[quote=@Eviledd1984]
[i][b]Well i was thinking of the group splitting into two groups[/b][/i], [b][i]With one person leading one group and one person leading the other? They can talk with each other to either meet each other in 24 hours or so.[/i][/b] Or they can have walkie talkies or something to communicate what they find? 
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This is a Horrible idea for so many reasons, that I'll try to limit it to a few.

I guess I'll logically start with the first. 

[b]1.[/b] [i]Sometimes less is more in the worst way. [/i]

- Them splitting up is a horrible, horrible idea. You'd not only have room for marginally larger errors, but a breach of lack of communication if both are truly split up. While you can argue they could cover more, this does not justify being without Support. 

- [b]The Legatus cannot be in two places once.[/b] While I don't think I need to explain this... 

So if you fuck up, you are literally fucked no matter how sound your field tactics are. He cannot support you, or anyone if he not only isn't in your vicinity, but if you have the X in you, and you can be damn sure as analytical as he is, he'd have far less reason to trust you if he has to treat you after a long period of time without face to face communication. 

Probably does not help he has a method of scanning too. So if you have the X or have been compromised, That Gauss rifle, and any paranoid person will be staring you straight in the face. 

- It also means you have greater room for Error, especially in a life and Death based operation to save the Universe. 

- Just because you may or may not encounter Samus, does not make two groups surrounding her inherently a good thing. Diplomacy is always a better option to civil people, and Samus, while a lady of few words -- Probably will not like the idea of you surrounding her. It will look like a Hit Squad.

[b]2.[/b][i]We already established Data is Instantaneously sent.[/i]
This one, also speaks for itself. 

- While their might be limited information that can be sent on this Desert World, or wasteland, it is reasonable to assume you will have constant communication. A Walkie Talkie does not really make sense in this setting due to all the technological advancements they have in the Federation -- or otherwise.  

- Jokingly, if we did this Squad thing, they could just do something Akin to Discord to keep communication within a Cell like network. This just further simplifies things. Having it tied to something with short range or otherwise, especially with the intention of being split up from a long period of time... while Atmospherically interesting if the X were to take one and mimic speech patterns and thought would be interesting... The X is not Exactly Predator.  It just gives more Tools for them to use... And if you are wearing a helmet and what not... Wouldn't you just have built in communication? 

- Because of how Data works... And how it travels, it would just be easier to scan what they find and send it, with a "Hey, found this." Rather than just mention it in passing. 

tl;dr

"Why would you go backwards with this? And why would a group separate with only one Medic Support? Only he can charge your shields if they fail, instantaneously really."