How the heck do I attach thesese 80cm railway gun brigades?

[Saltynuts]

I have a ton of them built. I try and add brigade from regular infantry (which when I mouse over says I can add), but I can't click on it. I try and click on the brigades from the deployment list, but I can't click on anything (even a single non-brigaded infantry in a province) to deploy it.

I'm sure I'm doing something absolutely wrong. Thanks for any help!

 

[Commander666]

Maybe all your infantry are in a different continent that does not have the same political flag as Berlin?

New brigades will only attach to units in a province that has just the German flag (owned province). Brigades that you detach in other political regions (such as SU flag underneath the German flag) can only be reattached in a province having the identical political-flag display.

ALSO, no unit can take on a brigade if it currently has Offensive Supplies onboard (because the brigade would get free OS). Keep an INF in Berlin (without OS) to check your problem (and always having an INF there is very useful for other purposes too).

Clarification: While new divisions can only be placed in an Owned Province with connection to Berlin (that connection being also all owned provinces), brigades can be attached in further ways. All that is needed for new brigade to attach is that it occurs in any owned province. That province can be overseas with no connection to the capital.

And, as was stated, brigades detached in any province with a specific political-flag combination can only be reattached in other province of identical political-flag combination.

 

[Pang Bingxun]

I try and click on the brigades from the deployment list, but I can't click on anything (even a single non-brigaded infantry in a province) to deploy it.

That however is the way it is supposed to work. You go into the deployment pool, chose a the brigade, choose the division you want to attach it to and then you confirm by clicking OK(or similar) or pressing return on you keyboard.

If this does not work you did something wrong. Did you check if you have an unbrigaded infantry in conditions similar to peacetime? During wartime is very possible to attach brigades, but in the haste of warfare you might have overseen something of importance.

 

[Commander666]

I try and click on the brigades from the deployment list, but I can't click on anything to deploy it.

I want to clarify that choosing the brigade in the deployment pool first - and then trying to decide which out of dozens and dozens of possible choices is the actual INF you want to attach to is "the nightmare way of doing things". For sure you get brigade on other INF you never meant to.

MUCH BETTER, you click on the division sitting on map you want to attach something to, and then click its Attach Brigade Button (the + sign) and that will then show all brigades currently in deployment pool that are attachable to that division (including brigades currently locked - meaning they were recently detached and can't reattach for 7 days).

The only important things to watch for:
1) Your unit does not have Offensive Supply (can't attach until OS is ended).
2) The unit you want to attach something to is in the same political region as is the brigade. As regards new brigades, the Political Region is "German owned province" and is identified by a German flag only when clicking on province.

As regards other brigades detached in in other political regions, they can only be reattached in province of identical political region.
EXAMPLES:
a) brigade detached in SU province that Germany controls shows a SU flag under German flag, and can only be reattached in identical political reion.
b) Brigade detached in Ukraine can only be reattached in Ukraine.
c) Brigade detached in SU province that Hungary controls has SU flag under Hungarian flag, and can only be reattached in identical political region.

SO - watch for the province flag-combinations, that your unit has no OS, and that brigade is not locked for 7 days. That's all.

 

[Saltynuts]

Ahhhh, got it guys, I'm sure that is the problem - I have plenty of unbrigaded German infantry, but I bet none was in Germany proper (I tried on ones in France). Will move some infantry to Germany proper and see if that fixes the problem. Thanks so much!

 

[Commander666]

If German units are in France - but Vichy has NOT fired - then the political region FLAG COMBINATION is French flag under German flag (to signify German controlled French province). New brigades (which come out of Berlin) can not attach there.

As I said at first, maybe all your INF are off elsewhere outside any German-owned political region. All your INF are in conquered provinces you control - which is not German-owned political region.

 

[Saltynuts]

I'm sure that's it Commander666 - I'm still in the game where I took out the SU before France so Vichy I do not believe ever fired. Will try to get troops in German territory (hell produce new ones if I have to!) this weekend and report back.

By the way, update on my game:

The SU is gone.

The allies are down to almost nothing (my Italian buddies have taken all of Africa, and I've kicked them out of all of asia and Australia and am hunting them down in their last islands).

The U.S. has never joined the war. So I've got troops in Canada ready to attack when I give the word. These big artillery units will be tested in the initial assault.

Then, once the U.S. falls, all of central/south america will soon crumble.

Then all that is left is Japan (I went with the just Germany and Italy alliance option). If they will not willingly become my ally they too will be crushed and puppeted.

I'm in like 1948. If I literally control the whole map, either directly or through my puppets, will the game end early?



Saltynuts - SU before France FOR LIFE!!!!

 

[Pang Bingxun]

The U.S. has never joined the war. So I've got troops in Canada ready to attack when I give the word. These big artillery units will be tested in the initial assault.

Somehow i estimate they will be wasted there. The usefulness there is mainly to get you acquainted with the brigade.

If I literally control the whole map, either directly or through my puppets, will the game end early?

No. It continues till to the end date you choose. Probably that will be 1963/12/30.

 

[Saltynuts]

Thanks Pang. Why would you say they would be wasted there? It might not be their best use (I'd guess that is for smashing forts), but won't a pre-assault artillery barrage by the big guns soften up the enemy, and more so than my regular motorized artillery? I have excellent ESE in Canada as well.

Thanks!

 

[Pang Bingxun]

If that is so they probably will not be wasted.

 

[Saltynuts]

Cool. Will report back!

 

[Commander666]

The U.S. has never joined the war. So I've got troops in Canada ready to attack when I give the word. These big artillery units will be tested in the initial assault.

Using Railroad Artillery in Canada is an unimaginable waste and is so counter-productive. Firstly Canada doesn't have a big enough army to warrant such fire power. Secondly, your brigaded INF are nearly worthless as regards getting anywhere after the opening battle.

I'm in like 1948. If I literally control the whole map, either directly or through my puppets, will the game end early?

You should check your setting on the FIRST MENU which you reach with opening file save (not the 2nd menu that includes message settings). I think the game defaults to end 1948. You need change it to 1964.

Saltynuts - SU before France FOR LIFE!!!!

Too bad you are so stuck on such ahistorical game play without having ever learned the finer points possible using a more historical approach. Just to have some reasonable challenge, I would never attack SU before 1941. Doing so is like playing Poland and attacking Germany in spring 1938 - when it is possible to annex Germany. Except defeating SU in 1940 would be easier than Poland beating Germany in 1938.