He must go (this choice is the easiest as Khrushchev is pretty irrelevant). Khrushchev dabbled with Trotskyism in the past.Here is the three choices I recommend choosing during the Great Purge: Once the purge is completed, you will suffer some penalties such as longer research time, due to purged officers, but once that runs out you can capitalise on the military might of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. Unfortunately whilst playing as the Soviet Union in Hearts of Iron IV, you have to deal with Stalin’s Great Purge. I will explain what you should do during the ‘Great Purge’ below. In addition, it is very important to note that you cannot leave the ‘Great Purge’ to late, or else it will ignite a civil war, which allows you to bring Leon Trotsky back, which I will try and explain in a future guide. Overall, if you follow this procedure for your national focuses and political power spending, you cannot go wrong you build up a formidable industry and have a modern army by the time the Axis invade you. Konstantin Rokossovsky (do the rest of the military staff after the Great Purge).War Economy (as soon as you can as world tension needs to be at a certain level).I will not list every single one, but the ones I feel you should go for first. The following recommendations are based on my military tactics, which you can find a little bit further in the guide. Moreover, here is a list of how you should spend your political power, on advisors and laws etc. In terms of the order you should do your national focus tree, here is what I have found works best for me. Although, you miss out on 15% national unity, the ability to research technology quicker will give you a significant advantage over your foes. You must focus on the construction of civilian factories before military factories to ensure your construction speeds of other buildings are speedy.Īs previously stated, I highly recommend that you go down the ‘ Positive Heroism‘ side of the national focus tree, as you get access to Konstantin Rokossovsky, and lesser research times.You must rival the German Luftwaffe (air force) to ensure you have air superiority, which is important no matter what land doctrine you go down.
With this, you may be wondering what the guide is actually about? Well, the tips will provide you with the basic knowledge as to how the Soviet Union works, and some strategies that I have found effective, which you can attempt to apply during your games. However, I use a somewhat different tactic to a lot of players, so the advice I provide may not be your cup of tea, but I have found it gets effective results, particularly against the Axis forces. With the potential for massive industrial expansion, and perpetual manpower, the following tips should help you to make the Soviet Union an unstoppable force. Novelties aside, the Soviet Union is one of the most entertaining nations to play as in Hearts of Iron IV.