Some observations up to this point of our first round of CG:
1) Don't pick fights (aka ATTACK).
2) If someone does attack you, retaliate until you just pummel them to the ground. See my previous screenshot for an example of what to do to someone else. I learned first hand that it sets you back a ton.
3) In the battlefield area, you have to be quick - get your recruits and/or money - and get out. You are VERY exposed here and another troop can pick you off easily. These ambushes in the battlefield do not appear to show on your attack screen (probably b/c they are not an official attack). I had one instance where I had over 30k in troops and LOST THEM ALL in a battlefield ambush. I have yet to get near that number again...
4) We'll have to figure out how to use our crew 'power'. That's a whole different part of the game. Also, I put $2B in our bank so we had money. Probably should use that sometime...
5) The max turns you can have waiting is 1500. If you have 1500 turns, USE THEM so you can get more!