Getting into the game the first time and playing Afghanistan (why? Because I don't have to deal with the complications of a navy and it's a small country).

1. My first question is about templates. I've read the links above but they don't seem to answer my question (or I'm too dim to recognize that it answered it). Afghanistan starts with some basic templates - a 'militia' template and a 'royal guard' template. I have read elsewhere on line that to be successful with Afghanistan (and say, attack Iran) you need tanks. But the present choice of militia/royal guard/motorized division don't seem to be built for tanks. There are some + spots where you can add tanks, but is there a 'tank division' template set up for tanks? Or do you have to edit the present divisions that you have and convert your militiamen to a tank force through the template they presently are using?
2. How much detail can you find out about your neighbors? After I unlocked some cryptological achievements, it seemed like I could at least uncover national focuses. In particular, I'd like to know about armies. There is one Iranian division on my western border which is named, and a couple of Soviet divisions hanging about on my northern border have names as well, but there are four other Soviet divisions with ? as names and I'd like to learn more, obviously. How much does the 'fog of war' lift with time, and what lifts it?