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USA - Marine Brigades Become Marine Divisions - 06 Feb to 16 Feb 1941

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06 Feb 1941: It looks like the 101st Airborne Division has reached a port. 07 Feb 1941: Another push to capture that port in Borneo. Also Research has been completed on Depth Charge Mortar .... ....and I select 1940 Cruiser Hull  from Norfolk Naval Yard next. My current Research projects. I order the 21st Philippines Division to Batavia. Newport News Shipbuilding receives the Trait North Carolina Shipbuilding Company . The Indonesian Order is now 89% towards capitulation. Two more ports have been captured. 07-09 Feb 1941: Another division is on its way to Hollandia. 11 Feb 1941: Portugal has defeated Spain! I plan the Construction of many more Military Factories and Dockyards. I deploy the 11th Airborne Division early.... ....and place it in training. I return the 89th and 95th Infantry Divisions to Army Caribbean.  I add 4 more Marine Battalions to the Marine Brigade template.... ....then add Support Anti-Air and Support Anti-Tank. I change the name. I use spare Dockyards to lay down

USA - Army France Arrives in Europe - 16 Jan to 03 Feb 1941

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16 Jan 1941: I  plam a 3rd amphibious assalt to an Island in the Arafura Sea, We are making some progress on Borneo. 17 Jan 1941: The troops are exhausted though so they'll soon need a pause. 19 Jan 1941: The dispositions of the Asiatic Fleet commanded by Adm. Chester Nimitz. 22 Jan 1941: I still don't have Naval Superiority in the Arafura Sea. Also Research has been completed on Field Hospital II .... ....and I select Radio Detection  next. My current Research projects. Ford Motor Company receives the Trait Closed Chassi . 24 Jan 1941: The Arafura Sea is now green. I order the 51st Philippines Division to the Maluccas. Reinforcements are en route to finally capture that last port on Borneo. All 3 divisions are ready for their amphibious assaults so I activate them. 27 Jun 1941: Three days later 2 divisions are approaching their destinations. 31 Jan 1941: I plan an assault to capture Hollandia., the new capital of the Indonesian Order. We have lost 4 Merchants in the Western Ap

USA - Crisis in France - 26 Dec 1940 to 13 Jan 1941

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26 Dec 1940: The Focus Tank Experiments  has been completed. Also Greater Hungary? What does Adolf think of that idea? I select Main Battle Tanks  as the next Focus. My current Research projects and the frontline in Italy is holding well. The Germans are spread very thin with all the fronts they are fighting on. My non-Armour Army production. (I'm producing Anti-Tank Guns twice and no Anti-Air Gun.) I add 3 x 3 Military Factories to the Construction queue. The Front in Greece is also holding. The fighting on the Russian front is actually still in Poland. Lots of 'red' in Switzerland. The War Summary and the Indonesian Order is 28% towards capitulation. We still have a long way to go. 27 Dec 1940: I order the 1st Philippines Division back to Makassar for further operations.... ....also the 36th Texas Division to Soerabaja for the same reason. There are a lot of ports to capture. 30 Dec 1940: Another silly statement from the AI. The 21st Philippines Division is capturing port