How to annex a puppet

[Parallel Pain]

Wiki says it can't be done.

But I'm getting really frustrated. I'm playing Nat China again and I just want to unify the country. That includes Xibei San Ma. I kicked Japan's ass hard but I can't DoW my puppet.

I DoW Yunnan, Tibet, and Sikiang and then do nothing hoping the 3 could kill Xibei and annex it and let me retake it, but that little guy held all 3 of them off because of their incompetence.

I tried reloading to a very early game and just let the Japanese kill Xibei, and THEY couldn't do it.

WTF???!!!!

Irl if Nat. China ever win the war as decisively as i did (driven Japanese out of Korea by 1939 May without help) then I'm certain Xibei will just go "Ya okay, let's unify China and u be the boss".

I like HoI3's supplies and leadership stuff, but it seems HoI2's diplomacy and events are far better.

If someone could tell me how to annex any puppet, whether it's Manchukuo as Japan or Mongolia as USSR, it would be much appreciated.

 

[TheBromgrev]

The only way to annex your puppets is to have someone else make them surrender. There's no other in-game way to do it without modding an event.

I agree that in the case of China having Xibei San Ma be a puppet is a pain, which is why I'm trying to get that changed via the Community Map Project. If I can get more people to help me test it, then there's a chance all of my changes to the Chinese theater (including making XSM not be a puppet) will make it into the next patch.

 

[Chemuel]

Okay, a bit late, but there is an option. Try to get a coup running. Once they are couped they let go off any and all allegiances (factions, allegiances, allies and so on). Kicked the US out of the Allies several times that way, but maybe it can be done with Xibei something as well. Have the same issue with Yunnan btw. - they just won't die, and keep taking small bits of my conquests for themselves. Can only imagine the leaders sitting there... uuuuh, our overlords that could crush us in an instant just conquered France, how about we just claim the channel islands so they won't get that awesome bonus? You know, then send them our warmest thanks and happy to be Your ally and stuff... nah, not going to join their faction, why would we?

 

[Latin Mapping]

If you're willing to cheat then just use the annex command.