IMHO, Bill Macon is right on point.
One way to look at a wargame is ask if it's more of a sim (Uncommon Valor) or more of a fantasy (Panzer General). Either way can be very successful. Seems to me SC is straddling down the middle with the ground warfare more of a sim, but the air, sea and production more of a fantasy. Thus the debates about which way it should go in the future will remain unresolved unless/until HC reveals his design goal. Of course, the goal may be to keep the game a hybrid just the way it is!
Grogly waiting, quietly, hopefully.....