absolutely you should be able to swap out your equipment, in a normal engagement.
if it's an ambush and you're the waterboys, then you shouldn't be prepared, but generally commanders know the terrain they're going to fight on, the terrain they may have to move to and the enemy they are looking for and what he generally carries.
you don't send SWAT out to arrest drunk drivers.
in afganhistan they're using mountain troops and SF. not because that's all we had in the area OR because they make the greatest all around army.
besides, that's one of the imperiums greatest strengths. they have a specialized troop for every conceivable situation.
now, there are a number of situations that can go wrong and the game you thought you were going to play doesn't happen. some people try to plan for that, while others just disengage and except the loss. the thing is, in a tournament you know it's going to happen which is kinda the prepping thing people are complaining about...
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