I have recently finished the AK campaign on Manstein difficulty level as well meeting the prerequisities for the Italian challange achievment. In practice this means that all AI units received a +5 boost to unit strength while I was only allowed to purchase new Italian equipment throughout the entire campaign (while happily clinging on to any German units originally in my core, captured equipment and awarded SE-units). Furthermore, I resolved to settle for nothing less than decisive victories (DVs) as well as to never save and load the game once a scenario commenced. Most scenarios, however, I had to replay a good few times in order to develop relevant strategies to master them. Especially the early scenarios can be quite complex and I doubt that it is humanly possible to play them 'blind' on Manstein difficulty and score nothing but DVs. All things considered the strategies employed here should be reproducible on any difficulty level (as they don't rely on lucky/limited dice rolls at every critical battle or a cadre of super units with perfectly groomed heroes) and so will be useful for anyone struggling with the AK campaign.
I did record each scenario played in their entirety using video recording software as well but as I entirely lack video editing skills I have no idea how to render them presentable online.
Stay tuned for the first scenario!
Flame tanks do wonders attacking soft targets, given their high rate of fire and capacity to ignore entrenchments. Here an auxiliary Pz II Flamm is seen subjecting a large calibre artillery unit to hellfire. Given their fragile nature, however, I chose not to invest in any such units throughout the campaign. 
. In order to triumph a defensive line must be established in order to kill off Allied units fast and efficient. Thus enabling the player to release units in a timely manner to pursue and destroy a far-off diversion assault. Finally all units must converge to kill off a final counterattack and then, at last, roll on to secure all the objectives. 
