Prussia - HOI4 - Modernization and Going Global (I)

30 Jul 1917: Let's take a look at Italy. They are toying with Dreadnoughts.
31 Jul 1917: While in the UK cousin George has his government improving the infrastructure. They also have access to Holland as we do too.
At home we are still guaranteeing the independence of Bulgaria and Greece. Brazil is improving relations with us. That's nice. Guyana and Brazil are neighbours.
We probably have the 2nd largest navy in the world and Japan is the 3rd largest I believe. My navy will become a priority because without fleets in all oceans we are not a global power.
Let us improve relations with the Rashid family in Jabal Shammar on the Ottoman Empire's southern border.
01 Aug 1917: A view of our Asian territories. We are building bases at Vladivostok, Bismarck, Saigon. Palau and Djibouti. Maybe I should consider Madagascar too.
This week we are receiving a new heavy tank and later this month we can start building Synthetic Oil Plants.
 It will take a while to replace all those old Madsen rifles but we are not short on equipment. We can also deploy more Fokkers.
We have masses of artillery and we have enough heavy tanks to start upgrading our Panzer-Divisionen.
I plan the construction of a dozen more dockyards and prioritize some of them.
I also plan 12 new MFs...
….and rearrange the Construction schedule.
07 Aug 1917: The army receives the new Sturmpanzerwagen Oberschlesien.
I research Heavy Artillery Upgrade next.
No more army improvements for a while.
I move the Armeeschule to Strasburg....
….then convert the Ersatz-Divisionen to Festungs-Divisionen. I have enough equipment to do that (something new!).
I select the 18 Ersatz-Divisionen from 10th Army (on their way to Munich)….
….convert then to Stoßtruppen-Divisionen and place them in the Armeeschule.
10 Aug 1917: The Heavy Armour Division template is totally unrealistic so I rearrange the furniture.
Voilà! That does look better...
I deploy the 15 Ersatz-Division then cancel that recruitment program.
I plan building four of these new Panzer divisions (2 x 2) and I shall convert the old ones to the new template when enough equipment is available.
I increase Gebirgs-Divisionen recruitment.
The new divisions are also put in training. Armeeschule is now garrisoning Alsace-Lorraine so it can handle 72 divisions.
That ends this post. Bis bald....

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