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I need to learn the best distance for firing, because my mercs keep telling they have a view of the enemies, but waste a lot of ammos on them. So I suppose the perfect distance for each weapon has nothing to do with enemy sight, and I haven't mastered that yet. It's hard, what with the little action points and all!
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Remember to take into account the accuracy skill of mercs when hiring them! That one is of course the most important combat skill.
Soon you also want someone in the field with some mechanical skill and someone with some medical skill, and ideally they're not bad in combat. My initial picks with good bang per buck were, for combat Ivan and Fidel; as the first mechanic Vinny (and he's not bad in combat and he can make new weapons on the spot without waiting for the base mechanic, if you have one); and as a combat medic Betty; if I'm remembering their names right. Later, as a full-time mechanic that stayed everyday at the base (no combat), some nerdy guy with glasses, cheap with 100 or so in mechanics but no other skill, I don't remember his name.
In case you haven't bothered with knife combat yet, continue that way... It's severely underpowered. If you think your chances of hitting someone with a gun are bad, try having a merc with dexterity 99 try to stab someone at eye-to-eye range... 70% chance he'll fail and be shot to pieces the next turn.
Browse through the manual and the strategy guide! I found them (both or one of them? I can't recall) very good. Be sure to read the part that explains what each attribute (dexterity etc.) is for, I don't remember all that now.
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Another small question: the canteens. I dropped them after use. I'm guessing am going to have serious problems real soon. I can't seem to use them on the rivers. That's part of why I'd prefer do a couple sectors each day, so I can rest my mercs because they only can do so much. What do I do to get more water?
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Welcome to the world of Jagged Alliance, I find it very absurd that you can hire international mercenaries but you have to get all your equipment from what you find rusting on the floor, you can't purchase anything from the outside. And failing to build up an adequate inventory (ammo but not only that) is the most lethal mistake, even if you're awash with cash.