Italy - HOI4 - Fine Tuning Italy

15 May 1941: My focus Fortification Effort has completed. Alpine forts are now on my border with Germany.
I choose Jet Engine Effort as my next focus.
15 May 1941. The Swiss may have capitulated but UK forces are still holding the Alpine Fortress,
23 May 1941: No change.
02 Jun 1941 and the British are still holding.
06 Jun 1941 and the situation is unchanged.
07 Jun 1941 and I receive a new Alpine Division, the 6th.
My 4th and last airborne division is fully trained.
I paused here and Italy is now the #3 world power. Germany has lost a lot of aircraft.
I have accumulated aircraft in my reserves so I allocate them to various theatres.
Mostly in Mare Nostrum air space.
I create a stronger infantry division by adding an infantry battalion and an artillery battalion.
Done. I call them Assault Divisions.
I shall convert the Army Riviera first.
This shows the extra equipment required. As you can see I have enough.
They will need some extra training.
16 Jun 1941: Two research projects are completed. Improved Computing Machine...
...and the Semovente 75/34 tank destroyer.
I use the free slots to research Decryption...
...and Encryption.
The Germans have made progress in the Alps!
Look at all the enemies Germany has collected!
I cancel my licence to produce Marders.
I don't need the Bf 109 licence either.
17 Jun 1941: Now I have to adjust my imports. More steel from Germany.
More tungsten from the UK,
Portugal...
...and Sweden.
Finally less rubber from the Dutch East Indies.
I decide on yet more tungsten from Sweden.
That's all the bookkeeping I need to do for the moment. Until next time.

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