I couldn't agree more. One of the most monotonous things about the game is having to fight every battle personally for fear of beind defeated or losing and unacceptable number of men. If you want something done right, do it yourself. I mentioned in another thread that, when fighting against a Spaniard army of 800 men and hitting auto-calc, I killed 400 men for a loss of 200 of my own. When I re-loaded and fought this exact same battle personally, I routed the Spaniards and only lost around 20 men. The only time I ever use auto-calc is when up against one or two enemy units that I outnumber at least 10-1.

I've also noticed that, in auto-calc, the enemy's family members almost never fall in battle. I hate the enemy heavy cavalry and always make family members priority targets. So again, if you want something done right....