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Can a mek embarked in one battlewagon try and repair another battlewagon if both battlewagons are in base contact? The rules as written for mek tools say in base contact or embarked upon. It doesn't have the same wording as the KFF where its one or the other. Rules for embarking are that any effects regarding the models inside the transport are measured to the hull of the transport.

The rules say that he can only use his mek tools if he is in base to base, if he is embarked upon a vehicle then he is in base to base with that vehicle and that vehicle alone. He can not repair another vehicle unless he disembarks first.

Base contact means that his base is touching the other model. While distances are measured from the hull of the vehicle he's in, this doesn't mean that the vehicle counts as his base. So no.

And remember, he will have to disembark along with the rest of his unit (unless it is a Big Mek, which has the Independent Character rule). Also, you can't disembark and embark on a different vehicle in the same turn, so they will have to stand behind the wagons for a whole round of shooting just for an extra 33% chance to change a tire.

But don't let me talk you out of it, I love completely undoing a whole turn's worth of opponents' anti-tank shooting, even if it isn't strictly the best tactical decision.

Keep in mind that with the new rules out, you are allowed to take an extra Mek for every HQ choice you have (except other meks) and for only 15 points you can then plug that extra mek into whatever squad your putting in the battle wagonz. I was running the idea of throwing a big mek with 1-2 extra mekz into a Morkanaut and letting it run rampant over the battlefield. Give it, it will not die and you basically have an invincible walker unless your opponet blows it up in 1 turn....which is rather unlikely.