general attacking questions

[Bacillus98]

Thank you all for the replies. A few things are unclear. As the Russians, do you only assault disrupted units? Sometimes the artillery and tanks wont disrupt German defenders. Assaulting them seems very costly if enemy units are undisrupted.

Recon spotting rule: I am not sure how this works. It says it can use its visibility at a cost of mp to spot units, but many times the recon unit only can see one hex away, making recon a matter of bumping into the enemy with a weak unit.

Lastly in Sicily, do you guys recombine the companies of the 82 airborne? Companies of 30 to 50 men seem rather fragile. There are also German battalions with 700 plus men that can be broken down as well. The problem lies in when to combine/recombine.