I am not BAF but I do have a great deal of military experience.
Is this game designed around every body complying with "marquis of queensbury" type rules when emulating war?
Yes there rules in war based upon humanitarian morals but no military force has gone to war hoping for a "fair fight with equal forces and weapons" . The idea is to win the fight, the battle and the war.
Develop your skill, tactics and weapons if you want to win the fight.