However, they rarely have any impact on the actual combat performance of a unit since their numerical values only enter the calculation when facing a superior force, but then can only affect how quick your defeat is. I understand in hearts of iron 3 that which division composition you use varies from nation to nation. Hearts of iron official site is the one paradox grand strategy series that ive been unable to befriend. This is a followup to my quick guide to hoi3s oob system, and covers in a short and simple manner.
The quick guide to hoi3 offensive and defensive combat. Command organization strategy hearts of iron 3 wiki. Hearts of iron iii aars hearts of iron iii lets you play the most engaging conflict in world history, world war 2, on all fronts as any country and through multiple different scenarios. I have just modified 3 external links on hearts of iron iii. Hearts of iron 3 has improved upon paradox interactives previous wwii game hoi2version.
My technology is uptodate, aswell as my doctrines, why do i keep getting obliterated anytime i engage in combat. In this video i will cover several infantry division layouts from world war ii. So, this is hearts of iron 3, the world war 2 grand strategy game from paradox interactive. This article is focused on choosing composition of divisions. Hearts of iron ii is the sequel to paradox entertainments awardwinning hearts of iron, a game where you will guide your nation to glorious victory or ignominious defeat in the world war ii era. Higher organization and morale than regular mountaineers. Light armour 3 brigades light armour, 1 spg artilleryarmoured car. Hoi3 has a very ambitious scope in that it puts the reigns of military unit construction, diplomacy, espionage, research, and politics at your finger tips. Military improvisation during the russian campaign center of.
German order of battle for the invasion of poland wikipedia. Hoi 4 9 historical infantry division layouts early war. Default radio strength is 1, default repair cost modifier 0. Navy is a bit harder, your composition is good if you have int coverage to protect from cv. Deployments, reinforcements, and upgrades can be set to low, medium, or high priority to determine which units get get equipment and manpower first in the event of a. Hearts of iron 3 their finest hour germany part 4 treaty of munich, first vienna award. Emphasis on the aggressive nation of the war, catering to the player who want to control the outcome of the war. Click on the statistics button on the topright corner of the information bar. Apr 02, 2015 infantry any foot soldier, including elite. If youve never played a paradox before, youll be in for a major surprise. Nazi germany did not attack poland, but successfully allied with it to. Youre in control of everything from the armed forces, industrial production and research through to diplomacy, politics and espionage. Guide your nation to glory between 1936 and 1948 and wage war, conduct diplomacy and build your industry in the most detailed world war 2 game ever made.
Lets learn hearts of iron iii episode 3 division composition. For airforce, the ideal composition is 68 ints, bombers should be 6 made up of 4 bombers tactical, cas, naval, etc with 2 fighters as escort. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple faq for additional information. Expands on the game in so many ways, adds beautiful artwork and events and makes the unit composition much more logical. Unfortunately hoi3 suffers from a rather weak naval system that makes it. This guide to research will help you figure out what all of the information in the hearts of iron 3 research menu means. National objective doesnt cost you, but realizing it takes time. Usually i try to get 3 5 good infantry generals and 2 3 good tank generals as major country. Four year plan branch this branch improves germany s industry, adds a research slot, builds fort lines around europe and allows the creation of puppets. Hearts of iron 3 is without a doubt, the most indepth war game ever made. Our next concept is placed around the simple, yet important idea of division coposition.
A division is 1 basic unit depicted on the map during gameplay. What is the best composition of support units for german panzer divisions and infantry divisions. In hearts of iron 3 germany is one of the major powers and the key antagonist of the war. All of us are in the same boat, learning together since the games recent launch, but here are a few basic tips to help beginners and new players get up to speed. The composition of your division can make or break a battle.
Breaching the west wall south of aachen, vii corps, 1229. What are your hearts of iron 3 navy, air, and army unit compositions hoi3 navy is one that im not to sure about, only been through 4 major campaigns now and have a pretty good feel for the game so far just not sure about what compositions to use. Hearts of iron iv may only simulate about ten years of history, but paradox wants to fill that timespan with an enormous amount of breadth and replayability. Make sure that not a single day in the game passes without a national objective selected. Spain welcome to the latest in a series of posts looking at minor countries in the game hearts of iron iv by paradox entertainment. Each release of hearts of iron 3 has patches specific to that release, with the last patch for the vanilla game being 1. Jul 16, 2015 hearts of iron 3 their finest hour germany part 4 treaty of munich, first vienna award. Good money chasing bad, feb 1942 the royal navy is smashed in the kattegat.
This article details the order of battle of german military units during the invasion of poland in 1939. Hearts of iron 3 lets you play the most engaging conflicts of world war 2 as any country and through multiple scenarios. Hoi3 ive found threads seeming similar to this but they seemed to all be centered around unit composition and hq reorganization for starting units. Common weapons of wwii features about fourty common and country specific units and the relevant techs to active and use them on the field. Extensive reading about tanks, soldiers, ships, aircraft and wargames. I read that aa units are not good because building more fighters is more efficient. Production in hearts of iron iii can be left in the hands of the ai, but it is one of the more satisfying aspects of the game, short of the military strategy. Attack and defence bonuses for mountain, hills, and arctic terrain.
However, they rarely have any impact on the actual combat performance of a unit since their numerical values only enter the calculation when facing a superior. France, like every other nation, had been controlled by the ai. You can also find the unit commanders location this way. Are hospital and signal units usefull or is more artillery better. Its an exceptionally complicated game in a rather complicated genre, but its very rewarding once you get into it. Historical infantry division layouts for hearts of iron iv for 9 countries with historical background information a. Hearts of iron 3 modern warfare puts you in the seat of goverment of any country during the years 2000 2020. Partly thats because its a more guided experience, a game about a specific war rather than a historical sandbox and its partly because of the micromanagement involved in production and resource chains. Hello everyone, despite me being a hoi iii veterean, im having a large problem, that i cant seem to overcome.
Wage war, conduct diplomacy and build your industry in the most detailed world war 2 game ever made. Our basic tips can help you out with the interface, and check out our motivational lecture on how you really ought to put in the time and energy to learn the game properly. Then ill normally have some marines normally just a few corps, sometimes an. Hearts of iron iv is an intricate and complicated game, with a huge number of mechanics to wrap your head around. If you dont want to modify your basic nation ideology, then you should select politics in such way that research time is reduced. They are weaker than specialized decks, but are great if you plan to be sending troops all around the globe, as their combined arms bonuses tend to make up for their lack of strength. This is a followup to my quick guide to hoi3s oob system, and covers in a short and simple manner how to build effective infantry, armored, and special divisions. Hearts of iron 4 is a complicated game, but hopefully youre starting to learn the ropes. Thats all well and good, but lets get to the nittygritty. For germany are their any support units that are not worthwhile. Hearts of iron 4 opener germany starting strategy youtube.
The german national focus tree can be divided into 6 branches and 3 subbranches. Specially designed events, mechanics and new graphics makes the hearts of iron experience even more engrossing. Waffen ss ger this elite motorized unit is reserved for germany. Also mixing infantry and tanks is a horrible idea if you work with battleplans because the ai wont use tanks as breakthrough unit. The starting date is 1980 and a world war erupts in 1984. Post news rss barbarossa guide by oumajgad perhaps the definitive guide for bice version 6. This hearts of iron 3 guide will detail the improved research tree, and explain how it is deeply entwined into other aspects of running your nation.
The german armys forces for the invasion of poland with the. If you used your national focus armor research bonuses wisely, you can easily have the pz iv unlocked by now, putting you ahead of everyone, even russia, in armor tech. Barbarossa guide by oumajgad news black ice mod for. Germany is the leader of the axis, has a prime location for land invasion, and a strong economy and technological capacity rivalled only by the usa.
Airborne army, and those american units which fought under british and. Hearts of iron iv is a grand strategy video game developed by paradox development studio and published by paradox interactive. Please help to improve the wiki by taking part in the discussion of the proposed merger. Yes, you could use them for strategic bombing in germany, but you. Common weapons of wwii is a new units and technologies downloadable content for hearts of iron 3. For a more brigade oriented view, see land unit selection.
Aircraft are equipment that can be used to equip air wings and gets produced in military factories or rocket sites. This video is basically a test of starting strategy of the country in the title. Hearts of iron iii how to organize starting armies. The amount of manpower used building the unit versus the number of kicd used building the unit. Death or dishonor country pack coming to hearts of iron iv. However, i want to try and expand out from the standard set i use. Supplement to the hearts of iron iii strategy guide.
Division templates can be created and modified by the player using spending army experience. From books, to music and video games, the conflict that engulfed the entire world, as allies took up arms against the axis, has been a source of both fascination but also reflection. To choose the units and commanders you want, use the statistics screen. All aircraft start with 80% reliability unless otherwise noted. Deployments can be created from division templates to form new divisions. I test if the general early strategy that i have chosen will bring us victory. Using the game hearts of iron 3 i take germany through my own version of world war 2. If youre having any trouble with research in hearts of iron 3 this guide will help. The regular 3 times 3 infantry battalions should get an addition of 2 battalions due to the. You can sort by unit, unit type, commander, or commanders skill. I like to have 3 pz battalions, 4 motorized battalions, and 2 spart in every armor division. Inside you will learn the basics of naval combat in hoi3, alongside the much more important strategies regarding building effective fleets. Given its tremendous global impact, ww2 has been often represented in all of pop cultures mediums.
Furthermore, it has the largest number of diplomatic decisions and events of any nation in the game. Included in this research guide is information on leadership distribution, technology requirements, and technology speed. Hearts of iron 3 christof baumers alternate history of ww2. Its a hard game to learn, but its immensely rewarding. I then expand out to suggest deployment of these divisions into corps and armies. General infantry contributing the backbone of the army 3 infantry, 1 artillery. When playing as a major nation, my infantry divisions is 2 infantry brigades, 1 art, 1 antitank, and 1 engineer. Hearts of iron ii is a grand strategy computer war game for the pc based upon its predecessor, hearts of iron, which was developed by paradox development studio and published by paradox interactive it takes place in the period from 1 january 1936 through 30 december 1947 1964 with the expansion, and allows the player to assume control of any one of over 175 nations of the time and guide. Nov 02, 2019 modern warfare is a mod for hearts of iron iii.
With several grand campaigns, numerous battle scenarios, multiplayer capability, and your choice of the more than 70 playable countries that spanned. This again needs to be addressed in diplomacy with negotiation to consider national morale versus unit or regional morale. Also consider the eects of attack delay upon any units you use for reconnaissance by re. Although certain parts of the content is tailored for hearts of iron players most of the information is military history, only the initial remarks are mostly hearts of iron and methodology specific, so just skip ahead on click on the annotation on the screen.
Are maintenence companies only good for divisions with vehicles. The siegfried line campaign center of military history. What really matters for division design is softness and the combined arms. Ideally you want all pz iii and possibly even pz iv tanks by this point. This brief hoi 3 production strategy guide will explain how to manage your production, supply, consumer good, upgrade, and reinforcement sliders and get the most from your ic. Could somebody tell me an effective composition for units, to fight in. Useful for tailoring your manpower and industry use to your available resources. Hearts of iron 3 is a grand strategy game set in the period leading up to and including world war 2. The composition of each division is specified by its division template. Hearts of iron iv is an epic historical simulator that allows you to experience the second world war as any country, and perhaps, change history. We explain how your industrial capacity and production. Hearts of iron iii is a grand strategy game in which you take control of any nation in the world from 1936 to 1948 and try and guide them through, or away from, world war ii.
Hearts of iron iii pcgamingwiki pcgw bugs, fixes, crashes. You can choose to lead any of the major, and many of the minor nations of the time. Then ill normally have some marines normally just a few corps, sometimes an army, maybe some motorized, and thats about it. To start with, ill try and explain some of the core concepts, before going into the things specific to germany. Hearts of iron iv military history visualized offical homepage for.
I like fighter bombers with cas, but twin engine fighters with tactical, naval, etc. For details on how aircraft statistics affect air wing operation, see air mission and air wing. Like previous games in the series, hearts of iron iv is a grand strategy wargame that focuses on world war ii. Constructing a hoi4 germany guide paradox interactive forums. If you like history feelings or love micromanaging your battles, common weapons of wwii is what you need. On the whole, nation management for money, resources, unit supply, etc. Hearts of iron 3 tfh division composition tips paradox. It is the sequel to 2009s hearts of iron iii and the fourth main instalment in the hearts of iron series. The first time i moved to the unsteady beat of hearts of iron iv official site, i played as germany and managed to avoid the catastrophe of world war ii by fudging my initial invasion plans so badly that the french were preparing to march on berlin by 1938.
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