At times, success is very scenario dependent... I need the tools to lay the can'o woop-ass... Some scenarios offer those tools, others don't...
It also helps to play a scenario that I'm fairly familiar with... I learned Vistula the hard way by getting torched... Also, this scenario can doom the Russian player if the reinforcements are excessively delayed... In this case, though delayed, they weren't fatally delayed...
Pax is a relatively new player making the rookie mistakes... However, I can definitely see he is going to be a good player with more experience... He's making solid tactical decisions and seems to understand maneuver...
For Kursk, the Russians don't have the tools early to do much more than get pounded... it will take time to shape the battlefield... but we'll get there... unless all those Tigers and Panthers roll over the top of us... which is entirely possible... This is one massive scenario and definitely a tough haul for the Russians... Especially early on...
We shall see how it works out...