I live to serve, except Hairy- its far too amusing watching his grey matter implode to render any assistance
Luisjoey did make a good point with the Combat Patrol thing- those rules do ensure ideal scouting forces and they are the easiest to learn battles so as a starter of a campaign its an extremely good idea.
When you've created this scenario why dont you submit it for the next issue of Liber Imperialis, sounds like the sort of thing that would be perfect for the E-Zine.