JTS/WDS Bulge 44 - Starter Scenario AAR Turn 5 (video)

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Changing over to doing turns by video on YouTube - view it here:


My inexperience with the system may be starting to show. Maybe a bit overaggressive and not doing a good job of protecting my lines of supply/communication. 

At the end of the turn here are the positions:



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