GL. They don't need to actually fall back. Sorry again for the late reply. Honestly go to war with Germany at 39 as regular Allies member is real challenge and very likely even if you manage to be at pair with them, you will be attacked by Soviet union in some 1940-41 and that will be end (unless you defeat Germany yoursel till that - probably not impossible but bit tricky and challanging) A place to share content, ask questions and/or talk about the grand strategy game Hearts of Iron IV by Paradox Development Studio. As always, i. Its not hard to have about 350 divisions before June 1941 to cover all of your border in the West. I plan to do a future guide, giving tips on how to defeat Japan in Hearts of Iron IV. How do you set up a defense as Soviet Union? If you go infantry, get 120-150 7inf+2art divisions and make sure at the start of campaign to switch to superior firepower doctrine. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. with this build you and your 6000 panzers should arrive at moscow after around 10 months of fighting you will most likely still be near full strength too . Decrease to ~120 total on infantry, rest to tanks, 320+ by end of 1942, 150 on HT3, 40 on mech2, 5 HSPAA3, ~20 tanks for counter attack, Slowly transition from HT to Modern + mech3 during late 1943, Novel idea: fallback lines perpendicular to front line destroy infrastructure, retreat automatically, concentrate in best terrain, Potentially useful in MP especially without co-op, control retreats, reduce micro, reduce setup time, 450 defensive infantry equipped and trained by mid 1941, 72 divs on ports, Make use of best terrain terrain to create pockets, hold Pripyat, Attrition the Germans heavily by March 1943, make them pay before reaching the Stalin Line, Flexible counter attacks but a player in MP may encircle, Encirclements from flexible counter attack positions, allow tanks to lead, Secure defensible front line ahead of defense in depth positions, Transition 4 army groups to front lines, 5 armies at a time, from safest troops to most forward, Concentrate heavies on front broad enough to ensure supply, only push with tanks and allow infantry to follow, Repair/build infrastructure to maintain supply lines, Drive into Germany, then Italy, then finish Balkan minors, Shadow puppet + satellite all possible nations turn 1, 13 Million puppet manpower, Soviets still on limited conscription. So, what are you waiting for? From what i observed, there is few lines you can create, but i'd like to focus on Stalin Line (from Riga to Crimea) and basically the Axis border. The whole point of the above tactic is to defend and let them drain their manpower. For more guides onHearts of Iron IV, be sure to check out its game page. Don't make the mistake of placing too many units in an area or they WILL be worn down the same way as the AI. I have tried this with 40 widths and I still require 250 divisions (40 width) to simply stop the powerful combined Axis in 1941 and they still outproduce the USSR or 500 (20 width). I think when playing the Soviet Union in Hearts of Iron IV, its best to leave the Great Purge till a little bit later, as it essential to get some technology researched and a strong industry built up. If you know your divisions can be pierced despite upgrades, invest in engine instead of armor. With this little war over in early 1937, youll need no Molotov-Ribbentrop later, and can go down to the second additional research slot as early as 1938. Since the Allied AI is so incompetent, Soviet Union has to invade Italy after finishing off the germans. Stick to historical timeline becouse AI right now need every help you can give him. Read on, and see how you can faithfully serve General Secretary Stalin. This is my 15th time trying. But only because the AI is dumb. Use your panzers to cut through enemy lines and use pincer movements to create a circle around a large number of enemy divisions. If you wish to form a perimiter, draw a defensive line and assign division to it. Make sure I have about 1/4 of the infantry deployed behind the lines so they can move to reinforce the provinces the germans attack. Required fields are marked *, You may use these HTML tags and attributes:

. How many civilian factories do you have in 37 38 and 39 for example and around what time do you switch to militairy factories and how many do you build? I had 212 divisions composed of infantry and including 4 Panzerarmees (1 Panzerarmee = 5 LARM, 5 MARM, 10 MOT). Hehe, I'm playing as Russia and can't beat Germany! Russia is by far the scariest fight. Note: This is ONLY to be used to report spam, advertising, and problematic (harassment, fighting, or rude) posts. My most recent Germany experience : r/hoi4 - Reddit Yes, this game is just brilliant, offering countess opportunities to create an alternative history. SPG gun, reliability, armor is optional if you have extra XP, TD gun, reliability, armor is useful for making space marines with TDs but can be left off. For more information, please see our First thing I do when I start the game is retraining all horseman and backup infantry for normal infantry. Hi, thank you for the comment. Its pretty straightforward, but guarantees you an easier victory and minimal casualties, saving your manpower. All trademarks are property of their respective owners in the US and other countries. I can appreciate units on Stalingrad, but As just about any other nation you can upgrade your infantry equipment but with soviet union id research 1 level above the one you start with and keep building those untill years 1945-1947 by then germany is defeated and you have room to upgrade your infantry equipment, a lot of people get seduced into thinking high tech infantry equipment will make them stronger but in fact they cost a lpt more resources to build and are slower to build so you end up with less than what you need and in the end under equiped high tech divisions are weaker than fully equiped low tech divisions. Use medium/heavy armor divisions to punch holes through their lines adn to create encirclements. 1941 may be too late because the purge modifier may already have worn off. You must log in or register to reply here. Necromancy is not allowed. It seems impossible to repel the German attack. . Build up lvl 10 forts all along the front, might want to nuke hungary/romania to get their parts of the front as well. After 1941 it will look very grim as the war starts out due to the sheer number of Soviet divisions, but it will quickly get better. But they will only stay fresh if you manage your supply carefully. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. I cringe when I watch what little tank divisions they have drive back and forth over mountains, swamps and other horror-terrain that gives them mad attrition problems. To summarise, the Soviet Union inHearts of Iron IV is one of the easiest, but most enjoyable countries to play as. Defense of Glorious Soviet Union is an artform, as reality kicks in on Day 2; when you see the Logistical ledger shouting at you in line-items of screaming RED ! Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. Average HOI4 player . By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. Should you wish to do so you are directed to contact the Paradox staff via PM". Heres a couple of ideas for other vanilla game walkthroughs that look promising to me: 1) Turning Hungary into badass Austria-Hungary per focus tree on the left. Notify me of followup comments via e-mail. Well i tried this tactic of lvl 4 forts all the way to romania border, from there lvl 5 forts towards the coast had 220+ divisions manning the forts and the germans cut through them like butter anyway. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. Build forts along major rivers and at other terrain features and cities further inland, which will be powerful lines of defense once the Germans push you back that far. Check out my France guide under the Division Template section as this should help (https://www.keengamer.com/article/20323_hearts-of-iron-iv-france-guide). As stated previously in the guide, you should place a lot of emphasis on civilian factories. Just go around them.