This has been an interesting discussion and my query was because I am in the process of making a small (complexity 4) historical scenario.
What has been discussed here has certainly given me food for thought and perhaps there is a way to make this scenario playable.
By that I mean that both sides may be able to obtain a victory of some sort without distorting the historical content of the scenario.
The positioning of the VP's certainly seem to hold the key to the success of this.
Although the scenario may take a lot more testing now then that is my goal for the future. Patience with the design it appears to be applauded and should make it a better scenario all round in the end one would hope.
Thanks for this useful discussion to all those who have take part.
Gordon