great aar, i like the story line theme aar because they usually flow like a history book and are easy to read and understand. (the timeline aar is no fun , too long, and lots of time to read that can be spent playing)
so hats off to you , great job and nice work on the screenshots.
you are right about the expansion part, though i dont think you did anything wrong, i know what you mean when it comes to wanting to push the limit and expand more.
sometimes we need to try to purposely play the game with realism in mind rather than play the game to take advantage of game loopholes and steam roll over the a1
look forward to your next aar