Can't change status for other side

[cjsiam]

tmo and I have started a PbEM game of FitS.  We've hit a frustration right away.  I took the Soviets and now I can't adjust his counters.  I couldn't set up his OB, I can't change to Dis/DEM/Elim for combat results.  I could switch to Solo to do it, and that kind of defeats the purpose of signing in as Axis or Allies in the 1st place.

Is there a way to let people affect the other side when playing as one side?

I think you have to play Solo to do that...... once you pick a side the other sides units are off limits----this is about hidden units and movement and such....
you won't even be able to select their units and drop them on the map...

Not sure there is any way to get around that---you can't move/modify their units--that was by design of the VASSAL app.

I think you might find PG hard to PBEM.....Opportunity fire---just don't see how you can do it....I could be wrong.....