Reflections on Sicily

[Volcano Man]

In regards to using HQ units as recon or defending units, from my evaluation, any HQ unit is worth a lot of VPs and doing this would be extremely wasteful in that regard. It may not be noticeable on a 1:1 basis, but if this is a common strategy overall then it would definitely take a toll on your VP levels. In many cases HQ VP levels are 2x that of regular infantry and most often they are 1.5x the best infantry in the OOB.

Of course this depends on several factors such as the quality of the HQ unit itself, but given that the HQ unit has no ZOC and is completely defenseless, combined with the higher VPs for their loss (and the fact that you may be inclined to use them again and again since they are replaced, constantly losing these VPs) then it makes sense to avoid doing this as much as possible. But I suppose it depends on how desperate the situation is and how many VPs you have to spare. There are indeed cases where cooks, admin personnel and other HQ staff were put in the line in emergencies and this can represent that.