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daredevilbob

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I've never been able to actually get a nation to accept a trade for a warship of any kind regardless of what I offer, so is it possible or am I doing something wrong? In my current game I am playing as Nationalsit Spain and am allied to Germany. Is it possible to get them to trade me the Bismark and if so, what would it cost?

Thanks for any help.
 

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It would costs very much. Maybe 15000$ would do, but there is an upper limit of 5000$.

You could try $5000 plus 5000 limit of every thing else and - if still not enough - trade them some of your old ships. I would not be surprised if the trade will still be refused. :D

But if you find yourself in the Axis and at war with France - if you can grab 5 French provinces and include those in the trade - that might work after Vichy Event fires so you own those conquered provinces (to be able to trade them away). If I am right, playing as Spain, the next event "return of Provinces" regarding the normal Vichy provinces will not include any that you grabbed before Vichy fires. So, if you had Marseille (normally a Vichy province) you would be able to keep it. And Bordeaux (easier to get and not part of the "return provinces to Vichy") would be worth quite a lot to Germany. Those two provinces and another 3 French provinces plus 5000 of everything else might make for a Bismarck sale! In any event, it is the limit of what you could offer at any one time unless you also got plans Germany don't have (very doubtful).

However, I am not really positive that - if you are playing Spain - the event "Return Provinces" actually will not simply boot you out of Vichy's provinces. I do know for sure - if you play Germany and you Militarily Control Nationalist Spain, then Spain will keep those provinces.

But from Dax thru Bordeaux and on up the coastline are all non-Vichy provinces that Germany really wants. So trading to Germany Bordeaux, Cholet, Nantes, Lorient and Brest probably will succeed to trade for a Bismarck (plus dollars, supplies and resources as might be needed).

Spain attacking France I found very interesting and hope it works out OK so you can get that Bismarck.
 
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