Proper protocol for intellegence gathering?

[Liquid_Sky]

I had an amusing incident in the campaign game of Budapest45. Playing the Germans, I had no idea about the history of the battle, or even the forces that I might be facing, other then they were late war Russians, and probably had some pretty big tanks...

Since most of your attack forces enter the map later in the day, I decided to move the SS and attack the Russian forces on the North bank of the Danube, and swing down to relieve the city... Not knowing that an entire Guards tank army (the 6th) blips into existance there after two days...(with bridges set up over the river)

Needless to say, no knowledge is going to make you lose...

After we restarted, we played a very enjoyable campaign, while I attacked in the general direction of where I was 'supposed' to...