[Richard]

1) Yes the contest winner will be used in the game.

2) Probably not. With the turn based nature of the game it is a fairly accurate depiction.

3) This is something we could consider but also consider that the game engine is also taking into account for the fact that there is a lot of confusion going on during a fight so that a soldier is going to have a hard time locating an inidividual muzzle flash during a firefight. Sound is actually a better way to find enemies, and in fact if an enemy soldier fires it is more likely that your soldiers will see him than if he had not fired. While we don't show the flashes it is figured into how easily you can locate enemy soldiers.