<r> Air losses were horrendous (see image). I did emphasize oil targets at various points in the game, so I probably had some heavy losses bombing the Romanian oil fields. Also, as I mentioned in the AAR, there was either a bug in my game or a bug in general that was preventing the AI from targeting ...

<r> I’m going to take a break for awhile, but might do another AAR in the future; I have a couple of alternative history concepts to try and will take input on what you’d like to see. <br/>
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<r> The final victory point tally. Chalk this one up as an Allied Minor Victory. The AI running air operations probably cost me at least 300 points, so I’m fairly certain this game would have been a Major Victory if I had run air operations as well. I wasn’t playing for points so I’m happy with the ...

<r> I think this is the saddest screenshot in the entire AAR. The Germans declare Berlin an open city and don’t even defend it. There is no last stand. Allied troops walk into the city unopposed. VE Day exactly coincides with history, only it's the Western Allies taking Berlin, not the Soviets. <br ...

<r> <B><s>[b]</s>Turn 97:<e>[/b]</e></B><br/>
Here’s balance of forces before Turn 97. 1.5 million ready Germans in the field with 1300 afvs. Allied combined have 4.5 million ready troops with 13500 afvs. <br/>
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<r> <B><s>[b]</s>Turn 96:<e>[/b]</e></B><br/>
Leipzig falls and Berlin is pressured from three sides. Those strong German reinforcements that were surround last turn are eliminated. <br/>
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<r> <B><s>[b]</s>Turn 95:<e>[/b]</e></B><br/>
The Germans transfer troops from other fronts and create some decent CV stacks, but I bypass them and exploit to the outskirts of Berlin. Leipzig holds out for another week, but will fall next week. <br/>
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<t> I'm playing with the Eastern Front option on, so it depends on how the AI handled force commitment to the Eastern Front and some random chance. The Russians are actually behind where they were historically, so I think it will take them until at least the end of May (if not longer) to make it all ...

<r> <B><s>[b]</s>Turn 94:<e>[/b]</e></B><br/>
In another surge forward, I take Brandenburg and move adjacent to Leipzig. It’s really only the heavy rain and mud that’s slowing me down. I get somewhat unlucky in that a storm front passed over the front at just this time. <br/>
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<r> <B><s>[b]</s>Turn 93:<e>[/b]</e></B><br/>
I rout the entire German army group west of Berlin and secure a bridgehead over the Elbe river. I’m also 30 miles from Leipzig; it should fall before Berlin. <br/>
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<r> <B><s>[b]</s>Turn 92:<e>[/b]</e></B><br/>
Here’s a more zoomed out screenshot. I pushed infantry and supplies fully forward so I’m ready to surge across the river next turn. The weather is improving to only light mud. <br/>
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<r> <B><s>[b]</s>Turn 91:<e>[/b]</e></B><br/>
I start digesting the pocket. Heavy mud is making it slow. Supply is a problem too as my leading armored divisions have CVs around 3. I bypassed and surrounded the strongest German divisions so that should make the rest of the way easy going. Some had ...

<r> I’m glad people are still following this. Thank you for the remarks. This one is going the distance. <br/>
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From here on out, I’m only going to focus on the central section around Berlin and Leipzig. There are maneuvers going on in other sectors ...

<r> Here's the situation in Southern Germany/Northern Italy.<br/>
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<r> <B><s>[b]</s>Turn 89:<e>[/b]</e></B><br/>
The Germans retreat their line 50 or so miles to the east when they really don’t have that much ground to give. They have less than 2 million men in the field and have fewer than 2000 tanks. Hamburg, Munich, and Kiel fall. My armor exploits a hole to ...

<r> <B><s>[b]</s>Turn 88:<e>[/b]</e></B><br/>
There are still pockets of German strength. In central Germany, the Germans held on several attacks when their reserves are committed. Holland is fully liberated and my northern runners almost reach Kiel. Infantry take Wilhelmshaven. I pierce the ...

<r> <B><s>[b]</s>Turn 87:<e>[/b]</e></B><br/>
Amsterdam falls. I’m approaching Hamburg in the north, but I need to take a port up there to get supplies to my troops there. I’m closer to Berlin than the Soviets. <br/>
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<r> <B><s>[b]</s>Turn 86:<e>[/b]</e></B><br/>
Nuremberg falls. The pocket north of the Ruhr is fully eliminated and I’m pushing troops north towards Bremen. I’m frantically repairing my rail network to feed supplies to the front.<br/>
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<r> <B><s>[b]</s>Turn 85:<e>[/b]</e></B><br/>
Mostly just more digesting of my gains with a small breakthrough in central Germany.<br/>
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<r> Not much detail needed in these next few turns as there is not much resistance. I move into open space and take Stuttgart.<br/>
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