VOX

The Vox-caster is an CORE radio communications transceiver that can be as small as a helmet-mounted link and as large as a massive bank of dedicated communications equipment employed at a CORE military headquarters.

Usually a squad or platoon will have a link to their headquarters via one vox unit and smaller relays for trooper-to-trooper communications.

Command units usually use more complex versions of Vox-casters known as Master-Voxes. These pieces of communications technology can receive and transmit on multiple radio frequencies at once, making them ideal for coordinating the actions of multiple units at the same time.

In absence of any form of vox communications, troopers are taught to make use of sign language during battle.

The troopers of the CORE Army have miniature Vox-casters built into the helmets of their armour. Troopers often refer to VOX Casters as Tac-Comms

The Operatives of the Special Reseach Activities and Pojects Division have Vox-casters implanted within their skulls as part of their cybernetic enhancements, a common upgrade for all the Special Forces Members Most of these Vox-casters are short-ranged and used only for intersquad communications.

Variants
The iDroid was a hand-sized device developed by the T.W.E.A.K. Tools resembling a walkie-talkie that displayed a holographic map of a given area, which came in a satellite-based map or gave a general layout of the area. It was also used to call in helicopters and direct them to a specific area, it was also capable of remotely managing aspects as well as scanning documents and transferring them to CIC. The TACPAD is a piece of forearm-mounted CORE Army Command equipment. It is a hand-held tactical database system used for analyzing and displaying combat information. It is most often used by NCOs and pull up maps of the local area and display images. It had a dock for the "IDroid" to sync data for Covert Operations. The PIP the Pip has user status tracking functionality. It is capable of tracking the wearer's status and any active or completed quests and also organizes the wearer's inventory. An overlay of the data is also available. In addition, the device features a radio upgrade module, Geiger counter, an advanced compass that displays discovered locations and nearby persons and creatures, and lighting functionality. A holodisk player is mounted beneath the display. The PIP is the oldest of VOX models as End War remanant, whilst the others were developed after the End War.