"Realism" vs "Playability"

[zeiss]

It has gone from 90% to about 20% IMHO.

I can tell no difference between 1.03 and 1.04 (other than the glitch fix) in terms of assaults successful.

I haven't played anywhere near that many turns/assaults but the above is also my feeling. The assault difficulty meter is still in the 'Very Hard'-area for the attacker.
I frequently find myself "solving" the assaults by retreating/killing the intended targets with prep fire before any assaulting can take place.