A couple of noob questions:

[Imp]

Originally Posted by SaS TrooP

Excuse me, but according to my knowledge there is no way to adjust morale manually?

Out of the other news: crew loosing a tank receives a huge negative hit to morale (around 50). SUrprisingly, units taking heavy losses but surviving the fight and killing the enemies seems to have noticable morale increase.

Experience & morale are tied if adjust in preferences.
As you design scenarios you could adjust it separately if you want I think using the D key (modify unit)
or
Adjust a formations settings in OOB editor.
Scouts or Paras are a typical example with both experience & morale modified.
You could just copy say a rifle company & give it a morale boost only to represent fanatics if you desired.

units taking heavy losses but surviving the fight and killing the enemies seems to have noticable morale increase

Not sure that's surprising for a while probably be elated that you survived, heck might even think you are invincible & go all heroic

[Andrew.Hope]

Again I appreciate the responses. A final question for now: anyone have any tips of finding the enemy's HQ unit, specifically against the AI (I don't play PBEM). I typically detach a recce unit solely for this purpose (and dedicate a substantial part of my core forces for the protection of my own HQ unit), however even with the most patient right-clicking to look around I only ever find the enemy's HQ unit if I happen to drive into the same hex that it's in and it flees in terror.

Are there any tips against the AI specifically for location HQ units? As a man who is constantly outfoxed by the computer player I am hoping there are a few tips I can use to level the playing field, rather than wasting artillery guessing where the enemy commander might be. I play on 200x160 maps so this is an even tougher find than it might've been.

[jivemi]

Dunno about that; I rarely look specifically for the AI HQ. Rather concentrate on eliminating other units, especially high-value ones. But your idea is intriguing and may deserve merit.

[scorpio_rocks]

The effort and resources put into tracking down 1 unit which is designed to be hard to find are much better focused on destroying / routing "standard" units.

Killing the HQ won't win you the game on its own - killing your oponent's fighting force will!

[DRG]

If you were playing a PBEM campaign then finding your opponents HQ would be beneficial but in a regular generated battle unless you manage to find it very early on in a very long game you are not going to do much but add 50 points to your score

Don