All I want for Christmas - is 1,000 convoys!

[Emren]

Just for the fun of it, I wanted to see how fast I could build 1,000 convoys. Funny enough, exactly by Christmas 1936, I had 1,000 convoys! I have not done ANY optimization whatsoever, this is the first time I even try it. There may be other countries where you can do it faster - I haven't checked - but the US does start with a whopping 500 convoys.

So in the spirit of fun, how fast can you do it?

 

[bitmode]

December 11

Deleting all MILs, going for Arsenal of Democracy, WPA, Morgenthau, Amend the Budget, Stimson.

 

[Mousetick]

December 19

Tried to take a different route: Neutrality Act, War Department, Two Ocean Navy, with Morgenthau and Stimson, and a sprinkling of Small Lobying Effort and Special Measures to get the required congressional support.

Initially I wanted to just start with War Department all the way down to Liberty Ships, but there is not enough congressional support to do so, and not enough PP to increase it.

 

[Mousetick]

Slightly better: December 10

Delete all MILs, Continue the New Deal, War Department, Medium Lobbying Effort x 2, Special Measures, Amend the Budget, Two Ocean Navy, Maritime Commission. No advisors (not enough PP).

Coincidentally I ended up with the same number of dockyards (43) as bitmode while taking a different route. I did research in Electronic Engineering, Production, Industry and Construction. There seems to be some randomness in the number of CIVs obtained from trade, so that's also a factor.

A totally pointless exercise, but fun nonetheless. Thanks to the OP for suggesting it.