Any tips on crossing open/clear terrain

[Warhorse]

I'm struggling with this on the Soviet Afghan campaigns. 

The area is all clear/field and I get spotted straight away and pinned down! Ends up in a stand off unless I meat grind my way forward

Are you making sure to go to ground, or, to stay on ground and creep forward? Do you have smoke, or no? Sometimes I take units further back from my first line, and shoot at the enemy to hopefully suppress, and exhaus the opp fire, then move the closest units. If against an opponent they might have the hold order on, so they won't fire.