Asking for help!

[Mvs505]

I have been playing Darkest Hour for very long time and I am still not sure if I am doing everything right or wrong. Could somebody tell me how to fight correctly? I mean I am winning wars and battles but I just don't think I am doing it right or wrong way, beacuse when I am playing other country AI playing as country I used to play earlier wins war earlier and with less losses. I would appreciate every single tip.

 

[Ericafaq]

I have been playing Darkest Hour for very long time and I am still not sure if I am doing everything right or wrong. Could somebody tell me how to fight correctly? I mean I am winning wars and battles but I just don't think I am doing it right or wrong way, beacuse when I am playing other country AI playing as country I used to play earlier wins war earlier and with less losses.

I did not quite understand you. Do you mean that sometimes countries that are under AI control begin to win quickly, while these countries under your control win more slowly than under AI control?

If so, AI bonuses doesnt works for human player.
Perfect example - German AI always steamroll Bolsheviks in a matter of months. When Reich under player control sometimes has problems at the first weeks of Barbarossa

German AI has bonuses against Soviet AI
Japanese AI has bonuses against Chinese AI

Bonuses doesnt works for human player

 

[Mvs505]

I did not quite understand you. Do you mean that sometimes countries that are under AI control begin to win quickly, while these countries under your control win more slowly than under AI control?

If so, AI bonuses doesnt works for human player.
Perfect example - German AI always steamroll Bolsheviks in a matter of months. When Reich under player control sometimes has problems at the first weeks of Barbarossa

German AI has bonuses against Soviet AI
Japanese AI has bonuses against Chinese AI

Bonuses doesnt works for human player

This might be true but I think that I still don't underatand combat mechanics on avarage level so if you can give Me a tip I would be grateful

 

[SniperSOAP]

This might be true but I think that I still don't underatand combat mechanics on avarage level so if you can give Me a tip I would be grateful

Fighting is generally dictated by Soft/Hard Attack, Organisation and Speed.
1) Soft/Hard Attack: SA for non-armored divisions, HA for Armored ones; (P.S. DH Combat is different from the one Hoi4 uses as the latter has Combat Width and Reinforcing Rate being other factors too. In DH there is no Width nor Reinforcement Rate)
2) Organisation: It is generally best you let your enemy attack first as defenders get some bonus in Org Loss during a battle (in fair ones at least). Don't expect to win a 1v1 with an infantry division against an armored one;
3) Speed: It is actually an indirect factor in a fight and more of a major factor in a war. Once you win a battle, it might take some more time for a division/army to reach the province you have attacked and, if the enemy has higher speed advantage (which is the case most of the times) then they can easily put a more organised unit compared to yours and send you back.

I have long learned to not give too much weight in fair fights in DH, I usually use the classic Human Wave tactic or even use tanks to create small encirclements.Defensive stances are usually the best in many situations, let your enemy waste their organisation and their manpower and then send them packing back home.

 

[Mvs505]

Fighting is generally dictated by Soft/Hard Attack, Organisation and Speed.
1) Soft/Hard Attack: SA for non-armored divisions, HA for Armored ones; (P.S. DH Combat is different from the one Hoi4 uses as the latter has Combat Width and Reinforcing Rate being other factors too. In DH there is no Width nor Reinforcement Rate)
2) Organisation: It is generally best you let your enemy attack first as defenders get some bonus in Org Loss during a battle (in fair ones at least). Don't expect to win a 1v1 with an infantry division against an armored one;
3) Speed: It is actually an indirect factor in a fight and more of a major factor in a war. Once you win a battle, it might take some more time for a division/army to reach the province you have attacked and, if the enemy has higher speed advantage (which is the case most of the times) then they can easily put a more organised unit compared to yours and send you back.

I have long learned to not give too much weight in fair fights in DH, I usually use the classic Human Wave tactic or even use tanks to create small encirclements.Defensive stances are usually the best in many situations, let your enemy waste their organisation and their manpower and then send them packing back home.

Okay, So I want to ask one or two more things. First is what is the best strategy to lure AI into encirclements, beacuse I've had yesterday game on Kaiserreich when I was encirlcing Germany's army over and over again till they were left with 30 divisions and I've noticed that when I leabe them 1 province to get into encirclement AI will be scared and won't get into that but as soon as I let them conquer one more province they put there around 15 divisions. So here is my question: What is the best strategy into luring AI into encirclement.
The second question: Is in Darkest Hour limit of divisions that can stand in one province, I mean that in HOI 4 when there are too many divisions in one area then theese divisions Will have supply problem and I want to know if there is anything like that in Darkest Hour.