I tend to agree, however, Tom's dictate that 'mechanics trump RP' suggests that mechanics should play the most important part, rather than 'what makes sense.'
You are misquoting me there. That word was said in the context of making it clear that if I roleplay that I am in A, but the game shows me in B, then I am in B. If I roleplay my men as cavalry, but the battle report shows me commanding archers, then I am commanding archers. Roleplay can not change the reality of the game, only fill in the blanks.
