Timeline of events: July 1, 1940 to January 1, 1941
July
July 4, 1940: Supply Org. 3 finished; Civil Defense 2 begun.
July 8, 1940: BB AA 4 finished; begin research on BB Armor 4.
July 9, 1940: Remaining infrastructure completed. We now have a connection of level 10 infrastructure between the East Coast and West Coast. Begin construction of 2 serial runs of 10 air bases. ((Fun fact: you can't place air bases like radar station, so this was a waste of time.
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July 10, 1940: Strategic Bombardment Tactics 3 completed; research begun on Medium Air Search Radar 1. Italy joins the war; we fire "Stab in the Back" decision. Pass One-Year Draft. Italy fires "It's Our Time."
July 11, 1940: Divert 2.62 leadership to officers.
July 16, 1940: Supply Trans. 3 finished; begin research on Naval Air Targeting. ((son of liberty devoted quite a few of his SecWar tech spots to non-SecWar stuff.))
July 17, 1940: Heavy AA Guns 2 finished; begin research on Port Strike Tactics 2.
July 23, 1940: Small Warship Radar 1 finished; begin research on RADAR Training 1.
July 30, 1940: Fall of France. We pass Destroyers for Bases and Basic Economic Mobilization. UK fires "Our Finest Hour" and blows up a bunch of French ships in Morocco. Japan demands -- and receives -- Indochina.
August
August 1, 1940: Siam joins Japanese alliance. Start 1 run of 10 radar stations, targeted for Pacific Islands and West Coast (if needed). By executive order, I pass Two-Year Draft and Full Mobilization. ((More on this in the State of the Union.))
August 2, 1940: With a huge surplus in IC, I divert them to upgrades as there's not a whole lot left to build.
August 3, 1940: Logistical Strike Tactics 2 finished; research continues.
August 5, 1940: CL AA 5 finished; begin research on Cruiser Crew Training 2.
August 9, 1940: Arty Barrel and Ammo 5 finished; research continues.
August 10, 1940: Arty Carriage and Sights 5 finished; research continues.
August 12, 1940: Siam joins the war.
August 16, 1940: German DOW on Yugoslavia and Greece.
August 17, 1940: NAV tactics 2 finished; start Naval Strike Tactics 3. ((I misread Tom's tech sheet; it should have been Naval Strike Tactics the whole time. Oops!)) BB
North Carolina completed and deployed to LA. Begin construction of two CV.
August 18, 1940: Small Warship ASW 1 finished; begin research on Battlefleet Concentration Doctrine 2. BB
Washington and SHBB
Montana commissioned and deployed to LA. Begin construction of two CL.
August 29, 1940: Another Parliamentary Scandal ((you cads!)). Westover gets the boot. Henry "Hap" Arnold is interim replacement.
August 30, 1940: Twin Engine Aircraft Armament 1 finished; begin Large Air Search Radar 1.
September
September 2, 1940: Bulgaria claims Dobrudja. Romania joins the Axis.
September 5, 1940: Supply Production 6 finished; begin Mountain Warfare Equipment 1.
September 9, 1940: CL Main Armament 5 finished; begin CV AA 5.
September 11, 1940: Installation Strike Tactics 2 finished; research continues. 1st Marine Division deployed to DC.
September 13, 1940: ARM Engine 3 finished; begin Special Forces 2. 2nd and 3rd Marine Division and 1st Ranger Division deployed to DC. ((Tom called Mountain Divisions "Rangers" in his build queue; I like it, it makes sense, so that's what we'll call them.))
September 14, 1940: Persia joins the Axis.
September 23, 1940: ARM Armor 3 finished; begin Assault Concentration 4.
September 28, 1940: 2nd Ranger Division deployed to DC.
September 30, 1940: ARM Reliability 3 finished; begin Jungle Warfare Equipment 1.
October
October 4, 1940: Fighter Pilot Training and Interception Tactics 4 finished; begin research on Fighter Ground Crew Training 4 and Small Air Search Radar 1.
October 11, 1940: ARM Gun 3 finished; begin Desert Warfare Equipment 1.
October 18, 1940: Yugoslavia conquered and annexed. No GIE. President declares State of National Emergency. Passes Three Year Draft and War Economy.
October 19, 1940: Upgrades are fully funded, so I build another run of 10 radar stations. Also devote still excess IC to reinforcement. Construction of four more CVs. ((I'm pretty sure I've gone mad with power at this point.
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October 26, 1940: BB Armor 4 finished; begin SS Hull 3. Start run of 10 air bases. ((I still have yet to realize you can't build them this way.))
October 29, 1940: IC built and deployed to Atlanta.
November
November 3, 1940: UK conquers Ethiopia; they go GIE.
November 5, 1940: Education 3 finished; begin Amphibious Warfare Equipment 1.
November 8, 1940: Elections. Nothing to see here.
November 18, 1940: Germany annexes Greece. No GIE.
November 21, 1940: Mass Assault 4 and Infantry Warfare 4 finished. Research on Infantry Warfare continues; begin research of Integrated Support 2.
November 26, 1940: Economic Boost. Yay! Because the one thing we desperately need is even more IC!
November 27, 1940: CAS Pilot Training 4 and Civil Defense 2 finished; begin Combat Medicine 3 and CAS Ground Crew Training 3. 5 more RADAR stations begin construction.
November 30, 1940: First Aid 3 finished; begin Industrial Production 7. 10 more RADAR stations.
December
December 8, 1940: Superior Firepower finished. Begin Operational Level Organization 3.
December 12, 1940: First round of Air Bases finished. NOW I realize how stupid this was. Still, every Pacific Island has an air base now, as well as part of Alaska, so that's something. Begin construction of three Strategic Bombers and 10 AA gun emplacements.
December 17, 1940: Norway conquered, goes GIE.
December 20, 1940: Finish Air-Launched Torpedo 2; begin Cargo Hold 2.
December 28, 1940: SS Engine 3 finished; research continues.
December 30, 1940: Soviets mobilize.
January
January 1, 1941: Arty Barrel and Ammo 6 finished; research continues.
State of the Union coming up.