What is the First Nation you are going to play as and what will be your strategy in Hoi IV

[tog34]

I think that my game is going to be Canada. I think it will be a fun experience because I can get use to all types of combat in the game, Army,Navy,Air. I'll be loyal to the queen and if Britain falls to the German war machine then I'll accept the royal family in Canada and continue the war!

 

[Antiboyscout]

I'm thinking of playing Luxembourg or more realistically Belgium and hold out for as long as possible, maybe provide a landing for Allied forces.

 

[Celtic Emporer]

Ive never played HOI befpre, so Ill likely jump in as US to learn, but then Ima go Axis Greece in hopes to Alexander it up!

 

[Sir Garnet]

I'd play as Turkey and choose a Fascist dude as my first Minister, while pursuing the Collectivist National Focuses so as to quickly become Fascist. Afterwords I would go down the General Improvements Tree about Infrastructure/Industry so as to modernize Turkey. Later join the Axis, take Iraq, Syria, Palestine, maybe even get Greece before Italy does and see how far I get. After that I'm probably screwed with the Russians to the North, but hey maybe I can push and get to Baku and strangle Soviet industry to death (although they don't really need oil for just straight up infantry... meh).

If you join the Axis, Turkey becomes less of an opportunity and more of a threat to the Soviets, or at least their oil fields on the Csapian.

Army based on Infantry, Artillery, and Anti Tanks against the Soviets.

As for Turkey's plan, what the Turks might have done is always intriguing. A strong ground defense as you propose seems wise in the Caucasus and Turkish interior - an infantry+support force is convertible to opportunistic offense through the mountains if desired after Russia is otherwise heavily engaged. Presumably they will be well conditioned for rugged and freezing environments.

Light/Medium Tanks (Panzers as well as Turkish Tanks probably) and Motorized infantry in Africa and the Middle East. Air force of mostly Fighters, probably won't have the industry for anything else. Navy of subs and destroyers to attack British shipping in the Mediterranean, I'll let the Italians handle the surface fleets.

I expect Turkey has ample manpower relative to its industrial resources, so needs to economize on materiel and industrial capacity. For the mideast you might consider light armor, motorized support, and mounted infantry (aka cavalry) for efficiency in mobile operations, with firepower-heavy infantry divisions for sieges, pinning, and in difficult going.

The Turkish coastline is long but not very welcoming to an invader seeking to press inland, except at the Bosporus, where I expect fortifications will enhance the defensive positions so you can have a reduced garrison and field larger reserves elsewhere.

 

[Van Tuber]

US - build all the things. I love the planning and military build up and tend to get bored once the fighting actually starts.

 

[Trentos]

I'm thinking of playing Luxembourg or more realistically Belgium and hold out for as long as possible, maybe provide a landing for Allied forces.

Please let me know how you will in practice do this long enough to provide a secure allied landing? I am assuming that you will need to hold out from constant German assaults for 2-3 years whilst the allies dust themselves off after being pushed out of France enough to rejoin the toehold you hold on mainland Europe. Good luck to you son..

 

[HeartsofMetal]

USA. I'm going to drown Jerry in tanks and planes. Wanna see how he likes it.

 

[Matt the Czar]

USA. Going to kick the European imperialists out of the Americas by gunpoint. MUHAHAHAH!

 

[Smimy]

Maybe try to unify North and South 'Murica with USA ? Should be easy i guess...

 

[wwcore]

Sweden:
First goal: Gather up Norway, Denmark, Finland and the Baltic Nations into my own factions before they are attacked or annexed!
Second goal: Build up and look as the Allies and Axis fight eachother!
Third goal: Attack the faction which is the strongest to test my might, if my attack on the strongest faction has made the losing faction gain sufficient ground I will declare war on them aswell to keep things interesting!
Fourth goal: Before capitulating let the enemy capture my capital and the nuke it!
Fifth goal: Start a new game!

 

[Revan sith]

Going to start as Germany, after taking Poland and France will take over Hungary, Romania, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria and Greece. Then start a war with the S.U. When they are fully engaged on that front will take turkey and hit them from behind. Will it work, probably not. Will it be fun trying, yep.

 

[Mannstien]

Italy

1. Defeat Abyssinia
2. Navy - Fleet in Being BB's/BC's, DD's for screens, and land based Fighter's and NAV to assist with Sea Lane control for short periods of time, widdle down the RN
3. Army - After War reorganize the existing divisions and focus on Infantry, Support and Special Forces, unlock Medium Tank or attempt to get leftovers from Germany (Really undecided, use to purchase production license from GER in HOI3)
4. Air force - Primarily attached to the Navy during fleet maneuvers then focus on strategic locations Malta and Suez to start with and moving out from there

Focus's most likely in order but unsure of qualifiers since we cannot see them.

1. Ethiopian Infra Focus
2. Industrial Effort 1 and 2
3. Extra Research
4. Army Primacy
5. Modern Arty
6. Air Innovations
7. Naval Air Effort or Modernized Army and I'll go from there.

 

[Sir Garnet]

Maybe try to unify North and South 'Murica with USA ? Should be easy i guess...

Then it's ez to take over Afreeca to stage an inveighshun of Urup and finally Aisha. And you can grab Oztrayleea any time.

 

[Shireknight]

Germany (Historical mode) -Follow history until May 1939 when I will launch a blitzkrieg against the West instead of attacking Poland.

Attempt to blockade the UK into submission while maintaining peace with Poland and Russia (will only attack Poland if they declare war on me first) and attempt to conquer the Baltic states (not Russia).

Because I don't want war with Russia full stop I will put a lot more effort into North Africa and try to capture the oil fields in the middle east instead of the Russian fields.

The only thing I can see going wrong is if Russia is scripted to attack Germany in 1941 regardless of wherever Germany attacks them first or not? if Russia does attack then I'll try exactly the same plan again but this time in the non-historical game mode and see what happens.

 

[henzington]

Italy will probably do the tutorial then though I have watched all the videos still like to start with this. Conquer the med and help invade England.

 

[lekim]

Germany of course, real challenge. Than Japan and Italy. And then maybe UK and USSR.

 

[Scutatus]

My first country will be Britain (no surprise there I suppose).

But I will attempt to bring most of Scandinavia into my alliance through diplomacy, make the British intervention in Norway successful and fight the second Scandinavian front 39/40. I would like to see if this is enough to split German focus and deployments sufficiently so that come May France does not immediately fall*. I would like to try to see to it that the war is fought out properly on the western European mainland with conventional battle lines, instead of becoming a war of long occupation and attrition.

* Assuming historical timetables of course. I will adjust to actual game timetable accordingly.

 

[lpotheo]

I'll try playing as France :
- go fascist
- not join axis
- try to form a faction with Spain.
- do an inverted Schlieffen Plan to invade Germany
- Invade Italy.
- Attack Poland
- March to Moscow.
- Become Napoleon.

 

[Scutatus]

I'll try playing as France :
- ...
- March to Moscow.
- Become Napoleon.

In other words... be lousy at diplomacy so that you alienate everyone, no one is ever your friend and even defeated enemies are rankled enough to rise up against you umpteen times, no matter how many times you beat them. Accordingly fight on too many fronts at once for too long, destroy your quality troops with a winter campaign in Russia and far too much attrition in the far too many campaigns, and end up being overwhelmed and losing despite remaining a military genius and pulling off miracles almost to the very end. Good ambition!

 

[Nitan17]

Nothing major, that's for sure. I am very much against learning Paradox's games as a major nation, there is too much to take care of without proper game knowledge.

I think Austria could be nice. When Germany asks for Anschluss, there is an option to join the Axis - do that and play the game as a Germany's little helper. Focus on tanks - using them to make little pushes/encirclements on the frontline - and fighters - to support in keeping air superiority. As Austria is landlocked, there is no naval mess to tend to, further simplifying the gameplay.