Switzerland
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Historical Background[edit]
Switzerland is a minor country in Europe. It shares borders with 3 of the game's 7 major powers: France on the west,
Italy to the south,
Germany to the north, and
Austria to the east. Swtizerland has the longest-standing policy of military neutrality in the world, dating back to the Treaty of Paris in 1815, where the european coalition powers agreed that Switzerland should be neutral, and the country has remained so ever since.
Despite being landlocked, wedged between three european major powers and located smack-dab right in the middle of a continent ravaged by war, Switzerland stayed neutral and aggressively maintained that neutrality in both world wars, earning it the reputation of being the ultimate neutral country as it was never invaded even once in either war, whether due to succesful deterrence, economic concessions and due to bigger things being at stake.
To maintain said neutrality in World War II, however, Switzerland practiced a form of gold trade with both the allies and the axis powers (the latter of which surrounded Switzerland) which, in the case of the axis, could be interpreted as a form of money laundering as the gold bought by the swiss was plundered from national banks across Europe and the swiss francs sold to the axis were used in commerce with other neutral countries. This in turn, earned Switzerland something of a reputation of cleverly taking advantage of other peoples' wars for personal profit, with swiss banking being emblematic for Switzerland, along with chocolate, watchmaking, the Alps and neutrality. For all its faults, Switzerland remained a free democratic country throughout the war and was also a rare safe haven for refugees.
Armed neutrality was maintained throughout the Cold War and remains in place to this day by Switzerland not being a member of either NATO or the European Union, despite still being surrounded by european major countries and all of the political, economic, diplomatic, geographic and military intrigue that that entails.
National Spirit[edit]
Diplomacy[edit]
As a Democratic country, Switzerland has slightly positive relations with the same ideology (+10), and more strongly positive relations with countries that share the same ruling party (+20). Switzerland has a slightly negative relationship with all Communist, Fascist, and Non-Aligned countries (-10).
Switzerland does not have claims or cores on foreign soil.
National Focus[edit]
- Main article: Generic national focus tree
As a minor nation, Switzerland uses the generic National Focus Tree, covering Army, Aviation, Naval, Industrial and Political branches.
Politics[edit]
Switzerland starts in 1936 as a democracy with elections every four years; the next falls on October 1939. The directorial Federal Council is in power, which makes Switzerland the only country without an exact person as a leader at the start of the game, instead being governed by a collective head of state of seven individuals.
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Switzerland has the following political parties:
Economy[edit]
Switzerland begins the 1936 campaign with limited industrial capacity, and lacks access to most resources except aluminum.
Industry[edit]
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Resources[edit]
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These numbers represent the available resources, depending on trade law a certain amount may be traded away.
Technology[edit]
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Switzerland begins with three research slots available to the player.
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Military[edit]
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Switzerland possesses a modest military for its size and resources, which consists of 20 land divisions, 12 close air support planes, and 36 interwar fighter planes.
Unlike many other Democratic countries, Switzerland begins with Limited Conscription in place. However, given the country's size, Limited Conscription only provides a mere 399 of free manpower.
Army[edit]
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Total: 20 Divisions
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Schmidt–Rubin M1911 | Basic Eq. | 1918 |
Karabiner K31 | Weapons I | 1936 |
Hispano-Suiza MP43/44 | Weapons II | 1939 |
SIG MP46 | Weapons III | 1942 |
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Berna L275/10 | Motorized I | 1936 |
Saurer M6 | Mechanized I | 1940 |
GMC AC 454 | Mechanized II | 1942 |
Saurer MH4 | Mechanized III | 1944 |
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Switzerland is a landlocked country and has no Navy.
Air Force[edit]
![]() 12 Close Air Support |
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Total: 48 Planes
Strategies and guides[edit]
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- Keeping good relations with surrounding countries helps to deter an eventual invasion of Switzerland, especially from the German Reich and Fascist Italy.
- Build up your industry (both civilian and military) as that allows you to build fortifications and equip and field a larger army and airforce, both as a deterrent against invasion.
- Since the game does not mandate historical gameplay, it is possible to change ideology to fascism and use the Generic National Focus Tree to gain +7% more recruitable manpower to mobilize, in addition to making more extreme conscription laws more freely available.
- At that point, however, there arises the question about whether or not to abandon neutrality altogether and acitvely join the axis to try and profit off the war and earn a slice of the cake in the form of annexed land or puppets. It is up to the player to decide that.
- Since the game does not mandate historical gameplay, it is possible to change ideology to fascism and use the Generic National Focus Tree to gain +7% more recruitable manpower to mobilize, in addition to making more extreme conscription laws more freely available.
- Fortifying the country (especially the borders) by building Land Forts and Anti-Air makes the AI less likely to attack you. At Fort level 6 and above, the AI will straight-up refuse to attack your defensive line.
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