[pdoktar]

Don´t buy Leo 1A5s just because they are cheap. In the 21st century it´s 105mm gun and weak frontal HEAT armor are of limited value. Opt for the heavier tanks like Leo2 and it´s descendants. If real armies could do with a Leo1A5, why would they design heavier tanks..

Frontal Anti-HEAT armor of your MBTs should be 90+ on both hull and turret. Vision of 40 (thermal imaging) is essential for getting a chance spotting of ATGM teams from long range. Watch for top-attack ATGMs, but VIRSS and ARENA are good against these also. HIDE your tanks. Use cover as much as possible when advancing. DO NOT move your tanks first to hilltops. Scout hilltops first with lighter vehicles and scouts or a infantry FO unit.

Don´t prioritize infantry over artillery, because artillery has the capacity to take out these ATGM teams at long range, infantry doesn´t. Mortars are real killers in this game (atleast suppression-wise). Use forests and ravines in closing with the enemy. Mount your tanks in places, where only your frontal armor will be exposed to the enemy. If given 3900 corepoints, and the map is 100x100hexes, you need maybe 3-5 MBTs at first. These cost 450 to 600 a piece. Your MBTs aren´t your main fighting force (though sometime it might seeem), but are there to knock out enemy vehicles. Against infantry and infantry ATGMs, infantry and artillery works best.