how do I bring the Scarab on missions?

[Leximancer]

It's always just flying around in the manticore and my scarab sits at base useless.

[Artek [General]]

1) The scarab must be on aircraft, like any other unit.
2) Vehicles, by default, take 3 soldier slots on an aircraft. So Manticore can carry around 3 soldiers + vehicle.
You can, however, send multiple aircrafts to the same mission and deploy a combined force from both of them.
3) You can swap units around at any base by clicking the yellow icon on the right of unit's card. Phoenix Emblem means the unit is currently stationed at base and the respective aircraft icon means the unit is assigned to an aircraft.
4) Most missions allow 8 units to be deployed, or 5 soldiers and 1 vehicle.
Some particular, special high-stakes missions allow 9, or 6+1.

[Leximancer]

TY!

[Phoenix7786]

Originally posted by Artek General:

3) You can swap units around at any base by clicking the yellow icon on the right of unit's card. Phoenix Emblem means the unit is currently stationed at base and the respective aircraft icon means the unit is assigned to an aircraft.

Holy crap do you mean it's possible to change soldiers around at bases without having to physically transport them?

[Artek [General]]

Originally posted by Phoenix7786:

Originally posted by Artek General:

3) You can swap units around at any base by clicking the yellow icon on the right of unit's card. Phoenix Emblem means the unit is currently stationed at base and the respective aircraft icon means the unit is assigned to an aircraft.

Holy crap do you mean it's possible to change soldiers around at bases without having to physically transport them?

No, i don't think so. 2 airplanes have to be in the same place for soldiers to move over.

[Bobucles]

Soldiers have a physical location on the globe. If an aircraft docks at base the soldiers are considered inside the base and can be assigned to the base garrison or other craft in the base.

It would be nice if soldiers were represented on the global map to make this more clear.