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// Bonus Chapter 004: Notes on IAF Mechanized Doctrine 
// Story: Forward again, and again, and again. 
// by Zaravan 
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	While the IAF lack heavier armor such as tanks, they are never short of civilian vehicles, IAF personnel won't steal vehicles if they're owned by another. Many vehicles are either appropriated from places where ownership is unlikely, such as areas that have been ravaged by a biological outbreak. Or scavenged and subsequently repaired. IAF Mechanized Doctrine call for the use of the acquired vehicles in order to rapidly cover the distance between locations. These vehicles, even light as they are compared to more conventional military vehicles, are devastatingly effective against the low tech kingdoms reliant on raw numbers that the IAF engages in combat with.

In order to use them effectively in combat, IAF personnel modify and reinforce civilian vehicles, most commonly using flatbed truck in particular. They weld or rivet metal plates or sheeting onto the front and or sides in order to make the vehicle more resistant to damage, as well as mounting light machine guns in the passenger's seat, or onto the back of the vehicle, creating a way for the IAF to quickly transport greater firepower into combat. Some vehicles may have light anti-tank weapons in place of machine guns, for use against armored enemy vehicles, or in some cases, against absurdly tough heavy infantry.

As can be expected, the weight of the reinforcements, as well as the added weaponry, weighs down the vehicles considerably. However, the IAF do not mind this too much, as they generally prefer greater protection at the cost of speed.