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I've heard the suggestion that I create specialized troops: a meat shield troop with shields and armor, an assault troop with a big gun, and a command troop with ECM / battle computers. The person who suggested this said that the ECM/battle computer bonus would apply to all troops in that group.

I just did this in the battle simulator, and I did not see the ECM / battle computer benefits show up in the description of the meat shield/assault mechs. Does it actually work? Also, assuming the modifiers do apply, will they work if the command bots have no weapons, and so move away from the battle?