Engineering Manual

A combat engineer (also called field engineer, pioneer or sapper) in many armies is a soldier who performs a variety of construction and demolition tasks under combat conditions. The combat engineer's goals involve facilitating movement and support of friendly forces while impeding those of the enemy. Combat engineers in Orden build fighting positions and fortifications. They conduct demolitions missions and clear minefields using specialized vehicles or equipment. Typical combat engineer missions include construction and breaching of trenches, tank traps and other fortifications; bunker, bridge and object destruction; laying or clearing land mines; and combined arms breaching. Typically, a combat engineer is also trained as an infantryman, and combat engineer units frequently fight alongside the infantry or fight as infantry as a secondary mission.

There are three types of engineers in Orden, whilst they come under many names, and sometimes even have multiple functions, the general three types are:

* Field Technician - repair specialists, also have limited construction and fortification capability.
* Explosive Specialist - comes under many names, whether it's mines, remote controlled explosives or IEDs, these guys handle blowing shit up.
* Explosive Removal Specialist - EOD, Removal, whatever the name is the primary function of this type of engineer is to remove hostile explosives and allow friendlies to move on, secure locations, save lives.

## Field Technician

A **field technician** is meant to maintain and repair vehicles. Main concern when it comes to repairing vehicles in a combat zone is to make it able to move and weaponry. Fully repairing a vehicle is a concern you can care about away from combat zones. The field technician in a squad should usually act as the driver of the vehicle as well, the well being of that vehicle is his priority, getting stuck in enemy lines without mobility could be a death sentence, so driving it, keeping it in cover and knowing how to position it, alongside repairing it is a part of the job. This type of engineer might also carry some basic construction capability, whether it's barbed wire, tank traps, sandbags. If he has access to it, he can perform the task of fortification and construction as well.

Some of the equipment of a field technician are:

* Toolkit
* Spray Paint Cans
* Wirecutters
* Construction Supplies (Barbed Wire, Tank Traps, Sandbags)

Field Technician, can come in many types of aliases in our unit, depending on era and nation, sometimes it'll be **repair specialist, field repair specialist, technician, technical specialist,** etc. If unsure you can always ask the mission maker.

## Explosive Specialist

Explosive specialists are specialist troops equipped with mines, demolition explosives and other tools, alongside placing explosives they are also in charge of removing said explosives. They are equipped and trained to perform the selected tasks:

* Plant mines on designated locations. **[Always mark them on your map]**
* Use explosives to gain a tactical advantage, per leader request or mission goal.
* Make sure that safety of your team and friendly forces is insured when using explosives.
* Make sure that you are always equipped for the mission with appropriate equipment.
* Removal of hostile explosives.

Know the differences between AP, AT, Demolition, Signal and other types of explosives and mines, as well as what triggers exist out there. In case of playing as a guerrila force with suicide bombers, you may get the option to use the deadhand trigger, aka when you die, the explosives in your inventory are set off.

Some of their equipment includes:

* Mines
* Remote-Controlled Explosives
* IEDs (Guerrila)
* Explosive Triggers
* Defusal Kit
* Mine Detector, VMH/VMM
* Spray Paint Cans for marking
* Other Tools

**Planting explosives** is the easy part, figuring out where to plant them is mission and situation dependant and one has to figure out this himself depending on his objectives he will use appropriate triggers and explosives in order to accomplish his mission.

**Removal of Explosives** - there are many ways one can remove an explosive, and that all depends on type, location, situation and time available, if not sure consult your superior, team leader/ squad leader for advice on how to proceed, but this is ultimately your decision:

* **Detonation** - can either be done from distance using firearms or other weapons, or can be done up close utilizng your own explosives to detonate the ones that are already there. Depending on situation and location, detonation of explosives might not be the best choice, due to civilian presence, location to friendly assets, etc. However this is by far safer than removal of said explosives, and much less time consuming in a combat scenario as it doens't require the whole unit to stop for a longer period of time, and doesn't require you to approach the explosive that might be in the open. Also this method can remove multiple explosives simultaneously, removing the need to disarm multiple, and with it lowering risk.
* **Defusal** - If the mission requires a stealthy approach, or the detonation of the explosive can cause harm to friendly forces or civilians due to its location, then defusal might be your only option. Generally defusal is more dangerous with a higher chance of things going wrong, but also does no damage to its surroundings if done correctly. This method is slower and riskier, so use detonation unless you have no choice.

**Pointers for explosive-ordanance disposal:**

* Locate the explosive.
* Always identify the type of explosive before disposing of it, **you could be detonating a nerve agent**.
* Consult the leader in charge to set up security, if stopping.
* If you need to manually disarm the explosive, or plant your own next to it, make sure to ask for an enlarged security area, around the explosive.
* Approach the explosives slowly.
* Make sure there is no collateral around the explosive.
* If defusing the bomb, make sure that everyone else is in a safe distance.
* If detonating a bomb, again, make sure that everyone else is in a safe distance.
* Yours is the final word on how an explosive is removed.

**Alias** - explosive specialist is a broad term covering many roles, from demolition expert, explosives expert, AT miner, AP miner, EOD Technician, EOD Specialist, Explosive Removal Expert, it goes on and on, however keep to the same principle as the Field Technician, ask the Mission Maker if unsure.