Break Down Battalions or No??

[Zemke]

Well I am pretty new to this game, but learning fast. I have found that I prefer to keep my Battalions intact unless it is absolutely necessary to break them down. I find this particularly the case in a Danube 85 Campaign game I am involved in. The Soviets or WP forces seem to have so much fire power, that if they want, they can just wither a Company really fast, but a US or German Battalion will hold it's own, and if a tank battalion, will really return some hard hitting licks back. In the attack I try to always have battalions doing the hard hitting, using companies to cover flanks or "exposed" areas while attacking. I break down battalions when I am doing more economy of force missions, or want to maintain a robust reserve.

I sort of felt a bit out of place asking this question, because in my team game I see a lot of both, so I wanted to know what others thought.