WIF Germany 36

[ChrisKrause]

I'm not sure what I did wrong, but I am have a really hard time building an army as Germany. I built IC for 2 years, built units for 1+ year, and had about 270 IC by the time I invaded Poland. I simply have a pitiful number of units, and I think its because of the extended build times of units. I only have 85 divisions and its about to be spring 1940. I'm going to try to invade France with 55 divisions and probably epically fail.

The main problem I have observed is that air support does virtually nothing. I have tried to use TAC and CAS to effect breakthroughs and they never turn the tide of battle, as they should when unopposed.

What am I doing wrong? I conquered the world as Poland in DAIM, so I am by no means a HOI2 noob.

What is a workable build?

 

[unmerged(28057)]

I am having roughly the same game as you, except I'm at the start of '41 now.

Don't worry yet, if you have enough tanks and MOT/SS, you can break through to paris via Ghent > Amiens > Versailles, and start capturing the unguarded territory to the north and east. France seem to mass loads of divisions on the Maginot line, ignore it.

I thought I had a severe shortage of infantry and air power when I invaded Poland. It was hard but if you use your armour and air power correctly it should be alright. I managed to invade Poland, Denmark, Norway and Holland before May '40 when I invaded France using the method described above. France capitulated in July, it was a bit harder. Then I finished off Belgium and annexed Luxembourg.

Now, after invading Yugoslavia and Greece, having no chance of Sealion I ignored Britain apart from some Air battles in France and Convoy raiding with my Subs.

It's almost time for Barborossa now, I don't have enough divisions so I may postpone it for a year, you should be OK in the west, but the scene is set for my epic fail in the east!

I'm getting the impression it is meant to be quite difficult to win the war. Why shouldn't it be?

What difficulty are you on BTW?

 

[Eugenioso]

i think you are overbuilding IC, and maybe having some issues with the ministers. did you change hjlamar schat? dont. quickly reduce the dissent and keep him. those 10% IC is worth it. what are you building in your army? remember, germany is not attrition, is quick destruction of the enemy. i always begin my germany games with at least 1 serial run of factories, and after that 2 serial runs of tanks, then i tech rush motorized so i can do a 2 serial of motorized as well, as well as infantry and interceptors. thats all you really need. my strategy first is a destruction of the pocket in poland, then encirclement and destruction of warsaw. no problems there.