Motorcycle/bike inf question/weirdness

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Originally Posted by harlikwin

It seems to me that motorcycle infantry dies much quicker compared to regular infantry when fired upon. Is that correct for the unit class or am I seeing things? Is it the same case for bicycle infantry? If so why? My understanding is they would just ditch the bikes when fired upon go prone return fire? Could it be related to movement?

Yes, they will operate like normal infantry when fired upon, but first they have to stop, get off the motorcycle/bike and only then they can drop to the ground. This creates a longer window of vulnerability compared to leg infantry which can simply drop to the ground. This was felt to be dangerous enough in real life that IIRC swiss bike infantry trained to jump off their bikes in a way that looked like a circus trick, precisely to counter that.