United States
The United States is one of the largest and richest countries in the globe in 1936 and the only major power outside of Europe and Asia. However, despite its immense wealth in resources and infrastructure assets, the USA is heavily restrained by its laws and national spirits at the start of the game. But should the U.S. remove these restrictions and build up its military might (and optionally get allies by creating or joining a faction), it can easily become a world superpower, similarly to its real-life counterpart.
Geography
The United States of America is a vast nation in central and north North America. Bordering to the north and east via Alaska is the Dominion of Canada, a British dominion, and the south borders Mexico. Just like these neighbours, the US has both Atlantic and Pacific coastlines, with Florida in the southeast of the nation just over Cuba, and the Aleutian Islands of Alaska in the northwest, very close to the USSR. Also in its territories is the Panama Canal, which is used to transit ships.
Events
- Main article: American events
National focus
- Main article: American national focus tree
The American national focus tree can be divided into 4 branches and 3 Sub-Branches:
- Continue the New Deal/ Reestablish the Gold Standard Branch
- This branch allows the United States to remove the effects of the Great Depression, increase research, change political leanings or increase production. The closer the focus is to the edge of the branch, the more
Communist or 
Fascist the focus is while the closer to the center, the more 
Democratic the focus.
- Suspend the Persecution Sub-branch
- The Communist sub-branch. It focuses on changing the political party to under threat of Civil War, allying with other Communist Factions and decolonizing the Pacific. It requires
Man the Guns.
- America First Sub-branch
- The Fascist sub-branch. It focuses on changing the political party to under threat of Civil War and gaining war goals against other American countries and all other major powers. It requires Man the Guns.
- The
- War Plans Division Branch
- This Branch mainly gives the the United States decisions that give attack and defense bonuses against certain countries.
- War Department Branch
- This Branch gives army and air technology research boosts
- Two Ocean Navy Act Sub-branch
- This Branch gives naval technology research boosts and production cost modifiers
Technology
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The USA starts in 1936 with four research slots, and can acquire two more slots from its national focuses - Scientist Haven and either American Institute of Sciences or Scientific Research & Development Office. Compared to the rest of the world's countries, the option to have a total of 6 slots is almost unique.
The democratic path of the national focus tree ends with Scientist Haven. This can either crop up halfway down the tree if Alf Landon is elected in 1936 or at the very end if Roosevelt remains. Conversely, the Scientific Research & Development Office comes up early in Roosevelt's side of the democratic tree, while American Institute of Sciences is at the end of Landon's side. The six slots give it a significant advantage in the late game to be able to research nuclear, jet and rocket technology and still maintain its research in other areas. Scientist Haven focus represents the scientists and engineers who escaped from the war in Europe and travelled to the USA to continue their work.
Further, as a democratic nation there is a decision to grant refuge to scientists from the 
German Reich and 
Italy, trading a minor hit to stability for a boost to research speed.
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Cosmetic names
The USA has several unique names and appearances for various technologies and equipment, listed here. Note that generic names are not listed.
| Type | 1918 | 1936 | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 |
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| Support Weapons | BAR & Stokes mortar | M1917 Browning MG & M2 60 mm mortar | M1919 Browning MG & M1 mortar | M1941 Johnson MG & M2 4.2 inch mortar | |||||
| Infantry Equipment | M1903 Springfield | M1 Garand | M1 Thompson | M2 Carbine | |||||
| Infantry Anti-Tank | M1 Bazooka | M20 recoilless rifle | |||||||
| Motorized | GMC CCKW | ||||||||
| Motorized Rocket Artillery | Xylophone | ||||||||
| Mechanized | M2 Half Track Car | M3 Half-Track | M5 Half-Track |
| Tech year | Amphibious |
Light (TD/SPG/AA) | Medium (TD/SPG/AA) | Modern (TD/SPG/AA) | Heavy (TD/SPG/AA) | Super-Heavy (TD/SPG/AA) |
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| 1918 | Great War Tank | |||||
| 1934 | M2 Light (M6 GMC / NA / NA) | T1 Heavy | ||||
| 1936 | M3 Stuart (T56 GMC / M8 HMC / T65 GMC) | |||||
| 1939 | M3 Lee (M10 Wolverine / (M7 Priest / NA) | |||||
| 1940 | LVT-1(A) | |||||
| 1941 | Chaffee (T48 GMC / M41 HMC / M19 GMC) | M4 Sherman (M18 Hellcat / M12 GMC / NA) | M6A1 | |||
| 1942 | Sherman DD | |||||
| 1943 | T20 M27 (M36 Jackson / M40 GMC / NA) | M26 Pershing (NA / T92 HMC / NA) | T95 | |||
| 1945 | M46 Patton (NA / NA / M42 Duster) |
| Tech year | Anti-Air | Artillery | Rocket Artillery | Anti-Tank |
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| 1934 | 75 mm Gun M1897 | |||
| 1936 | 37 mm Gun M1 | 37 mm Gun M3 | ||
| 1939 | 105 mm M101A1 | |||
| 1940 | 40 mm M1 | M8 | 57 mm Gun M1 | |
| 1942 | 155 mm M114 | |||
| 1943 | 90 mm Gun M3 | M16 | 3-inch Gun M5 |
| Type | 1922 | 1936 | 1940 | 1944 |
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| Destroyer | Clemson Class | Sims Class | Fletcher Class | Allen M Summer Class |
| Light Cruiser | Omaha Class | Brooklyn Class | Gleveland Class | Fargo Class |
| Heavy Cruiser | Pensacola Class | Wichita Class | Baltimore Class | Oregon City Class |
| Battlecruiser | Lexington Class | Alaska Class | ||
| Battleship | New York Class | North Carolina Class | Iowa Class | Illinois Class |
| Super-Heavy Battleship | Virginia Class | Montana Class | ||
| Carrier | Lexington Class | Ranger Class | Essex Class | Midway Class |
| Submarine | S Class | Porpoise Class | Tambor Class | Balao Class |
| Tech year | Close Air Support (Carrier) | Fighter (Carrier) | Naval Bomber (Carrier) | Heavy Fighter | Tactical Bomber | Strategic Bomber | Scout Plane |
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| 1933 | P-1 Hawk (FF "Fifi") | B-18 Bolo | |||||
| 1936 | A-17 (Northtop BT) | P-40 Warhawk (F3F) | PBY Catalina (TBD Devastator) | P-38 Lightning | B-23 Dragon | B-17 Flying Fortress | |
| 1940 | A-20 (SBD-2 Dauntless) | P-39 Airacobra (F4F Wildcat) | PBM Mariner (TBF-1C Avenger) | P-47 Thunderbolt | B-25 Mitchell | B-24 Liberator | |
| 1944 | A-26 (SB2C-1s Helldiver) | P-51 Mustang (F6F Hellcat) | PB4Y-2 Privateer (BTD Destroyer) | XP-58 Chain Lightning | XB-28 Dragon | B-29 Superfortress | |
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| 1945 | P-80 Shooting Star | NA | |||||
| 1950 | F-86 Sabre | XB-51 | B-45 Tornado I | ||||
Diplomacy
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The United States controls several islands in the Pacific such as Guam, Wake, and Midway to name a few. Puerto Rico, Alaska and Hawaii are treated as colony states at the start, However, the USA can take statehood decisions to grant them cores. The 
Philippines is a U.S. puppet.
Every country in North, Central, and South America is guaranteed by the USA under the Monroe Doctrine. This limits the USA in its diplomatic options: Guaranteeing one more country would cost the USA 550 political power.
The USA does not start as a member of a faction, although it can form the Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance through the focus "Hemisphere Defense" - what members are invited to the faction will depend on what ideology the US is when the focus is completed (it can range from only inviting Paraguay if the US is communist to inviting most of Central/South America if the US is Democratic). On historical, the US will join the Allies after Japan declares war on the Phillipines, largely due to Japan following said declaration with one on the Dutch East Indies and British Malaya.
If the US takes the focus "Unholy Alliance", and the Soviets accept them into the faction, the US is granted a decision that, when the USSR is at war, allows them to annex the USSR if the USSR ever gets a surrender threshold of 20% or lower as long as the US is in the ComIntern (the US needs to be communist if it wishes to join the ComIntern by clicking the "Join Faction" button, but it can take the focus even if it's democratic). Note that this decision does not core the USSR, it only occupies it (likely due to how overpowered said decision would be), although the US does not need to be in the same war as the USSR to take the decision, meaning that if one was to use the decision while the USSR, the nation that had been at war with the USSR would be forced to leave the territory that had previously belonged to the USSR.
Diplomatic rules
The rules are controlled by their ideology, the ideology of their faction and their national spirit(s). Due to The Great Depression and 
Undisturbed Isolation the U.S. requires a higher amount of world tension to join a faction. The latter also raises the world tension limit for other diplomatic actions.
| 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 | No | National spirit: Home of the Free |
| Can create Factions | Yes | National spirit: Home of the Free |
| Lowers World Tension with Guarantees | Yes | Democracy |
| Can puppet a country | No | Democracy |
| Can justify wargoals against a country that have not generated world tension | No | Democracy |
Politics
National spirits
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- Daily Political Power cost: +1.00
- Resource Gain Efficiency: -20%
- Recruitable Population Factor: -50%
- Consumer Goods Factories: +30%
- Join faction tension limit: +20%
- Ideology drift defense: +20%
Cannot join factions lead by another ideology
Can create factions
In the 1936 election, the USA can choose the party to lead it. Depending on the choice, another National Spirit can be added:
- If Democratic Party, New Deal
- Infrastructure construction speed: +20%
- Stability: +10%
- If Republican Party, there is no change to the national spirits, but:
- They gain the Industrial Concern Standard Oil of California, which gives Industrial Research Speed: +5% and Refining Research Speed: +15%
- The new leader of the USA becomes Alf Landon, who has the trait Staunch Constitutionalist - Ideology Drift Defense: +50%
With the Man the Guns expansion enabled, the United States starts with an additional national spirit:
- Carrier Max Cost: 9500
- Cruiser Max Cost: 5300
- Heavy Ship Max Cost: 10000
Ideology
USA starts 1936 as a democracy, with elections every four years. The ruling party is the Democratic Party led by Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
Elections are held every four years; in-game, this applies to 1936, 1940, and 1944. Each time, the player will be prompted to choose the outcome. FDR, as the incumbent, will run for the Democrats each time even if he has been unseated in a previous election. The Republicans run three candidates: Alf Landon in 1936, Wendell Willkie in 1940, and Thomas E. Dewey in 1944. Each grant different bonuses and the player can select them. Note that the Republican candidate will not change if they won the previous election, as they will be running as the incumbent. For example, if the player were to choose Alf Landon in 1936, they will not be able to choose Wendell Willkie in 1940. The USA has no national focus that allows it to change ideology unless Man the Guns is active. If the player wants to try to change the ideology then they should appoint political advisors either:
- Charles Coughlin, who is a Fascist Demagogue: Daily Fascism Support: +0.1
- Earl Browder, who is a Communist Revolutionary: Daily Communist Support: +0.1
Both cost 150 political power to appoint. Support for the fascist Silver Legion of America led by William Dudley Pelley, or for the communist Communist Party USA led by Earl Browder himself, will steadily increase. Because of the USA's national spirit Home of the Free, this will be slower than normal - Ideology Defense Drift: +20%. The result of this will be to convert the USA to a fascist or communist country. The party and leader of the country will change, and they will change the name and flag. Once this has happened, the diplomatic rules applied to fascist or communist countries apply to the USA. There will be no more elections.
Depending on how the player handles this - various events will pop up asking them how they would like to proceed - the player may end up in a civil war, against the forces of democracy. The more political support the player builds up, the more of the country they will control if that happens. At 33% support, the player will be asked if they would like to have a civil war and at 50% support, they can choose to switch governments to either fascist or communist, depending on which ideology is the most dominant.
Man the Guns introduces the Second American Civil War branch, which is pursued either by going down the "Suspend the Persecution" sub-branch or the "America First" sub-branch. Regardless of whichever branch is chosen, the same broad path begins as a timer starts ticking down to war - Industrialists begin moving factories to their preferred region (North or South), government arsenals are raided, tax income is withheld from the federal government, National Guard formations are mobilized and trained, until secession is declared. Shortly after this point, unless a specific focus is taken, the states of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Ohio declare "neutrality" in the war, becoming the "Neutral States of America". They will no longer be controlled by the player and will sell weapons and equipment to both sides while forming their own defence force and acting as a de facto independent faction. Once the Civil War ends, they will rejoin whichever side won.
Leaders
| Leader | Ideology | Party | In power (1936) | Popularity | Country name | Unique portrait? | Leader trait | |
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| Franklin Delano Roosevelt | Democracy/Liberalism |
Democratic Party | Yes | 99% | United States | Yes | Dislikes Germany: AI Modifier: +200 to antagonize Germany | |
| Harry S. Truman | Democracy/Liberalism |
Democratic Party | No, can come to power via event (Death of FDR event) | --- | United States | Yes | --- | |
| Alf Landon | Democracy/Conservatism |
Republican Party | No, can come to power via event (1936 Election event) | --- | United States | Yes | Staunch Constitutionalist: Drift Defence Factor +50% | |
| Wendell Wilkie | Democracy/Liberalism |
Republican Party | No, can come to power via event (1940 Election event) | --- | United States | Yes | Willkie's New Deal | |
| Thomas E. Dewey | Democracy/Conservatism |
Republican Party | No, can come to power via event (1944 Election event chain) | --- | United States | Yes | --- | |
| Douglas MacArthur | Democracy/Conservatism |
Republican Party | No, can come to power via event (1944 Election event chain) | --- | United States | Yes | --- | |
| Earl Browder | Communism/Marxism |
Communist Party USA | No, can come to power by coup | 1% | Communist States of America | Yes | --- | |
| Douglas MacArthur |  Non-Aligned/Loyalism |
Non-Aligned | No, can come to power via event (MacArthur offers for Government) | --- | Loyalists | Yes | American Caesar: Division Attack on core territory +10% Division Defense on core territory +10% Army Chief Cost -25% Air Chief Cost -25% Navy Chief Cost -25% High Command Cost -25% | |
| Wallis I | Non-Aligned/Despotism |
Non-Aligned | No, can come to power via British decision (Declare American Monarchy) | --- | United Kingdom of America (British Puppet), Loyalists (Independent) | Yes | Unpopular Monarch: Political Power Gain −30% Stability -20% Socialite Connections: Trade Laws Cost −25% Economy Cost −25% Industrial Output +10% Queen Wallis I, First of Her Name, by the Grace of God Queen of the Americas, Grand Admiral of the Royal American Navy, Duchess of Wallington, Duchess of Manhattan, Duchess of Long Island, Countess of Orange, Countess of O'ahu, Marquis of New Orleans, Baroness of Springfield, Baroness of Hollywood, Baroness of Central Park, Grand Socialite, Protector of Liberty, Northwest Vanguard of Alaska, Avenger of the Boston Tea Party, Terror of Washington D.C.: Daily Support for Unaligned +0.05 | |
| William Dudley Pelley | Fascism/Fascism |
Silver Legion of America | No, can come to power by coup or via event (William Dudley Pelley challenges Douglas MacArthur) | 0% | Free American Empire | Yes | --- | |
| Charles Lindbergh | Fascism/Fascism |
Silver Legion of America | No, can come to power via event (William Dudley Pelley challenges Douglas MacArthur) | 0% | Free American Empire | Yes | --- | |
| Adam Hilt | Fascism/Fascism |
Silver Legion of America | No, can come to power via event (William Dudley Pelley challenges Douglas MacArthur) | 0% | Free American Empire | Yes | Great Architect: Construction Speed +1% |
Staff and designers
These are choices of ministers and design companies for the United States.
| Advisor | Type | Effect | Cost( )
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| Earl Browder | Communist Revolutionary |
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150 |
| Harry White | Financial Expert |
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0 |
| Victor Perlo | Economist |
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0 |
| Whittaker Chambers | Editor |
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0 |
| Joseph Patterson | Editor |
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50 |
| William H. Regnery | Captain of Industry |
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50 |
| Charles Coughlin | Fascist Demagogue |
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150 |
| Joseph McCarthy | Anti-Communist Crusader |
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150 |
| Harold L. Ickes | Democratic Reformer |
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150 |
| John Winant | Compassionate Gentleman |
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150 |
| Robert Taft | Silent Workhorse |
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150 |
| Cordell Hull | Smooth-Talking Charmer |
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150 |
| Henry Morgenthau Jr. | Economic Reformer |
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150 |
| Henry Stimson | War Industrialist |
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150 |
| Donald Nelson | Armaments Organizer |
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150 |
| William J. Donovan | Illusive Gentleman |
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150 |
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| Marmon-Herrington | Mobile Tank Designer |
By selecting this Design Company it will permanently affect capabilities on all equipment researched while they are hired. |
150 |
| Chrysler | Medium Tank Designer |
By selecting this Design Company it will permanently affect capabilities on all equipment researched while they are hired. |
150 |
| Detroit Arsenal |
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150 | |
| Tank Destroyer Board |
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150 | |
| Army Ordnance Department | Heavy Tank Designer |
By selecting this Design Company it will permanently affect capabilities on all equipment researched while they are hired. |
150 |
| Designer | Type | Effect | Cost()
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| Norfolk Naval Yard | Coastal Defense Fleet Designer |
By selecting this Design Company it will permanently affect capabilities on all equipment researched while they are hired. |
150 |
| Electric Boat Company | Raiding Fleet Designer |
By selecting this Design Company it will permanently affect capabilities on all equipment researched while they are hired. |
150 |
| ฺBrooklyn Naval Yard | Atlantic Fleet Designer |
By selecting this Design Company it will permanently affect capabilities on all equipment researched while they are hired. |
150 |
| Newport News Shipbuilding | Pacific Fleet Designer |
By selecting this Design Company it will permanently affect capabilities on all equipment researched while they are hired. |
150 |
| Designer | Type | Effect | Cost()
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| North American Aviation | Light Aircraft Designer |
By selecting this Design Company it will permanently affect capabilities on all equipment researched while they are hired. |
150 |
| Lockheed | Medium Aircraft Designer |
By selecting this Design Company it will permanently affect capabilities on all equipment researched while they are hired. |
150 |
| Douglas Aircraft Company | CAS Designer |
By selecting this Design Company it will permanently affect capabilities on all equipment researched while they are hired. |
150 |
| Boeing | Heavy Aircraft Designer |
By selecting this Design Company it will permanently affect capabilities on all equipment researched while they are hired. |
150 |
| Grumman | Naval Aircraft Designer |
By selecting this Design Company it will permanently affect capabilities on all equipment researched while they are hired. |
150 |
| Designer | Type | Effect | Cost()
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| Springfield Armory | Infantry Equipment Designer |
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150 |
| Ford Motor Company | Motorized Equipment Designer |
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150 |
| Rock Island Arsenal | Artillery Designer |
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150 |
| Designer | Type | Effect | Cost()
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| Standard Oil of California | Refining Concern |
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150 |
| General Electric | Electronics Concern |
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150 |
| General Motors | Industrial Concern |
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150 |
| Designer | Type | Effect | Cost()
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| Omar Bradley | Superior Firepower Expert |
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250 |
| George S. Patton | Mobile Warfare Expert |
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250 |
| DeWitt Clinton Ramsey | Naval Theorist |
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150 |
| Marc Mitscher | Naval Aviation Pioneer |
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250 |
| Curtis LeMay | Victory Through Airpower |
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250 |
| Harold McClelland | Air Warfare Theorist |
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150 |
| Robert Oppenheimer | Nuclear Scientist |
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150 |
| Robert H. Goddard | Rocket Scientist |
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150 |
Economy
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Laws
1936
| Conscription Law | Economy Law | Trade Law |
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 Disarmed Nation
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 Undisturbed Isolation
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 Free Trade
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World tension limit (required for)1939
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 Volunteer Only
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 Isolation
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Free Trade
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Industry
 Year |
 Military Factories |
 Naval Dockyards |
 Civilian Factories |
 Fuel Silos |
| 1936 | 10 | 22 | 127 (-105) | 0 |
| 1939 | 11 | 24 | 136 (-51) | 1 |
Numbers in red indicate the number of civilian factories required to produce consumer goods, based on economy laws and the total number of military and civilian factories, rounded up.
The United States boasts, without a doubt, the largest construction capability of the major powers by 1936. However, due to the immense 80% consumer factory requirements by the country's national spirits, the U.S. only has 22 civilian factories available for construction. To fully exploit the U.S.'s economic potential, one has to go to war to enable the removal of The Great Depression modifier and to change the economic laws. Another undermining factor for the country's might is the low number of military factories, rendering its army very weak at the start.
Resources
Year |
 Oil |
 Aluminum |
 Rubber |
 Tungsten |
 Steel |
 Chromium |
| 1936 | 846 (-677) | 210 (-168) | 0 | 153 (-122) | 634 (-507) | 1 (-1) |
| 1939 | 1058 (-846) | 262 (-210) | 0 | 192 (-154) | 792 (-634) | 1 (-1) |
Numbers in red indicate how many resources are reserved for export due to trade laws.
When it comes to resources, the Americans live in abundance. They have more than enough of Oil and Aluminum, as well as sufficient Steel, and will profit greatly from their exports in the game. However, they lack Rubber and Chromium and so these must be imported. 10 Rubber can be added through a unique National Focus, and several prospecting Decisions are available to expand Aluminum, Tungsten and Steel production as Excavation technologies are researched.
One long-term strategic goal for the United States is to acquire Siamese rubber or Japanese chromium by controlling the respective provinces. Also, 634 steel looks like a lot, but when using only 20% of that under the Free trade law, the massive expansion of military production will lead to shortages by late 1939. Researching Resource gain efficiency can counteract this, but only to a certain point. The United States will either have to move away from free trade by around 1940 or use its massive reserve of civilian factories to trade for steel.
Military
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The United States military of 1936 boasts the second-largest navy in the world, behind only the Royal Navy, but an army and air force hampered by limited manpower and shortages of equipment.
Army
| Type | # 1936 | # 1939 | |
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Infantry | 35 | 37 |
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Cavalry | 1 | 1 |
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Light Tank | 0 | 1 |
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Marines | 0 | 2 |
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Total divisions | 36 | 41 |
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Manpower used | 345.10k | 374.70k |
- In 1936, 19 of the infantry divisions belong to the National Guard. These are composed of 12 infantry battalions whilst the regular army divisions are composed of 9 battalions. Four infantry divisions are forward-deployed to the Philippines, Alaska, Puerto Rico and the Panama Canal, with the garrison brigades stationed across several Pacific islands. The rest of the army is scattered throughout the continental United States. The
Superior Firepower doctrine has been pre-selected.
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| Dwight D. Eisenhower | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 |  Cautious  Armor Officer  Politically Connected  Organizer  Logistics Wizard  Offensive Doctrine
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| Douglas MacArthur | 4 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 |  Brilliant Strategist  Career Officer  Media Personality Politically Connected Offensive Doctrine
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| Division | Name list | Support companies | Combat battalions |
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 Infantry Division |
Infantry | Artillery, Engineer | 9x Infantry |
| National Guard Division |
Infantry | Artillery, Engineer | 12x Infantry |
| Garrison Brigade |
Garrison | Engineer | 3x Infantry |
 Cavalry Division |
Cavalry | Cavalry Recon, Engineer | 8x Cavalry |
 Mechanized Cavalry^ |
Cavalry | Motorized Recon, Engineer | 2x Light Tank |
 Marine Brigade |
Marine | Engineer | 4x Marines |
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Carrier | 3 | 5 |
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Battleship | 15 | 15 |
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Heavy cruiser | 15 | 18 |
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Light cruiser | 12 | 20 |
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Destroyer | 113 | 148 |
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Submarine | 71 | 96 |
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Total ships | 229 | 302 |
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Manpower used | 139.05k | 175.70k |
- In Man the Guns, the U.S. Navy in 1936 is one of the strongest navies in the game, beginning the 1936 scenario with a total of 229 vessels, emphasizing submarines over heavier ships. The US can build all Tier I vessels and produce Tier II vessels of all classes save Heavy Ships (Battleships, Battlecruisers). However, much of this starting potential is hobbled by the London Naval Treaty, which disables a number of the more recent designs without first generating, then expanding Naval Experience to remove modules. As of 1936 US naval yards are producing two New Orleans-class heavy cruisers, one Wichita-class heavy cruiser, two Yorktown-class carriers, 13 Farragut-class destroyers and one Porpoise-class submarine. The default Naval doctrine is set to Base Strike.
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| Ernest King | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | Career Officer  Aviation Enthusiast  Caustic Personality  Blockade Runner  Superior Tactician
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| Chester W. Nimitz | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 |  Gentlemanly  Naval Lineage Superior Tactician  Spotter  Blue Water Expert
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| William Halsey, Jr. | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 |  Bold Aviation Enthusiast Superior Tactician Spotter
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| Raymond A. Spruance | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | Gentlemanly Career Officer Superior Tactician
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| Arleigh Burke | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |  Old Guard Bold  Fleet Protector Superior Tactician
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| Frank Jack Fletcher | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |  Gunnery Expert Superior Tactician Spotter
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| Harold Rainsford Stark | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |  Cuts Corners Blockade Runner Spotter
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| Charles M. Cooke, Jr. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Career Officer
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| CV | Wasp^ | 1936 Carrier | Carrier I | 1 | 3x Hangar Space, Anti-Air I, Secondary Battery II | |||
| CV | Yorktown | 1936 Carrier | Carrier II | 2 | 2 | 3x Hangar Space, Anti-Air I, Secondary Battery II | ||
| CV | Ranger* | 1936 Carrier | Carrier I | 1 | 1 | 3x Hangar Space, Anti-Air I | ||
| CV | Lexington* | Converted Battleship | Heavy I | 2 | 2 | 3x Hangar Space, Anti-Air I, Secondary Battery I | ||
| BB | North Carolina^ | 1940 Heavy Ship | Heavy II | 2x Heavy Battery III, Anti-Air I, 2x Dual-Purpose Secondary Battery, Battleship Armor II, Floatplane Catapult I | ||||
| BB | Colorado | Early Heavy Ship | Heavy I | 3 | 3 | 2x Heavy Battery II, 2x Anti-Air I, 2x Secondary Battery I, Battleship Armor II, Floatplane Catapult I | ||
| BB | Pennsylvania* | Early Heavy Ship | Heavy I | 9 | 9 | 2x Heavy Battery I, 2x Anti-Air I, 2x Secondary Battery I, Battleship Armor II, Floatplane Catapult I | ||
| BB | New York* | Early Heavy Ship | Heavy I | 3 | 3 | 2x Heavy Battery I, Anti-Air I, 2x Secondary Battery I, Battleship Armor I, Floatplane Catapult I | ||
| CA | Wichita | 1936 Cruiser | Cruiser II | 1 | 1 | 2x Heavy Cruiser Battery II, 2x Anti-Air I, Cruiser Armor III, Floatplane Catapult I | ||
| CA | New Orleans | 1936 Cruiser | Cruiser I | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2x Heavy Cruiser Battery II, 2x Anti-Air I, Secondary Battery I, Cruiser Armor II, Floatplane Catapult I | |
| CA | Portland* | 1936 Cruiser | Cruiser I | 2 | 2 | 2x Heavy Cruiser Battery I, Anti-Air I, Secondary Battery I, Cruiser Armor II, Floatplane Catapult I | ||
| CA | Pensacola* | Early Cruiser | Cruiser I | 8 | 8 | 2x Heavy Cruiser Battery I, Anti-Air I, Secondary Battery I, Cruiser Armor I, Floatplane Catapult I | ||
| CL | Brooklyn | 1936 Cruiser | Cruiser II | 8 | 1 | 3x Light Cruiser Battery II, 2x Anti-Air I, Secondary Battery I, Cruiser Armor III, Floatplane Catapult I | ||
| CL | Oglala | Early Cruiser | Cruiser I | 2 | 2 | Light Cruiser Battery I, Anti-Air I, Minelaying Rails | ||
| CL | Omaha* | Early Cruiser | Cruiser I | 10 | 10 | 2x Light Cruiser Battery I, Anti-Air I, Cruiser Armor I | ||
| DD | Benson & Gleaves^ | 1940 Destroyer | Light II | Anti-Air I, Dual-Purpose Secondary Battery, Depth Charge I, 2x Torpedo Launcher II, Sonar II | ||||
| DD | Sims^ | 1936 Destroyer | Light II | 28 | 7 | Anti-Air I, Dual-Purpose Secondary Battery, Depth Charge I, 2x Torpedo Launcher I, Sonar I | ||
| DD | Farragut | Early Destroyer | Light II | 8 | 13 | 32 | Light Battery II, Anti-Air I, 2x Torpedo Launcher I, Depth Charge I, Sonar I | |
| DD | Clemson* | Early Destroyer | Light I | 105 | 88 | Light Battery I, Anti-Air I, 2x Torpedo Launcher I, Depth Charge I | ||
| SS | Salmon^ | 1936 Submarine | Submarine II | 12 | 4 | 2x Torpedo Tubes II | ||
| SS | Porpoise | 1936 Submarine | Submarine II | 3 | 10 | Torpedo Tubes I | ||
| SS | Barracuda* | 1936 Submarine | Submarine I | 9 | 9 | Torpedo Tubes I | ||
| SS | S* | Early Submarine | Submarine I | 59 | 65 | Torpedo Tubes I | ||
| * marks a variant as "outdated".
^ marks a variant that is only available in the 1939 start. Ship type terminology:
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- Without Man the Guns
- The U.S. Navy is one of the strongest in the game. It starts in 1936 with a total of 235 ships, the same amount as the UK but with a heavier emphasis on submarines, and slightly fewer capital ships. The United States can build all Tier I vessels and is also able to produce the Tier II Ranger-class aircraft carriers, Brooklyn-class light cruisers and Porpoise-class submarines. At the start date of 1936, their naval yards are building a Portland-class heavy cruiser, a Porpoise-class submarine and 13 Farragut-class destroyers. The Base Strike doctrine has been pre-selected.
Ship classes of the United States Navy (no )
Type Class Amount In Production Tech CV Yorktown Class 0 0 Carrier II (Upgraded variant, +1 all parameters) CV Ranger Class 1 0 Carrier II CV Lexington Class 2 0 Carrier I BB Colorado Class 3 0 Battleship I (Upgraded variant, +4 guns, +3 all other parameters) BB New Mexico Class 5 0 Battleship I (Upgraded variant, +2 all parameters) BB Pennsylvania Class 4 0 Battleship I (Upgraded variant, +1 all parameters) BB New York Class 3 0 Battleship I BC Lexington Class 0 0 Battlecruiser I CA Portland Class 7 1 Heavy Cruiser I (Upgraded variant, +2 all parameters) CA Pensacola Class 8 0 Heavy Cruiser I CL Brooklyn Class 0 0 Light Cruiser II CL Omaha Class 10 0 Light Cruiser I DD Farragut Class 8 13 Destroyer I (Upgraded variant, +3 all parameters) DD Clemson Class 107 0 Destroyer I* SS Porpoise Class 9 1 Submarine II SS Barracuda Class 3 0 Submarine I (Upgraded variant, +2 all parameters) SS S Class 65 0 Submarine I Convoy 400 0
Air Force
| Type | # 1936 | # 1939 | |
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Close air support | 168 | 261 |
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Fighter | 452 | 278 |
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Naval bomber | 144 | 260 |
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Heavy fighter | 0 | 168 |
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Tactical bomber | 204 | 204 |
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Strategic bomber | 0 | 72 |
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Total planes | 968 | 1243 |
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Manpower used | 23.44k | 36.62k |
- As of Man the Guns, the air force in 1936 consists of 968 aircraft, including 384 Curtiss P-1 Hawk fighters, 96 Northrop A-17 CAS aircraft, 108 PBY Catalina naval bombers and 204 Douglas B-18 Bolo tactical bombers. The carriers operate 68 Grumman FF 'Fifi' fighters, 72 Northrop BT CAS aircraft and 68 Douglas TBD Devastator naval bombers. The fighters and tactical bombers are of an inter-war design. There is an ongoing production line for the 'Fifi'.
Military Command Staff
| Candidate | Type | Effects + requirements | Cost ()
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|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas MacArthur | Army Morale (Expert) |
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150 |
| George Marshall | Army Drill (Expert) |
|
150 |
| Dwight D. Eisenhower | Army Offense (Expert) |
|
150 |
| Walter Krueger | Army Planning (Expert) |
|
150 |
| Candidate | Type | Effects + requirements | Cost ()
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|---|---|---|---|
| Ernest King | Naval Reformer (Expert) |
|
150 |
| Chester W. Nimitz | Commerce Raiding (Expert) |
|
150 |
| William Halsey Jr. | Naval Aviation (Expert) |
|
150 |
| Candidate | Type | Effects + requirements | Cost ()
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Arnold | Air Reformer (Genius) |
|
150 |
| Carl Spaatz | Night Operations (Expert) |
|
150 |
| George Kenney | Air Safety (Expert) |
|
150 |
| Charles Lindbergh | Pilot Training (Genius) |
|
50 |
| Candidate | Type | Effects + requirements | Cost ()
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Courtney Hodges | Commando (Expert) |
|
150 |
| Joseph Stilwell | Army Logistics (Expert) |
|
150 |
| Mark W. Clark | Infantry (Expert) |
|
150 |
| Jimmy Doolittle | Strategic Bombing (Expert) |
|
150 |
| John K. Cannon | Close Air Support (Expert) |
|
150 |
| Claire Lee Chennault | Tactical Bombing (Expert) |
|
150 |
| Raymond Spruance | Naval Air Defense (Expert) |
|
150 |
| Frank Jack Fletcher | Carriers (Expert) |
|
150 |
| Thomas C. Kinkaid | Amphibious Assault (Expert) |
|
150 |
Strategies and Guides
Waking the Giant
United States has riches in resources that are the envy of any nation. However, it must find a way to get past crippling economic limitations caused by The Great Depression which result in shortages in manpower, reduces political power and limits production. They also start with only 10 Military factories so building land forces will be slow. Patience will be needed to overcome those obstacles. To overcome the effects of the great depression, as early as possible go down the WPA line in the national focuses list. Please note that passing each stage, starting with Agricultural Adjustment Act, there is a 230 day wait period to pass the next stage. That means that you can pass three other national focuses and then will have to wait 20 days for the next stage to be available. It's worth the delay even though you are not continually running a national focus.
The production limitations do affect naval construction. Early construction should be a mixture 
Infrastructure along with civilian factories for the first two years. Repeat this cycle until the production issues can be solved and to grow your economy. The player will need to trade for Rubber and Chromium to start building battleships and carriers. Players may wish to cease submarine production as their fleet is quite extensive at the start of the game. Early research should also include Destroyer II while relegating existing Destroyers and light cruisers to small fleets, perhaps 1 CL to 15 DD, to serve as flotillas for 
Convoy Escort in safer zones. The older DDs will not be able to last long as screens against the Japanese Fleets. In the Atlantic the older Destroyers may also be used as screens as combat with other fleets will be less likely. Build two main fleets in the Atlantic around battleship/heavy cruiser units and another around USS Ranger. These fleets do not need to be as large as the fleets in the Pacific. Do not include Submarines in these fleets. In the Pacific, three main fleets should centre on the Asiatic Fleet in the Philippines, a Hawaiian Fleet and one on the West Coast. Assign your best Admirals to those fleets, especially the Philippines. The goal is to make carrier groups of 2 CV, 3 BB, 4 CA, 4 CL and 15 DD. Try to avoid building larger fleets than that or you will not be able to guard enough areas, South China/Philippines/Bismarck Seas plus enough to move onto new areas in an island-hopping campaign. By the time the war starts you may have four or more of these fleets created. It should be more than sufficient especially if you have a mixture of level 2 ships in your Task Forces. A second reserve fleet may be needed in the Philippines to combat losses of ships and swell the ranks of the Asiatic Fleet.
Do not try to train troops until sufficient equipment is produced.
Preparation in the Pacific
When able, begin building air bases in the Pacific to ward off naval invasions. 115 each of strategic bombers and heavy fighters should do. Suggested locations would be Midway, Attu Island and Guam. Radar stations and coastal defences should be constructed as well. 
Japan will especially attempt to take Guam but the naval bombers and defences should keep them at bay. Keeping a naval presence there is not suggested until the player plans to invade as Japan has their own significant air presence there.
While at peace it is a good strategy to occasionally send naval units to scout the Japanese islands to see which they are defending. If a single commander is chosen for all the defence brigades in the Pacific then extra units will be able to take those islands to save on the amount of time needed to take control in the Pacific. Wake Island and Palmyra make good staging areas for those invasions. A small amphibious force of say 9 divisions should be created to take the defended islands when war comes. Splitting them into small groups allows for faster planning and multiple assaults. It should only be necessary to leave a garrison on islands with an airbase or urban area.
The Philippines is the lynchpin of the Pacific. A buildup of coast defences near ports, radar, anti-air, and a large buildup of strategic bombers and heavy fighters are needed to guard the South China and Philippine Seas against naval incursion. This will also have the added effect of bringing the Philippines to direct autonomy. Keep in mind the Philippines will be generating units for its defence which will stop when annexed, although annexation will allow the player to build radar stations.
Once the war begins Japan will have their own formidable air presence in both the Philippine and South China Seas. Stay in port unless necessary. The problem in the Philippine Sea can be taken care of by taking the island of Peleliu to the southeast. Be careful when launching a naval assault from Manila as it will not show the route going through the South China Sea. If that portion of the trip is not defended an entire convoy of troops could be lost. Try to protect these convoys with 2x the number of DD than the number of divisions. It is also necessary to move newly-trained divisions to defend the Philippines.
It is also recommended to use your carrier and naval forces to help defend one's land. More divisions will have to be based, too. Note that this may NOT ward off formidable invasions.
Avoiding the Pacific War
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Available only with the Together for Victory DLC enabled. |
As of the 1.7 Hydra patch (it is not clear whether this is achievable in an earlier patch), the player can avoid going to war with Japan entirely if one so wishes.
The usual war between the U.S. and Japan begins with the Japanese Focus Secure the Philippines, upon the completion of which Japan gets a war goal against the Philippines. The player can reduce the autonomy of the Philippines beforehand by building factories and/or sending lend-lease, and later annex them using the puppet system. This can be done much earlier than the aforementioned Japanese Focus under historical AI, given the industrial capacity that the U.S. possesses. This way, Japan will get a war goal against the non-existent Philippines and therefore cannot declare war, thus allowing the U.S to focus entirely on the war in Europe.
It should also be noticed that this strategy does not stop Japan from declaring a war against the Allies(namely, it gets war goals against 
Dutch East Indies and 
British Malaya through the focus Strike on the Southern Resource Area), which the U.S. is usually a member of. However, The player can simply stay out of this war by refusing any call to arms.
Turning the US Red
While the US's democratic path is powerful, due to it's slow start usually requiring the player to, at the earliest, wait until the Panay Incident, the player can get to war much faster if it opts to abandon Democracy and embrace an alternate idea - in this case, Communism. Siding with Stalin and/or Mao is far more interesting of a game, and in the case of Mao, can hilariously derail the Sino-Japanese war by forcing the nationalists and Japanese to adjust to a third faction entering if one takes "Secure China".
First, one should do only industrial/electronics research up until after the Second American Civil war - while some military research every now and then is fine, what you research will be shared by the rebels (researching Fighter 1s is fine, but stick mostly to industrial and electronics research). Second, do not build any factories in the 13 states that will form the Confederacy - the states in question were the same ones that revolted in the original American Civil War (the Carolinas, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, Virginia, Arkansas, and Tennessee); while building a few factories there is fine for the missions to get congressional support for the focuses that require it, focus the majority of your development in the North. The biggest threat to you in this war is not the Confederacy, but rather, the threat of running out of oil - train 10 cavalry units, station 5 near Texas, and 5 near Virginia - the former will be used to rush the victory points near Texas (securing the oil supplies) and the latter to rush the capitol (which has a very good chance of being Richmond). In addition to these 10 cavalry units, divide up your starting army into 1 group of 24 units (station these along the border from the coast, along the Maryland-Virginia border, to the end of Tennessee on the same line), and 1 group of 12 units (station these along the Texas border).
For focuses, Rush the Agricultural Adjustment Act, hire the silent workhorse (you can ditch him later, but for now, we need Political Power) then take Suspend the Persecution and Reach out to the Wares Group. Hire Earl Browder to begin flipping to communism. While there are two branches that can lead to the US going to the inevitable Second American Civil War, you will have to take Union Representation Act to re-admit the Confederate States to the Union anyways, so go down that path. When you get the event about protests, don't back down - if you have been doing Small Lobbying Effort as soon as it's available, you'll be able to afford the hit in Congressional support. Afterwards, rush Guarantee the American Dream - this will prevent the Midwest from forming a neutral block of states. Afterwards, take Worker Management Act to get rid of what's left of the Great Depression debuff. Save up at least 150 political power - thanks to the civil war, you'll be able to get rid of Undisturbed Isolation (if you flip to Communism during or shortly before the civil war, you could even go to War Economy) - if you take Selective Service Act, you can also go from Disarmed Nation to Limited Conscription (if you don't wish to take that focus, just save up 450 political power). Additionally, while you'll have removed the economic debuffs by the time you complete Re-Integration, you can still take Federal Housing Act for additional building slots if you haven't flipped to communism (you'll be able to bypass Fair Labor Standards Act thanks to the focuses you can access after Union Representation Act).
When the war kicks off, change your economic laws (and recruitment laws if you wish), then start pushing downwards - during the war, every time you capture a state's victory points, you'll gain 2 divisions. Either incorporate them or use them in your existing forces; just keep on pushing. Eventually, you should be able to capitulate the Confederates - annex everything. Re-integrate all the states as soon as you can, and flip to communism through "Democratic Socialism". Decide if you want to Secure China or join the USSR - if you choose the former, either wait until Communist China forms it's own faction, or instead, take the focus "Hemisphere Defense" to form your own faction and then take "Secure China" - unless you begin flipping other countries in South America communist, the only other members you'll have are the Phillipines and Paraguay , although since you won't have anyone else guaranteeing them, you could also just declare and puppet all other nations (you can also boost ideology if you wish). If one opts to join the USSR, take the focus "Unholy Alliance" - while the USSR will accept your request to join the ComIntern without the focus, if you take the focus, you'll be able to Join the Unions, which will annex them if they are more than 80% of the way to capitulation (even if not in the war - and if you join the unions but aren't in the war, whoever was close to capitulating the USSR will be pushed back to their starting borders; this can make it hilarious against the Axis).
While you can liberate the Phillipines through a focus, one should hold off until the Phillipines flips to communism - do this through the "Socialist Education" decision. After they flip, go ahead and liberate them.
By this time, you should have gotten the Panay Incident if you haven't already - while the historic thing would be to demand compensation, as we're already derailing history, instead use it to gain a war goal. Use either the Phillipines (if you decided to Secure China) or Vladivostok (if you decided to join the ComIntern) to naval invade mainland Japan. Because Japan is likely still involved in China, they won't have many forces in the Home Islands. You can capitulate the Japanese and puppet them to have two of the most powerful navies at your control. Feel free to give Communist China Manchukuo to prepare them for their inevitable war with Nationalist China. With the threat in the Pacific dealt with, you can now focus on spreading the word of Marx in the European theater.
If you're playing single player and wish to go for Georgia on my Mind, take Unholy Alliance, and wait for the Germans to come close to capitulating the Soviets, but don't join the war - when the decision is available, Join the Unions; as you're not at war with Germany, you'll force them back to their borders. Then, take Monroe Doctrine and take the decision to ask for the British territories - if they agree, congrats, you get the achievement! If not, station your fleet in the Baltic Sea and your troops in West Russia, and use the war goal to declare on the British and ask the Germans for Military Access - as you're at peace when this happens and are fighting a common enemy, you'll get it. Stage naval invasions from Wilhelmshaven to Hull or Newcastle, and the British should go down quickly. As you only really need South Georgia, odds are that you should be able to take the island (which the Germans will likely not take unless they can't take anything else).
If you wish to use this to go for the Arsenal of Democracy achievement, you must flip back to Democracy, but you don't have to worry about that - the US's Democratic Advisor, Harold L. Ickes, can be hired at any point, so after you get ahold of the required number of Military Factories (if you can join the Unions and annex Japan, you should have more than enough or at the very least, enough building spots to do so; alternatively if you manage to annex the 4 Major European Powers in a peace deal, you should have more than enough), hire Ickes and flip back to Democracy. Note that while the US can flip through having a high enough ideology, they can only do so in the regularly scheduled elections, meaning that if you don't have enough support by 1944, you'll have to wait until you get to 1948 to flip (as such, fire Earl Browder once you flip to communism).
Achievements
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