8. Transport Units

8.1 General

A vehicle or AFV classified as a transport unit may carry infantry units and tow a Gun. A unit being transported is placed on top of the carrier unit, and is considered a single unit with the transporting unit.

8.2 Transport Class

Each transport unit has a Transport Class, indicated by a letter and number combination (T#) on the unit's counter above its Movement Points. The Transport Class indicates the types and number of units a transport may carry.

8.21 Transport Limits

A transport unit may carry one squad (or two half squads), one leader, and one support weapon per number in the Transport Class rating. For instance, if a transport is a T2, it may carry two squads (or the half squad equivalents), two leaders, and two support weapons. If the Transport Class is listed as "TH" the unit may only carry a half squad, a leader, and a support weapon. In addition to carrying passengers, a transport unit may also tow a Gun if the unit has a dash below its Transport Class. TH class units may not tow a large Gun (i.e. a Gun with "0" Movement Points).

8.3 Loading and Unloading

An infantry unit or Gun may load onto, or unload from, a transport vehicle occupying the same hex during the Movement Phase. A unit (both passenger and transport units) may not load and unload in the same turn; each unit may only conduct one load or unload action per turn. A passenger unit may not move before loading, or after unloading, except to avoid over-stacking a hex. An infantry unit or Gun must move one hex after unloading if its presence would exceed stacking limits. The transport vehicle may move before or after loading or unloading, but not both before and after loading or unloading. When a unit unloads from a transport vehicle, whether it moves or not, it is marked with a Move marker.

8.4 Stacking

A vehicle transporting a unit is considered one vehicle for stacking purposes. A vehicle may move into a hex in excess of stacking limits to load (only), but after loading the hex may not be in violation of stacking limits.

8.5 Combat

Transport units may fire normally when carrying other units. Infantry units may conduct AP fire while being transported, but not AT fire. Guns may never fire while being transported. When a transport unit is pinned or eliminated, transported units are also pinned or eliminated; they suffer the same fate as the transport unit.