HQ tank units - How do you use them?

[Jeff Conner]

One of my complaints about them is that they are way too easy to confuse with battalion HQs as they are generally the same size and both have HQ markings. Since they don't serve any purpose as a HQ, such as calling artillery or rallying troops, wouldn't it be just as easy to create a platoon in the OOB that has one more tank than authorized so that you can combine your platoons into a full strength company? Then you wouldn't have to deal with all the extra single tank counters.