Quote:The one major issue you will run into, particularly with the alt indirect fire, is that as Glenn would say "the results will be different" from what the scenario is balanced for.
Ricky B - As I was typing out my post I was also thinking about this very thing. Artillery, in particular, becomes a much more lethal weapon. Large concentrations (i.e., stacks) of infantry out in the open can sustain crushing losses as you alluded to in you Kharkov example.
I guess I'm just wondering what designers saw as the rationale for using the "regular" optional rules versus the alternate rules?