It´s just I didn´t know it was actually posible to do it but not included due to these reasons. It would definetely ruin some of the realism in the game I fully agree, not seeking such aplication I love the game the way it is now but wouldn´t hurt if you ask me, at the end we are grown ups who would know when to look and when not to.
It´s clear to me that in real life a commander must rely on his abilitiy to read maps which is well modeled in both games the way it is now, AFAIK it is already possible with the tools already given to explore any given map anyway; in table top games it´s possible to check all angles of visibility as the players see fit; what you can´t have with miniatures is the FOW found in SP. Just my $0.02
I´m still wondering about the 3d viewer dicussed though
Keep Cool
Roberto