Moscow 41 play balance question

[jim pfleck]

Fellow bliltzers,
Onesixthsoldier and I are playing the smaller scenerios of Moscow 41, specifically the October fighting, in historical order. We played the stock Yelna one and the poor Russians were slaughtered as soon as they left their trenches.  I looked at the alt versions of the scenarios and they have much lower firepower ratings for both sides.  I am guessing these make the game play better as the Russians.

Have folks played this title much? Do you recommend we use stock scenarios or alt ones?

Thanks

Jim