To any "Hearts of Iron" experts out there, I welcome your tips and / or
advice. Here's the scoop:
- I started playing Hearts of Iron (1.06), read the entire manual, and
have played about 10 games to date (all 1936 scenario).
- I have it set to "Very Easy" and "AI Weakling". I play the Soviet
Union.
- I know that the Soviets are low on the tech tree early on, and from
1936 to 1939 all I do is research tanks and infantry. I also build
anti-aircraft guns like mad.
- From 1939 on, I build infantry like crazy and throw them on the
border between Germany and U.S.S.R.
- Germany usually declares war on me between 1941-1942, no matter what
I do. I accepted the Finland Winter War and crushed Finland completely
and annexed them in about two months, so I know that I am able to beat
up someone at least.
- Here's the problem... I just can't seem to beat Germany. I have
tried researching tech like crazy, and I've tried building massive
infantry squads that are hunked down and defend, but Germany keeps
breaking through. At first I figured I wasn't getting the hang of the
battles, but now I know to deploy new divisions in behind the fighting,
let them rise to like 100/90 strength and then send them up to the
front. This worked great from 1941 to 1943. I was completely holding
my own and the Germans didn't advance hardly at all.
- By 1943 I was running out of supplies, but the U.S. helped out and
sent me a big care package. I also upped my supplies and lowered my
tech, since my armies were already the most technologically advanced
according to the tech chart. I pumped massive amounts to army
production and held one for another year, but my supplies ran low and
my manpower ran low. Eventually I broke and Germany rolled on into
Moscow.
- My question: Does Germany ever run out supplies or manpower, or do
they ever suffer desent? (I mean the AI Germany).
- I've seen alot of posts about how to win as Germany, but the German
AI seems to kick my butt every game anyway (and on the easiest setting
to boot).
- Any advice or suggestions? I mainly build infantry and light (20 mm)
tanks, should I be building anything else?
- I have the setting "AI weakling" (next to "coward") in the
settings... maybe I should set this to normal? It just seems like
Britain and the U.S. don't ever really fight Germany, It is me (Russia)
vs. the Nazis and I am not able to beat them all by myself. The Allies
are at war, but they just sit there. Where's the d-day?
Many thanks for your suggestions / guidance!
Wiebes
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