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Depends on the specific gunline; with Guard as an example, I would hope to win first turn and throw a squad or two at 24" to push the enemy back. That flips the whole scenario you described above on its head, and they are walking an extra turn to get to me. If I lost out on deploying first, I would keep the infantry off the board as long as possible using Reserves and let the tanks do their job.