The weakest path is communist one . The best way that I've found to defeat the Soviets is to prepare for a slog. I'm new to HOI4 and playing the Soviets against Germany. Pls Help! Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. Tom, try 9 or 12 companies of infantry with Engineers and Recon as a base for defense division. I am thinking to swap 2 artillery for 1 anti tank and 1 artillery. You should maintain a 6 million army to win the war. If you are having difficulty defending the Soviet Union from the European half of the Axis, here is the best place to dig in and defend: . Can anyone be please more specific how many factories they are building? I know the video is long but I didn't know what else to cut. I dont remember how many divisions i had, must have been around 80. Unlike many other players who will focus upon Mobile Warfare or the Mass Assault land doctrines, I favour Superior Firepower. The billionaire founder of the aluminium company Rusal is one of the few Russian business leaders to have criticised the management of the economy at a time when the full-scale invasion of. Keep an eye though, as Im working on some guides for Japan, the German Empire, and nations in the Kaiserreich mod. Your troops may also be running out of supplies. Make sure I have about 1/4 of the infantry deployed behind the lines so they can move to reinforce the provinces the germans attack. Hi, thanks for the comment. SPG gun, reliability, armor is optional if you have extra XP, TD gun, reliability, armor is useful for making space marines with TDs but can be left off. Firstly, how many divisions have you got? I just rolled over Germany by 1943 last night. I havent' played USSR in HOI4 much, but in HOI3 it was impossible to stop them at the border. 3) Having an alternative reality German 1936 Revolution, with huge democratic German faction, alternative to Allies, and later creating the European Union in 1940s. Russia has infinite manpower, but only limited factories. Well if you have historical focuss on, get the extend the Maginot line focuss. Provided decent Air Support (not enough, Germany is always superior) and with some Anti-Air. Have 7/2 infantry template with engineers, had air superiority while they broke through too! Thing is always - how to reach such state of affairs. If you try and follow a reletivly normal timeline Russia can have 1000 divisions.