The Crisis of 1940-41 appears to have triggered a major arms race in the Balkans. Both the Greeks and the Yugoslavs have been trying to repair their positions and improve their armies for the next Balkan war. Bulgaria now knows that its army is incapablie of winning the next war because it lacks modern tanks and artillery as well as modern fighter planes.
Italy has just about completed its modernization program leaving it with a modern army. The Italian verision of the PZkpf IV has been arriving but Marshal Balbo is not sure if it should be massively produced as he feels that it is not quite as good ad the copies of the PZ IV that Italy is already making. Croatia had received older Italian made and designed tanks, which are inferior to what is coming out now.
Austria is about to receive the new Czech made T-26 Medium tanks. The Austrians intend to order 240 of the tanks. The Czech have also been modifying the LT-38 tank bodies and will produce a SP AT gun (Hertzer) and An APC based on the body.
Romania and Hungary are both seeling more powerful tanks.
Italy has just about completed its modernization program leaving it with a modern army. The Italian verision of the PZkpf IV has been arriving but Marshal Balbo is not sure if it should be massively produced as he feels that it is not quite as good ad the copies of the PZ IV that Italy is already making. Croatia had received older Italian made and designed tanks, which are inferior to what is coming out now.
Austria is about to receive the new Czech made T-26 Medium tanks. The Austrians intend to order 240 of the tanks. The Czech have also been modifying the LT-38 tank bodies and will produce a SP AT gun (Hertzer) and An APC based on the body.
Romania and Hungary are both seeling more powerful tanks.