Why won't my units attack when I declare an offensive line?

[Daddy is Thirsty]

I lost the (-20% preparation time) long ago.

[Gekko]

Because you have to tell your commanders to execute the plan, you do that by clicking the "green" arrow (or yellow dotes) that shows they are ready, if it's a red X there is a good chance that the commanders simply won't do it.

[Daddy is Thirsty]

Originally posted by Gekko:

Because you have to tell your commanders to execute the plan, you do that by clicking the "green" arrow (or yellow dotes) that shows they are ready, if it's a red X there is a good chance that the commanders simply won't do it.

Already did, and I have a green V there.. still wont attack..

[Gekko]

Originally posted by Zubumafu:

Originally posted by Gekko:

Because you have to tell your commanders to execute the plan, you do that by clicking the "green" arrow (or yellow dotes) that shows they are ready, if it's a red X there is a good chance that the commanders simply won't do it.

Already did, and I have a green V there.. still wont attack..

So an animation shows that it is "rolling" right? behind the green arrow. and you are not getting logistical warnings or anything you know, like setting a motorized unit to attack when they have no fuel.

[Daddy is Thirsty]

Originally posted by Gekko:

Originally posted by Zubumafu:

Already did, and I have a green V there.. still wont attack..

So an animation shows that it is "rolling" right? behind the green arrow. and you are not getting logistical warnings or anything you know, like setting a motorized unit to attack when they have no fuel.

No doesnt seem like I do..

[Daddy is Thirsty]

Originally posted by Gekko:

Originally posted by Zubumafu:

Already did, and I have a green V there.. still wont attack..

So an animation shows that it is "rolling" right? behind the green arrow. and you are not getting logistical warnings or anything you know, like setting a motorized unit to attack when they have no fuel.

It is rolling but still nothing heppens..

[Mihai]

They don't always attack in the first hour, it depends on what stance they have. If they are cautious they will attack only when they are sure of a positive outcome and the front line doesn't get wider.

Also check if there are units assigned to that offensive line. If there are offensive lines without units assigned you should have a notification symbol near the front name. You can also check directly by zooming at the offensive line and see how many units it has.
If you have only one offensive line, the fastest way to assign them is to select all and CTRL+ click the offensive line.

[Songbird]

Also make sure both bars under your units counter are filled.

Green means organisation, without it a unit can't fight. The AI will try to replenish low org units.
Brown means equipment, without it you may even lose if you have a numerical advantage. Make sure to give reinforcements always the highest prioirty in the recruit & divisions tab.

[Valks]

it could be lack of organization, supply or equipment.

also check if you deleted all previous attack lines, if they still have remnants of previous offenive lines activated as their order they won't attack the new one. Basically the offensive line (or front line for that matter) will say 0 divisions or No divisions assigned to it

[Red nuts]

Did you declare war?

[Daddy is Thirsty]

Originally posted by Red nuts:

Did you declare war?

How do I do that?

[runifoc]

Originally posted by Zubumafu:

Originally posted by Red nuts:

Did you declare war?

How do I do that?

Go to the diplomacy screen for the nation you want to attack and click on Declare War.

[Daddy is Thirsty]

Originally posted by runifoc:

Originally posted by Zubumafu:

How do I do that?

Go to the diplomacy screen for the nation you want to attack and click on Declare War.

"No war goal to justify a war declaration" D: but i really wanna attack italy before they get too deep into africa, how do I get a reason to attack?

[Drevin]

You can't attack a country you are not officially at war with. And in order to declare war, you need a justification for it in the eyes of your own people, your allies and the rest of the world. So you need to choose the option to 'justify war goal', and when the justification time ends, you can then declare war.

[Valks]

Originally posted by Drevin:

You can't attack a country you are not officially at war with. And in order to declare war, you need a justification for it in the eyes of your own people, your allies and the rest of the world. So you need to choose the option to 'justify war goal', and when the justification time ends, you can then declare war.

given that he's trying to go to war with italy i assume he's playing some democratic country.

Only fascist and communist countries can declare wars at any point, democratic (i assume you're french/british/belgian?) need a high world tension (% in the top right corner) to go to war. as a democratic country it will likely take 2-3 wars for you to be able to declare on someone

[equinox1911]

Hahaha, i just imagined a 5 star general shouting at his troops why they havent killed anyone yet when the sergent whispering "well, we are at peace" in his ear :D