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This unit cannot be motorized any further.
(i.e. within these historical TOEs)

You can replace the smaller Truck with a larger capacity truck, but it will not have a major impact.

All of these LCUs are attached to Aragon or levant Hqs yet not getting enough guidance. Why might this be?

I'm still quite new to war games. I am reading a great ARR by RangerJoe, and in it, (s)he mentions "Devices".

But, what is a device? why is that important? when I look at a unit car, the list of "squads", is that what a device is?

thanks

hightower88 wrote: Wed Feb 11, 2026 1:54 pm How do I motorize these units. I don't really understand the logi cap and doing trail and error with changing logistics of the units. I took out the wagons and put in trucks but still not enough. How bad would it be to switch the support squads with more trucks?

You can add captured devices including trucks and wagons to the unit.

When you play Nationalists, you have a hard time with motorized units because they use fuel which is scarce and tends to stay at the ports. The Republicans have more tankers so they can haul more fuel in but they still can have issues with fuel. Horse powered devices use no fuel but more supplies.

vinnland wrote: Thu Feb 12, 2026 1:06 pm I'm still quite new to war games. I am reading a great ARR by RangerJoe, and in it, (s)he mentions "Devices".

But, what is a device? why is that important? when I look at a unit car, the list of "squads", is that what a device is?

thanks

Devices are guns, vehicles, tanks, mortars (etc.) ... and squads. Everything that makes up a LCU (land combar unit ).

Kereguelen wrote: Thu Feb 12, 2026 5:14 pm

vinnland wrote: Thu Feb 12, 2026 1:06 pm I'm still quite new to war games. I am reading a great ARR by RangerJoe, and in it, (s)he mentions "Devices".

But, what is a device? why is that important? when I look at a unit car, the list of "squads", is that what a device is?

thanks

Devices are guns, vehicles, tanks, mortars (etc.) ... and squads. Everything that makes up a LCU (land combar unit ).

Then, the word device is interchangable with UNIT. What a weird word to use.

vinnland wrote: Thu Feb 12, 2026 10:16 pm

Kereguelen wrote: Thu Feb 12, 2026 5:14 pm

vinnland wrote: Thu Feb 12, 2026 1:06 pm I'm still quite new to war games. I am reading a great ARR by RangerJoe, and in it, (s)he mentions "Devices".

But, what is a device? why is that important? when I look at a unit car, the list of "squads", is that what a device is?

thanks

Devices are guns, vehicles, tanks, mortars (etc.) ... and squads. Everything that makes up a LCU (land combar unit ).

Then, the word device is interchangable with UNIT. What a weird word to use.

No, the unit is the collection of devices. Think platoon, company/troop/battery, then battalion/squadron, regiment, brigade, and then division.

RangerJoe wrote: Thu Feb 12, 2026 10:29 pm

vinnland wrote: Thu Feb 12, 2026 10:16 pm

Kereguelen wrote: Thu Feb 12, 2026 5:14 pm

Devices are guns, vehicles, tanks, mortars (etc.) ... and squads. Everything that makes up a LCU (land combar unit ).

Then, the word device is interchangable with UNIT. What a weird word to use.

No, the unit is the collection of devices. Think platoon, company/troop/battery, then battalion/squadron, regiment, brigade, and then division.

To clarify, when I click on ONE card in the bottom area, that cart is a Platoon/Unit, is that what you mean? and then the devices make up that platoon.