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Originally Posted by admiraltee
1- is there a reason why trucks/hover trucks aren't allowed? The standard unit rules state that GEVs are allowed and the variant force rules (which I will use) state that units with a Mv value of 2 are allowed.
Would trucks/hover trucks carrying troops with Mv of 1 "break" the game?
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Trucks are pointless (they can't drive in water) and are slower than INF unless they are on a road. Hovertrucks are a poor-man's GEV-PC that can carry two squads. I think it's more that they are excluded for thematic reasons than practical ones. For example, using a GEV-PC is _not_ excluded and would be a better choice than a Hovertruck because it can carry 3 squads.
The real issue is trucks and hovertrucks do not have an intrinsic point value, so it gets more complicated when throwing them into a point system that isn't explicitly defined by the scenario. It's easier to just exclude them and not have to design for them to be used.