Ideas
All countries have the opportunity to pick ideas using political power. These ideas give various bonuses, and are split between several categories:
- Conscription law: affects how much manpower is available to the country for military service, factory output, dockyard output, construction speed, and training time
- Trade law: affects resources to market, factory output, dockyard output, construction speed, and research time
- Economy law: affects how many factories are dedicated to consumer goods, manpower availability, civilian and military factory construction speed, and conversion speed for factories
- Political advisors: give a variety of bonuses, and can be used to change the political environment in a country
- Research and production companies: give reductions to research time and bonuses to equipment researched under their lead
- Military staff: give bonuses to armies, navies, and air forces
Laws[edit | edit source]
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A country has exactly one law of each type.
Conscription laws[edit | edit source]
The conscription law of a country mainly determines the available manpower for the armed forces. It can be changed for 150
political power per level difference if the prerequisites are met. The default conscription law is “Volunteer Only”.
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Recruitable Population | 1.0% | 1.5% | 2.5% | 5.0% | 10.0% | 20.0% | 25.0% | 4.50%/0.50% | 10.0% | 20.0% |
Factory Output | – | – | – | – | −10% | −30% | −40% | -5%/+5% | – | – |
Dockyard Output | – | – | – | – | −10% | −30% | −40% | -5%/+5% | – | – |
Construction Speed | – | – | – | – | −10% | −30% | −40% | -5%/+5% | – | – |
Training Time | – | – | – | +10% | +20% | +30% | +50% | – | – | – |
AI Modifier Desired Divisions Factor |
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Trade laws[edit | edit source]
The trade law of a country determines how many resources of the controlled provinces are exported. Only the remaining part of the resources can be used for production or trade. Other nations can trade the exported resources versus civilian factories.
The more free trade is, the greater the benefits for Factory Output, Construction Speed and Research speed. The trade law can be changed for 150 Political Power if the prerequisites are met. The default trade law is “Export Focus”.
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Resources to Market | +80% | +50% | +25% | 0% | +25% |
Factory Output | +15% | +10% | +5% | — | — |
Dockyard Output | +15% | +10% | +5% | — | — |
Construction Speed | +15% | +10% | +5% | — | — |
Research Speed | +10% | +5% | +1% | — | — |
Civilian Intel to Others | +40% | +20% | +10% | — | +40% |
Navy Intel to Others | +20% | +10% | +5% | — | +40% |
Consumer Goods Factories | — | — | — | — | +5% |
Agency Upgrade Time | — | — | — | — | +15% |
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Economy laws[edit | edit source]
The economy law of a country defines how many civilian factories of all factories are needed to produce
Consumer Goods. It affects the
Construction Speed of factories and the conversion cost of factories, as well as altering fuel production. 150
political power is needed to change the economy law if the prerequisites are met. The default economy law is “Civilian Economy”.
Modifier | ![]() Undisturbed Isolation |
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Consumer Goods Factories | +50% | +40% | +35% | +30% | +25% | +20% | +10% | +15% | +15%/+10% |
Civilian Factory Construction Speed | −50% | −40% | −30% | −10% | – | – | – | +15% | – |
Military Factory Construction Speed | −50% | −40% | −30% | −10% | +10% | +20% | +30% | +30% | – |
Dockyard Construction Speed | −50% | −40% | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Construction Speed | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | -15%/-20% |
Civilian Factory Conversion Cost | +50% | +40% | +30% | – | −10% | −20% | −30% | −30% | – |
Military Factory Conversion Cost | +50% | +40% | +30% | – | −10% | −20% | −30% | −30% | – |
Factory Output | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | +70% | – |
Dockyard Output | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | +70% | – |
Max Factories In A State | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | +10% | –/+10% |
Free Repair | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Production Efficiency Retention | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | +10% | – |
Production Efficiency Cap | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | −20% | – |
Production Efficiency Growth | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | −20% | – |
Recruitable Population | – | – | – | – | – | – | −3% | – | – |
Fuel Gain Per Oil | −60% | −50% | −40% | −25% | −10% | – | – | – | – |
Fuel Capacity | −45% | −35% | −25% | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Agency Upgrade Time | +100% | +80% | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Resistance Target | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | −20% | – |
Research Speed | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | −10% | – |
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The starting economy laws of the United States modifies the World Tension threshold of some diplomatic actions:
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Ministers[edit | edit source]
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Political advisors[edit | edit source]
- See also: List of political advisors
Common traits[edit | edit source]
Up to three political advisors may be chosen. Every advisor has at least one trait, most of them have one of these common ones:
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Armaments Organizer |
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Captain of Industry |
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Communist Revolutionary |
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Compassionate Gentleman |
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Democratic Reformer |
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Economist |
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Editor |
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Fascist Demagogue |
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Financial Expert |
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Fortification Engineer |
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Illusive Gentleman |
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Liberal Journalist |
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National Integralist |
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Patriotic Socialist |
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Popular Figurehead |
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Prince of Terror |
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Propaganda Master |
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Quartermaster General |
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Revolutionary Poet |
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Silent Workhorse |
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Smooth-Talking Charmer |
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Staunch Monarchist |
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Technocrat |
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Traditionalist Theorist |
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War Industrialist |
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With Man the Guns, the
United Kingdom National Focus Concessions to the Trade Unions can create an advisor with one of the following traits:
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Backroom Windbag |
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Baron of Terror |
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Compassionate Commoner |
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Finance Graduate |
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Fortification Armchair General |
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Ideological Groupie |
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Lieutenant of Industry |
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Propaganda Bungler |
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Quartermaster Trainee |
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Silent Mule |
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Smooth-Talking Con-man |
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War Profiteer |
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Individual traits[edit | edit source]
Besides these common traits certain personalities can have unique traits.
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Ataman of the Transbaikal Host |
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Avid Turanist |
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Carlist Intellectual |
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Chair of the Unions |
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Chairman |
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Collectivization Specialist |
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Commissar for Military and Navy |
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Commissar for Posts and Telegraphs |
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Communist Theorist |
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Connected Citizen |
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Council Communist |
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Devoted Corporatist |
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Driver of the Faithful |
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Economic Reformer |
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Economist and Publicist |
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Education Reformer |
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Falangist Figurehead |
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Feminist Ultranationalist |
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First Among Equals |
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First Lady of the Republic |
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Genial Anti-Revolutionary |
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Gifted Shipping Magnate |
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Gran Carabinero |
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Grand Vizier |
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Guerilla Warfare Expert |
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Hawk |
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Head of the NKVD |
The Head of the NKVD cannot be manually replaced or removed from post until the Great Purge has concluded. |
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Head of the NKVD |
The Head of the NKVD cannot be manually replaced or removed from post until the Great Purge has concluded. |
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The Head of the NKVD cannot be manually replaced or removed from post until the Great Purge has concluded. |
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Industrial Falangist |
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Industry Reformer |
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International Revolutionary |
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Iron Lazar |
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La Pasionaria |
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Leader of the Agrarian Union |
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Loyal Falangist |
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Marxist Academic |
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Marxist Philosopher |
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Marxist Priest |
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Mastermind Codebreaker |
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Militant Minister |
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Mladorossi Theorist |
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Monarchist Media Mogul |
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National Socialist Paramilitarist |
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Old Figurehead |
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Pan-Turkic Doyen |
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Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia |
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People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs |
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People's Commissar of Finance |
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Political Chameleon |
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Political Commissar |
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Princess of Terror |
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Priestly Prime Minister |
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Red Suffragette |
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Reformer of Economy |
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Regional Traditionalist Leader |
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Resolute Social Democrat |
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Revolutionary Author |
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Revolutionary Culture Minister |
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Right Wing Trade Unionist |
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Royalist Bulldog |
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Shadow of Calles |
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Social Revolutionary |
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Statism Adept |
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Socialist Novelist |
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Syndicalist Falangist |
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The Masses' Opium |
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Design companies[edit | edit source]
- See also: List of design companies
- 1 each of tank, naval, air, material designers.
- 1 industrial concern.
Bonuses from the tank, naval and air design companies are only applied to equipment whose research is completed after the design company is hired. For example, if a tank design company is hired 1 day before research is completed for a relevant tank, that tank will receive the design company bonuses, along with any relevant tanks that are researched in future.
Bonuses will not be applied to equipment that was fully researched prior to hiring the design company.
Design company bonuses also apply to variants.
Armor design companies[edit | edit source]
Companies also typically have +15% or +10% Armor research speed.
Trait | Effects |
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Heavy Tank Designer |
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Infantry Tank Designer |
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Medium Tank Designer |
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Mobile Tank Designer |
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Tank Designer |
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Armored Car Designer |
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Tank Refurbishment Plant |
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Companies also typically have +15% or +10% Naval research speed.
Trait | Effects |
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Atlantic Fleet Designer |
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Battlefleet Designer |
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Coastal Defense Fleet Designer |
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Escort Fleet Designer |
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Mediterranean Fleet Designer |
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Pacific Fleet Designer |
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Ship Designer |
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Raiding Fleet Designer |
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Black Sea Naval Designer |
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Light Ship Specialist |
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Pacific Venture |
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Submarine Designer |
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Submarine Designer |
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Repair-Refurbishment Plant |
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Air design companies[edit | edit source]
Companies also typically have +15% or +10% Air research speed.
Trait | Effects |
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Aircraft Designer |
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CAS Designer |
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Heavy Aircraft Designer |
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Light Aircraft Designer |
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Medium Aircraft Designer |
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Naval Aircraft Designer |
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Agility-focused Aircraft Designer |
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Multi-Role Aircraft Designer |
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Range-focused Aircraft Designer |
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Materiel design companies[edit | edit source]
Companies also typically have +15% or +10% research speed.
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Artillery Designer |
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Infantry Equipment Designer |
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Motorized Equipment Designer |
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Support Equipment Designer |
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Industrial concern companies[edit | edit source]
Companies also typically have +15% or +10% research speed.
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Construction Company |
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Electronics Concern |
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Electronics Developer |
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Industrial Concern |
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Railway Company |
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Refining Concern |
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British Industrial Benefactor |
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German Technological Patron |
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Industrial Monopoly |
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Inventive Genius |
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Linchpin of Infrastructure |
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Turkish Debt Council |
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Turkish Public Debt Administration |
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Theorist[edit | edit source]
- See also: List of theorists
Up to 1 theorist may be chosen.
Trait | Effects |
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Air Warfare Theorist |
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Assault Aviation |
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Blitzkrieg Theorist |
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Close Air Support Proponent |
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Dive Bomber |
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Grand Battleplan Expert |
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Grand Fleet Proponent |
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Mass Assault Expert |
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Military Theorist |
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Mobile Warfare Expert |
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Naval Aviation Pioneer |
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Naval Theorist |
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Nuclear Scientist |
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Rocket Scientist |
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Submarine Specialist |
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Superior Firepower Expert |
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Victory Through Airpower |
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With Man the Guns, the
United Kingdom National Focus Concessions to the Trade Unions can create a theorist with one of the following traits:
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Little Rocket Man |
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Nuclear Enthusiast |
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With La Résistance,
Spain National Focus Communal Military Strategies unlock a theorist with the following trait:
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Council of Theorists |
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Military chiefs[edit | edit source]
- See also: List of military chiefs
- 1 each of Chief of Army, Navy, and Air Force.
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Chief of Army | Army Defense (Specialist) |
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Chief of Army | Army Defense (Expert) |
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Chief of Army | Army Defense (Genius) |
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Chief of Army | Army Offense (Specialist) |
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Chief of Army | Army Offense (Expert) |
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Chief of Army | Army Offense (Genius) |
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Chief of Army | Old Guard |
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Chief of Army | Army Drill (Specialist) |
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Chief of Army | Army Drill (Expert) |
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Chief of Army | Army Drill (Genius) |
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Chief of Army | Army Reformer (Specialist) |
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Chief of Army | Army Reformer (Expert) |
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Chief of Army | Army Reformer (Genius) |
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Chief of Army | Army Organization (Specialist) |
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Chief of Army | Army Organization (Expert) |
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Chief of Army | Army Organization (Genius) |
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Chief of Army | Army Planning (Specialist) |
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Chief of Army | Army Planning (Expert) |
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Chief of Army | Army Planning (Genius) |
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Chief of Army | Army Morale (Specialist) |
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Chief of Army | Army Morale (Expert) |
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Chief of Army | Army Morale (Genius) |
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Chief of Army | Army Maneuver (Specialist) |
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Chief of Army | Army Maneuver (Expert) |
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Chief of Army | Army Maneuver (Genius) |
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Chief of Air Force | Air Reformer (Specialist) |
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Chief of Air Force | Air Reformer (Expert) |
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Chief of Air Force | Air Reformer (Genius) |
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Chief of Air Force | Air Safety (Specialist) |
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Chief of Air Force | Air Safety (Expert) |
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Chief of Air Force | Air Safety (Genius) |
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Chief of Air Force | Night Operations (Specialist) |
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Chief of Air Force | Night Operations (Expert) |
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Chief of Air Force | Night Operations (Genius) |
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Chief of Air Force | Ground Support (Specialist) |
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Chief of Air Force | Ground Support (Expert) |
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Chief of Air Force | Ground Support (Genius) |
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Chief of Air Force | All-Weather (Specialist) |
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Chief of Air Force | All-Weather (Expert) |
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Chief of Air Force | All-Weather (Genius) |
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Chief of Navy | Naval Aviation (Specialist) |
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Chief of Navy | Naval Aviation (Expert) |
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Chief of Navy | Naval Aviation (Genius) |
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Chief of Navy | Decisive Battle (Specialist) |
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Chief of Navy | Decisive Battle (Expert) |
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Chief of Navy | Decisive Battle (Genius) |
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Chief of Navy | Commerce Raiding (Specialist) |
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Chief of Navy | Commerce Raiding (Expert) |
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Chief of Navy | Commerce Raiding (Genius) |
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Chief of Navy | Old Guard |
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Chief of Navy | Naval Reformer (Specialist) |
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Chief of Navy | Naval Reformer (Expert) |
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Chief of Navy | Naval Reformer (Genius) |
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Chief of Navy | Naval Maneuver (Specialist) |
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Chief of Navy | Naval Maneuver (Expert) |
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Chief of Navy | Naval Maneuver (Genius) |
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Military high command[edit | edit source]
- See also: List of military high command
Up to three members of the military high command may be chosen.
Some military high command advisers give bonuses to particular types of divisions as defined by the overall division unit type. In some cases two advisers may offer the same type of bonus, and these are additive.
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Air Combat Training (Expert) |
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Air Combat Training (Genius) |
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Air Superiority (Expert) |
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Air Superiority (Genius) |
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Airborne Assault (Expert) |
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Airborne Assault (Specialist) |
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Amphibious Assault (Expert) |
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Amphibious Assault (Genius) |
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Anti-Submarine (Expert) |
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Anti-Submarine (Specialist) |
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Armor (Expert) |
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Armor (Genius) |
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Armor (Specialist) |
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Army Logistics (Expert) |
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Army Logistics (Specialist) |
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Army Regrouping (Expert) |
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Army Regrouping (Genius) |
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Army Regrouping (Specialist) |
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Artillery (Expert) |
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Artillery (Genius) |
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Bomber Interception (Expert) |
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Bomber Interception (Specialist) |
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Capital Ships (Expert) |
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Capital Ships (Specialist) |
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Carriers (Expert) |
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Cavalry (Expert) |
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Cavalry (Genius) |
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Cavalry (Specialist) |
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Close Air Support (Expert) |
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Close Air Support (Genius) |
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Commando (Expert) |
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Concealment (Expert) |
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Concealment (Genius) |
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Concealment (Specialist) |
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Entrenchment (Expert) |
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Fleet Logistics (Expert) |
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Fleet Logistics (Specialist) |
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Infantry (Expert) |
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Infantry (Genius) |
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Infantry (Specialist) |
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Naval Air Defense (Expert) |
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Naval Air Defense (Specialist) |
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Naval Aviation (Expert) |
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Naval Aviation (Genius) |
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Naval Strike (Expert) |
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Naval Strike (Specialist) |
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Screens (Expert) |
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Strategic Bombing (Expert) |
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Strategic Bombing (Genius) |
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Submarines (Expert) |
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Tactical Bombing (Expert) |
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Politics | Ideology • Faction • National focus • Ideas • Government • Puppet • Diplomacy • World tension • Civil war • Occupation • Intelligence agency |
Production | Trade • Production • Construction • Equipment • Fuel |
Research and technology | Research • Infantry technology • Support Companies technology • Armor technology • Artillery technology • Land doctrine • Naval technology • Naval doctrine • Air technology • Air doctrine • Engineering technology • Industry technology |
Military and warfare | Warfare • Land units • Land warfare • Division designer • Tank design • Army planner • Command group • Commander • Battle plan • Combat tactics • Ship • Naval warfare • Aircraft • Air warfare • Experience • Officer corps • Attrition and accidents • Logistics • Manpower • Nuclear bomb |
Map | Map • Province • Terrain • Weather • State |
Events and Decisions | Events • Decisions |