[kesh]

My tactics are simple. If you attack, you die.

In meeting engagements I get as far forward as I can without contacting the enemy significantly, or them contacting me the following turn when I can be easily spotted as 'moving' and my ATGMs won't fire. I get into good ambush or firing positions and wait. I'm usually infantry heavy for this reason. The result is like watching an enemy fall on my sword. I follow up with a counter attack, now that the enemy is reduced and much of its location known. My only wish is to find an opponent that doesn't play ball.

If I have to attack I will move through the most covered terrain, as I only have to expose my units to a smaller portion of the enemy. I move a skirmish line of foot infantry first with much arty support. Behind are better, maybe mobile troops that can rush up and attack found units that have expended shots or suppression dealing with the skirmish line. I move slowly so that often opponents get impatient and attack and then they die as above.

The above are for European style close terrain.

I believe no-one sensible should advance in a meeting engagement unless the objective hexes have very high value, higher that the game will allow in modern, high point games.