Expands on the game in so many ways, adds beautiful artwork and events and makes the unit composition much more logical. Now, the german recon unit consisted to large part of cavalry and only a few. Given its tremendous global impact, ww2 has been often represented in all of pop cultures mediums. Also consider the eects of attack delay upon any units you use for reconnaissance by re. Apr 28, 2017 paradox interactive have announced that they will be releasing a brand new country pack for their epic world war ii strategy game, hearts of iron iv, later this year. The siegfried line campaign center of military history. Common weapons of wwii is a new units and technologies downloadable content for hearts of iron 3. Are hospital and signal units usefull or is more artillery better. The starting date is 1980 and a world war erupts in 1984. Aircraft are equipment that can be used to equip air wings and gets produced in military factories or rocket sites. Supplement to the hearts of iron iii strategy guide. Please help to improve the wiki by taking part in the discussion of the proposed merger. Post news rss barbarossa guide by oumajgad perhaps the definitive guide for bice version 6.
Navy is a bit harder, your composition is good if you have int coverage to protect from cv. Hearts of iron 3 tfh division composition tips paradox. Specially designed events, mechanics and new graphics makes the hearts of iron experience even more engrossing. Thats all well and good, but lets get to the nittygritty. To choose the units and commanders you want, use the statistics screen. I then expand out to suggest deployment of these divisions into corps and armies. Its an exceptionally complicated game in a rather complicated genre, but its very rewarding once you get into it. Hearts of iron iv is an intricate and complicated game, with a huge number of mechanics to wrap your head around. Extensive reading about tanks, soldiers, ships, aircraft and wargames. 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. If you are fighting germany directly, say as france or the soviets, having more antitank infantry 3 inf 1 at units is very recomended. 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. 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.
A division is 1 basic unit depicted on the map during gameplay. 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. What is the best composition of support units for german panzer divisions and infantry divisions. Could somebody tell me an effective composition for units, to fight in. Hearts of iron 3 christof baumers alternate history of ww2. Hearts of iron 3 is a grand strategy game set in the period leading up to and including world war 2. 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. Wage war, conduct diplomacy and build your industry in the most detailed world war 2 game ever made. Spain welcome to the latest in a series of posts looking at minor countries in the game hearts of iron iv by paradox entertainment. In hearts of iron 3 germany is one of the major powers and the key antagonist of the war. 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. Oct, 2018 hearts of iron iv minor nation strategies.
This article is focused on choosing composition of divisions. Like previous games in the series, hearts of iron iv is a grand strategy wargame that focuses on world war ii. I understand in hearts of iron 3 that which division composition you use varies from nation to nation. What really matters for division design is softness and the combined arms. To start with, ill try and explain some of the core concepts, before going into the things specific to germany. Death or dishonor country pack coming to hearts of iron iv. Hearts of iron 3 has improved upon paradox interactives previous wwii game hoi2version. Common weapons of wwii features about fourty common and country specific units and the relevant techs to active and use them on the field. Unfortunately hoi3 suffers from a rather weak naval system that makes it. Yes, you could use them for strategic bombing in germany, but you.
German order of battle for the invasion of poland wikipedia. Hearts of iron 4 is a complicated game, but hopefully youre starting to learn the ropes. 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. Apr 02, 2015 infantry any foot soldier, including elite.
I have just modified 3 external links on hearts of iron iii. Good money chasing bad, feb 1942 the royal navy is smashed in the kattegat. Command organization strategy hearts of iron 3 wiki. Hello everyone, despite me being a hoi iii veterean, im having a large problem, that i cant seem to overcome.
Breaching the west wall south of aachen, vii corps, 1229. What are your hearts of iron 3 navy, air, and army unit. In this video i will cover several infantry division layouts from world war ii. 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. Constructing a hoi4 germany guide paradox interactive forums. 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. The composition of your division can make or break a battle.
My technology is uptodate, aswell as my doctrines, why do i keep getting obliterated anytime i engage in combat. Usually i try to get 3 5 good infantry generals and 2 3 good tank generals as major country. Hoi 4 9 historical infantry division layouts early war. 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.
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. 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. 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. Find tips, patches and links for hearts of iron ii. Hearts of iron iii how to organize starting armies. It is the sequel to 2009s hearts of iron iii and the fourth main instalment in the hearts of iron series. If you dont want to modify your basic nation ideology, then you should select politics in such way that research time is reduced.
This is a followup to my quick guide to hoi3s oob system, and covers in a short and simple manner. Any composition i make, gets destroyed, and i have no idea why. 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. Military improvisation during the russian campaign center of. Barbarossa guide by oumajgad news black ice mod for.
Make sure that not a single day in the game passes without a national objective selected. Click on the statistics button on the topright corner of the information bar. France, like every other nation, had been controlled by the ai. The regular 3 times 3 infantry battalions should get an addition of 2 battalions due to the. Mostly because you start with some tank generals already. 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. Deployments can be created from division templates to form new divisions. Also mixing infantry and tanks is a horrible idea if you work with battleplans because the ai wont use tanks as breakthrough unit. With several grand campaigns, numerous battle scenarios, multiplayer capability, and your choice of the more than 70 playable countries that spanned. The amount of manpower used building the unit versus the number of kicd used building the unit. Hearts of iron 3 modern warfare puts you in the seat of goverment of any country during the years 2000 2020. Waffen ss ger this elite motorized unit is reserved for germany. For germany are their any support units that are not worthwhile.
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. 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. 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. General infantry contributing the backbone of the army 3 infantry, 1 artillery. Inside you will learn the basics of naval combat in hoi3, alongside the much more important strategies regarding building effective fleets. Hearts of iron 4 opener germany starting strategy youtube. Are maintenence companies only good for divisions with vehicles. Hearts of iron official site is the one paradox grand strategy series that ive been unable to befriend. This again needs to be addressed in diplomacy with negotiation to consider national morale versus unit or regional morale. 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.
The quick guide to hoi3 offensive and defensive combat. Useful for tailoring your manpower and industry use to your available resources. Included in this research guide is information on leadership distribution, technology requirements, and technology speed. You can sort by unit, unit type, commander, or commanders skill. Ideally you want all pz iii and possibly even pz iv tanks by this point. Our next concept is placed around the simple, yet important idea of division coposition. Hearts of iron iii pcgamingwiki pcgw bugs, fixes, crashes. 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. You can choose to lead any of the major, and many of the minor nations of the time. Hoi3 ive found threads seeming similar to this but they seemed to all be centered around unit composition and hq reorganization for starting units.
Lets learn hearts of iron iii episode 3 division composition. If youre having any trouble with research in hearts of iron 3 this guide will help. Higher organization and morale than regular mountaineers. I test if the general early strategy that i have chosen will bring us victory. 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. For details on how aircraft statistics affect air wing operation, see air mission and air wing. When playing as a major nation, my infantry divisions is 2 infantry brigades, 1 art, 1 antitank, and 1 engineer. Airborne army, and those american units which fought under british and. I like fighter bombers with cas, but twin engine fighters with tactical, naval, etc. Division templates can be created and modified by the player using spending army experience. National objective doesnt cost you, but realizing it takes time.
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. On the whole, nation management for money, resources, unit supply, etc. Hearts of iron 3 their finest hour germany part 4 treaty of munich, first vienna award. Hearts of iron iv military history visualized offical homepage for. Its a hard game to learn, but its immensely rewarding. Nazi germany did not attack poland, but successfully allied with it to. Hearts of iron 3 strategy guide supplement military strategy. The german national focus tree can be divided into 6 branches and 3 subbranches.
This article details the order of battle of german military units during the invasion of poland in 1939. The composition of each division is specified by its division template. Hearts of iron iv is a grand strategy video game developed by paradox development studio and published by paradox interactive. For a more brigade oriented view, see land unit selection. Attack and defence bonuses for mountain, hills, and arctic terrain. Using the game hearts of iron 3 i take germany through my own version of world war 2. 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. So, this is hearts of iron 3, the world war 2 grand strategy game from paradox interactive. 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. You can also find the unit commanders location this way. Light armour 3 brigades light armour, 1 spg artilleryarmoured car. Youre in control of everything from the armed forces, industrial production and research through to diplomacy, politics and espionage. I read that aa units are not good because building more fighters is more efficient.
The german armys forces for the invasion of poland with the. 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. If youve never played a paradox before, youll be in for a major surprise. Then ill normally have some marines normally just a few corps, sometimes an army, maybe some motorized, and thats about it. 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. I like to have 3 pz battalions, 4 motorized battalions, and 2 spart in every armor division. Nov 02, 2019 modern warfare is a mod for hearts of iron iii. 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. Jul 16, 2015 hearts of iron 3 their finest hour germany part 4 treaty of munich, first vienna award. All aircraft start with 80% reliability unless otherwise noted.
Furthermore, it has the largest number of diplomatic decisions and events of any nation in the game. Hearts of iron 3 lets you play the most engaging conflicts of world war 2 as any country and through multiple scenarios. Each release of hearts of iron 3 has patches specific to that release, with the last patch for the vanilla game being 1. Historical infantry division layouts for hearts of iron iv for 9 countries with historical background information a.
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