Time swiftly moved on to March 1938.
The war on the European Continent had become increasingly intense, as nations continually expanded their mobilization, even staking their entire national fortunes on this war.
The most striking example was Germany. After amending its mobilization laws, Germany increased its military from less than 6 million to over 12 million in just a few months, its total force second only to Russia, and among the European Nations, it had one of the largest military sizes.
But Italy's resistance seemed like the desperate struggle of prey hit by a gun, to the British-French-Australian Allied Army. Although it appeared impressive, it actually posed no threat.
It was Italy's Air Force that played an effective role. Aside from the Air Force, the performance of the Italian Army was a mess, nowhere near the stature of a Power.