It's where i need additional testing. To be honest, i didn't had ANY problems to exterminate several TDS and SAM in a country (Day 35), with missile saturation ( 5 lost for one hit, approximately) and stealth point-blank (1 lost 2 hit, approximately). So, i think we have a perception of the thing that is very different, and i'll admit humbly that i didn't played enough games to theorize it properly.
Running an online alliance is pretty much like running a small company, except you need to find other way than money to keep your employees productive. May they play or work, they are humans.