Ship units - new release dates

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After a TS discussion its been decided to bring forward the dates that current shipping are waiting in supply points.

Effectively what now will happen is:

Axis.
Ships – arriving from Taranto
RN Zara CA (Zara) - available 20th
RN Trento CA (Trento) - available 20th
4 x Destroyer (Soldati) - available 20th
6 x Frigate (Admiral Murgesko) - available 20th
12 x Torpedo Boat (Italian Torpedo Boat) -available 19th
5 x MFP Type I - 1300hrs 20th
15 x MFP Type II - 1300hrs 20th
4 x Armed Tramp Steamer - 1300hrs 20th
2 x Armed Troop Transport - 1300hrs 20th
2 x Armed Tanker - cargo must be fuel -1300hrs 20th
3 x Armed Trawler (Japan Fishing Boat) - available
20 x Landing Barge (Daihatsu) - 1300hrs 20th


Allied.
Ships – arriving from Alexandria, Egypt
HMS Formidable CV (Formidable) - 0700 20th
18 x Fulmar Mk.I (800, 803 FAA Sqns)
18 x Swordfish Mk.I (810, 829 FAA Sqns)
can carry 24 x single engined fighter cargo

HMS Argus CVL (Ameer) - 0700 20th
9 x Fulmar Mk.I (802 FAA Sqn)
9 x Swordfish Mk.I (825 FAA Sqn)
can carry 12 x single engined fighter cargo

6 x Destroyer (O'Class) - 0700 20th
8 x Corvette (Rus Trawler) - available 19th
10 x MTB Boat (Vosper) - available 19th
3 x Armed Troop Transport - available 19th
6 x Armed Tramp Steamer - available 19th
3 x Armed Tanker - cargo must be fuel - available 19th
6 x Greek Fishing Boat - available 17th
20 x Lighter (US LCVP) - available 18th

At time of writing we are at 1100 hrs 19th & will see Italian destroyers ,cruisers etc become available in 12 hours,then British carriers& destroyers 20hours & finally Italian transports,barges in 26 hours time.
With missions running 2hrs once a week it would be over a year before transports became available & agreed the campaign needed to move forward at an accelerated rate.