What happens to equipment attached to a unit when you take control of that unit?

Ruling: The answer depends on whether the controlled unit moves to your base or stays on the board. For effects like Hostile Takeover where the unit stays on the board but doesn't move to your base, the equipment remains attached. For effects like Possession where the unit moves to your base, the equipment falls off because rule 106.2.d states other players cannot have game objects they control in another player's base.

Nuances:

• Taking control is different from ownership
• If you take control of gear itself, you can have it in your base
• If you choose to detach equipment from a controlled unit, it would go to the opponent's base as they are the owner and controller of that equipment
• The comprehensive rules may need updates to fully clarify base-to-base transitions and whether equipment can exist at an opponent's base while attached