United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (more commonly “the United Kingdom,” “the UK,” “Great Britain,” or simply “Britain”) was the principal power of the Allies in World War II. In 1939, the UK honored its guarantees to 
Poland by declaring war on 
Germany. After the fall of 
France, the United Kingdom was the only Allied nation left in Europe until 
Italy's surprise invasion of 
Greece led the Greeks to fully join the Allies. It remained the only one of the “Big Three” (Great Britain, the Soviet Union, and the United States) in the war until 1941 when Germany invaded the 
Soviet Union. The United Kingdom was heavily engaged in the Western European, Atlantic, Mediterranean, African, and Southeast Asian theaters.
Contents
Events[edit]
- Main article: British events
National focus[edit]
- Main article: British national focus tree
The 
United Kingdom, as one of the seven major powers, has a unique national focus tree.
The UK focus tree has 5 main branches to go down through, with various mutually exclusive paths along the way:
- Limited Rearmament branch gives bonuses to military research and builds air bases, factories and naval dockyards in the country.
- Reinforce the Empire branch reinforces and develops the Empire's holdings, gives wargoals, influences nations to lean to democracy, or allows you to hold the Imperial Conference, and if discussions go well with the Dominions, will allow the United Kingdom to unite the Empire through the Imperial Federation.
- Revisit Colonial Policy branch focuses on guiding all of your colonies and dominions to independence, and finally decolonizing the British Empire completely.
- Steady as She Goes branch gives you options to either prepare your homeland for the inevitable war or to abandon Chamberlain's policy of appeasement and tighten your grip against the other major powers.
- A Change in Course branch has 3 main alternate history paths, one to get Edward VIII to rule Great Britain directly with the King's Party, one to get Oswald Mosley and his British Union of Fascists in power with Organize the Blackshirts, and finally to become a Communist state with Concessions to the Trade Unions.
Technology[edit]
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Decommissioning the O/P/R submarine is recommended since the Stealth and Engine upgrades just cancel each other out.
Politics[edit]
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National Spirits[edit]
The UK starts with three National Spirits.
- Ideology drift defense: +50%
Can create factions
- Recruitable Population Factor: -25%
Stability: 15%
Ideology[edit]
UK starts 1936 as a democracy, with elections every four years, with the next one in 1940. The ruling party is the Conservative Party led by Stanley Baldwin.
The UK has no National Focus that allows it to change ideology; Only fascist or communist Political Advisors could reverse the ideology. The AI controlling other countries can attempt to promote other ideologies. Because of the UK's National Spirit British Stoicism this will be much slower than normal as it grants Ideology drift defense: +50%.
Diplomacy[edit]
The Commonwealth
The United Kingdom maintained close ties with the Commonwealth countries of 
Canada, 
South Africa, 
Australia and 
New Zealand. These countries were formerly part of the British Empire, but are now independent. They have their own governments, economies and armed forces and the UK player cannot control these unless they provide an expeditionary force to the UK. But they start the game as members of the Allies faction, led by the UK. Certain UK focus choices affect them (e.g., construction of factories).
NOTE: With the Together For Victory DLC, all the Commonwealth Realms are British subjects to various degrees.
Puppets
Their colony of India has some local autonomy. It is represented in the game as a puppet called 
British Raj. It is possible for the UK to release British Raj as an independent country. With the "Together For Victory" DLC active, it is represented as a Colony, more autonomous than a puppet.
Colonies
The UK starts with with direct control over many colonies across the world. These include the strategic locations of Gibraltar and the Suez Canal and the rich colonies in Malaya Singapore.
The Allies
The UK is leader of the faction called the Allies. The faction's starting members are the Commonwealth countries (Canada, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand) and the British Raj and British Malaya. It's the most powerful faction in the game in the start.
The UK has very friendly relations with France, but the latter isn't a member of the Allies in start, nor is the United States. France normally joins the faction early in the game, but it might not — its National Focuses could steer it elsewhere. The U.S. normally joins the Allies later, but it can also form its own faction.
Diplomatic Rules[edit]
| Rule | Whether it applies | Reason |
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| Can declare war on country of the same ideology group without a war goal | No | Democracy |
| Can Guarantee other Ideologies | Yes | Democracy |
| Can join Factions led by another Ideology | Yes | Democracy |
| Can create Factions | Yes | National Spirit |
| Lowers World Tension with Guarantees | Yes | Democracy |
| Can puppet a country | No | Democracy |
| Can justify war goals against a country that has not generated world tension | No | Democracy |
Economy[edit]
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United Kingdoms economy in 1936 has good access to all resources except oil which is easily accessible through trade for the UK as its mostly in the hands of democracies. There is also plenty of territory for construction of new factories with 110 free slots. Many resources come from the far reaches of the United Kingdom by convoys, so ensuring that the Royal Navy has superiority along the trade routes is of importance to ensure that these make their way to Britain.
Laws[edit]
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| Conscription Law | Economy Law | Trade Law |
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 Volunteer Only
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 Civilian Economy
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 Export Focus
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Industry[edit]
1936 state: The U.K. has a moderate production ability when it comes to military factories and a great shipbuilding one.
 14 Military Factories |
 19 Naval Dockyard |
 34 Civilian Factories |
Resources[edit]
 Oil |
 Rubber |
 Steel |
 Aluminum |
 Tungsten |
 Chromium |
| 42 | 1042 | 404 | 144 | 352 | 234 |
These numbers represent the available resources, depending on the trade law a certain amount may be traded away.
Staff and Designers[edit]
These are the unique companies and individuals that are available for the British to use.
| Advisor | Type | Effect | Cost |
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| Harry Pollitt | Communist Revolutionary |
Country must be Communist |
150 pp |
| John Beckett | Fascist Demagogue |
Country must be Fascist |
150 pp |
| Nevile Henderson | Backroom Backstabber |
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150 pp |
| Leslie Hore-Belisha | Armaments Organizer |
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150 pp |
| Clement Attlee | Democratic Reformer |
Has not completed focus A Change in Course |
150 pp |
| Philip Kerr | Silent Workhorse |
Country must be Democratic Has not completed focus No Further Appeasement |
150 pp |
| Maxwell Aitken | War Industrialist |
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150 pp |
| Ernest Bevin | Quartermaster General |
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150 pp |
| George Orwell | Socialist Novelist |
Country must be Communist |
150 pp |
| Sylvia Pankhurst | Red Suffragette |
Country must be Communist |
150 pp |
| Oswald Mosley | Economic Reformer |
Country must be Non-Aligned Has Completed Focus King's Party |
150 pp |
| David Lloyd George | Old Figurehead |
Country must be Non-Aligned Has Completed Focus King's Party |
150 pp |
| Winston Churchill | Royalist Bulldog |
Country must be Non-Aligned Has Completed Focus King's Party |
150 pp |
| Mary Sophia Allen | Princess of Terror |
Country must be Fascist |
150 pp |
| Designer | Type | Effect | Cost |
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| Vickers-Armstrong | Tank Designer |
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150 pp |
| Designer | Type | Effect | Cost |
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| Cammell Laird | Atlantic Fleet designer |
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150 pp |
| Harland & Wolf | Pacific Fleet designer |
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150 pp |
| John Brown & Company | Coastal Defense Fleet designer |
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150 pp |
| Yarrow Shipbuilders | Escort Fleet designer |
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150 pp |
| Designer | Type | Effect | Cost |
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| Avro | Heavy aircraft |
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150 pp |
| DeHavilland | Medium aircraft |
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150 pp |
| Fairey Aviation | Naval aircraft |
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150 pp |
| Hawker Aircraft | CAS |
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150 pp |
| Supermarine | Light aircraft |
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150 pp |
| Designer | Type | Effect | Cost |
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| Royal Arsenal | Artillery designer |
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150 pp |
| RSAF Enfield | Infantry Equipment designer |
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150 pp |
| Vauxhall | Motorized Equipment designer |
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150 pp |
| Designer | Type | Effect | Cost |
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| AIOC | Industrial Concern |
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150 pp |
| English Electric | Electronics Concern |
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150 pp |
| Designer | Type | Effect | Cost |
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| Bernard Montgomery | Grand Battleplan Expert |
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250 pp |
| Harold Alexander | Military Theorist |
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150 pp |
| James Somerville | Grand Fleet Proponent |
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250 pp |
| Tom Phillips | Naval Theorist |
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150 pp |
| Hugh Dowding | Air Warfare Theorist |
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150 pp |
| Arthur Harris | Victory Through Airpower |
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250 pp |
| James Chadwick | Nuclear Scientist |
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150 pp |
| Frank Whittle | Rocket Scientist |
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150 pp |
Military[edit]
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The United Kingdom starts with a world-dominating fleet across the globe, and a sizable air force. Its army nevertheless, is stretched thin because of the Empire's extent. The nation is almost depleted of manpower at the start of the game and juggling this is a major concern. Careful planning should be used for the 59,000 manpower pool; newly made ships and planes will require their part of manpower for crewing. Though manpower demands for the army's preparations for coming war are pressing, they're not urgent for Britain by 1936 and could wait for a while.
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Infantry | 32 |
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Cavalry | 3 |
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Light tank | 1 |
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Total divisions | 36 |
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Destroyer | 128 |
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Light cruiser | 30 |
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Heavy cruiser | 16 |
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Battlecruiser | 3 |
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Battleship | 12 |
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Submarine | 42 |
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Carrier | 4 |
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Total ships | 235 |
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Close air support | 304 |
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Fighter | 666 |
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Naval bomber | 126 |
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Tactical bomber | 240 |
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Total planes | 1336 |
- Army
- Most of the British Army's forces are concentrated in England, Wales and Scotland, the remainder in brigade-sized units around their colonies. The British isles are home to 16 infantry divisions, of which five are full-strength, regular-quality of 9 regiments each. The rest of the divisions are similar in size, but at a 'trained' level and with equipment shortages. They're coupled with two cavalry brigades and a light armor brigade. Overseas divisions are about 20 trained infantry brigades, made of four regiments that share a shortage of equipment. The British Army is expected to be hard pressed from the extent of territory that needs to be defended when war breaks out. The player will have to decide wisely how to split its originally limited divisions to defend the Empire and allied nations.
- Navy
- The Royal Navy is one of the largest in the globe by 1936, with the U.S. Navy on numerical par. The UK starts with all tier I ship techs and tier II destroyers, the G/H/I Class of which 9 are in construction on three production lines. There are also three heavily upgraded light cruisers, the Amphion Class under construction across three production lines. Two 'S Class' submarines are also under construction, though the O/P/R Class is more advanced.
Ship classes of the Royal Navy Type Class Amount In Production Tech CV Courageous Class 4 Carrier I BB Nelson Class 2 Battleship I* BB Queen Elizabeth Class 5 Battleship I* BB Revenge Class 5 Battleship I BC Admiral Class 1 Battlecruiser I* BC Renown Class 2 Battlecruiser I CA County Class 13 Heavy Cruiser I* CA Hawkins Class 3 Heavy Cruiser I CL Amphion Class 2 3 Light Cruiser I* CL Emerald Class 7 Light Cruiser I* CL C Class 21 Light Cruiser I DD G/H/I Class 18 9 Destroyer II DD A/B/C/D Class 34 Destroyer I* DD V/W Class 76 Destroyer I SS O/P/R Class 21 Submarine I* SS S Class 9 2 Submarine I* SS L Class 12 Submarine I Convoy 800 * marks a variant with increased base stats to symbolize ships that are not modern enough to warrant a full 1936 tech level but too modern to fit into the1922 tech level.
- Air Force
- The United Kingdom's Royal Air Force (or R.A.F) by 1936 is the largest air force in the globe, with a number 30% larger than the U.S.A.F., 50% than the Luftwaffe, and twice the size of the french Armée de l'air. There are 78 "Nimrods" and "Sharks" operating from the aircraft carriers, occupying about 75% of the available carrier capacity.
Strategies and Guides[edit]
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Countering Subs[edit]
When war starts, enemy submarines are one of the first issues that the UK needs to deal with. Although all of the destroyers the UK starts with have depth charges, there isn't much available for detecting subs. None of their cruisers carry spotter planes until the Leander.
1) The first task is true for all nations: Rearrange the existing fleets into patrol fleets and strike fleets.
- Patrol fleets should be made up almost entirely of destroyers, with optionally one or two light cruisers. If a light cruiser is present, it must have at least one spotter plane or it will not be useful in this role. Depth charges are optional on the cruiser, since the destroyers will reach the enemy subs first (the center line in naval battles). The downside to having a cruiser is that each cruiser uses enough fuel for 4.5 destroyers.
- Patrol fleets are needed for the English Channel, North Sea, and Bay of Biscay regions to start with. Be prepared to deploy a patrol fleet to the Western Approaches.
- Strike fleets are the main surface combat fleets, composed of capital ships and their screens. When a fleet is assigned as a strike fleet for the same region as a patrol fleet, the strike fleet will remain in port until the patrol fleet locates an enemy, and then it will automatically move to engage. The primary purpose of this system is to save fuel, and the game is designed to work this way.
2) For the UK in particular, the first line of detection comes from the land based radar towers. Some already exist to cover the English Channel at the start of the game, but these are far from sufficient. Building one in Aberdeenshire will provide critical coverage of the North Sea region. Additional beneficial locations include the Scottish Highlands and Northern Ireland regions. Upgrading to the 1938 level 2 radar towers is essential, in order, in the East Anglia, South-West England, and Aberdeenshire regions ASAP. Continue upgrading as needed to fill gaps in coverage.
3) Start naval bomber production. These will kill subs, not just surface ships. Base 100-200 in Sussex to conduct naval strikes over the English Channel.
4) At the start of the game, none of the British ship designs have sonar. Combined with the lack of spotter aircraft on their cruisers, this results in their patrol fleets being less than ideal for detecting subs. While the UK does start with the Sonar I module, consider researching Sonar II at the start of the game, before modifying any destroyer templates. Here are a couple:
| V/W+ Class: | Add a sonar module. No other changes. Both the V/W Class and the S Class destroyers can be upgraded to this. |
- Rename the E/F/G/H Class to the E/F Class. Historically the G and the H destroyers had sonar, while the E and the F did not.
- Research Improved Torpedo Launchers to unlock the Torpedo Launcher II module.
| G/H Class: * Start with the E/F Class. * Replace the Fire Control with Sonar II (to allow for the possibility of adding radar later). * Upgrade the torpedoes to Torpedo Launcher II. * If available, upgrade to Depth Charge II. ** If not, leave it as is, or optionally, change one torpedo launcher into a second Depth Charge I module. |
Achievements[edit]
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