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As a first ballpark estimate the number of Zero engines in the pool is all that were produced so far this month.
I'm using them as fast as I'm building them. And gauging from the number of Zeros in the pools it's just in the
nick of time too. I need to produce more Zero's faster. And that means more engines are needed.

Here's me doubling the output of the Zero engine. Now to double the airframes.

I was going to boost the Zero airframes a bit but found that I or somebody else has already boosted them. We'll
have more Zeros shortly. I just need to be more patient.

Of all the industry that I have only one is failing right now and that's the oil refinery at Amoy. I've got oil
stockpilling turned on but so far no luck in getting enough oil to gather there. The refinery is turned off
right now but i have hopes I can turn it on in the near future.

Okay, so I'm going through all the bases and making notes of things I need to do and this is one of them. I've
got some AF dudes at Majuro but no airfield. And they don't have the supplies to expand one. So I've got to
send them some supplies pronto. I need an airfield there to help protect Makin and Tarawa. A squadron of Zeros
and some Betty's and maybe an Emily squadron.

Here's an example of transports that can't load RES. I'm not sure what to do with them now. The low range of the
ships lobbys for short range trips on the rivers instead of along the coast but other than that I have no use for
them.

I've just now discovered to my horror that I've set a 3-sub patrol just off the coast of Russia near some major
ports. I'm having severe second thoughts about having done that. The Russians ARE active but Brian says he's
just as prone to sit this one out as I am so the rule is to leave each other alone. At least for the forseeable
future. So I'd best abort this patrol, send it elsewhere, at once.

Tokyo is having a major problem with its supply level so there's some repairing at Tokyo that I can turn off
temporarily. I'll just need to remember to reset them when times are better. This might help on the supply
drain right now.

Here's a shot of Tokyo to show you what I mean about the supply level.

I'm not at all sure it'll make any difference at all but I've found some Manpower Centers that I can repair.
The base had the supply and it might make SOME difference so I'll repair then.

[continuing from previous post]...in fact, this is everything that's repairing right now. I mean besides
the R&D Air that is all in the repair process as well.

I got some new moves from Brian and I watched the combat replay and now I'm reviewing the battles with Combat
Reporter and I get the impression that I'm the victum of a CAP trap where Brian has placed some Tommyhawk's
in Changsha and I wasn't expecting anybody at all and my Nates got ambushed and clobbered. I'm going to need
a different squadron to tackle those guys.

My sweeps over Manila are starting to show some progress. Brian can field only 6 P-40's over Manila plus some
odd P-26's. When the CAP is gone the bombing can start seriously.

Hong Kong
My ground based bombardment isn't going anywhere fast. I need more arty yet. A lot more. I've got some somewhere
that I can move to Hong Kong. I'll see if I can't scrounge some up.

I captured some base in China. China is more of a sideshow for me than an operating theater. I've always
favored the quiet China scenarios so I don't have to deal with it much but this is a game against a human
and I need different tactics.

Tsaiotso is the site of another battle that I need to adjust. The sides are too evenly matched and more arty or
troops or both are indicated for this situation.

Even those TF's with escorts are getting attacked. I've lost 5 transports this turn alone. I'm going to have to
redouble my spotter planes and scrounge up some more ASW.

Here's the strategic situation.

I'm down to my last couple of Armament points in the pool so I thought maybe I should bump up the Armament
production a bit and I found three bases that had the supply level to do that. I need to address the
Vehicles category as well.

Here's me bumping up the Vehicles a little bit.