I understand what your saying the use of Calvary on the flanks etc but what I was more interested in (and I did not make it quite clear, my fault) could EB or was EB trying to mod the game in such a way that the use of correct historical formations would somehow convey an advantage to your units.

Using Rome as an example if in RTW you put your Hastati to the front they tend not to be able to hold the line so I suspect most people end up using their Principes obviously you can use any system you want but it would be nice if you could choose to use a historically correct system that would actually work.

Of course I do appreciate that whatever formations you use there is no accounting for the stupidity of the commander.