Port guard is the first 10w with only engineer Sup batallion

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balkan upkeep :D ( I think ı can be poland )

Ive downloaded all your mods for my playthroughs with a dedicated steam collection for them. You make the game so much better kudos to you

Youre welcome! They come in so handy. Easy to say theyre useless but if you take some major encirclement or attrition losses and run out you will reconisder. I have a naval template guide which is still almost completely up to date. Fleet comp guide I will do sometime in the future but the important thing to remember is 4 screens for 1 capital ratio wise always, #1 priority. And at least 1 capital for every carrier, max 4 carriers in a fleet.

​in my experience (and following a guide) it is just torpedo heavy destroyers with optional asw and light cruisers the ai fleets don't have enough light attack to kill your ships as fast as u can push them out

And in my oppinion that works like a charm. Also and most importantly set ur fleets to automatic splittoff

When you build a strike group never go above 4 carriers. NEVER. I always do 4 carriers, 4 battleships and 32 screening ships Battleships = Heavy Cruisers, Super Heavy Battleships, Battleships Screening ships =Destroyers (Good at tanking) or Light Cruisers (Good at light attack) and for doctrines: Strong Strike Force & Find Subs = Fleet in Being Only Subs = Trade Intradiction Naval Bombers & Small Strike Forces = Base Strike Spirits: Naval Academy = Instilled Agression Navy = Naval Refit Yards Naval Command: Night Fighting or Inclement Weather Experience (If you have many carriers)

When playing singleplayer you only need like 2x24 of spacemarines (2:00) to go thru Benelux and then spearhead into Paris and 1x24 of normal divisions to hold the maginot

line artillery betallions are really ic inefficient compared to more 12w infantry with a support artillery, the right side superior firepower doctrine is too op to give up. the extra ic you save can be used for air (cas damages strength which gives huge stat malus) and tanks (encirclement steals equipment from the enemy with maintenance) enemy debuffs are multiplicative with your buffs so are always much better 👍

from my experience pushing infantry divisions a lot of the time just don't work anyway, because of the SEVERE defense bias that this game has, it's insane. i once tried attacking a port that had about 3 standard infantry divisions and 1 marine division with a bunch of attacking infantry divisions, and i couldn't get through. it was plains terrain, too. realistically in that scenario i would have wiped the floor with them, but for some reason hoi4 has so much bias for defense. honestly tempted to just play with the mod that nerfs defense across the board because it's ridiculous.

@@cr1tikal_arc if you show me the exact scenario with the division templates, army doctrines, encirclement around the port, supply status, planning bonus and enemy entrenchment… I’ll tell you what went wrong I agree defense can be OP but only if you’re attacking in bad conditions

@@PayThePiperSP i mean i wasn't attacking in bad conditions, i can say that lmao

36 would be better than 40 for sure, but if youre only pushing with a single division 40 is viable just not perfect. Anti tank generally isnt a requirement for SP but if you fight late in the game the AI WILL use tanks so be warned.

don't use this video there are many flaws, there are two really in depth guides on steam I would recfomend searching up templates on the community hub

Light tanks have same suppression with armores cars and light tanks are cheaper! So is it better to use light tank instead of armored cars?

Next Friday!. AIr designs I plan to update but its lower on the list, I have a ton of vids planned but not enough time to get them done.

The people telling you that are min maxers 99% of the time. If you know the game well enough you don’t need them for the most part unless you’re a medium-small power. The problem with most hoi4 and paradox guides are they’re written for the 3k hour players more often than not. Trickle back is a really useful stat and if you plan to fight in areas with high attrition ir generally big and long wars. Dont be afraid to use them.

you can always get more ic mid war you can't always get more manpower mid war. they are basically mandatory on the Scandinavian nations. but on the other hand tanks lose very little manpower and are far more ic efficient than support equipment, so if you have aluminium go hospitals (like hungary) then chromium/steel/oil go tanks (like the nordics or British colonies)

i think it's a question of compromise. We have only a few slots. Should we sacrifice certain offensive stats for manpower perks ? I guess it depends on the situation, however I prefer to maximums organisation and offensive/defensive capabilities. For manpower I will rely on my vassal states.

@@Hammurabaethey’re great for battleplanners. Other than that they’re pretty eh. The trickle back is not that noticeable for most nations tbh. You have to be a nation with lots of factories but no manpower to really utilize them well. Sure they work fine but you only get 5 sup company slots. With so many other options that are much better

All of those widths are viable, they are simply not the most optimal. 40 Especially is not great but its designed under the expectation you have almost no offensive divisions so the width is less of an issue.

@@Hammurabae I'll agree with that, but you're better off making 10 widths and using the extra production to make CAS.

What about the 30-width division template? 9 infantry and 4 artillery? Such a division should be suitable for fighting in the forest as well as in the plains.

@@damiang6644 they're only good in Forrest and Jungle just use one of widths i said for infantry and use the extra IC to build more CAS and/or Tanks. (Line Artillery is overrated kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hNlnmtp9nLC8hnU.html) These are the conclusion i came to from watching Pydgins video on the combat width meta and personal experience (4k hours). (kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ouB6rKt6vcyWeZs.html)

12w also fit into combat widths (pydgin), don't need aa or line arty to hit the width, and allow you to abuse superior firepower support arty buff to its fullest

You need to have one designed already. When you design a tank at the top left there is a type button. Make sure to make tank destroyers and anti air tanks which use the right designation. Once you have one saved with that type you will be able to add it in division design, not before.

Theyre great with anything tbh. Recon sup divisions but better really

Yes, absolutely

They are so good for minors and even medium powers. If you go pure armor its less of an issue but for a lot of playthroughs they remove a ton of late game issues.

spAA mediums are cheaper for the unit and can get good enough armour, heavy tanks mostly get hardness and anti tank which you won't be able to get enough of in space marines (armour is part average part heighest while hardness is only average) fbg is an okay content creator but he never stays up to date with the meta (his air and naval are usually terrible and he still uses suboptimal combat widths that are years old)

@@samotter9509@ samotter9509 The game has completely changed this year, and they're still updating every aspect of the game every couple of weeks, so it's hard to follow it. I just personally don't research AA enough to care; the plane meta is the most OP thing in the game, rn I built double engine double cannon 1 with armor fighters and legit only had 40 dead fighters to me, killing 800 enemy fighters going against all the allies. SPAA would be suitable for minors who don't have enough economy. If you're playing a major, you can play however you want. If you play Germany, you should make Tigers and dominate the field.

No step back. Certain tank modules require reserarch, gun types in particular come from artillery, anti tank, and anti air researches

Yeah, thats what I thought too, as only cities have 40 combat width. I recommend 10, 15, 30 and 35 combat width divisions.

@@boohowaer6243 i does make me question how much this build is good or not

​@@hugo7946It is decent, but not optimal.

Next weekend

I believe a 10w infantry division with optional support artillery,aa and engineers will be most ic efficient. Although a 15w unit will be perfect for it.

One other thing is tanks should always try to have mech. Especially in mp. And I'd suggest making sure to have your tanks at 35 width. So adding a motorized aa battalion would do the trick and you don't need it as a support company then, along with that tanks should have, repair, shovels, signal, light tank recon, and flame support companies

​@@zanderray9823signal isn't worth it at all, you want enemy divisions to be fighting with low org and all collapse at the same time so you take the tile, it prevents new divisions from joining and replacing the beat up ones. far better off throwing an arty or rocket arty support. light tank recon is similarly debatable, its pretty rare to struggle with hard attack if you are using medium cannon 2s or howitzers and no TDs and another arty support just gives you easier breakthroughs remember, specialised anti tank tank brigades will always beat generalised tank brigades every time, so not as worth to bring light recon in generalist ones

@@zanderray9823 recon and signal if not 44 will make your divisions worse. Theres a big ass reddit post going through why that is.

Coming Friday

Org essentially defines how long a unit stays in combat before being "deorged" and forced to retreat. With few units and low org you will be pushed easier, but low org and lots of divisions on your front it will matter less. Some people like high org because it gives them more safety I guess to be able to hold and push longer, but they sacrafice raw stats and pwoer. A 30-35 org unit will be strong but not last as long which in my eyes is more useful given war and this game is all about important moments, micro, and pushing power. Its up to you, and important to understand and decide what you prefer yourself. Anybody who says one way is better is biased and it comes down to style and preference, though org below 30 is bad always.

No, Black Ice changes completely the divisions

10w infantry with engineer support company

Yes, definitely. As with any division terrain, supply, and air/navy will still be huge deciding factors.

Theyre designed to be put out en masse and hold fronts.

Go to steam, right click hoi4, properties, betas, and from there switch it to the version you want

@@Hammurabae Thank You

Always check the stats of the division itself

Not one bit

the 20w 40w no longer viable since the new update i remember, right now it very flexible, everything between 20 and 44 will be fine.

armoured cars cost more than an inter war light tank with an lmg. and also have a Lower hardness and suppression meaning they take higher losses and you need more per resistance respectively also military police with one unit is terrible because you have to pay the support equipment for every unit. if you take mobile warfare and the free designs spirit you can make a huge light tank division only for garrisons (org doesn't matter) and you will pay far far less support equipment

fair enough that seems like the smarter way to go, tho ive never had problems with producing enough acs, but light tanks seem superior but all you have to do to remedy the second problem is increase the unit size to 5, and you start getting a refund on support equipment 40width just seems like a waste

Very, the attack bonus is fantastic

You dont have to, they help a lot though

HOI4 tournament players understand the mechanics and can deal with it, less experienced players struggle which is why its usually banned. The issue is not that using some armor with your infantry isnt realistic and viable, its the problem it abuses the way the game mechanics themselves are coded.

Org over 40 lasts longer and is safer* Depends on playstyle

Yes , he is

Why?

@@punitchoudhary652because 35/36 combat width is meta. 30w is good too. 34w is garbage now after the terrain changes.

Will be putting out an updated version soon ish

@@Hammurabae thanks

Which?

Yeah I’m coming back after a long time not playing- does combat width just not matter?

@@xDriger Most of the basic infantry ones: He puts too much not-infantry in them, making them expensive and low org. The second one (the 24 width one with all infantry) goes a bit too far in the other direction, but is still decent. The 10-width shouldn't have Engineers; they give percentage bonus which doesn't add up to much on such a small division, and adding them makes the division not cheap. Most of his 24-width ones have 2+ artillery and other special guns; that's too many support battalions for that size division and hurts org too much. It's not 2017 anymore, heavy artillery divisions aren't that good. The mechanized one is good, though. The ~40 org is acceptable, and it has the combat stats and speed to justify that it isn't 60. The big light tank division; 31 org and it costs 4700-7200 production. Yikes. The first medium tank division has a decent balance of battalions, but for some reasons his stats are bad. 18 armor on a mechanized? And 5.9 movement speed? He might as well use horse cavalry division, but this is probably due to having bad equipment in this case, not bad template. Or maybe we're looking at one that's out of fuel. He takes a detour to show signal companies, and I agree they're OK, but not because of the coordination mechanic which is what he highlights. The mountaineers; again, far too much artillery. Adding them significantly reduces the division's mointain terrrain modifier, which you need to be high in order to counter the default mountain penalty. You will actually do *less* soft attack in mountains with than without them, and as line artillery already makes the division worse at everything else than soft attack. Having 1 art in it to hit the 25-width (ideal for mountains) might be ok, but pure mountaineers at 12-width or 26-width is good anyway so why bother? The marines' artillery; same story. If you want to maximize soft attack on a landing, use smaller marine divisions so you maximize the number of support artillery companies - they add it without taking combat width or reducing the marines bonus. Finally, the garrison: The small one suffers the same problem as the very first division he showed; percentage modifier (MP) on a small division. This one gives less suppression per production cost than pure cav, you need ~8 cav battalions just to make even. The last one doesn't work as is; garrison template applies to all garrisons and when would you ever have *that* many tanks lying around that you can equip them all like that? If you do have some old ones, sure put them on garrison, just beware the numbers needed can scale up real fast.

​@@jensdanbolt6953thanks for that explanation, I'm trying to get back into hoi4

@@jensdanbolt6953 Thank you for spending the type to write that, I really appreciate it, I've recently had my very win in Hoi4 (Civillian, and as Italy, but hey gotta start somewhere!)

is this a joke?