What am I missing?

Gaderffii equipped as 2^ndary not used despite being in range vs the X45 equipped as primary
- Range & Hit Rate
- Optimum Range: 1
- Drop Off: 4.5
- Maximum Hits: 2

battle range: 2

squad orders: "Guard"
Battle Report

Electrostaff is also of no consequence (read: not used) when droids attack (as members of a hostile bandit group) a squad with a duty to "Guard"

Looks like you're most likely missing the red box on the rules page (and also your attacks):

"Melee weapons (non-projectile weapons and lightsabers) CANNOT hit a target unless they are at Range 0 (the same location), regardless of optimum range and drop-off properties!"

https://www.swcombine.com/rules/?Personal_Weapons#Non-Projectile

If you're asking why your melee weapons aren't being used at range 2, it's because melee weapons have a hard-coded maximum range 0 despite showing optimal ranges on the rule pages.

Edit: oof, Syn sneaks in a post a few seconds before mine!

@Syn ty for pointing that out

I had been looking directly at https://www.swcombine.com/rules/?Non-Projectile rather than the overview page.


@Tomas ty for the technical detail