New player, looking for advice

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Originally Posted by Mobhack

If it is a learning experience, then play vs USSR with a company team based on a mech infantry company with a tank platoon traded for one of the mech platoons. Add 1-3 sections of support (SP mortars, FO team, SPAA, SPAT).

That's about what I was looking for when I asked. I'll try something along those lines.

Also, thanks for the tips, Imp, especially the 3:1 ratio. I'd been wondering about that myself.

Another question, kinda related to all this: Does the AI pay attention to your purchases when you're putting together a force and tailor its own to suit? (i.e. if I were to forego heavy artillery, does it do the same?) Or does it just buy according to its own preferences?

Thanks in advance.