Amphibious subunits

[nukkxx5058]

Hi, what happens to an unit when subunits have different characteristics ? For instance I'd like to cross a river and my unit has both amphibious (BMP) and non-amphibious (T80s) elements in it.

Can I reorganize units so that all subunits share same characteristics ?

[CapnDarwin]

Do you mean moving sub-units from one formation to another? In the case of a mixed unit it should be defaulting to the worst case. In this case tanks would need a bridge or "swim" a shallow "river". I'll check with Rob on the actual case breakdown.

[Mad Russian]

Simple, you either give it a movement order that takes it over the water obstacle where you want it to cross or you move adjacent to the water obstacle and tell it to build a bridge.

The results are two fold where water obstacles are concerned.

1) If you order a unit to build a bridge you always get a bridge.

2) If you tell a unit to move over the water obstacle they will try to use amphibious movement first and if not they will then build a bridge. The determining factor is if all subunits in the formation can use amphibious movement. If they can they will simply ford the river and not leave a bridge behind. If they aren't all amphibiously qualified they then build a bridge.

Good Hunting.

MR