Do motorized units benefit from "mech" stratagems?

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mroyer
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Do motorized units benefit from "mech" stratagems?

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Do motorized units (e.g., motorized infantry) benefit from "mechanized" stratagems such as blitzkrieg?

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Re: Do motorized units benefit from "mech" stratagems?

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Mark, I always presumed the Blitzkrieg card only impacted the 'tracked vehicles' & not wheeled & certainly not foot.
Good question, however, & would like to know as well.
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Re: Do motorized units benefit from "mech" stratagems?

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Motorized are generally not considered to be mechanized and since the card says mechanized I would guess no. Just a guess though.
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Re: Do motorized units benefit from "mech" stratagems?

Post by Soar_Slitherine »

I've always been told that postures apply their combat modifiers on a per-subunit basis. For purposes of stratagems (and Infantry/Tank/Gun Tactics skill rolls), each model type is either infantry, mechanized (most vehicles) or artillery (anything with a ranged attack). The infantry in a motorized formation would not get a mechanized combat bonus, since they're not a mechanized-type model, and since the trucks are unarmed, they would not benefit from any combat bonus either.
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