@TommyvanSon Didn't the Battlefield series fall into this catrgory?
@TommyvanSon Correction: Battlezone. I think it meets your criteria:
@peterdrake I think it does, judging by this video and the fact that more people mention it. The controls may be weird, but it's funny there's games like this. Pity (for this ancient history guy) that it's mostly futuristic or modern warfare settings.
@peterdrake i don't know. I'm thinking of games that try to work with the idea that battles are difficult to control without a helicopter view. Or some personal interaction thing that i don't really know what that would be. Take Rome Total War battles from the ground for instance.