"And speaking of Antwerp, I have played each one PBEM against Foul and I believe they were either close results or draws. So it could be that you played one in 1.0, they were tweaked a bit since then."
Yes I played it in 1.0 and every time it seemed I might have a chance as Belgians, some outfit got fixed.
"Mons should be winnable too, but as Foul said it all depends on who you play."
I've played Mons twice but didn't record the results as my opponent wasn't on the ladder. The Allies won victories in both; in bloodbaths. But that was two years ago.
"And it is pretty well acknowledged that the offensive is very difficult to master."
The offense isn't anything like PzC. I've had some good games as the French playing D, and my opponents were, it seems to me, always looking for a breakthrough but I don't think you can get them in this game; at least not like in PzC. There aren't any tanks!