Assault not ratio based?

[fishboy73]

This is not a criticism of the system just an observation. I am curious what other people think. Assault is based on firepower and not firepower ratios like you might see in other systems. Sure there are modifiers for morale and leadership and so on. But fp is the main factor. Thus it would appear that a company on company assault might be resolved quicker than a platoon on platoon assault. A company is three platoons and has 3 x the firepower. More likely to get an x result. A platoon on platoon assault might take a long time to resolve due to the low firepower. Is that historically accurate? Idk? Whereas if both were resolved using ratios the time frame to resolution would probably be about the same. Furthermore if you use units with low firepower (conquest of Ethiopia) a platoon on platoon assault might take a long time to resolve. Just curious if designer has ever addressed reasoning for this approach or if other players have some thought or insight? Thanks.