Engineers could give a defensive bonus to adjacent units or exchange 1 unit of supply for 1 entrenchment level for every turn they are adjacent. Speaking from personal experience, when I was with the combat engineers, we were much busier in the defense than in the offense.

<t> I also lost quite a few core units during the amphibious invasion. Deploying in the north, while ignoring the southern deployment hexes seems to be the best move. The German Navy needs to head south immediately to delay the coming US Navy. HE 177's with ME 262 escorts can really put the hit on t...

I use infantry predominately due to their better movement. I usually have about 6 Inf and 2-3 Gren in my force structure.

Recon is handy for getting to Art and AA units since they can skirt around ZOC. I usually keep 3 Sdkfz 222's and upgrade to the Puma once it comes out.

<t> I'll use beefed up fighters for recon since they can stand up to any other aircraft they encounter and fair well if met with AA. <br/> <br/> Remember that AC get multiple moves. I usually move it two hexes (3 hex visibility), stop and look, then move 2 hexes again. This keeps you from running in...