cuba begins to develop a kit for its light tanks which will externally add 3 6.5mm machineguns- two on the rear corners of the tank and one on the turret roof. all of them will have gunshields, of course.
emphasis on tank and bomber production lessens as the demand for fighters, ground attack aircraft and a stronger navy increases
the first batch of armed transport craft enter the water, each sporting 45mm of armor all around and a turret with dual 20mm autocannons. they are designed to run ashore and a light halftrack with wider tracks and wheels for driving on sandy beaches exits them, one per light transport craft. otherwise they only haul men if the terrain does not allow for vehicles.
the vehicle is capable of carrying a full squad of men and it has a single 6.5mm mg for the squad to use.
work on a specialized cruiser capable of carrying surplus ammo and fuel begins, its purpose being to tow light seaplanes and maintain them for monitoring the waves around the fleet which the cruiser is a part of.
a thin yet incredibly long creek is discovered that connects the pacific to the atlantic within colombia, and work begins to turn it into a cbrown town that will dwarf even panama's