Quality v.s. Quantity

[McIvan]

Notwithstanding my whimsical scribbling above, avoid conscript infantry. They just can't hack it. No covered arcs just makes it all too hard, as you can't really afford to leave them hiding when the enemy starts to get reasonably close. But if they blaze away at longe range, they get supressed too easily. Avoid!

Also, do not neglect in ME's to take a small group of high quality troops for crossing the ground to that must have flag. I recommend this more often than not.

There's really no reason to take high quality arty spotters, as Col T points out. An honourable exception would be Russian artillery over 76mm calibre in meeting engagements (anything else use a turn 1 plot and countdown), which is so slow to register that if you are taking it you need a decent quality spotter.

As far as armour goes, I am a bad choice for advice, because I've never purchased better than regular. Take the advice of others.