Shoot & Scoot

[Herr Straße Laufer]

The units are platoons, not individual tanks, as we all know. Factors such as optics and radio communication are fudged in favor of the Germans, vs the Russians, I believe.
Of course, the Russian player can always insist on playing with variable weather, but thats another can of worms...

There are many factors that make the Germans slightly better than the Soviets. Optics, radios, superior ammunition, better tactics, more experience, and an extra man in the turret all made the Germans better on an individual and operational level.
The Soviets did not come close to matching the Germans in those areas (exclusive of the turret crew) until later in the war. The Soviets even admit that their lack of radios was huge in large moving battles.
Variable visibility is no great equalizer as LOS can become greater and not just less?

The game does break down into who uses their units to the best abilities, of the individual units, to perform the larger task of killing the enemy and gaining victory.

RR