I picked up HOI3 last week and have been getting thoroughly beat by it in every game so far, but then I know from other Paradox games that the only way to truly learn how to play them is to suffer painful defeats.
In my latest game I'm playing as Japan and have finally managed to annex China, it only took me four years! So it is now 1941 and I find myself aligned with the Soviets... (I modified how Influence worked so relations had a bigger impact on it).
It has got to the point now where, other than some odd alliances, the war has progressed as you'd expect in Europe, with Vichy France being formed and Germany, or rather the Axis controlling everything from the Spanish border in the west through to the Soviet border in the East. This is where my problem occurs, the Axis have declared war on the Soviet Union and as a member of the same faction I've been dragged into the war. The timing was fine, though I would've liked a little more time to take Indochina from Vichy, but that shouldn't be hard to do with a small force anyways.
Now I figure I need to help my comrades, Hungary (also in Comintern) has been annexed by Germany already, though the Soviet's managed to annex Finland (Axis) in return. But the Soviet line is being pushed back fast, most of the Ukraine is already occupied by Germany and we're only a couple of months into the war. I've sent a carrier group to the Black Sea in the hope that some CAS would help slow down the Axis forces, but it isn't making much difference. I also have Infantry on route, though it takes a long time to cross Siberia.
Is there a better way for me to reinforce the Soviet Union?
There is no Axis presence in the Pacific theater, so I don't think I need to worry too much about defending my lands from invasion at this time. I have a decent navy, as you'd expect, with a focus on carriers and cruisers and my army is mainly made up of infantry and marines. Should I load up some brigades onto transports and ship them to the Ukraine? I'm concerned that if I don't do something the Soviets are going to crumble and leave my in a very bad situation.
In my latest game I'm playing as Japan and have finally managed to annex China, it only took me four years! So it is now 1941 and I find myself aligned with the Soviets... (I modified how Influence worked so relations had a bigger impact on it).
It has got to the point now where, other than some odd alliances, the war has progressed as you'd expect in Europe, with Vichy France being formed and Germany, or rather the Axis controlling everything from the Spanish border in the west through to the Soviet border in the East. This is where my problem occurs, the Axis have declared war on the Soviet Union and as a member of the same faction I've been dragged into the war. The timing was fine, though I would've liked a little more time to take Indochina from Vichy, but that shouldn't be hard to do with a small force anyways.
Now I figure I need to help my comrades, Hungary (also in Comintern) has been annexed by Germany already, though the Soviet's managed to annex Finland (Axis) in return. But the Soviet line is being pushed back fast, most of the Ukraine is already occupied by Germany and we're only a couple of months into the war. I've sent a carrier group to the Black Sea in the hope that some CAS would help slow down the Axis forces, but it isn't making much difference. I also have Infantry on route, though it takes a long time to cross Siberia.
Is there a better way for me to reinforce the Soviet Union?
There is no Axis presence in the Pacific theater, so I don't think I need to worry too much about defending my lands from invasion at this time. I have a decent navy, as you'd expect, with a focus on carriers and cruisers and my army is mainly made up of infantry and marines. Should I load up some brigades onto transports and ship them to the Ukraine? I'm concerned that if I don't do something the Soviets are going to crumble and leave my in a very bad situation.