diff --git a/src/simulator/crates/mc-player-api/src/projection.rs b/src/simulator/crates/mc-player-api/src/projection.rs
index b7d38f63..9417aa94 100644
--- a/src/simulator/crates/mc-player-api/src/projection.rs
+++ b/src/simulator/crates/mc-player-api/src/projection.rs
@@ -1169,10 +1169,14 @@ fn project_tactical_player(
             hex: (u.col, u.row),
             hp: u.hp.max(0) as u32,
             hp_max: u.max_hp.max(0) as u32,
-            // Bench `MapUnit` doesn't model moves_left — the turn processor
-            // refreshes it implicitly. v1 reports full (= 2) so the AI
-            // can plan a single move per turn.
-            moves_left: 2,
+            // Real remaining movement so the AI's world-model matches the
+            // dispatch's enforcement. Hardcoding 2 made the controller plan
+            // moves for already-exhausted units, so ~99% of its move
+            // suggestions were rejected "no movement points remaining" and
+            // armies barely maneuvered. `MapUnit::movement_remaining` is the
+            // same field the move dispatch decrements and the player view
+            // gates legal moves on (projection.rs ~444).
+            moves_left: u.movement_remaining.max(0) as u32,
             fortified: u.is_fortified,
             // p2-71b — flip the founder flag for the canonical Game-1
             // founder so `TacticalUnit::is_founder()` returns true and the
@@ -1377,6 +1381,7 @@ mod tests {
                     u.unit_id = "dwarf_warrior".into();
                     u.hp = 100;
                     u.max_hp = 100;
+                    u.movement_remaining = 2;
                     ps.units.push(u);
                 }
             } else {