Hi there,
excuse my bad English and for jumping in.
Replanting trees should not be a problem, just prepare a square plantation, grow trees in minutes, restart the same when all cut, eventually coupled with a sawmill.
Most games where trees are a resource, planting and harvesting is normal. Also wildlife can return in this plantation. You do not want trees, do not grow them, but it should be possible. The argument 3 hour game means there is only quick shootout and finished. Believe me real battles take much, much longer. Maybe the battlegrounds are to small, oponents to close to each other, making real strategy impossible. I remember command an conquer, ennemies running with starting units strait to me without recce in full fog. Strategy is preparing ambushes, do the unpredictable, hide your intentions, short : YOU NEED BRAINS.
Remember the first american attack on Irak, effective in 3 days, stopped by government ----------- Second time, other General, half-effective after more than 3 months, debacle after years. Same armies but 1 General with a good Strategy, the second one with none.
Several ellaborated wargames reflect real combat, you can never finish a campaign in 3 hours. As former Leopard Tank Commander I state : rushing a massive attack against a prepared ennemy will cost many lives and a lot of lost material. A slight advantage in terrain can have great influence.
Greetings
