I understand that encircling is the best tactic.
I am a beginner, I am still learning the game, I am playing as Germany. I have most of the DLCs (not the latest few) I managed to conquer Europe and NA. It is July 1940. All my troops moved back from NA, to the eastern front.
I would like to fight the SU, what strategic deployment would you advise? Even though I have hundreds of factories and they only have ~70 and even though I have several million in manpower, if I just put up a field marshal frontline and give my troops a general attack order, the SU can defend itself for several years before they finally collapse (and I run out of equipment and manpower).
What strategic advantages do you think I should have before I start the attack?
1. I have air superiority and a lot of CAS.
2. I have an army of light tanks (24 divisions), I started producing medium tanks.
3. My divisions are 7 infantry & 2 artillery, 20 width wide for my infantry armies. The tank divisions are 5 tanks & 5 motorized infantry. Support companies are for both: Engi, Support Artillery, Support Anti-Air, Logi & Hospital.
4. All units are trained.
Anything else?
5. I don't understand the spy mechanics. What upgrades should I have? None of them seems to be especially good.
6. I have 3 "collaboration governments".
Q1: What should I do with my navy, especially with my subs? I have probably enough ships to block them in the Baltic sea and the Black sea.
Q2: Should I build radar stations, or anti air stations?
Q3: Should I build hubs? Are level 3 rails enough? Should I buff them up to 5?
Q4: I have several puppet countries, should I take all of their troops and put them on the frontline? If yes how? Should I mix them into the "normal" army groups? Or put them into their own army?
Q5. Should I tell my frontline troops to advance, or should they just hold the line?
Q6. Where should I push? Should I push against the baltic states, or go for the southern planes?
Q7. How many divisions/armies should I have? 3 full army groups (3x5x24). I guess is more than enough?
Tactics
I understand that I just need to encircle their troops with my light tank divisions, still any other advice regarding tactics / micromanagement?
I am a beginner, I am still learning the game, I am playing as Germany. I have most of the DLCs (not the latest few) I managed to conquer Europe and NA. It is July 1940. All my troops moved back from NA, to the eastern front.
I would like to fight the SU, what strategic deployment would you advise? Even though I have hundreds of factories and they only have ~70 and even though I have several million in manpower, if I just put up a field marshal frontline and give my troops a general attack order, the SU can defend itself for several years before they finally collapse (and I run out of equipment and manpower).
What strategic advantages do you think I should have before I start the attack?
1. I have air superiority and a lot of CAS.
2. I have an army of light tanks (24 divisions), I started producing medium tanks.
3. My divisions are 7 infantry & 2 artillery, 20 width wide for my infantry armies. The tank divisions are 5 tanks & 5 motorized infantry. Support companies are for both: Engi, Support Artillery, Support Anti-Air, Logi & Hospital.
4. All units are trained.
Anything else?
5. I don't understand the spy mechanics. What upgrades should I have? None of them seems to be especially good.
6. I have 3 "collaboration governments".
Q1: What should I do with my navy, especially with my subs? I have probably enough ships to block them in the Baltic sea and the Black sea.
Q2: Should I build radar stations, or anti air stations?
Q3: Should I build hubs? Are level 3 rails enough? Should I buff them up to 5?
Q4: I have several puppet countries, should I take all of their troops and put them on the frontline? If yes how? Should I mix them into the "normal" army groups? Or put them into their own army?
Q5. Should I tell my frontline troops to advance, or should they just hold the line?
Q6. Where should I push? Should I push against the baltic states, or go for the southern planes?
Q7. How many divisions/armies should I have? 3 full army groups (3x5x24). I guess is more than enough?
Tactics
I understand that I just need to encircle their troops with my light tank divisions, still any other advice regarding tactics / micromanagement?
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