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USA - The Home Front Revisited - 07 Jul to 24 Jul 1943

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07 Jul 1943: The 62nd Infantry Division has been deployed and is placed in training. (I've also corrected the Theatres - top-right.) The trained 6th Armoured Division is assigned to 1st Armoured Army. I upgrade it to the Armoured Division43 format.... ....then place it back in training. I create the new Home Army using 3 x Garrison Brigades. 09 Jul 1943: I add 3 more trained Garrison Brigades to Home Army. 13 Jul 1943: The trained Aircraft Carrier USS Intrepid is assigned to Carrier Division, Battle Force.... ....while the Light Cruiser USS New York City joins Cruiser Division 3 at the Lesser Sunda Islands. The Destroyers USS Finch and USS Mustin are assigned to Destroyer Flotilla 2.... ....and a 3rd Destroyer, USS Sims, is assigned to the Anti-Aircraft Destroyer Squadron. Five trained Submarines are assigned to 5th Submarine Squadron of the Asiatic Fleet. 14 Jul 1943: Another Socialist Republic has been defeated. 15 Jul 1943: The trained 6th Armoured Division is assigned to Home A...

USA - Armoured Division Upgrade - 05 Jun to 01 Jul 1943

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05 Jun 1943: We have problems with Steel imports from Sweden so I cancel it. 06 Jun 1943: Instead I order from France. 09 Jun 1943: I add new Dockyards to Light Cruiser production 12 Jun 1943: I Import Chromium from Hellas. 23 Jun 1943: The Focus  Fund the Navy  has been completed.... ....and I select Fleet Submarines  next. I Unlock the Naval Doctrine Carrier Supremacy . 26 Jun 1943: But it isn't funny. You have enough problems already, Trotsky. The Soviet Diplomacy Register. I'm not envious. I need more Rubber so I import it from Brazil. 30 Jun 1943: I wanted to swap a Medium Tank Battalion with a Medium Tank Destroyer Battalion but I can't so I add Support Anti-Air instead creating Armoured Division43. These will be the final two Armoured Division39's. I upgrade these 5 Armoured Divisions. 01 Jul 1943: Another one down. I select Admiral Jack Fletcher to the Military High Command as a Carriers Expert. Five more weeks until Peru. I can't wait. 

USA - Upgrading the Airborne Forces - 13 May to 02 Jun 1943

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13 May 1943: About time. 14 May 1943: Research has been completed on Heavy Bombs .... ....and I select Mountain Infantry I  next. My current Research projects and nothing is arriving for a while. The trained Aircraft Carrier USS Essex is assigned to Carrier Division, Battle Force.... ....while USS Sterett is assigned to Anti-Air Destroyer Squadron.... ....and USS Wilson to Asiatic Fleet. Four Bunker Hill Class Submarines are assigned to the 3rd Submarine Squadron at Puerto Rico. I order Battle Force to patrol the Caribbean Sea. 24 May 1943: I return Cruisers, Battle Force to Battle Force. I can now upgrade my Airborne Divisions.  I add two Battalions of Paratroopers as well as an Armoured Recon Company.... ....and Support Anti-Air. That looks a lot better. I plan to recruit 6 more Airborne Divisions. I draw up plans for invading Peru. The OSS sends its two Agents to build an Intel Network in France. 27 May 1943: I combine Army Hellas with 8th Army. 29 May 1943: Get well, soon!...