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In our PBEM game it is May 8 1942 and the Germans have not yet declared war on the USSR. In the game notes for this turn there was the following:

"Soviet railed factories comes online in the Urals"

However Moscow, Voronezh, and Kursk on the map still show their production points. When I hover over each city the production points are still indicated as well.

I assume the above message is merely a script and assumes that they were railed on the dates as shown in the patches. So in fact they have not been railed to the Urals. I am wondering what happens when the Germans do declare war? What if any of the three cities had been captured by the Germans before their scheduled date to be railed to the Urals? I would think the script should not appear.

From what I read in the event file...

You see a message...the factory apparently is enroute but should be gone.

I would have to check what the hex is changing too.

The message in the game notes is:

"Soviet railed factories comes online in the Urals"

This indicates that they successfully relocated to the Urals and are in production. Therefore I expected that the city hexes on the map, specifically Moscow, Voronezh, and Kursk would indicate zero production. Maybe the way it works is that because the map cannot be changed they will continue to show their production numbers but if the Axis captures any of them, Russian production will not be reduced since the factories are located in the Urals.

Well that should be true for Kursk and Voronezh...but only 20 move from Moscow, leaving 5.
So it should change to a 5.

At least from what I read.

I would have to dig deeper.

You are correct. Only Moscow remains at 5. Here are the events:

//USSR moves factories
$GiveResource
if_Date=8/1/1941
xyControl=206,59,Allies
actionCountry=4
lifespan=once
xyArea=206,59,30
addReportTo=Allies
text=Soviet rails Voronezh factories away from key industrial areas reducing production by 5.
$End

//USSR moves factories
$GiveResource
if_Date=9/1/1941
xyControl=199,57,Allies
actionCountry=4
lifespan=once
xyArea=199,57,30
addReportTo=Allies
text=Soviet rails Kursk factories away from key industrial areas reducing production by 5.
$End

//USSR moves factories
$GiveResource
if_Date=11/1/1941
xyControl=198,64,Allies
actionCountry=4
lifespan=once
xyArea=198,64,28
addReportTo=Allies
text=Soviet rails Moscow factories away from key industrial areas reducing production by 20.
$End

//USSR moves factories
$GiveResource
if_Date=3/15/1942
xyControl=233,73,Allies
actionCountry=4
lifespan=tillTrigger
xyArea=237,74,62
xyArea=226,74,25
addReportTo=Allies
text=Soviet railed factories come online in the Urals.
$End

//USSR moves factories
$GiveResource
if_Date=6/15/1942
actionCountry=4
lifespan=tillTrigger
xyArea=240,76,60
addReportTo=Allies
text=Soviet railed factories come online in the Urals.
$End