1.60 beta AAR (Aqudor vs Operating 111 turns finished)

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Turn 60 CP MP: Western Front: The main objective here is to eliminate the English tank corps, second is to eliminate the English fighters, third is sub attack garrison in transport, fourth is the shelling of English infantry followed by ground assaults. Railed out Calais infantry for repair, all other units get repair or upgrades. Suprass won't like it, however I cannot let tanks be repaired, plus it will break up his offensive.

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Turn 60 CP MP: Success eliminating tanks and fighters, plus damaging other units. Might be able to go on the offensive next turn depending how Suprass reacts to losses. I figure his losing 2 tank corps cost him at least 200 PP between cost of units and upkeep. If I lose an infantry it's 20 PP plus upkeep. His fighters will cost him another 30 PP to replace, the English can only afford to do so much, especially now that convoys will not be able to get through the Suez Canal..

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Turn 60 CP MP: Genoa Front: Fighters keep up attacks on Italian artillery while airships raid Turin. Most units here repair and upgrade preparing for next push.

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Turn 60 CP MP: Where the Italian artillery's efficiency is weak fighter loses are minimal.

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Turn 60 CP MP: Boot Campaign: Yellow markings are about movement, Red is most often about attacks. This is the first land assault on Taranto. Notice how CP owned Italian coastal hexes light up adjoining sea hexes, where it is not the same around the toe of the Italian Boot.

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Turn 60 CP MP: Ammo shortage only allowed for a AH armored cruiser to shell Taranto, Don't think city will hold out for another turn. Airship spotted French fleet nearby..

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Turn 60 CP MP: Suez Canal Campaign: Ismailia gets shelled then assaulted by Bulgarian infantry. Turk cruiser will shell English garrison southwest of Port Said. The rest of the units will repair and upgrade..

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Turn 60 CP MP: English infantry is now weaker making it vulnerable to an all out combined attack next turn. English armored cruiser spotted by sub. Another Turk fighter has joined the campaign. Head to head, Turk fighters are no match against the English fighters.

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Turn 102 E MP: Western Front: The pace of this front is picking up and getting wider in this summer season. Pushing towards the rich PP cities in Northern Germany and moving to cut off the CP armies in southern Germany. Picking on weak units to open up breakthroughs.

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Turn 102 E MP: Wiped out 2 more German infantry (red circle up north and where French are red circled). New French fighter arrives near Strassberg. Maneuvering to take Nuremberg and Munich, it's going to be close to end of match trying to capture Berlin, but I will need more ground units to accomplish that goal.

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Turn 102 E MP: Italian Front: Objective here is to eliminate the AH infantry outside Venice and harry AH artillery with fighters.

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Turn 102 E MP: Mission accomplished , plus an additional infantry attack on AH artillery, now Venice is prone to be retaken, especially where the French dreadnaught is giving the city a pounding. CP's armies by Trento and Innsbruck are in trouble if they don't rail out or move out soon. Italy just got a RR gun by Milan that can strike Trento. Off screen airships have been constantly raiding CP cities (typically Vienna should be 25PP). CP's Italian Front is beginning to crumble...

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Turn 102 E MP: This time AH really did some damage to my English dreadnaught, so that fleet is sailing to Taranto for repairs. The French dreadnaught is sailing to bombard Venice. French sub is on the lookout for AH subs. Italian garrison is ready for embarkation. If no subs, then airships will raid CP cities.

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Turn 102 E MP: This SS has more to do with the strategic bombing of CP cities and it's cumulative negative effects on PP.

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Turn 102 E MP: From this SS you can see that Germany still has good PP numbers that extend over to Russia and Romania. The cities up by Hamburg are close together, add up to 27 PP at present. Taking these cities will put a serious dent in German's production, plus it will give Entente navy access to the Kiel Canal.

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Turn 100 E MP: It's pretty safe to show this Research SS now. Decided on turn 100 to eliminate English labs all together, for most of the techs would not come to fruition till the final turns or later. Most of the other nations had their labs trimmed with very few exceptions, kept the French infantry labs and Italian fighter labs, both of which have an opportunity to be put to use 5 turns before the final turn.

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Turn 61 CP MP: Western Front: The counter offensive should gain back any lost ground and then some. Surprisingly, Suprass did not try to recapture unoccupied Calais, maybe he thought it was a trap, don't know?, or it could be a manpower problem? (no units available to rail in next to Calais, that's interesting to know). Air attacks on both English artillery units, the artillery on the coast will get a pasting from a German dreadnaught. Armored train reoccupies Calais. Zeppelin and bomber both attack, but I can't exactly remember where, so I will have to just make it up and leave it at that..

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Turn 61 CP MP: OK! The counter offensive was a success! Black circle is where the English infantry and general died. Air did it's job and is ready to strike again. English artillery by Rouen is open to being bombarded again, doubt it will hang around long. Other than repairs, no further action...

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Turn 61 CP MP: Genoa Front: CP artillery give the French some TLC. Fighters harry Italian artillery, keeping it off balance. Airship sends a kiss over to Sardinia/Corsica, both as a raid and recon. I have to keep Entente busy till my reinforcements arrive.

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Turn 61 CP MP: Suprass won't be able to hold this line long, he's getting hurt, but nothing fatal yet. Reserves are starting to show up, need that breakthrough power backups. Don't want Italy to surrender till reaching the French frontier.