So my Orks attack a fully loaded Landing Craft or Thunderhawk (or any other WE transporting a different formation).
Do the troops inside intermingle as per normal (i.e. attacker chooses)
Or they automatically mingle like when the WE assaults
And in the first instance when they are not declared intermingled can they still disembark?

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I am sure that I have raised similar questions in the past. IIRC much of the answer is found in 1.7.5 Transport
Units may embark or disembark as part of a counter-charge move (see 1.12.4), unless the transport vehicle carrying them is already in base contact with two enemy units – in which case they must stay on board (they are trapped inside!).

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But that surely refers to intergral transports. WE later bring an exception to that rule later in the book.

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No TRC. the WE rule augment these transport rule in terms of the way that separate formations may combine and fight etc. It does not replace these bits about what happens when they are combined - so for example you may disembark as part of a countercharge (which is not covered in section #3 for War Engines)

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A loaded WE transport is automatically considered intermingled.  You can't single out just the transport.

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And note that if the troops are 'locked in', they still cout towards the assault resolution. So potentially the 8+ orcs which have locked the marines in their Landing Craft could still be outnumbered by the tacticals and vehicles; and any Inspiring characters onboard still count as well.

As far as I can see, the Landing Craft could even perform an assault against a medium sized target while embarking troops. Although the LC would only get 4x assault dice, the additional troop numbers and characters would be likely to sway the assault in favour of the Marines

(though Neal may also have views on this)

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Nope.  That's accurate.  It would take just the right troop placement, but an embark/assault action could work.

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