
Becoming a faction leader will bypass this, making the country major immediately. If a country is at war, this monthly check cannot result in the country losing its major status. Which countries should be major is evaluated every month. In a war, a faction will only surrender when all its participating major countries capitulate.Ī country is considered major by factory count: If a country has at least 35 factories and either is in the top 7 by factory count or has at least 70% as many factories as the top 7 has on average, it will be considered a major country.Īdditionally, countries which lead a faction are considered major regardless if they have enough factories or not. It’s popular to either shove a lot of Cavalry or use only three in a template, I myself recommend using 5 because it’s too expensive to put a lot of Cavalry in one division and it’s better to train less divisions that’re more effective.Countries in HOI4 are either major countries or minor countries. Military Police give a percentage bonus to suppressing rebellions.

They’ll make sure those pesky rebels and traitors sit tf down and stop messing with your occupation. The only Garrison units that I use are the Military Police. They have great defense and can be super useful for containing infantry in encirclement pockets. Good for going brr in areas that are flat biomes. Mechanized only divisions would be a better fit for cooperating with Tank Divisions.

I wouldn’t necessarily recommend using motorized only divisions, although they’re very fast they’re also very costly in fuel. Great division for pushing and defending any mountain region.Ī smaller paratrooper division useful for dropping behind enemy lines with the intent to encircle.Ī bigger paratrooper division useful for securing tiles behind enemy lines and actually being able to defend them.
#Best divisions hearts of iron 5 upgrade#
Good division to fight in mountain regions, once again, recommended you upgrade to 40 width. Recommended you only use marines to attack beaches, with a follow up of infantry or tanks to create your new line. This division is good for one thing really and that’s breaking through River lines.Ī good marine division for securing enemy coasts, recommended you upgrade to the 40 width asap.Ī great marine division for securing anything that touches the water. This is division is the one I use the least, not because it’s bad or anything, but because it’s the biggest situational division on this list. It’s armor and ability to encircle and break/defend lines is incredible. This is the tank division I use almost always when it comes to tanks. You can use more Light Tanks if you can’t get SPA (Self Propelled Artillery) but for that extra damage I highly recommend it. This is a light tank division that’s very quick compared to their medium cousins that can make encircling the enemy a breeze. I’d recommend throwing the Support Art or AT for that extra damage. Use this division for a country that has very high population like China or British Raj so you can focus on other production with your factories. You want to get off of this template and onto the 20 width as soon as possible, but don’t go straight for it if you can’t afford it.Ī division great for keeping near locations where enemy armor is. Will probably be used for most of the game.Ī division good for nations that have very low/non-existent manpower/industry. Requires a good amount of manpower/industry to maintain infantry. Highly recommended you upgrade this to the 40 Width.Ī great division to use for the rest of the game. They should serve you well whether it be holding your front line or seizing enemy land.Ī good starter division to use for lower manpower/industry. Infantry DivisionsĪll of these (excluding the Anti Tank Division) are your typical line infantry.

A few however are very situational and not used very often, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t know them for that situation!ĭisclaimer: These Divisions work in any version, so don’t worry about game version. Almost all of them work amazingly for any situation. These are some pretty good templates that I use every game.
