Quote Originally Posted by cyberVIP
By 'Regional' I mean AFE can be recruited in Local MICs. Those (AFE, Towered AFE) have same cost/upkeep values.
In The Factional MIC in Kart-Hadast (for ex.) AFE can be recruited also. It has same pic, numbers etc but recruitment cost is 7500.
Regional(from local MICs) Towered AFE CAN be upgraded(retrained). In this case parameters break (36->24 men and +3 bonuses to melee, missile attack values)
Sorry for English, hope its understandable now
What I didn't understand was the usage of "Regional 'light' version". I will check on your info as soon as I can (if helps if you can post a savegame), but I looked into the unit cards and they are ok. There are also a few things which you have to take into account:

- Zeugitana has a blacksmith, which increases some unit's bonuses and allows the upgrade that you mention.

- Some generals' traits can reduce the recruitment cost of units (this may explain the difference in the costs)

You say that when you upgrade the Towered AFE they reduce the number of men, although increasing the stats, right? I really have to check, because I never saw it happen before.

Please, post your savegame.