I think the demo looks great and I could get used to the interface. But I end up leaving the infantry at home and just using tanks - well, I leave them with the artillery so that they can replace losses. I think this is the disappointing side of Theatre of War - the infantry just do not survive. It's really a tank game. I've just started playing the original TOW and find the same with this. Can't really see the point of Infantry in this game except to replace losses of tank and artillery crews. They just die too quickly, and tanks seem to be able to spot anything within LOS. This is a real shame as it could be such a great game but this aspect spoils it for me. I am a long time player of Combat Mission (at least the first 3) and in those games it was always dangerous to let tanks wander around without infantry support. And, if you lost all your tanks and were facing some enemy armour there was always the option of attacking with infantry – usually suicidal but it could work. In TOW, infantry seem just helpless against tanks. Mind you, I haven’t played any of the later TOW missions where infantry may have a bit more AT capability. So for me TOW is really a tank game. I wonder if there are any infantry only scenarios out there and how they play?
