Hearts of Iron IV

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Tom_Sawyeee Jul 21, 2016 @ 10:20pm
Help beating the royal navy
So as you may know if you have played Germany the royal navy will always be a pain in the ass because their numbers and ships are way too much for subs and other toys to destroy ships, so I have thought of doing the following: first when the war starts get as may ports as posible to start building ships like cruisers, etc. Then by 1944/45 the Kriegsmarine should be able to defeat the royal navy(of course if you harrass the british all that time with various things like bombers)
Is this plan ok? (I don't need to worry about replacements or production, all the industrial part is covered)
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Illusion Jul 21, 2016 @ 11:09pm 
Build 3-4 carriers, put some heavy cruisers and destroyers with them (Maybe go for 1 superheavy BB, H-41 or H-44). That with your starting navy should be enough to attack the UK from the side. (Try invading northern britain, as their naval presence is mostly focused on the south)
Galcian Jul 22, 2016 @ 12:16am 
Use naval and tactical bombers. Bomb ports. Patrol waters. Win win.
Tom_Sawyeee Jul 22, 2016 @ 8:10am 
Originally posted by TheDotsGuy です:
Build 3-4 carriers, put some heavy cruisers and destroyers with them (Maybe go for 1 superheavy BB, H-41 or H-44). That with your starting navy should be enough to attack the UK from the side. (Try invading northern britain, as their naval presence is mostly focused on the south)
Okay, once norway, denmark and france are mine, my naval production focus will change to light, heavy cruisers, perhaps 5 capital ships and why the carriers? they only transport aircraft
shde2e Jul 22, 2016 @ 8:18am 
naval bombers maybe? Having several hundred bombers in every battle is a very nice bonus.
I still prefer battleships though, especially so close to the shores.
Sinclair Jul 22, 2016 @ 8:25am 
Focus on naval bombers I say. I wiped out there navy at mid 1941 with having 2k-2.5k naval bombers (and with them I was naval bombing the britisch channel for 1 year).

I have now naval superiority over the britisch channel with just naval bombers, and there naval presence seems to be gone in rest of the world. Even now when america has joined the allies, after reaching naval superiority in the britisch channel the americans seems to be keep staying away from the britisch channel.
Last edited by Sinclair; Jul 22, 2016 @ 8:29am
FGCarla Jul 22, 2016 @ 9:30am 
step one: dont
Illusion Jul 22, 2016 @ 9:52am 
Originally posted by egp_2401:
Originally posted by TheDotsGuy です:
Build 3-4 carriers, put some heavy cruisers and destroyers with them (Maybe go for 1 superheavy BB, H-41 or H-44). That with your starting navy should be enough to attack the UK from the side. (Try invading northern britain, as their naval presence is mostly focused on the south)
Okay, once norway, denmark and france are mine, my naval production focus will change to light, heavy cruisers, perhaps 5 capital ships and why the carriers? they only transport aircraft
Carriers bring airpower since the start of a naval battle. Landlocked aircraft CAN show up, but its unreliable. (They actually fight with them). And you might be aware that when an enemy ship is extremely damaged, it will retreat. Carriers give these ships the final hit and sink it.
Radioactive Jul 22, 2016 @ 9:56am 
Later carriers models sink the royal navy even in lower numbers. Or you could spam destroyers/cruisers or naval bombers.

That said, it's easier to just take out the UK by an invasion backed by one single living submarine (you might have more, but eh) or air power.

If you avoid invading through the english channel province, it's easy.
Last edited by Radioactive; Jul 22, 2016 @ 9:57am
Tom_Sawyeee Jul 22, 2016 @ 10:35am 
Also for lols the U.S.A. has joined ww2 because they didn't like me invading norway, but their 60 subs are too stupid, I have sunk like 10 subs in 2 weeks and then they left
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Date Posted: Jul 21, 2016 @ 10:20pm
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