The TANK ONLY challenge as the Soviets is pure pain in HOI4

I love tanks - but how GOOD are they? What if you used ONLY TANKS and NOTHING ELSE?

I've been on a HOI4 binge of using only the historical presets given by Paradox, alongside accurate, historical division organization. But this time, it's CHALLENGE TIME BABY!

This is part of my ongoing challenge series - every non-historical preset and division week, I do some kind of crazy, painful challenge for your amusement! This time, ITS TANKS BABEY

Video title: The TANK ONLY challenge as the Soviets is pure pain in HOI4

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[fedek]

Nothing that walks on two legs, you say?

*horse hoofing intensifies.*

[ianperry]

Want even more dozer blades? Make a support flame and slap a dozer blade, make a light tank and slap a dozer blade and a make it light tank recon! More dozer blades!

[killjoy]

I just got done with "the sacred war" as the soviets i thought it would be funny to have a 45 million man army and i looked up and realized it was the year 1966...😬

[LahtariFIN]

Remember that you can see exact casualties from battles by clicking on the paper icon next to "Soviet Front 1". Since all those 80 German divisions were all neatly trapped in a 1 tile pocket, the battle that took place there would have shown the casualties very accurately. No need to look at the entire war screen and make hazy guesses :)

[Saphintosh]

"One out of two get a tank, one without follows him. When the one with the tank gets killed, the one who is following picks up the tank and drive."

[Gymnastian]

Shout out to people suffering at paradox games gotta be one of my favorite genders

[Zigmmaaaaarrssss]

Ah yes, Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania - the three balkan countries

[itsuwu]

Technically SPAA are tanks. Even infantry is a tank on legs

[applepiepieapple]

Id suggest putting fuel tanks on your support armor, it gives a flat 500 extra fuel for your division

[fireironthesecond]

Just build a Interwar Light Tank with a machine gun as the main armament, no support weapons and the cheapest armour/engine/tracks. Then you’ll be fine

[commandercorl]

17:50 "Accidentally made the Courland pocket a year early, teehee 👉👈" -Aldra

[endzor]

13:12 u can put a check mark on auto update (the box for the check mark is a bit on the left from the army exp amount icon in the tank designer) thus, each time u research better radio/gun there will be a free design of the tank with upgraded radio/gun (u wasted 7 exp on radio 3, while ur doctrine costs 110 army exp so min maxing is crucial)

[efulmer]

19:00 That is why you want as high reliability as you can manage. It won't eliminate those losses, but it will reduce them significantly. Also, you should research Maintenance Company II as that unlocks a tank module for 30 xp that gives 10% reliability and -5% production cost which will help immensely with losses.

[spiced_rum]

man i didnt know i needed to see wojak stalin but there he was

[sulfie]

SPG Space marine Italy! Play Italy and rush the 'Self Propelled Guns' focus and ONLY use the SPG/TD/SPAA granted by that focus to augment your infantry!

[theworkshopwhisperer.]

Play as The railroad +1 I don't even know what this means but +1. Rail artillery only? Oh dear God is this toooo far?

[tomtimes]

He should have named the title

The TONK ONLY challenge as the Soviets is pure pain in HOI4

[Wormopera]

Honestly ussr seems like the best choice for a challenge like this, considering their industry

[batofwisdom]

You added a stabilizer to your light tank arty which has a massive breakthrough debuff, making it a complete waste.

[henryheinecke]

24:05 they have the endsieg mindset now