As Germany take Poland and Czechia (at least that's what I do) , As Italy take like maybe Albania, Greece or Yugoslavia, As Russia DON"T TAKE ANYTHING. Do it earlier, try and stay below 25% if I am not wrong. 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. Also Hiter is back in charge of The Fourth Reich and re-anshlussed Austria for some reason via the focus. Eventually I got dragged completely into the War and now Half of Europe, Japan, some of India, the USA, and a few more is at war with the UK (now commie), USSR, Yugoslavia (Tito got stomped already), Australia, etc., etc., etc.. This is a community maintained wiki. Also, when they join, do they get rid of their yugoslav guarantee? Messages 2.247; After our defeat we are really in no condition to contest it. It became a three way front, Allies attacking Germany and soviet union, Italy does not join the axis. Note that once you go to war with Germany, you'll have to recall those volunteers, so after the Carlists Spawn, delete your existing tank volunteers and immediately send some new ones to Carlist Spain (at the start of the game, France starts with 6 tank Divisions - convert all of these to the template with motorized, and you'll have several good divisions on your hands), and use them to clean up as much of the other factions as possible before going to war with the nations required for the EU. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. France, along with the United Kingdom, guaranteed the independence of Poland prior to its invasion by Germany. For more information, please see our In terms of technology, France has a good head start on mechanized, motorized and tank forces with only a little catch-up for infantry weapons. After the defeat of the allied armies in the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg in 1940 and the British evacuation of their forces from Dunkirk to England, the French front collapsed. 2019, https://hoi4.paradoxwikis.com/index.php?title=Vichy_France&oldid=60550, Countries with unique National Focus trees, Articles with potentially outdated tables, Play If it weakens then France's security will suffer. After my last Vichy post Spain (Who was in the allies) had the bright idea of declaring war on me. Next step is forming the European Union. Feeling secured by the Maginot Line in the Eastern provinces of Alsace-Lorraine, France declared war against Germany with the United Kingdom in 1939 after Germany's invasion of Poland. As Fascist France or Vichy France, occupy all of Great Britain. Try to annex all coastal states as the Allies will not annex any states that they cannot reach. When everything is complete, you can export the mod, extract the zip file to. Our plan to stop the Little Entente alliance from falling apart and away from us is making progress. Vichy France will start off with the following economy laws: Vichy France will also retain whatever industry and resources that end up within its zone of jurisdiction (the rest will end up under German occupation). France, as one of the seven major powers, got a unique national focus tree. Use the four years of preparation as the answer to your question, after that you fight the allies either way. Britain has agreed to merge our two nations into one. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. Vichy France is a country in Europe that is neither releasable nor formable and is instead created through an event chain which will start if Germany defeats France (allied to the United Kingdom) in a war. Should prove that we are the greater power and risk fighting alone? The UK and France will start guaranteeing independence at WT 25%. 'Our request to join Britain as Allies has been accepted. In the following months, the French government was extensively reorganized. The german player annexed Austria and i asked him that will he attack me. Then me and my master, Poland-Romania joined the Allies but not the french. Ruling party is Fascist or Non-Aligned, Has completed focus National Regeneration Nationalist Spain. Note that generic names are not listed. As a polish puppet the soviet player asked if I was a puppet. In some edge cases, for example if the UK goes non-historical, the legitimate democractic allies faction leader may shift to another nation (such as Canada). Went and took out british Raj next to free up my eastrn allies. So how did your first MP game go. With the collapse of the Third Republic and the refusal of the German government to offer an Armistice, it must fall to fresh leadership to continue the fight from the colonies. Questions, Paradox Following the sacking of two workers at a large factory, struggles between workers and factory owners have erupted across the country. This national spirit can be removed though the national focus tree. Eventually they couldnt hold up and capitulated I had enough victory points to take most of th esoviet union japan got some of the eastrn side of russia but I got 85% of russia. Charles de Gaulle delivered a radio broadcast urging resistance against the collaborationist Vichy regime. Dozens of runs where this early war against France goes off without a hitch, I change one thing, one insignificant thing and out of nowhere it all goes to hell. If invaded and puppeted or freed by German Reich or Italy, it will turn into Free France. Once the war starts its important to deny military access to all other belligerents and rack up massive war score on your own. The French national focus tree can be divided into 5 branches and 7 sub-branches: France starts with very good tanks, having unlocked 2 levels of the light tanks tree. The Vichy regime enjoyed diplomatic recognition from the majority of the Axis and Allies and was recognized as the official government of the entirety of metropolitan France except for Alsace-Lorraine and Savoy, which were occupied and annexed by Germany and Italy, respectively. [From.GetLeader] has refused to join the alliance, perhaps doubting our motives, or perhaps being concerned that aligning too closely with us would make them a target. Well, not probably, presumably---I haven't tried it. Once Vichy France completes its National Focus Tree, however, they will regain control of all of Metropolitan France with the exception of Alsace-Lorraine and Savoy, which will be annexed by Germany and Italy, respectively. Be sure to kick Czechoslovakia out of the faction before Sudetenland as otherwise you will end up in a war with Germany too early. 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. Interactive corporate website, Can declare war on country of the same ideology group without a war goal, No National Spirit. Diplomacy [edit | edit source]. Questions, Paradox If Germany goes down it's historic tree, France can opt to mobilize in response to the remilitarization of the Rhineland (taking this decision has a steep cost in political power and stability; note that they can only object if Germany completes the Focus Rhineland; if Germany remilitarizes the Rhineland by going to war, France cannot object). Join. This is a community maintained wiki. 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. Using his extensive powers, Ptain effectively abolished the Third French Republic and replaced it with the "French State" (French: tat Franais) or the "French Nation (French: Nation Franais)colloquially known as Vichy France (French: Rgime de Vichy)a unitary authoritarian dictatorship. If a nation is being justified upon, the allies AI will try to lay a guarantee on it if it can. Capital: Madrid. The British government has dismissed any possibility of merging our two nations into one. It consists of mainland France and the island of Corsica. If we get Turkey to cap the game would be over. Germany lost i got 2/3 of Austria and then the Allies went to greece and Turkey to kill them. #1 RagTagPig Aug 19, 2017 @ 8:32pm ohhhh I didnt know that about how theyll join an opposing faction. This page was last edited on 31 July 2022, at 13:58. While still a major industrialized country, France has been left behind in terms of concentration of production capabilities. on Paradox technology, Legal . Having emerged victorious from the Great War, the army has developed a dangerously complacent attitude which causes strategic developments to come slowly and with some reluctance. As Fascist France or Vichy France, occupy all of Great Britain. Plans for the extension of the Maginot Line all the way to the English Channel have been finished, and construction orders placed. Japanese forces are positioned along the borders of our colony in Indochina, and they are demanding total access to our bases and facilities! Italy is a major nation in Southern Europe. and our As for the Free French military, the situation is even more unpredictable than with Vichy France.While Vichy France will usually retain control of at least a portion . Peace must always be the goal of any democratic nation. If the UK supports France, France (and any puppets France has at the time) will join the Allies, and if the Germans refuse to back down, when France goes to war, a civil war will break out. So I embarked on a five year mission of destroying every allied nation. Once the Axis powers are defeated and the peace treaty commences, annex the BeNeLux (Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg) countries in their entirety and as much of Italy and Germany in the first peace treaty as possible. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. Their political integration has been halted, but no doubt the nations will continue to be close friends in the future. Germany and the USSR did sign the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, but neither side . However, Yugoslavia is one of the three pillars on which the Eastern European settlement is built. Even off of historical, Britain, France, and Czechoslovakia have a >90% chance to let Germany have the Sudentenland. 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. The situation in France is dire. It also allows Poland to gain colonial holdings in Liberia or Madagascar. In fact ,if you do well and push back and start invading Germany the AI France will not help you because it can't walk div in a allied country. 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. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. He later moved on to Morgan Stanley's Moscow office. As France, complete the "Little Entente" National Focus, and have all German cores owned by you or someone in your faction. Then took out Canada and America then the rest surrenderd since they were all small countries. Note: This is ONLY to be used to report spam, advertising, and problematic (harassment, fighting, or rude) posts. and our Privacy Policy. >_>. 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). 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. on Paradox technology, Legal Press J to jump to the feed. Alternatively, if France is Democratic and aligned with the UK (the UK can be any ideology), they can instead propose joining the two countries in the Franco-British Union - this decision will end the game for the French Player if the UK accepts, but in return, the British player will gain all existing French cores (this can include any gained through other methods), all French Units, Ships, Generals, Admirals, and equipment; while the Union can remain afterwards if the British player opts not to let France go independent when the Union is at peace, they will lose all French cores and generals/admirals if they choose to do so. The Germans have refused our request for an armistice! [From.GetLeader] approves of our efforts and has accepted our invitation to an alliance. You can always invade them anyway later, I like to take out Nationalist Spain as Italy right after the civil war sometimes, because nobody protects them. We have signed the London Naval Treaty and accordingly are restricted in the size of our capital ships. De Gaulle effectively assumes leadership of the Free French Forces and continues the fight against the Germans. The greeks and the turks joined the Axis and the polish finally annexed Romania and put troops all over my border and sent the ultimatum i accepted it because I did not want to be crushed. With Britain at peace, [From.GetLeader] has agreed to the requests by French political parties for the restoration of a provisional French government. . The Poland player went the path where you can annex Romania and core it the greece player joked about his debt and poland and France gave me docking right (was a landlocked nation all game) The soviet player did not know how to kill Trotsky and there were players that talked in russian. Elements within the government want an armistice with Germany, but many officers wish to continue the struggle from Britain.Certain members of the British War Cabinet have suggested another option - a merger of France and Great Britain into a single nation, which will fight on until all of France has been liberated. Any way from preventing countries joining factions mid war?! The Vichy regime would remain in place from its inception in 1940 to 1944, during which it attempted to carry out a series of social/societal transformation programs named the "National Revolution" and "National Regeneration". My prosecution of the war went no different, if slower but still well ahead of the "Go with Britain" focus. The only thing I did differently was I tried out superior firepower and all leg infantry rather than mobile warfare and tanks. Any time a country that is part of a faction attacks another country, the defending country will join an opposing faction. As France, occupy Moscow while Napoleon VI is your country leader. If you spot a mistake then you are welcome to fix it. To the Northeast in the region of Alsace-Lorraine lies the small Vosges mountain range and the huge river Rhine, which makes up the natural border with German Reich. Somewhat historical, like by 1 or so. If successful, this will deny the Allies a valuable staging ground from which they could harass . On the other hand, we don't exactly have the means to fight them on this issue. However, the very good civilian production allows for considerable military buildup in the years before the war and France can easily build up its industry to a comparable level once negative modifiers have been removed. I guess that just means I cannot attack an commies without taking daddy russia out first. Following the German decision to grant Vichy lands to Italy the Syrian administration has chosen to join our side. Once Vichy France completes the tree, however, it will switch over to the regular French national focus tree (with the National Regeneration path unlocked). Subscribe- https://www.youtube.com/c/ManiaGin?sub_confi. If we agree to their request, we are effectively signing over control of Indochina to them. If Poland chooses to go Democratic, it has the choice to join the Allies or form a new faction with France. 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. Information, Frequently Asked Many in their government wish to seek an armistice with Germany, but some have responded favorably to a suggestion by members of the British War Cabinet to merge our two nations into one. . Note that doing so may result in the UK guaranteeing them, so it's recommended that either the UK also be player-controlled, or the USSR have caused as little tension as possible (justifying on the Dutch East Indies can also help lower the tension). How should we respond? The forces of Germany were able to quickly overrun northern France, capturing Paris without a fight. A place to share content, ask questions and/or talk about the grand strategy game Hearts of Iron IV by Paradox Development Studio. Information, Frequently Asked France starts outside of the Allies at the start of 1936, but has options to join later. 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. On top of that, the French military leadership is made up of old guards who are inexperienced with modern warfare and dangerously complacent regarding the intentions of their enemies. Press J to jump to the feed. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. If the UK refuses to back up France, however, France can either opt to oppose Germany itself (which will also trigger a civil war) or it can back down. Communists and far-right extremist leagues are always ready to resort to violence to advance their political cause. You really can't, you have to fight the allies in like 1940-1941 if you want to not play passive. By default, they can only intervene on the side of the Republicans, but should they change ideologies, France can instead opt to intervene on the side of the Nationalists, the Carlists, the Falangists, or the Communists. Vichy is triumphant! The Prussian Menace was a nightmare. Whilst few would doubt that Monsieur Daladier has been a fine prime minister, he simply could not contend with the extraordinary set of circumstances in which France has found herself. 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. You need to have a high war score in order to pull off this strategy. A place to share content, ask questions and/or talk about the grand strategy game Hearts of Iron IV by Paradox Development Studio. If the allies are already at war, but not against you, the nations you attack are likely to try and join them but depending one who you play and what's your relation with the allies, they may be reluctant to join the war, especially if you're co-belligerent. It has very little in terms of resources, manpower or industrial power. Military production is dwarfed by Germany (20 more factories) and Italy (11 more factories) and only on par with Belgium. They will retain control of southern France, while we are free to occupy the rest. France is the only nation to start with Battlecruiser II, a 1940 technology. France both borders the Mediterranean Sea to the south, the English channel to the Northwest and the Bay of Biscay to the west. Lastly, it is also possible to take advantage of several random events to increase Communist support high enough and flip France to communism, allowing them to manually justify war goals on Belgium, Luxemburg and the Netherlands and annex them, then progress down the Democratic branch of the National Focus tree and drift back to Democracy and form the EU. Their heartland in Europe is rich; almost half of Africa is under their control, and they have colonies in Indochina, Syria, and Guyana, not to mention direct control of islands in all the oceans of the world. These numbers represent the base available resources, depending on the trade law a certain amount may be traded away. Content Design, HoI4 [Retired] Paradox Staff 57 Badges. Thankfully, HOI4 will give.
