Combat between
mecha is conducted much as it is between characters. Characters operating
mecha are simply much larger and stronger than they would otherwise be, and they can wield truly frightening
weapons. However, they still obey the essential rules of movement and
combat. They still threaten squares within their reach, take
move actions and
attack actions, duck behind
cover to gain a
bonus to Defense, and so forth. In some respects, however,
mecha movement and
combat differs from character movement and
combat. The following sections describe specific situations that arise when
mecha maneuver and clash on the battlefield.