Flop wrote:well, ideally, he should be outside the usual chain of command, in my opinion, even to the point where his attack and defend skills shouldn't affect the stack he's in (meaning that he might as well not have those skills). However, I think that his strategic rating should be used for the activation check of the stack he's in. I don't know if this is possible if he's made into a support unit, though.
Trotsky, despite opinions as a military leader, did stop the Red Front collapsing during 1918, via his speeches and inspiration. I think yes its wrong that he should command an army or front however, but his abilities are probably correct in terms of morale etc, and he should be used to 'shore up' defences, giving his bonuses and so on. I find him useful without army command, but last game did give him control to stop NM and victory point loss over a subordinate.