll take with me is 1 other person. 2 people lower the risks of having to worry about other people besides you and your buddy. I.e..injuries, breaking things, making noise, and just plain stupidity. But if you are taking more than 2, make sure you trust them and know their maturity level is up to par.


Yeah, avoid clusterfucks. More than two, is too many. I prefer going alone.

Total control for things if they work, or go wrong.

Appear less threatening, much lower profile.

Much faster mobility, stealth, never no chatter. Voices travel for long distances as does cig smoke.

Only one story when shit goes bad, and no one else to do dumb shit you can have to take responsibility for.

Sharper concentration means less fuck-ups. safety in numbers is an illusion in many respects unless your a girl, perhaps. No matter how bad I've been hurt, I've always dragged my carcass the hell out without calling 911. Only time I didn't was when pinned in a Miata with internal injuries that had been t-boned by a tractor trailer. Even then I was trying to claw my way out after I came to.

Ha! I ain't scared of exploring alone!

Just when I thought I was out... they pulled me back in.
Reciprocity Failure 


Location: Santa Barbara/Chicago
Gender: Male


See you on the dark side of the Moon

Send Private Message | Send Email | AIM Message
Re: group size
<Reply # 8 on 10/27/2006 6:15 PM >
Posted on Forum: UER Forum
 
I like groups of three. That way, if one person gets hurt, it is much easier to get them out with two people; or if the injuries are bad enough to warrant not moving the injured person, one person can stay with him/her and the other can go for help.

I like exploring alone, but I usually like to take at least one person. Not only for the whole "power in numbers" thing, but also that I like to share my experience. I photograph while I explore not only for the art/composition but also to show people the beauty I find in these places. It's so much easier to share that with someone that is there, assuming they don't totally object to where they are and what they are doing.

"It only takes one tree to make a thousand matches, it only takes one match to burn a thousand trees."
Jef 

This member has been banned. See the banlist for more information.


Gender: Male


Hey Look at me....

Send Private Message | Send Email
Re: group size
<Reply # 9 on 10/27/2006 6:29 PM >
Posted on Forum: UER Forum
 
I've brought Large groups of people into buildings, one meet was like over 30 people into a building right across the street from a police station.


The trick is just to be careful, and break them up into small groups that will not get noticed as easily. Especially when there is camera's present in the downtown core where you are all walking to.

We must also go out and meet the enemy before he reaches our shores. We must defeat him before he attacks us, before our cities are laid to waste.

William Lyon Mackenzie King, Prime Minister of Canada from 1921-1926, 1926-1930 and 1935-1948
micro 


Gender: Male


Slowly I turned

Send Private Message | Send Email
Re: group size
<Reply # 10 on 10/27/2006 6:35 PM >
Posted on Forum: UER Forum
 
Three's usually a good number in most situations. You don't have to worry so much about losing track of people and whatnot. It also helps to have one more set of eyes for when you're running on autopilot mode and not paying attention to everything you should be.

Reciprocity Failure 


Location: Santa Barbara/Chicago
Gender: Male


See you on the dark side of the Moon

Send Private Message | Send Email | AIM Message
Re: group size
<Reply # 11 on 10/27/2006 6:49 PM >
Posted on Forum: UER Forum
 
Posted by micro
It also helps to have one more set of eyes for when you're running on autopilot mode and not paying attention to everything you should be.


Excellent point, I forgot to mention that.

I tend to have two modes: Explore Mode, and Photograph Mode. Often times I will get really into my exploring and not put much thought into my photos; and likewise I will get way into my photos, and not pay close enough attention to what I am doing, where I am stepping, etc.

"It only takes one tree to make a thousand matches, it only takes one match to burn a thousand trees."
blackhawk 

This member has been banned. See the banlist for more information.


Location: Mission Control


UER newbie

Send Private Message | Send Email | 
Re: group size
<Reply # 12 on 10/27/2006 7:22 PM >
Posted on Forum: UER Forum
 
Most times you hear trouble before you see it. Talk nulls that advantage out, and is a liability. If camoed right, you don't stand out many times when standing still taking pics, so lookouts have a limited worth as they are more likey to be spotted then spot a crafty stationary observer. The best sentries employ this method by simply taking a vantage point with concealment but a large overview, and waiting.

I've lost count of the times I have heard/seen others exploring, or even looting, and they haven't ever known I was there. Some I have pics of. I was either reconning or shooting, I was on the move; not waiting to ambush.
Less is stealthier.

Just when I thought I was out... they pulled me back in.
micro 


Gender: Male


Slowly I turned

Send Private Message | Send Email
Re: group size
<Reply # 13 on 10/27/2006 7:36 PM >
Posted on Forum: UER Forum
 
For a second there I thought I was reading this:

http://www.theonio...content/node/37418

blackhawk 

This member has been banned. See the banlist for more information.


Location: Mission Control


UER newbie

Send Private Message | Send Email | 
Re: group size
<Reply # 14 on 10/27/2006 7:48 PM >
Posted on Forum: UER Forum
 
Posted by micro
For a second there I thought I was reading this:

http://www.theonio...content/node/37418


I was thinking of LRRPs. Their missions are a bit different; armed recon. Six is a good number, and 12 or more is considered a "heavy team". Heavy teams are generally disliked as they tend to lose the stealth advantage. They are also "thrown" together most times. Lurp's work as a close knit team; they know each other well and how to read them without using words.

Strangely in Nam if they walk into a jungle ambush (which was rare) SOP was to charge into the enemy firing on full auto and "burn through", then bug-out fast. It was an effective tactic.

Just when I thought I was out... they pulled me back in.
micro 


Gender: Male


Slowly I turned

Send Private Message | Send Email
Re: group size
<Reply # 15 on 10/27/2006 7:55 PM >
Posted on Forum: UER Forum
 
You're killing me.

blackhawk 

This member has been banned. See the banlist for more information.


Location: Mission Control


UER newbie

Send Private Message | Send Email | 
Re: group size
<Reply # 16 on 10/27/2006 8:29 PM >
Posted on Forum: UER Forum
 
Posted by micro
You're killing me.


That's what I'm saying, you don't need numbers unless killing power is needed. Even then sometimes fewer is better. Gunnery Sergeant Carlos Hathcock operated in the Nam jungle sometimes for more than a week normally with one other man. Some missions he stalked his prey single handed. Read his book, it's good.
http://www.pineywo....com/hathcock.html

Just when I thought I was out... they pulled me back in.
CasperMilkToast 


Location: South of KC, MO
Gender: Male




Send Private Message | Send Email
Re: group size
<Reply # 17 on 10/27/2006 9:03 PM >
Posted on Forum: UER Forum
 
I would say 5 would be a max for most locations where there is more risk. You could probably get more in when going to a more remote place or something at least more enclosed. And I agree when having more people, small groups are best way to enter and leave. A crowd of 6 people walking around draws more attention than 2.

KroniK 


Gender: Male


In search of the perfect glass of kool-aid....Oh Yea!

Send Private Message | Send Email
Re: group size
<Reply # 18 on 10/29/2006 10:31 PM >
Posted on Forum: UER Forum
 
the most ive ever gonin with would prbably be around 6. not b/c of stealth reasons, but mainly due to the lack of people i know that are actually interested in the art of UE. i usually go w/ my 2 buddies. however, i have gone into certain places where i have gone in w/ 2 people and ended up hanging out w/ a group of 20+ people that i had met there.

brainwash= shoot your brains in a bathroom tub.
Squidgit 


Location: Brighton Ontario
Gender: Female


There is not a sprig of grass that shoots uninteresting to me

Send Private Message | Send Email | My Facebook Account
Re: group size
<Reply # 19 on 10/30/2006 7:53 PM >
Posted on Forum: UER Forum
 
I'd have to say that the most I have explored with is 6... Here is us on top of the roof of Prince Edward Heights in Picton Ontario

71717.jpg (57 kb, 498x412)
click to view


I have never explored by myself.. my husband and I always explore together.

So the least was 2!

The richness I achieve comes from Nature, the source of my inspiration.
UER Forum > Archived Rookie Forum > group size (Viewed 435 times)
1 2  



All content and images copyright © 2002-2024 UER.CA and respective creators. Graphical Design by Crossfire.
To contact webmaster, or click to email with problems or other questions about this site: UER CONTACT
View Terms of Service | View Privacy Policy | Server colocation provided by Beanfield
This page was generated for you in 125 milliseconds. Since June 23, 2002, a total of 736972910 pages have been generated.