Italy - HOI4 - Consolidation and Oops!

20 Feb 1939: I was hoping to have enough PPs to hire General Messe but he requires 250. He must be good. He brings 0.05 XP per day.
I need to boost the popularity of the new PM Ferruccio Parri and selecting Anti-Fascist Raids will do that. We take a temporary Stability hit but we gain 0.7% per week afterwards.
A few days later I decide to import more oil from the USA.
On the next day I decide to pull out these 7 divisions early and put them in training.
On the last day of February Nanjing falls. Japan is advancing.
02 Mar 1939 and this junk tank arrives. I won't waste any precious resources on this.
I select the Br.20 Bomber next, also worthless but I need to advance down the line.
The overview of my research projects.
I took a break here. Just FYI. No real changes.
03 Mar 1939 still and I decide to reallocate my MFs supporting Army procurement.
More emphasis has been placed on artillery and anti-tank production.
I need more tungsten so I import it from Portugal.
All these imports are eating up my CFs so I plan to construct 8 more.
I don't need to garrison all of Yugoslavia any more so I'll have General De Bono concentrate on defending the Adriatic ports.
Done.
More Germans arriving at the border but still nothing to worry about.
This is why Stability is important in the game. It affects many things.
05 Apr 1938 and the focus Bomber Effort is completed - it gives a boost for 1940s aircraft.
I select Capital Ships next. It does the same for battleships.
This my anti-aircraft dispositions in the north.
This shows which ports I have and their size. Don't confuse this with the number of dockyards.
Logistics are next. The deficit for guns is being reduced and I'm not concerned about the Marders. They will eventually be replaced anyway.
ALARM! Germany has chosen Danzig or War. Basically if Poland doesn't cede Danzig we have World War 2.
I'm not quite sure what Poland is doing but what it is not doing is strengthening its armed forces. If  PM Moscicki doesn't give in Poland will be wiped off the map.
The Allies still don't have France in their club yet. They are bolstering their air force. Let's hope they will still be around to build the new designs.
The UK is still busy in the Far East because they probably consider that Japan is the greater threat at the moment.
Which way will Stalin go? East or west?
I decide to move General Badoglio's Army to our border with Poland.
That is the situation at the end of this post.
Until soon, guys.

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