Axis rail repair is not working

Gary Grigsby’s War in the West 1943-45 is the most ambitious and detailed computer wargame on the Western Front of World War II ever made. Starting with the Summer 1943 invasions of Sicily and Italy and proceeding through the invasions of France and the drive into Germany, War in the West brings you all the Allied campaigns in Western Europe and the capability to re-fight the Western Front according to your plan.

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Metalist
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Axis rail repair is not working

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Hello,

Axis rail repair is not working. Below, you can see an area where the Allied invasion was repulsed by the Germans in an ongoing server game. The invasion occurred on turn 62, and it is currently turn 86. The area is still under German control, but the rails that were damaged in the initial landings are still not repaired. Construction teams are only repairing the railyards (if a hex happens to have one), but not the rails themselves.
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The same problem occurs in Italy as well, where broken railways, whether due to partisans or just enemy activity, are not repaired if they are recaptured by German units. This was previously acknowledged as an issue that needs to be fixed, but apparently, it hasn't been. And it is not limited to Italy. https://forums.matrixgames.com/viewtopi ... 8#p4192228

What further complicates this is that if the Allied player attempts frequent airdrops behind the German lines (as my current opponent does), German logistics can simply collapse, as a well-placed airdrop on a critical rail junction can stop the flow of freight. Even if such airdrops can be dealt with using subsequent reinforcements, because the repair function is not working, the damage done remains permanent. Here is the link to the AAR demonstrating this: https://forums.matrixgames.com/viewtopi ... 2#p5271192
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