Our victory in France is nearly complete. Content Design, HoI4 [Retired] Paradox Staff 57 Badges. I guess that just means I cannot attack an commies without taking daddy russia out first. Interactive corporate website, Can declare war on country of the same ideology group without a war goal, No National Spirit. Privacy Policy. A place to share content, ask questions and/or talk about the grand strategy game Hearts of Iron IV by Paradox Development Studio. 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". After my last Vichy post Spain (Who was in the allies) had the bright idea of declaring war on me. 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. If France elects to collaborate with Germany, Germany will be given the choice between establishing the Vichy Regime and warring France into the ground. Ruling party is Fascist or Non-Aligned, Has completed focus National Regeneration World tension is too high or the allies have guaranteed the independence of the countries ur friend declared on, so the allies join the war and by extension invite the minors to their faction. How should we respond? Examples of alternative division template names for France include: France has 1 Carrier(CV), 5 Battleships(BB), 7 Heavy Cruisers(CA), 7 Light Cruisers(CL), 52 Destroyers(DD) and 63 Submarines(SS) at the start, and boasts a somewhat modern - if badly understrength - fleet. Has completed focus Army Reform The state of French politics is far from stable. If you spot a mistake then you are welcome to fix it. He later moved on to Morgan Stanley's Moscow office. Start in Sicily and work your way up the peninsula towards Rome. France also controls a large number of overseas territories and colonies including, Algeria, Syria, Madagascar, and resource-rich Indochina. The situation in France is dire. Be sure to kick Czechoslovakia out of the faction before Sudetenland as otherwise you will end up in a war with Germany too early. View community ranking In the Top 1% of largest communities on Reddit. Once Vichy France completes the tree, however, it will switch over to the regular French national focus tree (with the National Regeneration path unlocked). Following the sacking of two workers at a large factory, struggles between workers and factory owners have erupted across the country. You really can't, you have to fight the allies in like 1940-1941 if you want to not play passive. With the regime in Berlin ratcheting up the tension over the border between them and Yugoslavia, the British have chosen to give way. r/hoi4. The german player annexed Austria and i asked him that will he attack me. Start a game with an Allies nation that is not France (UK would be a good choice) In 1939, when the Germany invade Belgium, watch how France AI can't sent div to cross the border to stall German advance. ( they discussed it on chat) Turkey capped and the Turkey player started raging. The French government was allowed to remain in power, but its effective jurisdiction was limited to the unoccupied "Free Zone" in southern France constituting roughly 45% of France's pre-war metropolitan territory. Yet the wounds of the last war are not yet healed and our country is deeply divided, are we strong enough to go it alone? 2019, https://hoi4.paradoxwikis.com/index.php?title=France&oldid=60463, Countries with unique National Focus trees, Articles with potentially outdated sections, Articles with potentially outdated tables, Play Send Tank Volunteers to Republican Spain, and use them to secure the ports in Asturias; delay for as long as possible (if Nationalist Spain does either a Methodical Approach or Caudillo of Spain after Martyrdom for Primo de Riveria instead of Consolidate the North, you're on the right track). 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. 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. As with her tanks, France begins the game with modern naval technology, such as 1936 BB, DD and SS techs and two unique designs: La Fantasque, a destroyer model with tier 3 (1940) engines, and the Surcouf Class submarine with 3 custom slots. This page was last edited on 28 February 2023, at 15:45. (Note: "GER_has_started_war" is set when Germany declares war on another nation for the first time) 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 . >_>. open.spotify. That would either be when world tension is too low (below 25% democracies cannot guarantee), or when they have too many guarantees already (each guarantee costs 25PP more than the last, so if you trick them into guaranteeing many nations it'll become harder and costlier for them to guarantee even more). But that also depends on world tension and the situation of the game. 'Our request to join Britain as Allies has been denied. France has access to huge amounts of Steel and Aluminum. Their political integration has been halted, but no doubt the nations will continue to be close friends in the future. In 1936, its navy is its strongest asset, with an average-at-best land army and modest colonial empire. 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. As US u won't be able to take nothing. Tonjoin the allies youd go full democratic. Plans for the extension of the Maginot Line all the way to the English Channel have been finished, and construction orders placed. By selecting this Design Company it will permanently affect capabilities on all equipment researched while they are hired. Only Italy's and Germany's starting regions are needed so a German Republic forming in Austria or an Italian Republic forming in Albania (due to Allied demands) is very convenient if you can cut then off and stop them from getting more land in the peace deal. They will, however, also be shouldered with the heavy occupation costs levied by the Germans. As Fascist France or Vichy France, occupy all of Great Britain. They have 562 Dewoitine D.520 fighters which is the most 1940 type fighters of any country in the 1939 start. While still a major industrialized country, France has been left behind in terms of concentration of production capabilities. That being said, if a player takes control of France and is able to iron out all of the country's internal problems and strengthen the military-industrial complex enough before war breaks out, they are in a good position to repulse and defeat both Germany and Italy and annex both countries, thus ending those threats for good. . In the wake of the French armistice with Germany and establishment of a new government in Vichy France, a group of senior officers have rebelled against the new French government. France joins allies when they shouldn't.why? 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. Interestingly, the way these decisions are coded make it entirely possible for a Fascist France to intervene on the side of Republican Spain and also drag the Axis in. In a historical scenario, Italy fulfills a support role to the German Reich, allowing the Axis to contest control of the Mediterranean and North Africa. He said no if I buy 80 steel from him which i did. 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. If the capital is in neither of the states Ile de France (16) or New Caledonia (635) and is controlling New Caledonia (635): Changes the capital state to New Caledonia (635), Creates a dynamic country originating from. 'History has shown how much can be accomplished when our great nations stand side by side. By selecting this Design Company it will permanently affect capabilities on all equipment researched while they are hired. This thread is archived . . France can form the European Union if Democratic, and if they have , can also form the Kingdom of Franco-Spain if they go Legitimist and Spain also goes Carlist (on historical, the Carlists will almost never spawn if the player is not in charge of Spain and will only spawn on historical if Franco does not secure the North in time; unlike with Spain, France can form the Kingdom of Franco-Spain even if Spain has a different king) - if Spain was to obtain any other cores, France would also gain said cores (Gibraltar if the UK decolonizes or Spain forms Iberia, and any Portuguese cores gained by Spain as a result of forming Iberia - this can include Brazil, Angola, and Mozambique if Portugal was able to core those territories). For the first step, in forming the super Kingdom of Franco-Spain, you must put on non-historical focuses, and restart saves until Portugal does its focus Estado Novo. This national spirit can be removed though the national focus tree. Threatened with annihilation, the British evacuated their expeditionary forces and what Allied units they could until Dunkirk fell. 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. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. 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. France starts 1939 with a small, but modern air force. The battle is lost. 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. We can count on their full support in the turbulent times ahead. Barbarossa has not kicked off yet. The Prussian Menace was a nightmare. Gets event Protests descend into violence, Has completed focus Utilize the Leagues These are choices of ministers and design companies for France. However, Yugoslavia is one of the three pillars on which the Eastern European settlement is built. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast . I initially sent volunteers to the democratic France. The minute they finished the great purge I declared war since it gives them organization. Disjointed Government, Political Violence and Inefficient Economy can possibly be removed by completing National Focuses in the Popular Front/National Bloc branch. Press J to jump to the feed. 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. If you spot a mistake then you are welcome to fix it. How would this prevent France from joining the allies? We don't know what to expect these following months, but we will face it together! Try to annex all coastal states as the Allies will not annex any states that they cannot reach. Similarly, France can act differently in response to German demands for Sudetenland than the UK; if the UK agrees to let Germany have the Sudetenland, the French can either agree with the UK, which will also cancel their guarantee on Yugoslavia, or refuse to go along with the UK and form a faction with Czechoslovakia. We must look at the state our country and not accept, but change the outcome of this war. Extending the draft would only exaberate the problem. Questions, Paradox Information, Frequently Asked Privacy Policy. As Italy I joined a bunch of European nations to invade Germany and destroy it. After theyre gone I need to find a way to disolve my Axis and then take the rest of the countries over until my Reich spans the globe! Germany lost i got 2/3 of Austria and then the Allies went to greece and Turkey to kill them. These are the Military Staff candidates for appointment in France. Somewhat historical, like by 1 or so. We have begun work on improving the fortifications of the Alpine Line. The player can also expect production to be reduced by the "Inefficient Economy" national spirit. By selecting this Design Company it will permanently affect capabilities on all equipment researched while they are hired. On the other hand, we don't exactly have the means to fight them on this issue. Join. It has very little in terms of resources, manpower or industrial power. HOWEVER, if the "GER_has_started_war" flag has been set, Britain and France will always back up Czechoslovakia off of historical. 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. 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. It also allows Poland to gain colonial holdings in Liberia or Madagascar. These are the results. 25 days ago. When formed, Vichy France will inherit all technology previously researched by France. Next step is forming the European Union. Questions, Paradox PDXCON 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. France has, a unique potential to gain cores on The Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Portugal, Brazil, Germany, and Italy through incredible luck. We can but pray there is light at the end of the tunnel. Questions, Paradox The below description is one of several available for this event.Germany has acceded to Italian demands for our territory. Also Hiter is back in charge of The Fourth Reich and re-anshlussed Austria for some reason via the focus. Then WW2 kicked off Poland-Romania did not accept the ultimatum, the Germany player was kind of angry about it but in a civilised manner. The UK and France will start guaranteeing independence at WT 25%. 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. Has completed focus Invite Communist Ministers I got pissed and console annexed the UK. All trademarks are property of their respective owners in the US and other countries. I forgot to say that I got parts of Slovakia and did not want to deal with resistance and released a puppet czeslovakia which later became independent and there was a czeslovakia in southern slovakia. This is offset by a major penalty to doctrine research, making it extremely time-consuming to develop proper doctrines. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. 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. Peace must always be the goal of any democratic nation. To the east lies Switzerland and Italy lies to the Southeast separated by the huge Alps mountain range. The main problem with forming the EU as France is the inability to annex Belgium, Netherlands, and Luxembourg but this can be worked around by going down the French Entente line in the focus tree. ( they discussed it on chat) Turkey capped and the Turkey player started raging. France has a number of unique names and appearances for various technologies and equipment, listed here. Regardless of what Vichy France gets, it will usually only be left with a few leftover fragments of the previous french military and will thus have to rebuild it. 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. For more information, please see our The Soviets. The HOI4 Adoriasim SIG is a meta group aiming to create a hoi4 mod out of Adoria with its extensive in sim and pre-sim lore. 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. In the following months, the French government was extensively reorganized. Ruling party is Democratic, Has completed focus Buy Time Just hold the magniot line and invade france trough Italy or go after Benelux. (Hidden) AI values for the Spanish Civil War, https://hoi4.paradoxwikis.com/index.php?title=French_events&oldid=54247, Play Our industry will be back to full capacity and it is unlikely we will have strikes anytime soon. 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. Tho if they hate you they'll be eager instead. Then me and my master, Poland-Romania joined the Allies but not the french. 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.. If we agree to their request, we are effectively signing over control of Indochina to them.