法国

法国

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首都：

巴黎

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政府类型：

民主主义，社会民主党

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阵营：

无(1936)， 同盟国(1939)

France is a major power in 1936, one of the winners of the Great War, and in control of a globe-spanning empire. Their heartland in Europe is rich; almost half of Africa is under their control, and they have colonies in Indochina, Syria and Guyana, not to mention direct control of islands in all the oceans of the world. However, their government is divided, with Communist influences threatening to weaken it further.

The memory of the Great War is also very much alive, and the people of France are reluctant to fight another major war in Europe. Should an aggressive adversary like Germany threaten its heartland, France is unlikely to be willing to sustain defensive efforts that could see the entire country devastated. On top of that, the French military leadership is made up of old guards who are inexperienced with modern warfare and dangerously complacent regarding the intentions of their enemies.

That being said, if a player takes control of France and is able to iron out all of the country's internal problems and strengthen the military-industrial complex enough before war breaks out, they are in a good position to repulse and defeat both Germany and Italy and annex both countries, thus ending those threats for good.

If played correctly, the Second World War (and any other conflicts before 1948) could very well see France reborn and reshaped and emerge from the crucible of war as the far bigger and stronger 欧洲联盟. If allied with the 联合王国 (which can annex all of its dominions and even the 美利坚合众国 to form the Imperial Federation), these two titans can easily become the dominant superpowers of the post-war world order.

Geography

France is located in Western Europe. It consists of mainland France and the island of Corsica. France also controls a large number of overseas territories and colonies including, Algeria, Syria, Madagascar, and resource-rich Indochina. France is dominated by flat, arable land in the Northwest and forest and highland in the center. France borders 比利时 to the north, with the Ardenne forest making natural bulwark. To the Northeast in the region of Alsace-Lorraine lies the small Vosges mountain range and the huge river Rhine, which makes up the natural border with 德意志国. To the south lies the Pyrenees mountains which separate France from 西班牙. To the east lies 瑞士 and 意大利 lies to the Southeast separated by the huge Alps mountain range. Significant rivers include the river Rhine between France and 德意志国, Le Rhône to the southeast, La Seine to the northwest, La Loire which runs through the center, and La Garonne which runs in the southwest.

France both borders the Mediterranean Sea to the south, the English channel to the Northwest and the Bay of Biscay to the west.

Historical background

法国, along with the 联合王国, guaranteed the independence of 波兰 prior to its invasion by 德意志国. Feeling secured by the Maginot Line in the Eastern provinces of Alsace-Lorraine, France declared war against Germany with the United Kingdom in 1939 after Germany's invasion of Poland. However, around a year later, in 1940, when actual combat ensued between all three powers, the Allied armies were defeated in just six weeks during the Battle of France against Germany and 意大利, in contrast to the years-long campaign expectation by both sides. Thinking their chances poor regardless, Germany gambled on a decisive victory by sending Panzer divisions through 卢森堡 and the Ardennes' forested hills, terrain which the French supreme commander Gamelin thought unable to sustain tank movements. The Panzers then drove—without waiting for infantry to secure their supply lines—through France to the English Channel, surrounding the bulk of the Allied forces which had been sent to 比利时's border with Germany aiming to deny them room for mobile warfare and overconfident that their main thrust would be through Belgium as in WWI's Schlieffen Plan.

Threatened with annihilation, the British evacuated their expeditionary forces and what Allied units they could until Dunkirk fell. Soon thereafter, the french front collapsed and Germany begun an offensive southwards capturing Paris completely unopposed on the 14th of June and occupying the northern half of France (with the frontline going from Bordeaux to Grenoble) by the 24th of June. The French military completely disintegrated and the French government agreed to an armistice on the 25th of June—effectively surrendering the whole country—in a defeat which caused great astonishment to the rest of the world, as up until that point, France was a leading world power (both economically and militarily) that only 20 years earlier had won the Great War.

After the crushing and humiliating defeat, Germany and Italy annexed territories of eastern France (equivalent to the states of Alsace-Lorraine, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Savoy, Nice and Corsica in-game) while the rest of metropolitan France was placed under the jurisdiction of 维希法国, a German client state led by Marshal Philippe Pétain with its de facto capital in the french town of Vichy. France's colonial empire on the other hand, was either occupied by the United Kingdom and the Free French forces under general Charles de Gaulle or conquered by the Axis powers (Primarily Italy and Japan).

Events

主条目：French events

National focus

French national focus tree.

主条目：French national focus tree

法国, as one of the seven major powers, got a unique national focus tree.

法国国家国策树可分为5条主线和7个分支：

法郎贬值线

这条线能够投资发展法国本土和海外殖民地的工业，并获得两个科研槽。

开始重整军备线

法国国策树的陆军军事线，选择重视防御或进攻。重视防御侧给予陆军生产与科技或堡垒建造的加成，而重视进攻侧给予机动部队或空军加成。无论何种路线最终皆可触发陆军改革国策，消除开局时 世界大战的胜利者的民族精神。

成立人民阵线/复兴国民联盟线

这条线两侧都可以发展法国工业，左线人民阵线给予一些工厂，最终完全移除低效的经济并走向 共产主义。右线国民联盟提高建设速度，改变政党支持率并走向 法西斯主义或 君主制分支。但两者都能走向 民主主义的历史路线，解锁介入 西班牙内战的决议，处理殖民地区和本土的人力，或组建基于殖民帝国的法兰西联邦。

• 任命共产主义部长分支

这一分支能够让法国走向 共产主义，获得人力和政治点数。和解侧提供稳定度和政治点数，导向一个与邻近地区和巴尔干地区 共产主义及 民主主义国家的反法西斯联盟路线，获得人力加成。向着极限革命侧增加战争支持率并触发一场内战，导向忠于事业路线，提供一系列针对 联合王国、 西班牙、 德意志国和 意大利的间谍活动并给予针对上述国家的战争目标。两侧均可以导向忠于莫斯科路线，使法国得以加入共产国际。反法西斯联盟和忠于莫斯科两条路线最终都可以触发一项国策，获得针对所有相邻 法西斯主义国家的战争目标。

• 左派言论分支

当 抵抗运动DLC未启用时可用，使法国走向 共产主义。

• 布鲁姆-维奥莱特提案分支

这一分支允许法国核心化阿尔及利亚，获得非核心人力加成，并选择改良或消除 充分就业的民族精神。法兰西联邦国策基于各殖民地的选择，会允许法国吞并进而核心化殖民地或增加抵抗度。

• 重审外交政策分支

这一分支允许法国选择与 捷克斯洛伐克、 南斯拉夫、 罗马尼亚王国和 波兰成立小协约国，在 芬兰陷入战争时保护他们，加入同盟国，或是与 联合王国和 意大利成立斯特雷萨阵线。

• 利用联盟分支

这一分支允许法国转为 法西斯主义获得多国领土宣称并结盟其他欧洲国家。拉丁协约路线允许法国与 西班牙、 葡萄牙结盟，通过给予法属索马里兰与 意大利结盟，获得 希腊王国的宣称和针对 德意志国、 比利时和 荷兰的战争目标。向着新欧洲前进允许法国加入轴心国，获得针对 比利时和 加拿大的战争目标。两条路线均可以导向提供针对中东地区领土宣称和附庸要求的国策。

• 朗布里埃会议分支

这一分支将从奥尔良公爵（奥尔良派）、波旁（正统派）或波拿巴（波拿巴主义者）中选择一支复辟法兰西君主制。奥尔良派给予针对 德意志国和 意大利的战争目标。正统派将选择合并 西班牙或与之结盟。波拿巴派给予针对 联合王国、 比利时、 荷兰、 德意志国及 苏维埃联盟的战争目标，并提供能够将 德意志国肢解为7-9个小国的国策。

• 右翼言论分支

当 抵抗运动DLC未启用时可用，使法国走向 法西斯主义.

重整海军军备线

海军线，提供大量海军经验和科研加成

重视空军线

空军线，提供大量空军经验和科研加成

Technology

France starts with very good tanks, having unlocked 2 levels of the light tanks tree. This is offset by a major penalty to doctrine research, making it extremely time-consuming to develop proper doctrines.

Army Technology	Naval Technology	Air Technology	Electronics & Industry
MAS-36 (Infantry Eq. I) Citroen U23 (Motorized) S15 (Armored Car I) Mountain Infantry I Engineering Company I Recon Company I FCM 36 (Light Tank II) Canon de 75 modèle 1897 (Towed Artillery I) Hotchkiss 25mm (Towed Anti-Air I)	1936 Destroyer Hull Roller-chain DC Racks (Depth Charge I) Early Cruiser Hull 1936 Heavy Ship Hull 300mm Belt/70mm Deck (Battleship Armor II) 283mm Belt/130mm Deck (Battlecruiser Armor II) Deck Conversions 1936 Submarine Hull Twin 550mm TTs (Torpedo Rack I) 138.6mm/40 Model 1927 (Light Battery II) 152mm/55 Model 1930 (Light Cruiser Battery II) 203mm/55 Model 1931 (Heavy Cruiser Battery II) 34cm/45 Model 1912 (Heavy Battery I) 138.6mm/55 Model 1910 (Secondary Battery I) Contact Mines Minelaying Submarine Transport Ship 25mm/60 Hotchkiss 1940 (Anti-Air Battery II)	Nieuport-Delage NiD 62 (Interwar Fighter) Dewoitine D.376 (Interwar Carrier Fighter) Breguet BR.693 (Close Air Support I) Latécoère 298 (Naval Bomber I) Latécoère 298B (Carrier Naval Bomber I) Amiot 143 (Tactical Bomber I)	Fuel Storage Fuel Refining I
Doctrines
Grand Battleplan	Fleet in Being	None

Without Man the Guns
La Fantasque Class (Destroyer II) La Galissonnière Class (Light Cruiser II)) Algérie Class (Heavy Cruiser II) Dunkerque Class (Battlecruiser II) Courbet Class (Battleship I) Upgraded Bretagne Class Béarn Class (Carrier I) Minerve Class (Submarine II) Transport Ship

France is the only nation to start with Battlecruiser II, a 1940 technology.

Politics

National spirits

France starts with four National Spirits in 炮手就位 and more in 抵抗运动:

Victors of the Great War

• Recruitable Population: −0.3%
• War Support: -5%
• Land Doctrine Research Speed: -75%

Having emerged victorious from the Great War, the army has developed a dangerously complacent attitude which causes strategic developments to come slowly and with some reluctance.

Disjointed Government

• Daily 政治点数 Cost: +0.8
• 稳定度: −10%
• Surrender Limit: -50%

The state of French politics is far from stable. While reforms are needed and welcome, the nation is divided and getting drawn into a conflict would put it at great risk.

Protected by the Maginot Line

• Planning Speed: −25.0%
• Max Planning: +25.0%

Having fortified the border gives France the opportunity to plan and prepare carefully, but it does sacrifice some flexibility in the event of something unexpected.

Full Employment

• Recruitable Population Factor: -25%

We are in the enviable position of having very low unemployment, partially because of the massive bloodshed of the Great War. However, this has made it difficult for companies to find skilled workers, and the military finds it hard to compete with the labor market for recruits. Extending the draft would only exaberate the problem. We should try and find other sources of manpower to make up for the shortfall, either in recruitment or in the economy.

Political Violence

Communists and far-right extremist leagues are always ready to resort to violence to advance their political cause.

Inefficient Economy

• Factory Output: -20.00%
• Dockyard Output: -20.00%

While still a major industrialized country, France has been left behind in terms of concentration of production capabilities. Major reforms are needed to make our economy more competitive in the global scale.

With the 炮手就位 expansion enabled, France starts with an additional national spirit:

London Naval Treaty Signatory

• Carrier Max Cost: 9500
• Cruiser Max Cost: 5300
• Heavy Ship Max Cost: 10000

We have signed the London Naval Treaty and accordingly are restricted in the size of our capital ships.

Disjointed Government can possibly be removed by completing National Focuses in the Popular Front/National Bloc branch.

Victors of the Great War can be removed by completing the Army Reform focus at the bottom of the Begin Rearmament tree.

Changing conscription laws will make Full Employment worse but can be removed with the National focus.

Political parties

Political Party	Ideology	Popularity	Party Leader	Country Name	Is Ruling?
Parti Radical	Democratic	64%	Pierre Laval	France	Yes
Parti Communiste Francais	Communist	20%	Maurice Thorez	French Commune	No
Mouvement Franciste	Fascist	1%	Philippe Pétain	Nation Française(If Independent)/Vichy France(If formed by Germany's decision)	No
Non-Aligned	Non-Aligned	15%	Generic	Orleanist France(If Orleanist)/Bourbon France(If Legitimist)/French Empire(If Imperialist)	No

Diplomacy

France starts outside of the Allies at the start of 1936, but has options to join later. They also have focuses to form their own faction with 捷克斯洛伐克 and invite 南斯拉夫 and 罗马尼亚王国 to form the Little Entente.

France has a focus to unlock decisions concerning whether to intervene in the Spanish Civil War, or encourage non-interference by other parties.

Diplomatic rules

Rule	Whether it applies	Reason
Can declare war on country of the same ideology group without a war goal	No	Democracy
Can Guarantee other Ideologies	Yes	Democracy
Can create Factions	No	No National Spirit. Requires National Focus
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
Can create collaboration governments	No	Democracy

Decisions

France can form the 欧洲联盟 through a decision if it is democratic and controls the requisite territories (those being all of its own starting core states a well as the starting core states of 德意志国, 意大利, the 荷兰, 比利时 and 卢森堡.

Staff and designers

These are choices of ministers and design companies for France.

Political Advisors

Advisor	Type	Effect	Cost()
Maurice Thorez	Communist Revolutionary	Daily Communism Support: +0.10 Has completed focus Invite Communist Ministers Gets event Protests descend into violence	150
Marcel Bucard	Fascist Demagogue	Daily Fascism Support: +0.10 Has completed focus Utilize the Leagues Gets event Protests descend into violence	150
René Massigli	Hawk	Stability: -5% War Support: +10% Has completed focus Confirm Eastern Commitments Ruling party is Democratic	75
Georges Bonnet	Humble Appeaser	Stability: +10% War Support: -5% Has completed focus Buy Time Ruling party is Democratic	75
Charles Maurras	National Integralist	Political Power Gain: +15% Weekly Stability: +0.10% Has completed focus Integralism Ruling party is Fascist or Non-Aligned	75
Philippe Henriot	Propaganda Master	War Support: +10% Has completed focus National Regeneration Ruling party is Fascist	75
Pierre Pucheu	Technocrat	Research Speed: +5% Civilian Factory construction speed: +5% Ruling party is NOT Communist	150
Vincent Auriol	Financial Expert	Consumer Goods Factories: -5% Has completed focus Form the Popular Front	150
Roger Salengro	Compassionate Gentleman	Improve relations opinion: +15% Has completed focus Form the Popular Front	150
Léon Blum	Democratic Reformer	Daily Democracy Support: +0.10	150
Gaston Henry-Haye	Silent Workhorse	Political Power Gain: +15 %	150
Paul Baudouin	Smooth-Talking Charmer	Trade deal opinion factor: +10.00 %	150
Jacques Duclos	Backroom Backstabber	Political Power Gain: +5 % Ideology drift defense: +15 %	150
Félix Gouin	Captain of Industry	Civilian Factory construction speed: +10 % Infrastructure construction speed: +10 % Refinery construction speed: +10 %	150
Charles Tillon	Armaments Organizer	Civilian to Military Factory conversion speed: +20 %	150
Paul Reynaud	Quartermaster general	Air Base construction speed: +15 % Naval Base construction speed: +15 % Rocket Site construction speed: +15 % Radar Station construction speed: +15 % Nuclear Reactor construction speed: +15 %	150
Zivony Peshkov	War Industrialist	Military Factory Construction Speed: +10.0% Dockyard Construction Speed: +10.0% Fuel Silo Construction Speed: +10.0%	150
Denis Péllissier	Illusive Gentleman	Operative slots: +1 Agency upgrade time: -15% Has created an Intelligence Agency	150

Tank Designers

Designer	Type	Effect	Cost()
AMX	Mobile Tank Designer	Armor Research Speed: +15 % Armor: Max Speed: +5 % Reliability: +10 % By selecting this Design Company it will permanently affect capabilities on all equipment researched while they are hired. Has completed focus Army Reform	150
Renault	Heavy Tank Designer	Armor Research Speed: +15 % Armor: Armor: +5 % Hard Attack: +5 % By selecting this Design Company it will permanently affect capabilities on all equipment researched while they are hired.	150
Hotchkiss	Infantry Tank Designer	Armor Research Speed: +15 % Armor: Soft Attack: +5 % Armor: +5 % By selecting this Design Company it will permanently affect capabilities on all equipment researched while they are hired. Has completed focus Infantry Tanks	150
APX	Medium Tank Designer	Armor Research Speed: +15 % Armor: Reliability: +5 % Soft Attack: +5 % By selecting this Design Company it will permanently affect capabilities on all equipment researched while they are hired.	150
Panhard	Armored Car Designer	Armor Research Speed: +15 % Armored Car: Max Speed: +5 % Soft Attack: +5 % Hard Attack: +5 % By selecting this Design Company it will permanently affect capabilities on all equipment researched while they are hired.	150

Ship Designers

Designer	Type	Effect	Cost()
FCM	Mediterranean Fleet Designer	Naval Research Speed: +15 % Capital Ship: Max Range: -25 % Max Speed: +10% Screen: Max Range: -25 % Max Speed: +10% By selecting this Design Company it will permanently affect capabilities on all equipment researched while they are hired.	150
AEB	Escort Fleet Designer	Naval Research Speed: +15 % Screen: Max Range: +30 % Sub Detection: +10 % Max Speed: +10 % Production Cost: +10 % By selecting this Design Company it will permanently affect capabilities on all equipment researched while they are hired.	150
ACL	Atlantic Fleet Designer	Naval Research Speed: +15 % Carrier: Armor: +50 % HP: +10 % Capital Ship: Armor: +10 % Heavy Attack: +10 % By selecting this Design Company it will permanently affect capabilities on all equipment researched while they are hired.	150
ACF	Raiding Fleet Designer	Naval Research Speed: +15 % Carrier: Surface Visibility: -10 % Max Speed: +10 % Deck Size: -10 % Capital Ship: Surface Visibility: -10 % Max Speed: +10 % Heavy Attack: -10 % Screen: Surface Visibility: -10 % Max Speed: +10 % Submarine: Sub Visibility: -10 % Surface Visibility: -10 % Max Speed: +10 % By selecting this Design Company it will permanently affect capabilities on all equipment researched while they are hired.	150

Aircraft Designers

Designer	Type	Effect	Cost()
Morane-Saulnier	Light Aircraft Designer	Air Research Speed: +10 % Fighter: Agility: +10 % Max Speed: +10 % Carrier Fighter: Agility: +10 % Max Speed: +10 % By selecting this Design Company it will permanently affect capabilities on all equipment researched while they are hired.	150
Bloch	Medium Aircraft Designer	Air Research Speed: +10 % Heavy Fighter: Reliability: +20 % Tactical Bomber: Reliability: +20 % By selecting this Design Company it will permanently affect capabilities on all equipment researched while they are hired.	150
Amiot	Heavy Aircraft Designer	Air Research Speed: +10 % Strategic Bomber: Strategic Bombing: +10 % By selecting this Design Company it will permanently affect capabilities on all equipment researched while they are hired.	150
Levasseur	Naval Aircraft Designer	Air Research Speed: +10 % Naval Bomber: Range: +10 % Naval Attack: +10 % CV Naval Bomber: Range: +10 % Naval Attack: +10 % Carrier Fighter: Range: +10 % Agility: +10 % Carrier CAS: Range: +10 % Naval Attack: +10 % By selecting this Design Company it will permanently affect capabilities on all equipment researched while they are hired.	150

Materiel Designers

Designer	Type	Effect	Cost()
MAS	Infantry Equipment Designer	Weapons and Equipment Research Speed: +15 %	150
SOMUA	Motorized Equipment Designer	Motorization Research Speed: +15 %	150
Schneider	Artillery Designer	Artillery Research Speed: +15 %	150

Industrial Concern

Designer	Type	Effect	Cost()
FAMH	Industrial Concern	Industrial Research Speed: +15 %	150

Theorists

Designer	Type	Effect	Cost()
Charles de Gaulle	Blitzkrieg Theorist	Army Experience Gain: +0.05 daily Land Doctrine Research Speed: +10 % Armor: Max Speed: +10 % Has completed focus Battle of Maneuver	75
Louis Kahn	Grand Fleet Proponent	Naval Experience Gain: +0.05 daily Fleet in Being Doctrine: +15 %	250
Victor Denain	Assault Aviation	Air Experience Gain: +0.05 daily Operational Integrity Doctrine: +15 %	250
Henri Giraud	Military Theorist	Army Experience Gain: +0.05 daily Land Doctrine Research Speed: +10 %	150
Jean Decoux	Naval Theorist	Naval Experience Gain: +0.05 daily Naval Doctrine Research Speed: +10 %	150
Jean-Marie Bergeret	Air Warfare Theorist	Air Experience Gain: +0.05 daily Air Doctrine Research Speed: +10 %	150
Frédéric & Iréne Joliot-Curie	Nuclear Scientist	Nuclear Research Speed: +15 %	150

Economy

Laws

征兵法案	经济法案	贸易法案
有限征兵 2.5% 适役人口	民用经济 35% 生活消费品工厂 –30% 军用工厂建造速度 –30% 民用工厂建造速度 +30% 军转民消耗 +30% 民转军消耗 -40% 石油转换燃油效率 -25% 燃油容量	重视出口 50% 可出口资源 +5% 科研速度 +10% 工厂/海军船坞产出 +10% 建造速度 +20% 泄露给他国的民政情报 +10% 泄露给他国的海军情报

Industry

Factories 1936

8 Military Factories

10 Naval Dockyard

33 Civilian Factories

Military production is dwarfed by Germany (20 more factories) and Italy (11 more factories) and only on par with Belgium. The player can also expect production to be crippled by the 1936 strikes. However, the very good civilian production allows for considerable military buildup in the years before the war and France can easily build up its industry to a comparable level once the strikes and other negative modifiers have been removed.

Resources

Total resources 1936

Oil	Rubber	Steel	Aluminum	Tungsten	Chromium
0	27	726	335	13	49

These numbers represent the base available resources, depending on the trade law a certain amount may be traded away.

France has access to huge amounts of Steel and Aluminum. They also control large supplies of 橡胶, Chromium and Tungsten from their Asian colonies. They have no access to Oil so they need to import that.

Military

The Maginot Line: Heavy fortifications (Seven level 10 forts) at the border to Germany.

Army

France has 74 divisions in 1936, but many of those are colonial divisions with only six infantry battalions, and their armored divisions are basically brigades:

• Six are Division de Cavalerie with 4x cavalry and a cavalry recon detachment.
• Seven are Division d'Infanterie Motorisée with 9x motorized, support artillery and a motorized recon company.
• Nine are Division Coloniale with 9x infantry and support artillery.
• Four are Division d'Infanterie Alpine with 12x mountaineers and no support.
• One is a Divisione Légère Mécanique with 4x motorized, 2x light tanks and a motorized recon company.
• Five are Brigade de Chars de Combat with 4x light tanks and no support.
• Nineteen are Division d'Infanterie with 9x infantry and support artillery.
• The remaining 23 are Brigade Coloniale with 6x infantry, no support, and low reinforcement priority.

France relies on the heavy fortifications at the border to Germany, the Maginot Line to defend them. With its far-flung and vast colonial possessions, defending them against attack will require a higher concentration of light, fast forces compared to Metropole defense.

In terms of technology, France has a good head start on mechanized, motorized and tank forces with only a little catch-up for infantry weapons. The problem with fielding a modern army will be expanding France's production base, which is both extremely limited and faced with the prospect of crippling manpower shortages in the very near future in 1936.

Examples of alternative division template names for France include:

• Mountaineers - Division d'Infanterie Alpine
• Marines - Division d'Infanterie de Marine
• Paratroopers - Division Aéroportée
• Motorized - Division d'Infanterie Motorisée
• Mechanized - Division d'Infanterie Mécanisée
• Armor - Division Blindée

Motorized units list

Name	Type	Techyear
Citroen U23	Motorized	1936
S15	Interwar Armored Car	1936
Citroen P107	Mechanized I	1940
Panhard 165	Basic Armored Car	1940
SOMUA MCG	Mechanized II	1942
Panhard 178	Improved Armored Car	1942
AMX VCI	Mechanized III	1944

Tank units list

Name	Type	Techyear	Tank Destroyer / SP-Artillery / Armored AA Variants
FT 17	Great War Tank	1918	None
H35	Light Tank I	1934	Generic
FCM 36	Light Tank II	1936	AMR 35 ZT-3 (TD)
AMX 12t	Light Tank III	1941	F3 155 mm (SPA)
AMC 35	Medium Tank I	1939	W15 TCC (TD) / ARL V39 (SPA)
S35	Medium Tank II	1941	SAu 40 (TD) / 105 AM (SPA)
SARL 42	Medium Tank III	1943	Generic
B1	Heavy Tank I	1934	Canone de 194 (SPA)
ARL 44	Heavy Tank II	1941	Generic
AMX-M4	Heavy Tank III	1943	Generic
FCM F-1	Super Heavy Tank	1943	Generic
AMX 50t	MBT	1945	Generic

Navy

Capital ships 1936 1 Carriers 5 Battleships 7 Heavy Cruisers Screens and Submarines 1936 7 Light Cruisers 52 Destroyers 63 Submarines

France has 1 Carrier(CV), 5 Battleships(BB), 7 Heavy Cruisers(CA), 7 Light Cruisers(CL), 52 Destroyers(DD) and 63 Submarines(SS) at the start, and boasts a somewhat modern - if badly understrength - fleet. Whilst the Marine Nationale is strong enough to decisively defeat either the Kriegsmarine or the Regia Marina alone, it would have no chance against a combined Axis fleet. As with her tanks, France begins the game with modern naval technology, such as 1936 BB, DD and SS techs and two unique designs: La Fantasque, a destroyer model with tier 3 (1940) engines, and the Surcouf Class submarine with 3 custom slots. Many of these designs are clearly aimed against an anti-surface role, prioritizing fast, lightly-armored ships with minimal ASW capability and strong scouting capabilities. However, poor naval infrastructure and low shipbuilding priority means that constructing a large modern fleet is not easy, and in fact can often be counter-productive in that it denies vital raw materials from tank and motorized production.

Naval units list

Name	Type	Count	Production	Techyear	Design note
Bourrasque Class*	Destroyer	26		1922	DD battery I, AA I, 2xTT I
Chacal Class*	Destroyer	24		1922	Bourrasque + DC I and Light Engine II
La Fantasque Class	Destroyer	2	4	1922	DD battery II, AA I, TT I, TT II, DC I, Light Engine III
Mogador Class	Destroyer			1936	2xDD battery II, AA I, TT II, DC I
Duguay-Trouin Class*	Light Cruiser	5		1922	2xCL I batteries, TT I, scout plane I, no armor
Émile Bertin Class	Minelayer (CL)	1		1922	2xCL II batteries, 2xAA I, mines, no armor
La Galissonniére Class	Light Cruiser	1	4	1922	2xAA I, 2xCL II batteries, scout plane I, CL armor I
Suffren Class*	Heavy Cruiser	6		1922	2xCA I battery, AA I, TT I, scout plane I, CA Armor I
Algérie Class	Heavy Cruiser	1		1922	2xCA I batteries, 2x AA I, scout plane I, CA Armor I
Surcouf Class	Submarine	1		1918	2xTT I, scout plane I
600 Series*	Submarine	19		1922	TT I
630 Series*	Submarine	16		1922	TT I
Saphir Class*	Minelayer (SS)	6		1922	TT I, mines
Minerve Class	Submarine		4	1922	2xTT I, Submarine Engine II
Redoutable Class	Submarine	21	3	1936	2xTT I
Dunkerque Class	Battlecruiser		1	1936	2xBB I batteries, 2x AA I, 2xSecondary I, Scout Plane 1, BC Armor II
Courbet Class*	Battleship	2		1922	2xBB I batteries, 1xAA I, 3xSecondary I, BB Armor I
Bretagne Class	Battleship	3		1922	2xBB I batteries, 2xAA I, 2xSecondary I, BB Armor I
Richelieu Class	Battleship		1	1936	2xBB II batteries, 2xAA I, scout plane II, 2xSecondary II, BB Armor II
Béarn Class	Aircraft Carrier	1		1922	2xHangar Space, 1xAA I, 1x Secondary I
* marks a variant as "obsolescent".

Air force

Aircraft 1936

450 Fighters

42 Naval Bombers

204 Tactical Bombers

France starts with 450 fighters, 42 Naval Bombers and 204 modern Tactical Bombers. It is a rather good air force, but it will need to be significantly strengthened before the war starts.

Military staff

These are the Military Staff candidates for appointment in France.

Chief of Army

Candidate	Type I	Type II	Effects + Requirements	Cost ()
Maurice Gamelin	Army Offense	(Expert)	Division Attack: +10 % Has completed focus Aggressive Focus	50
Maxime Weygand	Army Defense	(Expert)	Division Defense: +10 % Has completed focus Defensive Focus	50
Henri Marie Auguste Bineau	Army Offense	(Specialist)	Division Attack: +5 %	150
Pierre Alombert Goget	Army Defense	(Specialist)	Division Defense: +5 %	150
Alphonse Georges	Army Maneuver	(Specialist)	Division speed: +5 %	150

Chief of Navy

Candidate	Type I	Type II	Effects + Requirements	Cost ()
Francois Darlan	Decisive Battle	(Expert)	Capital Ship Attack: +10 % Capital Ship Armor: +10 % Screen Attack: +10 % Screen Defense: +10 %	150
Marcel Gensoul	Naval Aviation	(Specialist)	Naval Air Attacks from Carriers: +3 % Naval Air Targeting from Carriers: +3 % Naval Air Agility from Carriers: +4 %	150
Jean-Marie Abrial	Commerce Raiding	(Expert)	Convoy Raiding Efficiency: +15 %	150

Chief of the Air force

Candidate	Type I	Type II	Effects + Requirements	Cost ()
Joseph Vuillemin	Ground Support	(Specialist)	Air Superiority: +5 %	150
Robert Odic	All-Weather	(Specialist)	Bad Weather Penalty: -10 %	150
Phillipe Féquant	Air Reformer	(Expert)	Air Experience Gain: +10 %	150

Military High Command

Candidate	Type I	Type II	Requirements + Effects	Cost ()
René Prioux	Cavalry	(Expert)	Motorized Attack: +10 % Motorized Defense: +10 % Cavalry Attack: +10 % Cavalry Defense: +10 % Mechanized Attack: +10 % Mechanized Defense: +10 %	150
Charles Huntizger	Army Logistics	(Specialist)	Division Attrition: -4 %	150
Philippe Leclerc	Commando	(Expert)	Special forces Attack: +15 % Special forces Defense: +15 %	150
Alfred Heurtaux	Air Combat Training	(Expert)	Ace generation chance: +10 %	150
Martial Valin	Air Superiority	(Expert)	Air superiority attack: +3 % Air superiority defense: +3 % Air superiority agility: +3 %	150
Jean-Francois Jannekeyn	Tactical Bombing	(Expert)	Ground support: +15 %	150
Jean de Laborde	Capital Ships	(Specialist)	Capital Ship Attack: +5 % Capital Ship Armor: +5 %	150
Émile Muselier	Fleet Logistics	(Expert)	Naval max range factor: +10 %	150
René-Emile Godfroy	Screens	(Expert)	Screen Attack: +10 % Screen Defense: +15 %	150

Strategies and guides

Forming the European Union

France is quite possibly the best candidate to form the European Union as if staying democratic, it can expect to end up in a defensive war against both Germany and Italy, allowing both countries to be annexed in a single peace treaty. The main problem with forming the EU as France is the inability to annex Belgium, Netherlands, and Luxembourg but this can be worked around by going down the French Entente line in the focus tree. Be sure to kick Czechoslovakia out of the faction before Sudetenland as otherwise you will end up in a war with Germany too early. Wait for Germany to capitulate all the minors on the mainland before justifying on an axis member and joining the war.

Once the war starts its important to deny military access to all other belligerents and rack up massive war score on your own. The most straightforward approach would be to first neutralize Italy by launching naval invasions to encircle and destroy their troops before marching on Rome. Start in Sicily and work your way up the peninsula towards Rome. If you have land forts around level 6 or higher then the Axis nations will be very hesitant to assault your positions and you can focus on taking down Italy. Once Italy falls, be sure to quickly capitulate Germany before the Allies are able to do that. You need to have a high war score in order to pull off this strategy.

Once the Axis powers are defeated and the peace treaty commences, annex the BeNeLux (Belgium, Netherlands, Luxemborg) countries in their entirety and as much of Italy and Germany in the first peace treaty as possible. Try to annex all coastal states as the allies will not annex any states that they cannot reach. Only Italy's and Germany's starting regions are needed so a German Republic forming in Austria or an Italian Republic forming in Albania (due to Allied demands) is very convenient if you can cut then off and stop them from getting more land in the peace deal.

An alternative (albeit untested) way to form the EU is to allow Hungary to become a major power and then occupy and hold the territories needed before the peace deal.

Lastly, it is also possible to take advantage of several random events to increase Communist support high enough and flip France to communism, allowing them to manually justify war goals on Belgium, Luxemburg and the Netherlands and annex them, then progress down the Democratic branch of the National Focus tree and drift back to Democracy and form the EU.

Achievements

Big Entente As France, complete the "Little Entente" National Focus, and have all German cores owned by you or someone in your faction.

Die, Perfidious Albion! As Fascist France or Vichy France, occupy all of Great Britain.

Second Time’s the Charm As France, occupy Moscow while Napoleon VI is your country leader.

Vive la France Reach 1948 as France without capitulating or surrendering.

Vive la Jeune Ecole As France, have at least 150 Destroyers and research the maximum torpedo launcher technology, before 1945.

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