I too would like to see more casualties on the field with, or without blood. The answer I had gotten was that they don't want to glorify war. Plus other technical problems which I can understand, but still wish for the realistic carnage. I think that in just making or having a game of war is glorifing it. But whatever the answer is I would hope that more casualties will be on the designers
table for CM2. Think of the mass Russian steamroller waves of infantry , and the scene that would make during and after the battle.
I for one hope they incorporate this detail.