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In campaigns, more than single scenarios, suvival of units is important. (I suppose you figured that out or you wouldn't be asking this [I]duh.[/I] ) The same tactics apply, however.
Usually lossing most of you force is a sign of being in too much of a hurry to reach the opjectives. As someone once posted: it's nature's way of telling you to slow down.
Remember to smoke to add movement cover; Artillery to supress the enemy positions; Overwatch, cover and slow movement to approach entrenched positions; All the other techniques you can think of to keep the core alive. Aux units do make good cannon fodder, but I try to keep those alive as long as I can as well since once they're gone I can't use them for cannon fodder any more. :(
You didn't say which units you lose the most of, so my guess is that it's across the board. There are some good tactical manuals written and a lot of good information in the forum about ways to cut your losses. If you've read those and are still taking heavy losses, slowing down a bit might help.
Oh yeah, and recon, recon, recon. Find the enemy positions so you know where they are before your main body arrives. I had the same problem with heavy casualties and recon helped me avoid running blindly into massed enemy positions. That alone cut my losses in about half.
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