Get crushed as Germans!

[henryjai]

playing on Normal, Poland is as easy as walking in the park, but as my navy is still under construction(I have to wait till 1941 to get my Bismarck, 1942 to get tirpitz due to 2 production disruptions, they both started production from late 1936), the British bombed my coast guards to submission and landed some troops in Kiel(and destroying 2 of my garrisons), I deployed 8 interceptors in the west front but it seemed it's far from adequate.

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The WIF AI is really good I must say, but I must say the game mechanics also makes it quite difficult to play as Germans. (under extremely frequent spy bombardments, got 3 blueprints stolen, 6 production disrupted, 1 times 0.5 dissent...)

Here are some informations about my troops, navy is almost the same as 1936 except I have 8 brand new destroyers, I have 2 BC, 4 CA, 4CL, 2 BB, 4 SS under construction.

East Front

West Front

the 4 divisions are deployed elsewhere, 1 in Berlin, 3 bordering yugoslavia.

 

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playing on Normal, Poland is as easy as walking in the park, but as my navy is still under construction(I have to wait till 1941 to get my Bismarck, 1942 to get tirpitz due to 2 production disruptions, they both started production from late 1936), the British bombed my coast guards to submission and landed some troops in Kiel(and destroying 2 of my garrisons), I deployed 8 interceptors in the west front but it seemed it's far from adequate.

Have you tried sending your navy to Shore bombardment Kiel? They would automatically engage the landing crafts and deter the amphibious assault if unescorted.

Also keep your interceptors away from enemy fighters/interceptors, preferably with no mission assigned to be ready at full strength and org, and set them a mission only when enemy bombers start bombing your units/ic.

 

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Interceptors are extremely crappy at killing other single engine fighters (INT/FIT). IMO you need both fighters and interceptors. Check intelligence on the allied airforces for input.

 

[henryjai]

Have you tried sending your navy to Shore bombardment Kiel? They would automatically engage the landing crafts and deter the amphibious assault if unescorted.

Also keep your interceptors away from enemy fighters/interceptors, preferably with no mission assigned to be ready at full strength and org, and set them a mission only when enemy bombers start bombing your units/ic.

Thanks for the advices! that tip really makes me know how to use the interceptors well (eliminated at least 6 UK/French squadrons) now I am doing quite well in the west front now, they are just no match of the enormous bomber forces, 8 of my divisions are storming Norway. Sinking a lot of convoys with my navy too.

I spotted a bug though, my computer failed to load Fall_wesrueburg AI thing, maybe because my computer doesn't support French/German, I clicked ignore and it worked though. I hope Fernando Torres is fixing this.

I seemed to have quite a lot of IC tied to navy production, I should worry about Barbarrossa more since I have only 1 year + to prepare... (and my total land force is just about 100 div!)

 

[Keterex]

Consistant bombing can kill anything less than three inf ( I have lost a couple

marines this way as they wait for sealion even though they were grouped as

three...very annoying).


In the war buildup get ten home spys asap and root all other spys out.

( Once they are all gone you won't have the same problem as the AI doesn't

wait to buildup spy numbers before attempting spy missions = AI fails and


edit - I should say 2 -3 8 unit leaders

losses new spy)


By Frances end I aim to have 2-3 8 units of interceptors ( high tactiction

skill). While not as good as fighters they are cheap and you can swap out

damaged units to keep missions flying. ( You can afford a reserve pool as

they are so cheap)


You might not be downing their fighters but you will deplete thier org and

destroy any bomber who even thinks of crossing the channel.

 

[Fernando Torres]

I spotted a bug though, my computer failed to load Fall_wesrueburg AI thing, maybe because my computer doesn't support French/German, I clicked ignore and it worked though. I hope Fernando Torres is fixing this.

I just did. Thanks for reporting it.

 

[henryjai]

Consistant bombing can kill anything less than three inf ( I have lost a couple

marines this way as they wait for sealion even though they were grouped as

three...very annoying).


In the war buildup get ten home spys asap and root all other spys out.

( Once they are all gone you won't have the same problem as the AI doesn't

wait to buildup spy numbers before attempting spy missions = AI fails and


edit - I should say 2 -3 8 unit leaders

losses new spy)


By Frances end I aim to have 2-3 8 units of interceptors ( high tactiction

skill). While not as good as fighters they are cheap and you can swap out

damaged units to keep missions flying. ( You can afford a reserve pool as

they are so cheap)


You might not be downing their fighters but you will deplete thier org and

destroy any bomber who even thinks of crossing the channel.

In 1.3 b 2 you no longer can route out spies...mostly you can do is increase intelligence funding, in my opinion this change sucks. I got a few IC disrupted and capital ships disrupted(which hurts a lot). Not to mention the smear campaigns bleeding my IC away... I modified the spy cost by a factor of 1.5 and spy actions are cut to a more "normal" amount rather than constantly spammed with spies.

Actually I think a good way to invade is to use paratroopers. Combined with tactical bombers I get on norway without building a single assault transport.(I was panicking about the lack of assault transports though, I never thought the paratroopers would work).

I don't have as much fighters as you do, I only got 12 interceptor wings by France, but they are quite enough to destroy the allied airforce.


One last opinion about WIF is that there are too many events giving you dissents on very minor issues, a partisan uprising and 2 dissent? come on I would give up that worthless province instead of getting 2 dissent... or no Swedish steel and some dissent? I never relied on swedish steel...