How much is learned?

[Kelen]

Having a plan of any type is a definate, even if that plan doesn't last beyond first contact.

The ability to both 'act' i.e. to make decisions with a clear objective in mind as to what you want to do, and 'react' i.e. amend your plan to take into account what your oppoent is doing.

However if your look back at those heralded as 'great' commanders in history they tended to excell at one of these but rarely both, for example Napolean was very much an aggresive attacking general, i.e. his plan for the battle was established before the battle and he forced his opponents to react to what he was doing rather than the other way round, where as Wellington was very much the defensive general, i.e. he would let his opponent come to him and after he'd established what they were trying to do he would react accordingly and effectively.

This was why Waterloo was such a close run thing as the two opposing doctrines came head to head, (that and Napoean was actually in 'command' for most of the battle).

As for what I would do better, understand how to use Infantry properly in CMAK, (still struggling!!)