ORIGINAL: BigAnorak
So, in 9 turns of Blizzard Trey pushed me back 5 hexes from Moscow and 6 from Rostov. He was starting to get some momentum, and I would probably have lost another 3 hexes over the whole front, but I felt I was in pretty good shape for the 3 snow Turns, and would have expected to get 2-3 back, so I think you are seeing the 1942 Campaign Start Lines.
Not a single Fortified Zone to be seen.
So you are in level 3-4 forts, with an extremely well built up supply net, (I think the Germans took well into 42 to get that kind of coverage), probably fairly good strenght units since you've been digging in for a while, and still have historical losses?
Sorry, that doesn't compute. If one wants to argue historical baselines, your supply net should be much worse, or the Axis rail penalty should be higher, but dug in and fully supplied German units shouldn't be suffering the same as historically attrited German units in the open and at the end of a very long and severely overloaded supply lines.
As stated, it's obvious that the Winter 41 has been chosen as the big balancing tool, and this is IMO not a good choice considering the timeframe and scope of the game.
Balancing for the Axis should show their real world constraints, production and logistics, for 41 especially logistics. The base logistics system is IMO excellent and provides plenty of levers via f.e. MP per repair rail, Axis Raily Supply modifier, vehicle pool etc.
Maybe Winter 41 was chosen because it's easier to test, but it doesn't fit in with the rest of the game.