Often simple plans are the best. One of the most simple plans and yet extremely effective to is to simple form skirmish line (also known as an extended line) and then match towards the enemy while keeping all of your team in one straight line. The key to an extended line is that players are at least 10 metres apart from each other, therefore if you have a squad of say 10 soldiers, your line should extend 100metres or more. You should not be so far apart than you loose contact with the next friendly to your left and right. Generally I position myself as the force commander in the centre so I can make sure everyone stays in line. With very inexperienced players the force commander may have to walk up and down the line making sure everyone else stays in line and keeps advancing despite enemy fire.

A skirmish line is effective due to the following factors

a) Its simple, remember players are typically not trained soldiers and therefore complex plans are doomed to failure.

b) Players remain in contact with each other so adding inter-player communication

c) Each player provides cross fire support to every other player. By spreading out significantly the enemy finds it hard to find effective cover against fire from the flanks of the skirmish line

d) The formation provides the maximum amount of forward directing fire possible with no risk of making friendly hits.