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but turrets and armour upgrade kits for existing units will be available to both theatre's.


Probably, but in limited quantities (and they are also needed in Greece for Rommel). The PzD have already suffered a lot in Russia and will take an even heavier blow in September.

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What I described would take an infusion of 3 and a half squadrons on top of what is already deployed in the region.


And where are they coming from ? Probably not from France, since the Allied in GB are already becoming dangerous in the air. Not from not eastern front either.

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As for the Aircraft, I still say there's something wrong with the FFO's german calculations. What operation in FFO since March 1st 1941 has been able to destroy over 1000 aircraft a month of the RLM, that's above the 200 per month lost operationally?


(Question for Jacques : are there any LW units in Italy at the end of 1942, I don't seem any in Torch'OOB).

After the heavy losses in 1940 (longer battle for France, battle of Britain against a more prepared RAF), hard fights over Corsica, Yougoslavia/Greece/Crete in 1941, almost continous fights over the Aegean in 1941/42, Greece again and Soviet Union in 1942, the Luftwaffe is more affected than you think. The problem is for the pilots, not the planes, BTW.

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The french and british money put into the US will not be seen till mid to late 1941.


No, because French and British orders were almost continous since 1938-39. In 1940, the fact that France fights on avoids the "air pocket" in the US production. France will first continue to receive P-40 and such and then switch to P-38/P-51 in the middle/end of 1941.