ok. Now I have 2 games under my belt and have a few more questions.
1. I noticed that even if I don't have all the "ship" spots occupied I still see a Entente blockades... event come up. Is there a difference in effectiveness if you occupy them all or if you only occupy one or two?
2. Is the investment in submarines worth the decrease in enemy mpp? Seems that the life span of a sub in 3-4 turns, at 200MPP cost but only reduces the enemy say 40MPP max. Seems you are on the losing end of the cost-benefit ratio.
3. If multiple powers invest in diplomacy on the same country - say France/UK/Russia all put money in Norway, will they increase your chances of switching Norway or are they in competition with each other?
4. Anyway to do recon only missions with your recon-bombers? I notice that they almost always lose strength flying the mission and think the recon only option would be useful.