Don't really see the point of having it 12 hours. If it's for spying and stuff, its going to happen regardless.
Really hinders the ability to be able to even out the sides when you want to go low numbers and you have 672 minutes left before you switch. Once the fights die on one country I just log off for another 24 hours until the next night. If we can't get 1 hour back, can't we get at least 2 or 3?