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1.5.
El Salvador is a small nation in Central America. It is bordered by 
Honduras to the north and 
Guatemala to the west. Its two provinces are hills.
Historical background[edit]
National focus[edit]
Generic national focus tree.
- Main article: Generic national focus tree
El Salvador, lacking a unique national focus tree, uses the generic national focus tree instead.
The generic focus tree has 5 main branches:
- Army Effort gives army experience and research bonuses to army research.
- Aviation Effort gives air experience, builds air bases, and research bonuses to air research.
- Naval Effort gives navy experience, builds naval dockyards, and research bonuses to navy research.
- Industrial Effort builds civilian and military factories (usually even if building slots are already full)and grants extra research slots.
- Political Effort gives the country choices on which political path they will take.
Technology[edit]
El Salvador starts with 2 research slots.
| Army technology |
Naval technology |
Air technology |
Electronics & Industry
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| Doctrines
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Politics[edit]
El Salvador, in 1936 is a 
Fascist nation with elections every 4 years and the next one being at January 1939.
El Salvador has the following political parties:
| Political party |
Ideology |
Popularity |
Party leader |
Country name |
Is ruling?
|
| Democratic |
 Democratic |
0% |
Generic |
Republic of El Salvador |
No
|
| Communist |
 Communist |
0% |
Generic |
Central American Socialist Republic |
No
|
| Partido Nacional 'Pro-Patria' |
Fascist |
100% |
Maximiliano Hernández Martínez |
El Salvador |
Yes
|
| Non-Aligned |
 Non-Aligned |
0% |
Generic |
Teocracia de El Salvador |
No
|
National spirits[edit]
None
Diplomacy[edit]
El Salvador is guaranteed by the 
United States via Monroe Doctrine. El Salvador may form the 
United States of Central America if it controls all other independent Central American countries excluding 
Panama. Doing so will give it cores on the required territories plus British Mexico (311).
Staff and designer[edit]
Political advisors
| Advisor |
Type |
Effect |
Cost
|
| Salvador Castañeda Castro |
Armaments Organizer |
- Civilian to Military Factory Conversion Cost: -20.00%
|
150 pp
|
| Jose Maria Cuellar |
Quartermaster General |
- Airbase construction speed: +15.0%
- Naval base construction speed: +15.0%
- Rocket Site construction speed: +15.0%
- Radar Station construction speed: +15.0%
- Nuclear Reactor construction speed: +15.0%
|
150 pp
|
| Oscar A. Bolaños |
Captain of Industry |
|
150 pp
|
| Francisco Hernandez Ávila |
Communist Revolutionary |
|
150 pp
|
| Andrés Ignacio Menéndez |
Democratic Reformer |
- Daily Democracy Support: +0.1
|
150 pp
|
| Marco A. Molina |
Fascist Demagogue |
- Daily Fascism Support: +0.1%
|
150 pp
|
Tank designers
| Designer |
Type |
Effect |
Cost
|
| Armor Company |
Tank Designer |
- Armor Research Time: -10.0%
- Armor: Reliability: +5.0%
|
150 pp
|
Ship designers
| Designer |
Type |
Effect |
Cost
|
| Naval Company |
Ship designer |
- Naval Research Time: -10.0%
|
150 pp
|
Aircraft designers
| Designer |
Type |
Effect |
Cost
|
| Light Air Company |
Light aircraft |
- Air Research Time: -10.0%
- Fighter: Agility: +10.0%
- Fighter: Max Speed: +10.0%
- Carrier Fighter: Agility: +10.0%
- Carrier Fighter: Max Speed: +10.0%
|
150 pp
|
| Medium Air Company |
Medium aircraft |
- Air Research Time: -10.0%
- Heavy Fighter: Reliability: +20.0%
- Tactical Bomber: Reliability: +20.0%
|
150 pp
|
| Heavy Air Company |
Heavy aircraft |
- Air Research Time: -10.0%
- Strategic Bomber: Strategic Bombing: +10.0%
|
150 pp
|
| Naval Air Company |
Naval aircraft |
- Air Research Time: -10.0%
- Naval Bomber: Operational Range: +10.0%
- Naval Bomber: Naval Attack: +10.0%
- CV Naval Bomber: Operational Range: +10.0%
- CV Naval Bomber: Naval Attack: +10.0%
|
150 pp
|
Materiel designers
| Designer |
Type |
Effect |
Cost
|
| Artillery Company |
Artillery designer |
- Artillery Research Time: -10.0%
|
150 pp
|
| Small Arms Company |
Infantry Equipment designer |
- Weapons and Equipment Research Time: -10.0%
|
150 pp
|
| Motorization Company |
Motorized Equipment designer |
- Motorization Research Time: -10.0%
|
150 pp
|
Industrial concern
| Designer |
Type |
Effect |
Cost
|
| Industrial Company |
Industrial Concern |
- Industrial Research Time: -10.0%
|
150 pp
|
Theorists
| Designer |
Type |
Effect |
Cost
|
| Manuel Jose Maria Lemus Lopez |
Military Theorist |
- Land Doctrine Research Time: -7.0%
- Army Experience Gain: +0.05
|
150 pp
|
| Reinaldo Galindo Pohl |
Naval Theorist |
- Naval Doctrine Research Time: -7.0%
- Naval Experience Gain: +0.05
|
150 pp
|
| José Angél Castillo |
Air Warfare Theorist |
- Air Doctrine Research Time: -7.0%
- Air Experience Gain: +0.05
|
150 pp
|
Economy[edit]
| Conscription Law |
Economy Law |
Trade Law
|
 Volunteer Only
- 1.5% Recruitable population
|
 Civilian Economy
- 35% Consumer Goods factories
- –30% Factory construction speed
- +30% Factory (type) conversion cost
|
 Export Focus
- 50% Resources to market
- –5% Research time
- +10% Factory/Dockyard output
- +10% Construction speed
|
Industry and resources[edit]
Resources
|
Type |
No.
|
 |
Aluminium |
0
|
 |
Chromium |
1
|
 |
Oil |
0
|
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Rubber |
0
|
 |
Steel |
0
|
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Tungsten |
0
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Industry
|
Type |
No.
|
 |
Civilian factory |
2
|
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Military factory |
1
|
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Naval dockyard |
0
|
- Industry
- El Salvador has 2 Civilian Factories and 1 Military Factory in the state of El Salvador. It has 1 more building slot.
- Resources
- El Salvador has 1 Chromium.
Military[edit]
El Salvador has a small military.
Army
|
Type |
No.
|
 |
Infantry |
3
|
 |
Cavalry |
0
|
 |
Motorized infantry |
0
|
 |
Light tank |
0
|
 |
Marine |
0
|
 |
Mountaineer |
0
|
 |
Paratrooper |
0
|
 |
Total divisions |
3
|
Navy
|
Type |
No.
|
 |
Destroyer |
0
|
 |
Light cruiser |
0
|
 |
Heavy cruiser |
0
|
 |
Battlecruiser |
0
|
 |
Battleship |
0
|
 |
Submarine |
0
|
 |
Carrier |
0
|
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Convoy |
0
|
 |
Total ships |
0
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Air force
|
Type |
No.
|
 |
Close air support |
0
|
 |
Fighter |
0
|
 |
Heavy fighter |
0
|
 |
Naval bomber |
0
|
 |
Tactical bomber |
0
|
 |
Strategic bomber |
0
|
 |
Transport |
0
|
 |
Total planes |
0
|
- Army
- Their Infantry has 3 units.
- Navy
- They do not have a navy.
- Air force
- They have no airforce.
Strategies and guides[edit]
Even though the country is small, the industry is tiny the manpower is tiny and it has basically no resources. It does have neighbors that are similar in strength to itself. That, and you have the possibility to form the Central American union.
But even this union will only give you about the same manpower as the Netherlands, Hungary or Belgium has, with about the same industry. But without the resources and the options to expand.
First thing you need to do, is increase your military production. Choose for the focuses that give you extra military factories. After 2, go for the research slots. With the first PP, justify on Honduras, and the country to the west directly after this. Depending on historical focuses on or off, you have to deal with the USA after a few attacks, as they want to stop you.
Amass about 12 armies (of 3 each) for the first target, and about 16 for the second one. Aim directly for the capital. After these 2, on nonhistorical focuses, the USA usually interferes. And you either have to make countries you want to invade fascist, or go for a 1 week war maximum. This can only be done having air supremacy, so don't forget about these.
After your first 2 targets, it is quite easy to conquer the rest of them. Keep an eye on your manpower, as it will go very low quickly.
Before declaring on Costa Rica, decide what you want to do. You don't have many options from here on out. You have to either go to make Mexico fascist, to then conquer them. Research naval invasions and marines and build boats and go for Venezuela. Or join the Axis and try to kick out the allies from southern America.
