British Long Compaign help

[IronHat]

It's 1942 August and I'm having a lot of problem fighting the German's Panzer 3 M\L with the british tanks.

Earlier in 1941 I could still manage with my Valentine against the even Pz3, but the panzer3 m\l seems to just trash even the Grant in a straight fight.

The Tactic I've been using have been mainly using smoke and terrain to force the panzer 3 into close range where my tank and infantry can defeat, but it's always a tense fight.

This is my main forces

4 x rifle company.
medium infantry carry lee enfield/bren/grenade/hawkins
regular infantry carry lee enfield/bren/sten/rifle grenade

8 tubes of the captured Italian 81mm, 2 per company

8 ammo carrier 2 per company. Mainly used for my mortars

4 x 2 pounder and 4 x 6 pounder

2 x sniper with 10 fire control

16 tanks, 4 per company. previously Valentine although I'm using 8 Grants and 8 Lee currently .

1 light battery, 8 guns of 25 pounder with extra ammo.
1/2 medium battery, 4 guns of 4.5inch howitzer. Mainly reserved for counter-battery either enemy on board of off board.

I don't have core vickers as I only buy them when the map and weather is good.

One thing I noticed is that the german always seem to more tank than I do. Usually about 2 companies worth of tank against my one company worth. Admittedly they always seems to have only two companies worth of infantry compare to my 4.

Any advice would be appreciated.