This game kicks my butt

[eltorrente]

Heh - well obviously you know all about tactics since you've done it for real, and not just read about it like most of us have. I agree that the "issue" must be simply a matter of the way you are utilizing and interpreting the game engine to do what you want.

I served on a submarine, so that's as far removed from infantry manuevering as you can get. Once I figured out the CMx2 engine, plus having played CMx1 since the beginning, I was able to implement the tactcs that I'd always read about. It seems realistic to me, but I've never been on a battle field or seen this stuff up-close.

Here's a series of videos - that I think EVERYONE should watch - from the Armchair General website, that shows real world tactics implemented in-game:

http://www.armchairgeneral.com/combat-mi...deo-series

These were made by Lt. Col. (ret) Jeffrey Paulding, a retired infantry commander. He's a big fan of the game and old-school wargamer, and these 4 excellent videos show him kicking ass in the game.