I agree with you Phil. As I have already said in different thread with a similar topic, mine is not a super PC, but I can run easily, and with high, or medium settings, the following games:
Combat Mission Shock Force (with any mod, and with all the due expansions)
Theatre of War 2 Africa 1943
Total War EW and Total War Napoleon, even with mods that allow THOUSANDS of troops fighting on the battlefield.
I love Kursk, it's simply outstanding, but I'm gonna shelve it till they sort this thing out, whatever it is.