How do I invade Britain?
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As of the current patch in Vanilla, Britain does not defend Newcastle (and possibly other ports).
Plan a naval invasion to Newcastle, and enjoy the free port.
Plan a naval invasion to Newcastle, and enjoy the free port.
Is it on steam workshop? Don't remember seeing this. 10/10 would conquer the world as Legoland and IKEA.
Yes it is. it is also fairly popular. They went full racist on arabia yet they couldve gone much harder on germany and sweden kek
I do it in one of two ways...
one is win air superiority and create/drop lots of paratroopers.
other starts at 1936 where you rush for a fleet of 4 carriers and around 15-20 battleships (+rest of german fleet) and use that to patrol the channel... it should destroy or scare away the British fleet for naval invasions to happen.
one is win air superiority and create/drop lots of paratroopers.
other starts at 1936 where you rush for a fleet of 4 carriers and around 15-20 battleships (+rest of german fleet) and use that to patrol the channel... it should destroy or scare away the British fleet for naval invasions to happen.
As Germany? Rather easy early on.
1. Prepare invasion of Northern UK
2. Sacrifice your Fleet (set to protect convoy) and use Naval Bombers.
3. Start Invasion
4. A soon as you landed and got a Port, just add units to the front by clicking (until your Fleet is sunk)
5. Drink some Tea
6. Annex all of the CW and create a new front in Canada against the US
Important: Do NEVER use the Channel.
1. Prepare invasion of Northern UK
2. Sacrifice your Fleet (set to protect convoy) and use Naval Bombers.
3. Start Invasion
4. A soon as you landed and got a Port, just add units to the front by clicking (until your Fleet is sunk)
5. Drink some Tea
6. Annex all of the CW and create a new front in Canada against the US
Important: Do NEVER use the Channel.
Yes
Why? Will I get shredded? Is the navy on the northern water-body weaker?
The southern Ports are well defended and the UK Navy patrols it more often. Even IF you land, you will propably get surrounded and crushed.
The North has several points speaking for it like several ports, less defense at first, less Navy (until they see what's coming
) and favorable terrain for establishing a foothold.
I put a few hundred naval bombers over the channel, and then land next to Portsmouth with 10 divisions and quickly take the port. After you beat the RN in the channel enough with your naval bombers, they will leave it and you can transfer all your tank divisions etc to Britain. I don't like invading the north, even though it sounds easier.
Imho that's only viable if you took the Benelux and France first. Otherwise planes lack the range and your bombers will get rekt because the lack of air cover.
Invasion of Northern UK works (should work) anytime.
Yeah, but he has defeated France here, and I just hate doing things that are that unrealistic - at least a cross channel in 1940 would've possibly landed unlike a Newcastle invasion.
As Germany? Rather easy early on.
1. Prepare invasion of Northern UK
2. Sacrifice your Fleet (set to protect convoy) and use Naval Bombers.
3. Start Invasion
4. A soon as you landed and got a Port, just add units to the front by clicking (until your Fleet is sunk)
5. Drink some Tea
6. Annex all of the CW and create a new front in Canada against the US
Important: Do NEVER use the Channel.
I crossed the channel in late '38 as Italy, is the German navy substantially weaker? I had invasion prepped and instantly launched on DoW with navy in channel, took 2 land pieces next to Dover, grabbed that and landed everything else that wasn't chewing through Africa (had some leftover garrison cavalry making runs there).
Everything is substantially weaker than the British Navy
I know, but the AI sucks.
What matters is if you can get superiority for a moment on DoW. As Italy, I could. This allowed me to be in Dover before UK could react.
Yes. The Italian Navy is actually pretty good if you can keep it alive and concentrated.
The Kriegsmarine starts with around 40 total vessels, so it takes a lot more effort to get superiority than for Italy, though the North Sea can still be viable. Either way, as Germany it's easier to just spam fighters and paradrop to get a port, and unless you're doing a world conquest fighters are going to have use beyond the UK, while a navy won't.