Australia - HOI4 - Winter 1937

I've deployed the 3rd Cavalry Division and won't produce a 4th because we don't have the manpower.
 I place the 3rd in training...
... and assign the 7th Infantry to the Army of the North.
I also hire Robert Menzies as a political advisor.
 Done.
My current position in the Australian Focus Tree....
...and the reason why I can't advance down the Advisory War Council chain - World Tension isn't at 20% yet. The Japanese haven't attacked China and Italy is unusually quiet.
 I order the 3rd Cav to Townsville.
The next Focus is finished an I receive another MF.
I want to select Allied Works Council next but I can't because I haven't completed Civil Construction Corps.
So I decide to expand the Air Force.
My Swordfish production receives the new MF.
The new aircraft need a home base...
...so I assign the squadron to Papua.
No.3 Squadron is formed and I plan a squadron of 24 aircraft...
and do the same for No.2 Squadron.
I give No.3 Squadron a Naval Strike mission...
...in the Bismarck Sea.
It is 10 February and the Chinese reaffirm their United Front against Japan.
A detailed view of China but it is restricted by our lack of reliable intelligence. Not a walk-over by any means and this is only China - the other members of the alliance are not included here.
Our Navy has 2 new ships, the heavy cruiser HMAS Canberra and the submarine HMAS Oxley.
I'm being made aware that I'm not producing Close Air Support aircraft.
That was easy to fix.
A fairly quiet winter but something must happening soon. This quiet is scary!

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