See attached picture. I'm on mortar, and you can also remote control other static weapons including UGV. If the menu would say Drone instead of UAV it would be universal for any remote controlled equipment, future and present.
Additionally X_UAV_AI could be renames into X_Drone_AI for easier understanding what it does. {F24808}
How about 'Release remote controls'?
Since the same message is used for all remote handling, including Zeus-controlled units.
Honestly, I don't really see the problem here. Granted, "UAV" and "UGV" are quiet close and for better distinction it would be wise to rename one.
But renaming a "UAV" to "drone", because "drone" was better known ... (that rhymes, doesn't it ^_^), would in my eyes not be justified.
We've accepted words like "UFO", "ACL" and "RPG" though especially the last one is the short term for both "Roleplay Game" and a russian rocket launcher.
And with the latest US war strategies, everyone should by now know what a "UAV" is.
@Johnny and here I am making extra effort uploading a picture and you wouldn't even look at it...
UAV means Unmanned Autonomous Vehicle (see Field Manual > UAV > UAV Basics) in this case and the UGVs (Unmanned Ground Vehicle) are sub-group of this group of vehicles. At least this is the logic behind these abbreviations used in the game.
Of course, we can discuss about it and try to find something less confusing. On the other hand, I am not sure if "Drone" is going to solve the issue. It is usually used only for aerial vehicles (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unmanned_vehicle).
Thank you for clarifying, though UAV is probably more common as UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) as one of the categories on this very tracker suggests. If Drone is not acceptable, I wouldn't cry over it, but default action for exit from remote controlled vehicle should probably say something else than UAV.
@KK, don't worry, I looked at your image. But as I haven't used a UAV/UGV ingame yet, it still doesn't affect what I've written.
I can see the action title <i>"Release UAV controls"</i>. But what problem does the image show? I mean, is it possible that "UAV" and "UGV" appear in the action menu at the same time?
I'm really sorry if I seem stupid here, but I'd be glad if you could explain. Probably, I'm just to blind to see it.
To your suggestion: How about something like "Stop remote control"?