A division can be attached to the command tree anywhere, so it's possible to have a Group HQ with a Division attached to it without Army or Corps HQ. When you click on a unit, the unit that it is subordinate to will be indicated by a green line immediate subordinates will be indicated by blue lines subordinates to the unit's subordinates will be indicated by purple lines and subordinates to the unit's subordinates subordinates will be indicated by a white line. Each division is tied to a Corps HQ each Corps HQ is tied to an Army HQ each Army HQ is tied to a Group HQ and each Group HQ is tied to a Theatre HQ.* Each HQ can have a maximum of five units under it. Basically, HoI3 includes your entire army command structure in the game. The manual is actually absurdly useful for understanding how army management works. The above is true for HoI 1 & 2 and I am pretty certain it applies to HoI 3 too. They shouldn't, because a stalemate is eventually a Soviet victory, but a significant number of people don't have the patience for a war of attrition.

The USSR technically has the economic capacity, but when Barbarossa starts the first few months will be tough and many newbie despairs when they start losing provinces after provinces and stalemating with 1/3-1/2 of USSR's provinces gone. You will also, by virtue of position, be on the offensive.Īny other powers, with the possible exception of USSR, has no such luxury. Unlike the European countries and Japan where things are tight, with USA you can afford to lose several division and be alright. Yes, you don't get to rumble immediately, but for the first few years of game time you can get used to the tech-tree, the units, and the way the economy works in the game. If you want to putz around for a while learning the game, I do recommend playing as USA. The Paradox forum for HoI 3 is probably a better place to ask this question. Disclaimer: I haven't played Hearts of Iron 3.

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