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Germany - Fw 190, Panzer IV and Abwehr - 11 Feb to 23 Feb 1940

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11 feb 1940: My new advanced fighter, the Focke Wulf Fw 190 , has been researched. Next I need to upgrade my Infantry so I select MG 42 & 8 cm Granatwerferr 42 . I've replaced the Messerschmidt Bf 109 with the new fighter. 13 Feb 1940: A new Refinery is less than 2 months away also the last piece of my Panzer IV has arrived, the 7.5 cm PaK 40 anti-tank gun. I select Improved Infantry Equipment II next. I place the new gun into production replacing the 3.7 cm gun. Now to create the Panzer 14 A. It arrives bare bones so I select a 3 man turret Next I select the Improved High-Velocity Cannon. I presume it's the long 75 mm tank gun. Next I add the customary Radio, Additional Machineguns, Extra Ammunition Storage and Smoke Lauchers. Finally I change to Welded Armour. Finished - the Panzer IV A Medium Tank. The Panzer III A production is replaced with the Panzer IV A. As Panzer III's are replaced they will be converted to StuG III's. Old Panzer II's are being conver...

Germany - Strengthening Panzerarmeen and the Abwehr - 10 Dec 1939 to 05 Feb 1940

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10 Dec 1939: I decide to add a Motorized Anti-Tank battalion to my Panzeer-Divisionen. 13 Dec 1939: The 11. Panzer-Division is deployed and I place it in training. 16 Dec 1939: Seven Sicherungs-Divisionen have been deployed and they are also placed in training. 27 Dec 1939: Three trained Sturm-Division are assigned to Army Estonia. 01 Jan 1940: The 71. Sturm-Division is also assigned to Army Estonia. That's the last one for the time being. The Battleship Gneisenau is assigned to the Hochseeflotte. I now start converting the final 3 Infanterie-Divisionen in 1. Panzerarmee to Sturm-Divisionen. 04 Jan 1940: The Abwehr has been upgraded with Government Cypher School (1) .... ....and I follow up with  Government Cypher School (2). 06 Jan 1940: I return the 3 Sturm-Divisionen back to 1. Panzerarmee. I select Focke Wulf as my main Aircraft Designer. 10 Jan 1940: The Focus Coal Liquidization has been completed.... ....and I select U Boot Effort next. My Fuel situation looks much healthie...