As your troops are weak and inexperienced early on, it’s important to aim for the most generous infiltration times possible to balance that out with larger squads.
For one, it gives you the best chance of detecting missions early and often, giving you plenty of opportunities to gain resources and plenty of time to approach them with. When managing your initial Resistance Haven, focus all your starting rebels on the Intel job.This accomplishes a few important things.
It should be no surprise that the key to getting your early game ball rolling is effective prioritization of your resources-and in this case, Intelligence is one of the best things to focus on.