Any tips? I set oil to stockpile and begin research of the improved oil refining tech right away. I can run out of oil within a month without using caution. Oil shortage is a severe issue and limits the use of not only the navy and air force but also the bulk of the land army. You begin the 1944 scenario with the option of further extending mobilization if you absolutely must, though I'm avoiding this unless there's simply no other option. I'm nervous that German manpower can't ever hope to push the Soviets back at this point.
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Taking control of your allies (Hungary, Croatia, etc) and putting up a shield of men seems to be the only real option here.
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I've experimented with pulling the northern line back to Riga to stabilize it, but even then it's just too much. With 15-20+ divisions per province and starting right in the middle of the summer offensive, making any gains seems impossible. I am considering removing some of the forces in Italy to the eastern front instead given that this theatre is relatively easy to get under control. Holding the line in Italy can be done with the forces present, and you can accomplish an encirclement of Rome without much difficulty. Speel vanaf het uitbreken van de Grote Oorlog tot het begin van de Koude Oorlog. De game bevat een mix van korte en diepgaande campagnes die zich afspelen in de donkerste hoofdstukken van de 20e eeuw. Finally pushing them out takes a lot of lives and time, but it can be done. Darkest Hour is ontwikkeld door een team van ervaren modders van het Paradox-forum en is een op zichzelf staand Hearts of Iron-spel. I immediately wrap up all of the forces in France to the beachheads and try to provoke them into attacking a stack, and then support defense to wear down their organization. In Darkest Hour, as is the case with other Hearts of Iron titles, the player can take control of almost any country that existed in the games timeframe. Pushing back the D-day landings is not terribly difficult, but costly. It would bring me great national socialist pleasure to pull this off. Any tips from anyone who has done this? Ultimate goals are total victory - no white peace with the Soviets/UK and eventual invasion of the USA.
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I'm trying to stabilize the situation in the 1944 scenario as Germany in Darkest Hour.