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[JG 4789]

Hello, I bought Hoi 4 these days and decided to start with the Soviet Union. My Divisions template was 12,4,4,4,4 (I would like to know the ideal) and I ended up in this situation:

My 60 divisions losing to 4 Germans. I lost 4x more soldiers than them and my manpower is running out.




How do I reverse the situation? My goal is to arrive in Berlin before the Allies (They have already landed in Denmark, France is alive again and Italy has already surrendered)


Thanks for help.

 

[SchwarzKatze]

What do you mean by 12,4,4,4,4 ?

Show us your division template and your equipment situation

 

[BeauNiddle]

My 60 divisions losing to 4 Germans. I lost 4x more soldiers than them and my manpower is running out.

It's important to note that HOI4 has a front line system - only a limited number of units can fight at once. The rule is 80 width + 40 width for each extra province you attacked from. If you had 60 divisions in one battle you might have had only 3 or 4 of them fighting and the rest sitting around not doing anything.

You can't just doomstack the enemy by putting your whole force in one pile and charging. You need to send it in waves or across a large front.

Also each of note is that each area has a supply limit. If you put 60 large division in one area then chances are you went over the supply limit and thus couldn't resupply effectively so your units wouldn't be fighting (or sitting around) at full strength.

Division wise there isn't really an ideal. 7 Infantry & 2 Artillery (for a total of 20 width) is a good all rounder. Support groups can include Engineers, support artillery, support AA or support AT depending on the situation and enemy you face. There are better specialist units but 7/2 is a good introduction to the game.

 

[JG 4789]

What do you mean by 12,4,4,4,4 ?

Show us your division template and your equipment situation

This is my template. My equipment:

7 Infantry & 2 Artillery (for a total of 20 width) is a good all rounder.

I thought it would be better to complete the space of 24 divisions.

Support groups can include Engineers, support artillery, support AA or support AT depending on the situation and enemy you face.

What would support groups be?




My interface:

 

[SchwarzKatze]

You are missing 57774 infantry equipment which is like real bad

And how's the strength bar of your divisions? Zoom in so you can see the green/brown bars or select an army and look at that in the division list

 

[JG 4789]

You are missing 57774 infantry equipment which is like real bad

And how's the strength bar of your divisions? Zoom in so you can see the green/brown bars or select an army and look at that in the division list

is between 70% - 40%, which is ideal?

 

[porta80]

100% is ideal, and your template is horrible.
7 inf 2 art with engineer support artillery is ok.
For tanks make separate divisons, dont use light tanks they are crap.
Also you are producing to much support equipment, like 5-7 factorys is normally more then enough.

 

[him_15]

You need to learn how to organise production and build a better division template first.

 

[JG 4789]

100% is ideal, and your template is horrible.

Got it. In my next play I will try to create better templates.

For tanks make separate divisons, dont use light tanks they are crap.
Also you are producing to much support equipment, like 5-7 factorys is normally more then enough.

Ok, I have 115 factories. It's an acceptable number, right?

 

[Mister Analyst]

@JG 4789 ,

1. You have 1831 Political Power (PP). Spend some PP to fill out your Military Staff (Chief of Army, Chief of Airforce, and Military High Command). They will help your divisions and planes to fight better. See Military chiefs and Military high command.
2. You have 500 Army XP and 500 Air XP. Spend some XP to speed up research on army and air doctrines. Doctrines will help your divisions and planes fight better. See Land doctrine and Air doctrine.