WW2ol is different, because it has player infantry and the game is unbalanced and not fun because what chance a player has vs a tank or a plane as a soldier, plus a massive map is not good to play as a soldier, I don't like it either and don't play it.
Aces High would have only AI infantry, this allows to have big number of soldiers (like in the picture in 1st post) so the players can strafe them, and strafing a big number of AI soldiers would be fun for plane pilots and GV drivers also could shoot them with MG's.
That's why my previous comparison that Battlefield and Call of duty are different games, they both are shooters, but the gameplay differs and they both do the same in different way.
If HTC is looking for inspiration, Wings of Fury and Wings is the place to look them for.
Does this look fun? It's even more fun than it looks....... now imagine this would be in Aces High !