Hello everyone!!! :)
I'm very very green in Jagged Alliance 2, and would really like some help from the pro's here :)
I heard V1.13 is a bit too hard for newbies, but i'm really looking for some way to make it a bit easier for me.
Could you please help me?
I need some good instruction about starting mercs and the customised merc, because I now only have some crazies with pistols and ONE thompson submachine, and they're all terrible shots.
So many thanks in advance, and I hope you all react soon :)

There are loads of threads here with already with advice. Why not have a read through a few pages?

The best advice to let you survive while you learn the finer points of the game, fight at night time only if possible. Don't fight in open terrain until you've got really good marksmen with really good equipment. Instead hide in a building, or around the corner of one at the edge of the map (or on a roof). Fire a shot to alert the enemy to where you are. Shoot them as they come round the corner.

Oh, yes sorry, I slightly misread the forum bit, I will check out the other topics :)
Thanks for your response, can I delete the topic now?

No need to delete it (or in fact any way to do so), it will gradually slip down the forum. Also you'll probably get a few more posts. Everyone loves telling other people the best way to play a game.

Yo dog! Check out this FAQ on the game, also if you search for "Jagged Aliance Game Manual" you can snag it in PDF:

http://www.gamefaqs.com/pc/565057-jagged-alliance/faqs/2092

Many, many, many thanks!!!!!!
I (being the stark raving mad fanboy that I am once I discover something (: ) bought the first Jagged Alliance a little while ago.
I now tackle both games with your help, so really thanks! :)