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USA - Alaska Class Battlecruiser and Poland - 12 Jul to 24 Jul 1938

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12 Jul 1938: The Washington Treaties limit a Battleship to 10,000 tons so I'll build a 10,000 ton Battle- cruiser instead. The bare bones.  I add Battlecruiser Armour II and a Dual-Purpose Secondary Battery II. I add a Heavy Battery II and an Anti-Air II. I now add the Rangefinder Fire Control system. Next I add another Heavy Battery and Anti-Air Battery. Finally I add a Type P Mk.6 Catapult. The Alaska Class Battlecruiser is ready and the MIO is Brooklyn Naval Yard. I place an order for 4 Ships of this class. 15 Jul 1938: The trained 4th and 6th Infantry Divisions are assigned to Army East. I want to upgrade the Armour Brigade to an early Armoured Division. I change a Light Tank Battalion to a Medium Tank Battalion.... ....then add a Motorized Infantry Brigade. In the Recruitment Table the name has changed. 18 Jul 1938: My Army and Air Corps production. The Hawaiian Islands. I add Trucks to my Army production. 24 Jul 1938: Now that is a surprise. Also Trotsky is defeating Stalin! ...

USA - War Plans Division - 07 May to 10 Jul 1938

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07 May 1938: The Submarine USS S-28 is assigned to 4th Submarine Squadron. The shortage of Support Equipment is still annoying but the situation will improve soon. 24 May 1938: Research has been completed on Improved Machine Tools .... ....and I select Concentrated Industry II  next. My current Research projects. 26 May 1938: A new idiot for Hitler. 01 Jun 1938: The fools don't have a common border. The trained Wake Island and the Midway Island Divisions are returned to Army Pacific.... ....and 3 more Pacific Island Garrison Brigades are upgraded to divisions.... ....then placed in training. 03 Jun 1938: Two Clemson Class Destroyers are transferred to Training Division.... ....and the trained remainder of Atlantic Reserve Destroyers is ordered back to port. In order to boost support in Congress I execute 'Special Measures'. Give them a pay rise. 05 Jun 1938: We have finished researching Armour Piercing Bombs .... ....and I select Improved Infantry Equipment I  from Springfi...