Sorting out generals was a pain the ass, and the OOB could have been made so much simpler. Technology - Put minimal Leadership points into diplomacy, put as many as you can into tech, and as Germany get the industrial techs and armour/infantry techs, as well as some of the Land techs including Blitzkrieg. Also, put your best leaders in your highest-ranking armies/HQs. Order of Battle (OOB) - Simply look at the rank of each HQ division, shown by the number of crosses at the top of their unit tile, and connect everything, HQs and otherwise, to stuff that's preferably one, maybe two, ranks higher than it, and nearby to it.

On that note, doom stacks get a major combat penalty, so spread your units out, and always cover the entire front with all enemies, because if the AI sees a single gap in your line it will try to exploit it and squeeze through. Supplies - Just make sure every unit is on territory connected to a port or directly to your homeland, and don't put 100,000 men in a marsh province. Trade - Go on the Diplomacy tab, tick the Automate Trade box, and as Germany you'll never run out of resources or money.Įspionage - At the very start of the game, allocate maximum spies to increasing national unity in your own country, and allocate a few to stealing tech/influencing other nations Manpower - Works like IC in that each major city contributes a certain amount to a pool, otherwise it works like in EU4 where it's automatically distributed among armies which need reinforcement. For example, it can go towards Production, which builds/produces whatever you've put in your production queue, be it a fortress or a tank brigade. Industrial Capacity (IC) - Very simple, each major city contributes a certain amount to your overall pool, and you distribute it among 5 different tasks.

There are only a few things you need to understand to have a successful game as Germany on Normal/Normal difficulties:

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