Tactical index / Editorial strategy guide
Melee and displacement: move enemies, not just damage them
Use Force Push, Uppercut, hazards, and prepared Overwatch to turn positioning into action economy.

01Verified game rule
Some melee abilities push enemies. Official examples combine Tel-Rea’s Force Push or Kabb’s Uppercut with a teammate’s prepared Overwatch.
Use Force Push, Uppercut, hazards, and prepared Overwatch to turn positioning into action economy.
Can every operator survive the enemy response and still reach the next objective?
02Decision signals
Editorial tactical model
03Tactical procedure
Use this procedure as a decision order, not a rigid script. Re-check it whenever a hit misses, reinforcements arrive, or the objective changes.
- 01Use Force Push, Uppercut, hazards, and prepared Overwatch to turn positioning into action economy.
- 02Some melee abilities push enemies. Official examples combine Tel-Rea’s Force Push or Kabb’s Uppercut with a teammate’s prepared Overwatch.
- 03Can every operator survive the enemy response and still reach the next objective?
- 04Is useful AP, Advantage, a Utility, or Call for Backup being left unused?
04Field scenario
Use Force Push, Uppercut, hazards, and prepared Overwatch to turn positioning into action economy. Some melee abilities push enemies. Official examples combine Tel-Rea’s Force Push or Kabb’s Uppercut with a teammate’s prepared Overwatch.
05End-of-turn checklist
- 01Can every operator survive the enemy response and still reach the next objective?
- 02Is useful AP, Advantage, a Utility, or Call for Backup being left unused?
- 03Some melee abilities push enemies. Official examples combine Tel-Rea’s Force Push or Kabb’s Uppercut with a teammate’s prepared Overwatch.
- 04Use Force Push, Uppercut, hazards, and prepared Overwatch to turn positioning into action economy.
Primary sources
Confirmed rules are separated from editorial recommendations. No invented mission data or unverified drop tables are published.