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Melee and displacement: move enemies, not just damage them

Use Force Push, Uppercut, hazards, and prepared Overwatch to turn positioning into action economy.

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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.

Planning note

Use Force Push, Uppercut, hazards, and prepared Overwatch to turn positioning into action economy.

Turn-end check

Can every operator survive the enemy response and still reach the next objective?

02Decision signals

Editorial tactical model

Planning noteMELEE
PositionPUSH
ResourcesHAZARD
Turn-end checkOVERWATCH

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.

  1. 01Use Force Push, Uppercut, hazards, and prepared Overwatch to turn positioning into action economy.
  2. 02Some melee abilities push enemies. Official examples combine Tel-Rea’s Force Push or Kabb’s Uppercut with a teammate’s prepared Overwatch.
  3. 03Can every operator survive the enemy response and still reach the next objective?
  4. 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.

Example sequence01Read the objective, extraction condition, and enemy activation order.02Create the position or resource state required by the confirmed mechanic.03Commit damage only after the follow-up and recovery route are clear.

05End-of-turn checklist

  1. 01Can every operator survive the enemy response and still reach the next objective?
  2. 02Is useful AP, Advantage, a Utility, or Call for Backup being left unused?
  3. 03Some melee abilities push enemies. Official examples combine Tel-Rea’s Force Push or Kabb’s Uppercut with a teammate’s prepared Overwatch.
  4. 04Use Force Push, Uppercut, hazards, and prepared Overwatch to turn positioning into action economy.

06Continue the field manual

Primary sources

Confirmed rules are separated from editorial recommendations. No invented mission data or unverified drop tables are published.