"Radio Strength" - from Twitter screenshot

[Gen.Schuermann]

More importantly - what does WEIGHT stand for? do we have unpassable zones/provs due to the weight of units? Or does that make provinces harder to pass (like inf has little weight and can pass mountains and marshes easier than the more heavy tank divisions?)?

 

[Hallsten]

More importantly - what does WEIGHT stand for? do we have unpassable zones/provs due to the weight of units? Or does that make provinces harder to pass (like inf has little weight and can pass mountains and marshes easier than the more heavy tank divisions?)?

My guess is that heavier divisions move slower through e.g. mud.

 

[Alex_brunius]

More importantly - what does WEIGHT stand for? do we have unpassable zones/provs due to the weight of units? Or does that make provinces harder to pass (like inf has little weight and can pass mountains and marshes easier than the more heavy tank divisions?)?

As some have said a symbol looking like weight can be seen in the naval production screenshots. Its 0 for everything except transport ships that got 40.

So most people are guessing weight is how many ships or aircrafts the division will need when transported.

 

[sbr]

More importantly - what does WEIGHT stand for? do we have unpassable zones/provs due to the weight of units? Or does that make provinces harder to pass (like inf has little weight and can pass mountains and marshes easier than the more heavy tank divisions?)?

Could also have to do with sea and air transport ability.

 

[Gen.Schuermann]

Aaaaaah, yes, i remember. And it makes sense
Thank you.

 

[Cpack]

Could also have to do with sea and air transport ability.

Aha, was already there in HOI2, but with no function afaik

Maybe in HOI3 it works, ......however

 

[Peekee]

More importantly - what does WEIGHT stand for? do we have unpassable zones/provs due to the weight of units? Or does that make provinces harder to pass (like inf has little weight and can pass mountains and marshes easier than the more heavy tank divisions?)?

I know it is probably air/sea transport but you never know... Weak bridges????

 

[zeekater]

I know it is probably air/sea transport but you never know... Weak bridges????

There are no bridges in HoI3

And armoured divisions already have a huge movement speed penalty in mud, no need to differentiate between armor and heavy armor. A brigade is more then just tanks.

 

[unmerged(54763)]

How to explain that "radio stations" will have ability to "see" submarines within their range?

 

[unmerged(18427)]

Why? Many nations had tanks without radios.

My favourite variant is the B1-Bis with only morse radio.

 

[Bullfrog]

How to explain that "radio stations" will have ability to "see" submarines within their range?

Submarine transmissions to their base can be intercepted and triangulated by listening posts to determine their approximate position.

 

[unmerged(54763)]

Submarine transmissions to their base can be intercepted and triangulated by listening posts to determine their approximate position.

I didnt know it was so easy,especialy since subs usualy entered radio silence while near hostile waters?

 

[Alex_brunius]

I didnt know it was so easy,especialy since subs usualy entered radio silence when in hostile waters?

That depends, American and Japanese submarines usually operated entirelly alone in the pacific and only reported warship sightings via radio.

German submarines though needed some more coordination to report and intercept convoys, and thats hard to achieve without using the radio frequently.

The best thing with radio listening is that it doesn't matter how difficult the encryption is, since the signal not the message is what your using.

 

[unmerged(18427)]

Does anybody know what the box containing "We need 12 inf and 3 art..." mean? It intrigues me.

 

[Alex_brunius]

Does anybody know what the box containing "We need 12 inf and 3 art..." mean? It intrigues me.

It looks like a placeholder thats unfinished since the same thing is on the polish screenshot we got at least a month ago.

 

[unmerged(18427)]

Oh, that is slightly dissapointing. Thanks.

 

[unmerged(54763)]

That depends, American and Japanese submarines usually operated entirelly alone in the pacific and only reported warship sightings via radio.

German submarines though needed some more coordination to report and intercept convoys, and thats hard to achieve without using the radio frequently.

The best thing with radio listening is that it doesn't matter how difficult the encryption is, since the signal not the message is what your using.

But what British could do at the best early in war is to "triangulate" sub message roughly on some large area on the ocean but this information was to general to be utilised in efective ASW,I am talking about early war.
In HOI III,thats what I am afraid is, that subs will be in disadvantage becouse its all about sea areas,and sub spoted in sea area will be more easy catched in this or adjacet areas before escape,than in real world .I sopose AI ASW will in the same moment knew about sub?Shoudn be some delay?

So to be clear.I expect,if HOI III will be "logical" to dont see any sub on radio post early in war(say before 1943).
Allso,I allways believed planes brought revolution on sub detection,not..radio posts.

Possible exploits and disbalance I sense about radio posts and subs...mmmmm

 

[Bullfrog]

But what British could do at the best early in war is to "triangulate" sub message roughly on some large area on the ocean but this information was to general to be utilised in efective ASW,I am talking about early war.
In HOI III,thats what I am afraid is, that subs will be in disadvantage becouse its all about sea areas,and sub spoted in sea area will be more easy catched in this or adjacet areas before escape,than in real world .I sopose AI ASW will in the same moment knew about sub?Shoudn be some delay?

So to be clear.I expect,if HOI III will be "logical" to dont see any sub on radio post early in war(say before 1943).
Allso,I allways believed planes brought revolution on sub detection,not..radio posts.

But the triangulation would certainly place the sub somewhere within an area the size of a HoI3 sea zone. There is no guarantee that the planes or ships would also find the sub, even if in the same sea zone. The delay would be perhaps an hour or two, so not really a big issue in the game. But the greater problem is dispatching a DD or bomber unit to actually sink the sub. By the time the unit got there the sub could be gone.

 

[Alex_brunius]

With the use of a sin/cosine tables the triangulation calculations could be done faster than orders can be issued. We are talking about minutes of delay in a game with a resolution of 1hour.

Triangulation was the standard method of finding out where all radio signals originated from so listening posts were very good at it.

The results of these radio "sightings" will still not matter as much in HoI3 as it did in the real war. UK would give the convoy in the area of sighting a report that they have been spotted, and if in range they could send coastal command aircrafts to attack stalking sub/subs.

The convoy would be ready for battle the following nights, It could be reinforced by nearby ships and aircrafts exc.

Most of this will probably be simulated by naval doctrines instead of listening posts however since thats what made it effective. The knowledge and experience of how to use triangulation. The experience also tells how easy it is to find subs, just look around the convoys

Since uboats have so low visibility and sightings are not binary anymore I doubt we need to worry about uboats beeing intercepted by anything except air before they try to attack convoys.

 

[zeekater]

Does anybody know what the box containing "We need 12 inf and 3 art..." mean? It intrigues me.

I think they added something that will determine approximatly how much brigades you need to accomplish a certain mission.

For example, if you order an army to attack an enemy army it will tell you how much the AI thinks you will need to defeat them.

Probably has something to do with the AI fronts. You tell the AI 'hold this line', and the AI in command of that front will tell you how much they need, how much chance they got, how many you could give...