Decline and Downfall

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AlbertN
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May North Soviet Offensive

Brave Allied pilots escort to the delivery zones a Soviet airborne armada, with the goal to trap Bulgaro-German forces.

The front is rather secondary but the Axis plans to bring swift retribution shifting forces and some of the strategic reserves to the sector to hammer the Soviets and punish them.

All infinite range planes (read: Escort Fighters) were set on standby whilst the Panzer pushed away some Soviet infantries in the Vitbesk sector, and placed back on ready for action to intercept the expected air support and supply drops incoming, plus real interceptors got sent in the area.

The Allied airforce suffered further mauling as it keeps wrestling for the skies. The first three fights were even or bad for the Axis, but once the cream of the Allied pilots had its shot, things went down the toilet for them with ratio that now are regular 2-6, and even 0-8 for the Finns aces.

Right now it's moot to do new trucks too as they won't come in time before the game is over.

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Casualties Recap:

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June 1945 - D-Day in UK

Finally the Allies landed in UK - to find a mostly thin defence.

Some air assets were shifted from Russia - but not many. Time is short for the Allies anyhow.
German strategic reserves were deployed in adequate ports and some more panzers in Russia were just set on railroads - to be on the safe side.

The combined Regia Marina and Kriegsmarine sailed out for their last mission - after all these are just counters - so they can be immolated to delay the invasion.

Despite massive losses due to the carriers - the submarines were sneaky enough to sink a full transport (an USA Corp!) and inflict severe damage to the BB Washington that was escorting that convoy.

By the end of June it is expected that the Allies have firmly consolidated their hold in UK which lack mobile reserves except a single German corp of quality.

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June 1945 - Finland

The Soviets did as expected, obliterating one of the German corps (the small one admittedly), and the Bulgarians are on the brink of surrendering (They do not have airlift for supplies and cannot use the German one for them...).

But the Panzer counterattack was violent and the Soviets lost 2 of their Paratroopers that were unable to retreat.

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June 1945 - Vitbesk zone closeup

By now each good weather turn the Soviets pushes in some unit and that unit gets mauled back.

I believe it's just the method of the Soviets to keep Axis troops pinned - but I suspect their intel thinks the troops behind are 2nd rate one... Otherwise I cannot explain myself their persevering in putting troops ahead to just get obliterated out of entrenchment and whatnot...

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That is a ton of "AIR"
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RE: Decline and Downfall

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Any chance of seeing the Victory Points accumulated for each side?
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Wrapped game already - Italy was about twice its Major Victory tresholder though.
Germany about 150% of its tally.
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