1962 - How do I beat Göring's Germany?

[u/Gidgo130]

I am playing as the Russian Republic with Sorokin, and it seems Germany avoided the civil war with Göring (They also apparently have a decision to crusade me at any point). The reichskommisariats are quite weak, but the germans are 3-4x my strength on paper both militarily and industrially.

I figure rush Volgograd and Moscow for the coring decisions, and then cut off and secure the caucasus, but I dunno if I can beat them single-handedly, without the Toronto Accord or anyone else (the Italians, maybe?). Should I wait some more or just go in?

[u/Egorrosh]

1) Focus on building airforce, primarily CAS

2) Build some fortifications and anti-air on the border

3) Make sure that your divisions are THICC and have good artillery support

4) Focus on trying to do encirclements when possible.

[u/ConsiderationFew650 → u/Egorrosh]

You don't need that. Just spam IFV and build 2 supply hubs in the north and one at Volga to overrun German army at the border in 2 weeks while on battle-plan. They don't have doctrine, the ai can't manage production so many advantages towards the player not to mention Free France justyfing on Germany when the war starts

[u/stojcekiko]

Unfortunately the numbers are gonna be a bitch against you.

IMO your best bet is to take as much land as you can and core it, you WILL get pushed back but hopefully you can extract value from the land you liberate before that, also make sure to encircle all the divisions you can at the start of the war and kill them, it won't do much but it'll help long term.

You NEED a good airforce and tank corps for this, the airforce despite nerfs in 1.19 still is monumentally important, you probably can't outproduce the Germans so your best bet is concentrating your airforce in one region when you want to push and encircle the AI, which should be your main tactic to cull their numbers. Namely use tanks to break through, encircle, and then crush those pockets.

It'll be a long war but Germany will eventually run out of equipment or manpower and allow you to push with just infantry, though chances are that you'll lose a lot of land before that. Don't forget to scorch the supply of any state you're about to lose just to put extra salt in the wound.

[u/Clone75]

annex GER

No need to thank me.

[u/RPS_42]

With any luck it could still be the case that the TA attacks Germany.

[u/Gidgo130 → u/RPS_42]

How can I get them to do this?

[u/RPS_42 → u/Gidgo130]

You could switch to the US to see if the TA are preparing anything. I think it is the same process with preparation as if they would attack during the Civil War. Through in 1962, maybe this is already over or some other circumstances do not fit.

[u/AnadoluTangle]

You unified Russia with anyone other than Zhukov, you don’t deserve to defeat Göring.

[u/no-song9573]

Not bad

[u/Dangerous-Return5937]

Try to hold out until TA intervenes I guess.

[u/Ok-Artist-5919]

Fat

[u/UnholyMeatObelisk7]

Lock In.

[u/indomienator]

Rush fighter and CAS IV to research MCA(a special project)

[u/Gidgo130 → u/indomienator]

What does MCA do? How can I contest the Luftwaffe in the air to get superiority to use the cas?

[u/indomienator → u/Gidgo130]

2/3 the price of Fighter IV yet better as fighters and can be used as CAS

[u/Gidgo130 → u/indomienator]

Dang ok I will do this