HoI 4 - Players can't conduct naval invasions

[billcorr]

Description of issue
Players can't conduct naval invasions

Game Version
Variety of versions

Enabled DLC

Do you have mods enabled?


Description
The Paradox forum has several posts along the lines of, "How do you conduct naval invasions?"

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[billcorr]

https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?threads/cant-start-amphibious-assault.946002/

I'm having my usual problems with the plans. For instance, I set up an amphibious invasion plan for a port along the southern coast of China. I think I set it up correctly (all troops in the origin port, selected the origin port, selected the destination port, hit Enter). However, after 70-ish days of the invasion being planned, I try to get it to start. And... nothing happens. Three months later, I cancelled the invasion... and it launched.

There seems to be a disagreement among the posters in the above link, one saying you need transports (bottom of ship list), and another saying convoys suffice. Can someone state definitely exactly what assets are needed to transport troops over water to a foreign land?

So I'm playing a Hungary and have taken over Yugoslavia and mainland Greece and want to invade Crete (I am also at war with the Western allies). I have total air superiority and plenty of convoys but does my air superiority count as "naval supremacy"?

Hi all, I have a simple question (I hope) regarding naval invasions.

If my initial naval invasion is successful and my army grabs the province, how do I get more units to land? In this particular instance once the naval attackers landed, I gave the army a new order to attack inland. The naval invasion order disappeared which meant I had to then set a new naval invasion order to try and get more units across, with the obligatory delay.

What did I do wrong? How do I reinforce my landing troops?
Thanks

I've been trying to invade Iceland and Greenland for about 8 in-game months now, with small contingents. Never once have the troops left shore. I have plenty of ships in the area required naval superiority along the route, plenty of air cover (I've already completely occupied Britain), full intelligence, the planning period is complete, etc. I click the green "go", the arrows on the plan route move (normally they are stalled if something is wrong), and the troops... sit there at the origin ports. I've tried changing the origin port, no dice. I've used troops from a different army, same issue. When I hover over the "go" button, no flags are raised.

https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/foru...all-the-necessary-tech.1151011/#post-25146149

This game really could do a better job explaining why something can not be done.

Why this invasion is not being executed? (40 second video) :

https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?threads/naval-invasion-not-working.1070820/


https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/foru...sick-of-this-naval-invasion-mechanic.1089470/


https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?threads/naval-invasion-sometimes-not-working.1065956/


https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?threads/why-is-naval-invasion-impossible.1054956/

I am trying to do a naval invasion. I have set everything up and can see the arrow going to the target but I just cannot assign any divisions. I just see a message on the 'arrow' that says 'no divisions assigned 0 transports' I have just basic Transport researched so only try assigning a max of 10 divisions but whatever I do when I try and assign to the order I just get a red 'x' under the mouse cursor. I really have no idea what I am doing wrong.

 

[Alex_brunius]

Works fine for me. What are the steps to reproduce?

 

[elektrizikekswerk]

Works fine for me. What are the steps to reproduce?

The point is not that it doesn't work (it works without any problems as far as I know) but that some (especially new) players have problems to understand how they are supposed to work. It's not a bug in the mechanics but in the documentation so to speak.

 

[Alex_brunius]

So it's not a bug then if it works exactly as described?

Why not write an improvement suggestion then how you would like to make it more clear?


To me this is pretty much as clear as it can be:

 

[billcorr]

Noted. There is a tool-tip that describes the steps for a naval invasion.

Why not write an improvement suggestion then how you would like to make it more clear?

That is a good idea.

Other players are having difficulty preparing naval invasions.

 

[billcorr]

I am trying to do a naval invasion. I have set everything up and can see the arrow going to the target but I just cannot assign any divisions. I just see a message on the 'arrow' that says 'no divisions assigned 0 transports' I have just basic Transport researched so only try assigning a max of 10 divisions but whatever I do when I try and assign to the order I just get a red 'x' under the mouse cursor. I really have no idea what I am doing wrong.

 

[billcorr]

https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?threads/naval-invasion-how-to-needed.1160834/

 

[Cancvas]

There was sometimes this issue of not having naval dominancy in invasion path disallowing invasion to start. Don't know about recent version, if you can send you force just to sail out to the blue, where none is sailing or if you have to have some sea force presense.

 

[billcorr]

Adding this frustration to the list:

 

[oeschele]

Sorry for bumping this thread up, but I had the problem today and was looking in old threads, but nothing helped: Waited long enough, had naval superiority, air superiority, right tech level, etc. But the marines didn't move into the sea.

Simple solution: Declare war against the country you want invade .