3) I can only speak for myself....this is my favourite game of all time...the most annoying bugs are gone...but thats me....maybe you love it ore hate it...I cant tell. I never read reviews because i mostly disagree.
Sure...Montgomery was maybe too cautious. But the brits fought against a lot more german units and more SS-troops than the americans in the Normandy area.
3 KIA in counter attack!? I had almost 50 injured and 3-4 tanks lost....Impressive! I started with only one tank and no other AT weapons (except some at4:s and such). I found the initial phase very difficult. Arty saved me that time. got a tactical V.