Invasion of China Guide - Hoi4 NSB

I´ve watched the whole vid at speed x0.5 lol

I always get no more than 5% surrender for china. How did you grt them to accept 27%? Was it cause you took Shanxi?

If you want to have a quick feeling of success with Japan, just start in 1939 and you can run through them fast with already existing landings, templates and units. 1939 default Japan is crazy powerful.

I am dogshit at this game. but I love it.

I had no idea you could toggle automatic upgrades on ships and I've been playing HOI4 for years. Thanks!

How applicable is this guide for BBA? With the current BBA patch, I hear the light attack CA meta actually died. Getting the coastal defense designer still makes sense for the DDs tho. Military High Command also doesn't give army XP, so it seems like you really want to promote that general fast and get him to level 4 to start getting that XP. I assume you'd just grab the Illusive Gentleman with the PP instead.

One huge difference I feel like is the Zero. Is it better to just research the modules and make the meta fighter? You save 70 days on the focus and can go Supremacy of the Battlefleet to get a research bonus for 1940 Heavies, but it is 6 different modules. I'm also not sure how Japan's bonuses to fighter agility etc. stack up with the fighter meta. If you enable Zero production, then it seems like you get access to the 1940 small airframe anyway and can build a naval bomber as a "variant" of the Zero. In this case, I'm wondering if it's better to even put the Zero focus ahead of Supremacy of Will and try to power through China with smart encirclements and diligent escalation.

I believe they removed the turreted secondary battery

Thank you dude i want the learn japan navy

Why do people use Cavalry to naval invade if they have a big debuff to amphibious, whereas normal infantry doesn't? Doesn't that just make it harder to land?

I'd like to point out the best terrain trait grinding areas in China since you can get adaptable on most of your generals by rotating them through these areas:
1. Ranger: Province of East Hebei right where you start in China. This is the ONLY area where there are forests where you can be reliably attacked so don't push too early. Good idea to build airfields here too.
2. Hill Fighter: Province of Shandong (East peninsula) right by the port. It's the area he navally invades in the video. Just wanted to point this out because it's a great place to get the trait if you didn't get it in Spain or want it on other generals.
3. Urban Assault Specialist: Province of Shanghai, navally invade and push to Suzhou and Hangzhou. Because of how many provinces these cities touch, China will push hard which will rack up experience quickly. Both cities can also be supported by Shore Bombardment to help alleviate pressure. Navally invading here and in Shandong should give your marine general the Invader trait as well. I like to defend the cities with my marines to get them up to Lvl 5 veterancy too.

My idea or BBA nerf JAPAN???

Would this work with BBA

Do you train all your navy at the start, because I seem to use way more fuel than you

what do you guys think about making one mobile artillery just for break thrus and encirclements?

I just push through Beijing. Once I have good 48 division and CAS on that front China collapses very fast in my opinion. So usually my war in China ends by the January of 1939.

So what did all the templates for China look like?

So Marine generals take a long time to grind with very little return. The only viable trait is the one that gives extra supply grace, Naval Liaison just reduces the number of capital ships required to achieve the -25% shore bombardment bonus, so its only really useful for medium sized nations that have just a few capital ships. Just use a regular Infantry general. Also If you desperately need that extra marine supply grace in order to complete your invasion plans then you’re doing something wrong.

thanks so much
do you have a spain grind video?

Tried this strat out but all the ports are guarded by troops, cant even land on china.

great content

Just subbed. Thanks for the great Japan guide, you’re a real teacher!

2 questions, how do you grind hillfighter in Spain? And what DLC are you using I wasn't able to change the fleet designer.

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the civilian trains decision is temporary? how long does it last?

I never knew how easy it was to invade the US as Japan. I did it on my first try with absolute ease.

i dont understand anything you did at the end with the navy but i hope its not that important

is there a way i can get sinkiang to be in the peace deal too?

damn of course i wasnt as lucky as you when getting attack skill on my generals

i did everything like you did but i dont have range to manually move my task forces to shore bombard

dude how did you get your traits so high so quickly man i suck

did you make a video about the us early conquest?

How the hell do you have Hillfighter on this guy in January 1937? It takes forever in my game to grind this trait with just 4 Divisions

Heavy cruisers don't get any bonus from the basestrike doctrine though

I always thought that it was ridiculous to take -5% stability for a handful of trains because I had no idea it was temporary.

Can someone help invading USA? I land right next to San Fransisco but I can't defeat the division that is guarding the city. How do I do this? Do I need marines or just default divisions can do this?

Does having no fuel not have an effect on naval experience gain from training?

As Japan, there is honestly no reason to not take the 4 mills you get for 30 pp in the decision tab. It is one of the best decisions in the game imo

What if you get naval access from El Salvador? I did it to invade Mexico to get the achievement. Not sure if you need cruiser subs in that scenario.

What are you doing with your 2nd army of 12w? Shouldn’t they be part of naval invasions not cav?

What do you think about releasing Korea as a puppet? It provides you with a 2nd steel source so you can import ~70 steel for 2 factories. It also provides a Tungsten source for early to mid game and more factories!

Kongo class is a really good template though, historically it was one of the best battlecruiser designs and in more RP navy games I like using them as carrier escorts

One way to get the AI to attack you is to just train while on the frontline.
Edit: Also i think you could have gotten 100 free PP from the americans.

Thank you! While I have a lot of time in HoI4, I would only consider myself a casual player. You explain a lot concepts clearly and detail a lot of things I haven't seen elsewhere. For instance, I hadn't heard before that parking fleets for shore bombardment doesn't consume fuel. Definitely got a sub out of me as applying your information has made the game more enjoyable.

I didn’t really understand why you went so slowly with China war, could you explain it to me again ?

Thank you so much for this video. I was trying for way too long to take China this quickly. I think the biggest thing I was missing was the field marshalls and just how much they add. Thank again!