The Germans have refused our request for an armistice! 'While we have enjoyed good relations in the past, we cannot risk an escalation of the conflicts across the channel. Wait for Germany to capitulate all the minors on the mainland before justifying on an axis member and joining the war. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. Has completed focus Invite Communist Ministers The British government is unwilling to antagonize Germany further, and will not jeopardize the current peace. Any time a country that is part of a faction attacks another country, the defending country will join an opposing faction. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. #1 RagTagPig Aug 19, 2017 @ 8:32pm ohhhh I didnt know that about how theyll join an opposing faction. Together we will be a shining beacon of liberty in a world encroached by the darkness of oppression! New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. This is offset by a major penalty to doctrine research, making it extremely time-consuming to develop proper doctrines. 66. Valve Corporation. Very odd diplomatic game - France declared war on Germany in April 1939, just days after the Polish rejection of alliance, and after that, everybody pretty much forgot about Mitteleuropa, it seems. In almost all my games USA always joins the allies by early 1941, but in my last germany playthrough it joined in 1942, so it depends on what historical path USA chooses or if Japan declares war on them soon. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. If you like it, I would very much appreciate if you'd follow me on Spotify. Early to mid 1937 is about the time they join, they should get rid of their guarantees. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. . Go to hoi4 r/hoi4 Posted by link3341556. When formed, Vichy France will inherit all technology previously researched by France. As for the military, Vichy France's military situation is a bit unpredictable, as Vichy France is only created if France is capitulated by Germany, which will cause the majority of the French military to be dismantled. In an effort to strengthen the Little Entente - Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia and Romania - and contain the possible resurgence of aggressive expansionism on part of the old Central Powers, France has requested that we join them in an alliance aiming to bring these nations together. On April 1st, 1937, with WT at 28%, well below the 50% threshold for them to autojoin the allies and almost 7 months before they could join by focusthey out of nowhere join the allies, dragging the UK into my war. I got pissed and console annexed the UK. With Britain at peace, [From.GetLeader] has agreed to the requests by French political parties for the restoration of a provisional French government. Civilian to Military Factory conversion cost: This page was last edited on 23 February 2023, at 01:36. They have 562 Dewoitine D.520 fighters which is the most 1940 type fighters of any country in the 1939 start. This page was last edited on 28 February 2023, at 15:45. View community ranking In the Top 1% of largest communities on Reddit. We are invited to Matignon for negotiations. Turn off historical and hope they form little entente. If they opt to encourage non-interference, success will give them a stability boost. They also start with a 1940 model tactical bomber, but they do not have quite as much of those. Despite our best efforts to offer support to the Little Entente, our most recent attempt to reach out to one of the nations has been met with skepticism. The most straightforward approach would be to first neutralize Italy by launching naval invasions to encircle and destroy their troops before marching on Rome. If you have land forts around level 6 or higher then the Axis nations will be very hesitant to assault your positions and you can focus on taking down Italy. If successful, this will deny the Allies a valuable staging ground from which they could harass . It is possible to declare on minors without the allies interfering. Assemble the Regency Council Branch This branch allows Poland to form a Monarchy and elect a King. ". France has, a unique potential to gain cores on The Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Portugal, Brazil, Germany, and Italy through incredible luck. This will greatly reduce the output of our factories and is viewed as a victory for [Root.GetCommunistParty]. Once created, Vichy France will find itself in control of southern Metropolitan France as well as most of France's colonial empire. Espaol - Latinoamrica (Spanish - Latin America). Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. France starts outside of the Allies at the start of 1936, but has options to join later. Should an aggressive adversary like Germany threaten its heartland, France is unlikely to be willing to sustain defensive efforts that could see the entire country devastated. Both countries will load up a new National Focus Tree. This page was last edited on 31 July 2022, at 13:58. How should we respond? Hi, let me introduce myself! The below description is one of several available for this event.Germany has acceded to Italian demands for our territory. Information, Frequently Asked What I always hated was me munching up the USSR as Germany only to have them declare war on turkey or iran or something and then those countries insta joined my faction. The problem with fielding a modern army will be expanding France's production base, which is both extremely limited and faced with the prospect of crippling manpower shortages in the very near future in 1936. I needed 40 minutes to figure how to in chat. An alternative (albeit untested) way to form the EU is to allow Hungary to become a major power and then occupy and hold the territories needed before the peace deal. A place to share content, ask questions and/or talk about the grand strategy game Hearts of Iron IV by Paradox Development Studio. Additionally, through the focus "French Union", France can gain cores on any of their colonies in Africa, the Middle East, or Indochina, although the cores gained will differ as the outcome is always random - interestingly, if Morocco, Algeria, or Tunisia was to form Andalusia, then be re-conquered by France, it can still agree to be cored through French Union, which would result in France gaining all cores that Morocco had (hypothetically, the same would be true for Arabia if Lebanon or Syria were to form the nation, be re-conquered by France, and then agree to be cored through French Union), although this would be slightly redundant if Legitimist France was to do so, as Andalusia requires Spain and Portugal to be formed) - note that the Blum-Violette proposal would not grant France cores on Andalusia if formed this method, as said focus is fixed in regards to what cores it grants. Vichy France is created through an event chain which will start if France is in a faction with United Kingdom, at war with Germany and Germany controls the state of Ile de France (16). Japan and other Asian countries asked to join my faction and join the war which helped since it caused russia to stack some of their forces on their eastrn front which helped my war with them even more. France is a major power in 1936, one of the winners of the Great War, and in control of a globe-spanning empire. Even off of historical, Britain, France, and Czechoslovakia have a >90% chance to let Germany have the Sudentenland. Forget the past and look to new horizons. I composed the music for the Battle for the Bosphorus pack. After forming the EU, you must restore the monarchy through the Lgitimistes, continue down the focus tree, but before completing be sure that Spain has formed the Iberian union ( if they did the focus for the Iberian union but Portugal refused, if the save is ironman, immediately alt f4, but if on regular mode, reload to the latest auto save until Portugal accepts), Upon completing Focus to annex Spain, you should have cores on all of western Europe (Spain gets a core on Gibraltar when it forms Iberia) and Brazil (if Portugal was able to integrate Mozambique and Angola, you also gain cores on those states as well). HOWEVER, if the "GER_has_started_war" flag has been set, Britain and France will always back up Czechoslovakia off of historical. Ruling party is Democratic, Has completed focus Integralism Whilst the Marine Nationale is strong enough to decisively defeat either the Kriegsmarine or the Regia Marina alone, it would have no chance against a combined Axis fleet. On April 1st, 1937, with WT at 28%, well below the 50% threshold for them to autojoin the allies and almost 7 months before they could join by focus.they out of nowhere join the allies, dragging the UK into my war. Questions, Paradox Cookie Notice However, if the UK refuses to let Germany have Sudetenland, France can either opt to stay out of the conflict (which will cancel their guarantees of Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia) or they can reaffirm their support (if the UK is not in a faction already but France is in one, the UK is added to France's faction and vice-versa; however, if both France and the UK are in separate factions, then France will guarantee Czechoslovakia). Subscribe- https://www.youtube.com/c/ManiaGin?sub_confi. If you spot a mistake then you are welcome to fix it. Press J to jump to the feed. With the end of the war, the need to maintain a close union with the French nation is also passing. The Belgians have lodged an official protest after seeing our preparations from across the border, but work continues. However, this has made it difficult for companies to find skilled workers, and the military finds it hard to compete with the labor market for recruits. Thinking their chances poor regardless, Germany gambled on a decisive victory by sending Panzer divisions through Luxembourg and the Ardennes' forested hills, terrain which the French supreme commander Gamelin thought unable to sustain tank movements. France is dominated by flat, arable land in the Northwest and forest and highland in the center. Becomes the owner and controller of every state that meets the following requirements: Is either on the African continent or is a core of either of the countries: Becomes the owner and controller of as well as gaining national territory on every state that meets the following requirements: Is controlled by a country originating from, Every uncontrolled state that is national territory of, Sets the ownership and control of every state owned by, Is either Corsica (1), Provence (21), or Savoy (735), If Provence (21) and Savoy (735) are controlled by, Sets the ownership and control of Alpes (32) to, Every unit leader, including admirals, with the, Otherwise, if our country is the faction leader, kicks, Owns either Damascus (554), Aleppo (677), or Deir-az-Zur (680), Then the following is executed for a random nation which originates from. Also Hiter is back in charge of The Fourth Reich and re-anshlussed Austria for some reason via the focus. The germany guy was good but the french joined and the game for him was over while i cleaned some pockets that had atleast a dozen divisions in it. France is quite possibly the best candidate to form the European Union as if staying democratic, it can expect to end up in a defensive war against both Germany and Italy, allowing both countries to be annexed in a single peace treaty. Their support of the Ustae in Croatia was too much. He became a senior analyst at age 26 at Alfa-Bank, Russia's largest private bank, before a brief spell getting his master's of finance at the University of London. As France, have at least 150 Destroyers and research the maximum torpedo launcher technology, before 1945. #3. If Germany does back down in response to either instance, not only will the Rhineland remain demilitarized, but it will also give them a negative debuff that will lock off Anschluss for 1 year (additionally, when Germany does go to war, this will mean that the Rhineland will be unprotected by German troops for a while). This thread is archived . France, as one of the seven major powers, got a unique national focus tree. If you spot a mistake then you are welcome to fix it. Albania Austria Belgium Bulgaria Czechoslovakia Denmark Estonia Finland France Free France Vichy France German Reich Kingdom of Greece Kingdom of Hungary Ireland Italy Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Nationalist Spain Republican Spain Romania Slovakia Soviet Union Sweden Switzerland Turkey Republic of Ukraine United Kingdom Yugoslavia, Dominion of Canada Costa Rica Cuba Dominican Republic El Salvador Guatemala Haiti Honduras Mexico Nicaragua Panama United States, Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Paraguay Peru Uruguay Venezuela, Afghanistan Bhutan British Malaya British Raj China Communist China Dutch East Indies Guangxi Clique Iran Iraq Japan Manchukuo Mengkukuo Mongolia Nepal Oman Philippines Saudi Arabia Shanxi Siam Sinkiang Tannu Tuva Tibet Xibei San Ma Yemen Yunnan, Angola Sultanate of Aussa Botswana Kingdom of Egypt Ethiopia Liberia South Africa, Australia Melanesian Federation New Zealand Tahiti. By selecting this Design Company it will permanently affect capabilities on all equipment researched while they are hired. However, poor naval infrastructure and low shipbuilding priority means that constructing a large modern fleet is not easy, and in fact can often be counter-productive in that it denies vital raw materials from tank and motorized production. Well, not probably, presumably---I haven't tried it. We can count on their full support in the turbulent times ahead. A place to share content, ask questions and/or talk about the grand strategy game Hearts of Iron IV by Paradox Development Studio. Tho if they hate you they'll be eager instead. With the regime in Berlin ratcheting up the tension over the border between them and Yugoslavia, the British have made the decision to stand against German aggression. If Poland chooses to go Democratic, it has the choice to join the Allies or form a new faction with France. However, if Germany has restored the Kaiser, they will instead establish Bourbon France, although unlike what happens if France manually restores the monarchy, this Bourbon France will not have a king in charge (France will also become Bourbon France if they become a puppet of a non-aligned government). In the following months, the French government was extensively reorganized. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Requires National Focus, Can justify wargoals against a country that have not generated world tension, DD battery II, AA I, TT I, TT II, DC I, Light Engine III, 2xCL I batteries, TT I, scout plane I, no armor, 2xCL II batteries, 2xAA I, mines, no armor, 2xAA I, 2xCL II batteries, scout plane I, CL armor I, 2xCA I battery, AA I, TT I, scout plane I, CA Armor I, 2xCA I batteries, 2x AA I, scout plane I, CA Armor I, 2xBB I batteries, 2x AA I, 2xSecondary I, Scout Plane 1, BC Armor II, 2xBB I batteries, 1xAA I, 3xSecondary I, BB Armor I, 2xBB I batteries, 2xAA I, 2xSecondary I, BB Armor I, 2xBB II batteries, 2xAA I, scout plane II, 2xSecondary II, BB Armor II. If France is capitulated by a non-democratic Germany and Germany is still at war with another major in the same faction as France, Germany can opt to set up an unofficial government in France - what government this is will depend on what ideology Germany is at the time. He later moved on to Morgan Stanley's Moscow office. Disjointed Government, Political Violence and Inefficient Economy can possibly be removed by completing National Focuses in the Popular Front/National Bloc branch. becuase fighting england as germany is just a chore . becuase fighting england as germany is just a chore. Paris has fallen into German hands, and it is only a matter of time before the rest of the country is occupied. Japanese forces are positioned along the borders of our colony in Indochina, and they are demanding total access to our bases and facilities! If playing on multiplayer with a player-controlled Soviet Union, one method is to have them join the war and have them declare on the Benelux countries - as this will drag them into the Axis, they can be taken into the peace deal. I played Hungary and played the elect a democratic king path which they didnt believe and the Germany player threatened me with an early anscluss. Government type: Non-Aligned, Despotic. Be sure to kick Czechoslovakia out of the faction before Sudetenland as otherwise you will end up in a war with Germany too early. If you want to avoid fighting England it's probably easier just to support a fascist coup in London. At the end of its National Focus tree, however, it will receive the choice between joining the Axis, defecting to the Allies, or starting down on the path towards creating a Latin Entente with Italy, Spain and Portugal. After my last Vichy post Spain (Who was in the allies) had the bright idea of declaring war on me. Tonjoin the allies youd go full democratic. I go after a country then immediatly after I declare war they join the comminterm and now im at war with russia and then I get instantly rekt. Germany has earned our trust in the honoring of our Naval Pact, and while we will defend ourselves should the fires spread we will not risk fanning the flames. Build super heavy tanks and artillery and just blitz thru the magnoit early so England doesnt get involved. 1.4K. The British government has dismissed any possibility of merging our two nations into one. Their children go hungry and even though [Root.GetCommunistParty] are urging them to continue the strike, they do not possess the resources to continue. Do it earlier, try and stay below 25% if I am not wrong. They will also be lacking in industry compared to France and will also have to watch out for Free France, a French resistance movement led by general Charles de Gaulle who will try to contest the Vichy regime's control over France and seek to overthrow it. France is located in Western Europe. Our plan to stop the Little Entente alliance from falling apart and away from us is making progress. 'Our request to join Britain as Allies has been accepted. 'Our request to join Britain as Allies has been denied. Is not in a faction with United Kingdom. Ruling party is Fascist or Non-Aligned, Has completed focus National Regeneration As France, complete the "Little Entente" National Focus, and have all German cores owned by you or someone in your faction. While still a major industrialized country, France has been left behind in terms of concentration of production capabilities. PDXCON To avoid this case, you need to justify at a time when the allies cannot guarantee your target. Gains ownership of and control over the following states if owned by the country getting the event: Fired for the country that meets the requirements: If the following is true on declaration of war: Random other country that originates from, Resets the appearance of the country to the default, Every state that is national territory of both, Sets ownership of and control over the state to, Every unit leader that has the unit leader flag, Has at least 70% of progress towards being capitulated.