When is trade able to be done through foreign countries? Such as tungsten from Portugal to Germany through Spain. What are the conditions?
Trade through foreign countries?
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There has to be a land connection which cant be made through your enemies.
Edit: forgot to specify the land connection must be between your capitals.
Edit: forgot to specify the land connection must be between your capitals.
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Also, the countries being passed through obviously cannot be hostile to you.
The consequences of this from a practical perspective as Germany are as follows when usin a somewhat historical pattern. Between declaration against Poland and the fall of France, Germany will suffer a period where their Tungsten imports from Spain and or Portugal can be interdicted. Once France falls both of these are safe, unless you invade Spain at which point, until they surrender your convoys will once again be vulnerable. What is frustrating here is that your route will still head to Wilhelmshaven via the Channel instead of going to one of the French ports along the Bay of Biscay.
For the same reason, any import of tungsten from Sweden is always vulnerable unless the opposition allows Germany to control the Eastern North Sea or puts little effort into blockading Germany. The route from Sweden foolishly passes into the North Sea on its way to Wilhelmshaven instead of going to one of the relatively safe destinations along the Baltic coast.
The consequences of this from a practical perspective as Germany are as follows when usin a somewhat historical pattern. Between declaration against Poland and the fall of France, Germany will suffer a period where their Tungsten imports from Spain and or Portugal can be interdicted. Once France falls both of these are safe, unless you invade Spain at which point, until they surrender your convoys will once again be vulnerable. What is frustrating here is that your route will still head to Wilhelmshaven via the Channel instead of going to one of the French ports along the Bay of Biscay.
For the same reason, any import of tungsten from Sweden is always vulnerable unless the opposition allows Germany to control the Eastern North Sea or puts little effort into blockading Germany. The route from Sweden foolishly passes into the North Sea on its way to Wilhelmshaven instead of going to one of the relatively safe destinations along the Baltic coast.