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USA - The Essex Class Aircraft Carrier - 14 Dec to 23 Dec 1940

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14 Dec 1940: I activate the 2 amphibious assaults on Celebes Island  I also order the 36th 'Texas' to advance through the Lesser Sunda Islands. 15 Dec 1940: The 41st and 81st Philippine Divisions join the 36th Division. 17 Dec 1940: Newport News Shipbuilding receives the Trait Splinter Protection . Now I design the Essex Class Aircraft Carrier. The Engines III is already the most powerful engine. I add Cruiser Armour IV and Secondary Armament II.... ....as well as Anti-Air III. Then I add 2 x Open Hanger Deck.... ....and a 2nd Anti-Air III Battery. Finally I add a 3rd Open Hanger Deck and Flight Deck Armour. We'll be spending a lot of time in European waters and that means a lot of land-based Bombers. The Essex Class Carrier can field a 60 plane Air Wing. Its MIO is Newport News Shipbuilding. I take Dockyards from Destroyer production. I import more Chromium from Cuba. 19 Dec 1940: At least they didn't join the Axis. Japan can handle them. 21 Dec 1940: Our 2 divisions h
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USA - Landings on Borneo and Navy Research - 15 Nov to 13 Dec 1940

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15 Nov 1940: I order 5th Submarine Squadron to patrol in the South China Sea. I want them to stay in the struggle. 18 Nov 1940: Another victim of Nazi Foreign Policy. 21 Nov 1940: The battlefield. We need to capture all those blue Islands with an anchor (port). I ask Netherlands for Military Access and they grant it. 22 Nov 1940: They are fighters. We are ready to launch the attack. Good Hunting. 01 Dec 1940: All 4 divisions have landed and we have captured the port Kalimantan. We grant Belgium a non-aggression pact. Rock Island Arsenal has received the Trait Advanced Barrel Forging . I ship three more divisions to Kalimantan.... ....and launch an offensive to capture the capital Balikpapan. 06 Dec 1940: On the War Summary Free Americas is still even with the Axis 07-08 Dec 1940: (One year before Pearl Harbour IRL) We have captured Balikpapan so I plan 2 more amphibious assaults to capture 2 ports on the neighbouring Celebes Island. 09 Dec 1940: Research has been completed on the 1940
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