I thought the first turn of severe winter in Russia for the axis would be a good time to give a status update of the game. German forces in France were able, for the most part, to block allied invasions transports. Due to oversights on my part, the AI was able to land two corps at separated times in 1942 but both corps were destroyed on the very next axis turn. The issue that AI is having is that it doesn't have enough air and doesn't concentrated what it has to try to land and expand a beachhead. It's winter now in France so coastal units; especially corps, have been release for anti-partisan operations.
I did have to carefully manage axis oil in 1942. At one point it got down to 48 points at the end of the July 17, 1942 turn. However; oil stockpiles were greatly increase and the impact of oil greatly reduced by the capture of Russian and middle eastern oil fields. As you can see AGS and middle eastern axis forces are close to linking up.
I will consider anything less of total victory in Russia as a lost. AGN and AGC will continue to hold throughout the '42/'43 severe winter; however, once the weather clears their objectives; respectively, are Leningrad and Moscow. Then, in 1944 the whole focus for the Russian front will be the capture of Omsk and the total defeat of Russia.
