There are a couple of schools of thought on this….and they will all give you a different answer!
i) dont – just play a few games with the starter box and then work out what you feel you’re missing.
ii) 1 x major rule – ie have 1 armoured vehicle, one softskin, one indirect fire, an observers a medic, + different types of infantry – so you learn the rules quicker
iii) Rule of Cool – ie what you like the look of, get that first
iv) Competative – you might be a beginner in this game, but you want to win!
Now I’m a mix of options 2 & 3…. therefore I’d suggest one or two things from this list:
-another infantry box
-Command blister
-armoured car (puma for the germans!)
-a medium mortar
-MMG team (if you cant build from the infantry box)
-AT /howitzer
Sorry I cant be more specific… I jumped straight in with the soviet starter army (& 2 shermans… got to love lend lease rules :p) but my main used support unit for them is the Zis 3 Medium AT (which also fires as a light howitzer)
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