法国

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法国

France.png


首都:
巴黎

政府类型:
民主政体,社会民主党

阵营:
无(1936), 同盟国(1939)

法国(France)是1936年的主要国家,是第一次世界大战的获胜者之一,控制着遍布全球的殖民地。法国处在资源丰富的欧洲心脏地带;几乎有一半的非洲处于其控制之下,它们在印度支那,叙利亚和圭亚那也同样拥有殖民地,更不用说对世界所有海洋中岛屿的直接控制了。但是,他们的政府内部分裂,共产党的影响威胁将进一步削弱它。

法国人民对于第一次世界大战的记忆也非常深刻,他们不愿与欧洲再进行一次重大战争。如果像德国这样的侵略性对手威胁其心脏地带,法国不太可能愿意维持战争,使整个国家遭受严重破坏的防御性的努力。最重要的是,法国军事领导层由经验丰富的守旧派组成,这些守旧派对现代战争经验不足,对敌人的意图感到沾沾自喜。

话虽如此,如果一个玩家控制了法国并能够解决该国的所有内部问题,并在战争爆发前充分加强了军工联合体,那么他们就可以击退并击败德国和意大利。并吞并两个国家,从而彻底消除了这些威胁。

如果打得正确,第二次世界大战(以及1948年之前的任何其他冲突)很可能会看到法国重生,重塑并从战争中崛起,成为更大更强大的 欧洲联盟的国旗 欧洲联盟。如果与 联合王国的国旗 联合王国(可以吞并其所有自治领,甚至包括 美利坚合众国的国旗 美利坚合众国,从而组成“帝国联盟”)结盟,那么这两个国家很容易成为战后世界秩序组成的主要超级大国。

地理

法国位于西欧。它由法国本土和科西嘉岛组成。法国还控制着许多海外领土和殖民地,包括阿尔及利亚,叙利亚,马达加斯加和资源丰富的印度支那。

法国的西北部是平坦的耕地,中部是森林和高原。法国的北部与 比利时的国旗 比利时接壤,而阿登山区成为其天然堡垒。阿尔萨斯-洛林地区的东北方是小孚日山脉和莱茵河,莱茵河上游与 德意志国的国旗 德意志国构成了天然边界。在南部是比利牛斯山脉,将法国与 西班牙的国旗 西班牙分隔开。 瑞士的国旗 瑞士意大利的国旗 意大利位于其东南,被巨大的阿尔卑斯山脉隔开。重要的河流包括法国和 德意志国的国旗 德意志国之间的莱茵河,东南部的勒罗纳河,西北部的塞纳河,贯穿中心的拉卢瓦尔河和西南部的拉加罗讷河。

法国南部都与地中海接壤,西北部是英吉利海峡,西部是比斯开湾。

历史背景

法国的国旗 法国联合王国的国旗 联合王国一起,在 波兰的国旗 波兰德意志国的国旗 德意志国入侵之前,保证了其独立性。法国人对于在东部阿尔萨斯-洛林的马其诺防线的盲目自信下,法国在德国入侵波兰后于1939年对英国宣战。但是,大约一年后的1940年,当这三个大国之间进行实际战斗时,同盟国军队在法国对德和 意大利的国旗 意大利的战役中仅仅六个星期就被击败。双方这场战争的期望很高,德国认为自己的机会不多,因此在决定性的胜利中进行了赌博,派出装甲师穿过 卢森堡的国旗 卢森堡和阿登山区的森林丘陵地带,法国最高统帅甘末林认为这无法支持坦克的行进。然而,坦克驶进了法国,无需等待步兵来确保其补给线,就穿越法国北部到达了英吉利海峡,包围了被送往 比利时的国旗 比利时的英国和法国联军。他们对于 德意志国的国旗 德意志国的大部分行动过分自信,并且相信他们将像第一次世界大战的施利芬计划一样,是通过比利时进行的。

受到歼灭之势的威胁, 联合王国的国旗 联合王国在敦刻尔克(Dunkirk)沦陷之前,便撤离了他们的远征军。此后不久,法国的战线全线瓦解, 德意志国的国旗 德意志国于6月14日开始向南攻势,攻占了不设防的巴黎,并于6月24日占领了法国北部(前线从波尔多到格勒诺布尔)。法国军方彻底瓦解,法国政府于6月25日同意停战,整个国家投降,而这次失败给世界其他地区带来了极大的震惊,直到那时,法国还是一个强大的国家——仅仅20年前才赢得的第一次世界大战(无论在经济上还是军事上)。

在惨败之后, 德意志国的国旗 德意志国吞并了法国东部和北部的领土, 意大利的国旗 意大利吞并了法国南部部分领土,而其余的法国领土则被安置在维希法国境内。在 维希法国的国旗 维希法国管辖下,由菲利普·佩坦元帅领导的傀儡国,其“事实上的”首都位于法国维希。另一方面,法国的殖民地要么被 联合王国的国旗 联合王国和戴高乐将军领导的 自由法国的国旗 自由法国军队占领,要么被轴心国(主要是 意大利的国旗 意大利日本的国旗 日本)征服。

事件

主条目:法国事件

国策树

French national focus tree.
主条目:法国国策树

法国的国旗 法国作为七个主要国家之一,拥有独特的国策树。

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Army Reform icon陆军改革国策,消除开局时Victors of the Great War 世界大战的胜利者民族精神
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Inefficient Economy低效的经济并走向 共产主义共产主义。右线国民联盟提高建设速度,改变政党支持率并走向 法西斯主义法西斯主义中立主义君主制分支。但两者都能走向 民主主义民主主义的历史路线,解锁介入 西班牙的国旗 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 共产主义共产主义民主主义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 联合王国的国旗 联合王国西班牙的国旗 西班牙德意志国的国旗 德意志国意大利的国旗 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 法西斯主义法西斯主义国家的战争目标。
  • 左派言论分支
抵抗运动抵抗运动DLC未启用时可用,使法国走向 共产主义共产主义
  • 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Full Employment 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 捷克斯洛伐克的国旗 捷克斯洛伐克南斯拉夫的国旗 南斯拉夫罗马尼亚王国的国旗 罗马尼亚王国波兰的国旗 波兰成立小协约国,在 芬兰的国旗 芬兰陷入战争时保护他们,加入同盟国,或是与 联合王国的国旗 联合王国意大利的国旗 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 西班牙的国旗 西班牙葡萄牙的国旗 葡萄牙结盟,通过给予法属索马里兰与 意大利的国旗 意大利结盟,获得 希腊王国的国旗 希腊王国的宣称和针对 德意志国的国旗 德意志国比利时的国旗 比利时荷兰的国旗 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 比利时的国旗 比利时加拿大的国旗 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 德意志国的国旗 德意志国意大利的国旗 意大利的战争目标。正统派将选择合并 西班牙的国旗 西班牙或与之结盟。波拿巴派给予针对 联合王国的国旗 联合王国比利时的国旗 比利时荷兰的国旗 荷兰德意志国的国旗 德意志国苏维埃联盟的国旗 苏维埃联盟的战争目标,并提供能够将 德意志国的国旗 德意志国肢解为7-9个小国的国策。
  • 右翼言论分支
抵抗运动抵抗运动DLC未启用时可用,使法国走向 法西斯主义法西斯主义.
重整海军军备线
海军线,提供大量海军经验科研加成
重视空军线
空军线,提供大量空军经验科研加成


科技

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 炮手就位 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
  • 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 炮手就位炮手就位 and more in 抵抗运动抵抗运动:

Victors of the Great War icon
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 icon
Disjointed Government
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 icon
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 icon
Full Employment
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 icon
Political Violence
Communists and far-right extremist leagues are always ready to resort to violence to advance their political cause.
Inefficient Economy icon
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 炮手就位炮手就位 expansion enabled, France starts with an additional national spirit:

London Naval Treaty Signatory icon
London Naval Treaty Signatory
  • Carrier Max Cost: 9500Production cost (naval).png
  • Cruiser Max Cost: 5300Production cost (naval).png
  • Heavy Ship Max Cost: 10000Production cost (naval).png
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 民主主义 Democratic 64% Pierre Laval France Yes
Parti Communiste Francais 共产主义 Communist 20% Maurice Thorez French Commune No
Mouvement Franciste 法西斯主义 Fascist 1% Philippe Pétain Nation Française(If Independent)/Vichy France(If formed by Germany's decision) No
Non-Aligned 中立主义 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 捷克斯洛伐克的国旗 捷克斯洛伐克 and invite 南斯拉夫的国旗 南斯拉夫 and 罗马尼亚王国的国旗 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 欧洲联盟的国旗 欧洲联盟 through a decision if it is 民主主义democratic and controls the requisite territories (those being all of its own starting core states a well as the starting core states of 德意志国的国旗 德意志国, 意大利的国旗 意大利, the 荷兰的国旗 荷兰, 比利时的国旗 比利时 and 卢森堡的国旗 卢森堡.

Staff and designers

These are choices of ministers and design companies for France.

Political Advisors
Advisor Type Effect Cost(政治点数)
Maurice Thorez Communist Revolutionary
  • Daily Communism Support: +0.10

Has completed focus Invite Communist Ministers
抵抗运动 Gets event Protests descend into violence

150
Marcel Bucard Fascist Demagogue
  • Daily Fascism Support: +0.10

Has completed focus Utilize the Leagues
抵抗运动 Gets event Protests descend into violence

150
René Massigli Hawk
  • Stability: -5%
  • War Support: +10%

Has completed focus Confirm Eastern Commitments
Ruling party is 民主主义Democratic

75
Georges Bonnet Humble Appeaser
  • Stability: +10%
  • War Support: -5%

Has completed focus Buy Time
Ruling party is 民主主义Democratic

75
Charles Maurras National Integralist
  • Political Power Gain: +15%
  • Weekly Stability: +0.10%

Has completed focus Integralism
Ruling party is 法西斯主义Fascist or 中立主义Non-Aligned

75
Philippe Henriot Propaganda Master
  • War Support: +10%

Has completed focus National Regeneration
Ruling party is 法西斯主义Fascist

75
Pierre Pucheu Technocrat
  • Research Speed: +5%
  • Civilian Factory construction speed: +5%

Ruling party is NOT 共产主义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%

抵抗运动Has created an Intelligence Agency

150
Tank Designers
Designer Type Effect Cost(政治点数)
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(政治点数)
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 %
    • 生产花费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(政治点数)
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(政治点数)
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(政治点数)
FAMH Industrial Concern
  • Industrial Research Speed: +15 %
150
Theorists
Designer Type Effect Cost(政治点数)
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
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  • 2.5% 适役人口
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  • 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
Export focus.png 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
军用工厂
8 Military Factories
海军船坞
10 Naval Dockyard
民用工厂
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
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Oil
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Rubber
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Steel
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Aluminum
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Tungsten
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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 SteelSteel and AluminumAluminum. They also control large supplies of 橡胶橡胶, Chromium and TungstenTungsten from their Asian colonies. They have no access to OilOil 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
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1 Carriers
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5 Battleships
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7 Heavy Cruisers
Screens and Submarines 1936
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7 Light Cruisers
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52 Destroyers
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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
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450 Fighters
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42 Naval Bombers
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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 (政治点数)
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 (政治点数)
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 (政治点数)
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 (政治点数)
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

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Big Entente
As France, complete the "Little Entente" National Focus, and have all German cores owned by you or someone in your faction.
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Die, Perfidious Albion!
As Fascist France or Vichy France, occupy all of Great Britain.
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Second Time’s the Charm
As France, occupy Moscow while Napoleon VI is your country leader.
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Vive la France
Reach 1948 as France without capitulating or surrendering.
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Vive la Jeune Ecole
As France, have at least 150 Destroyers and research the maximum torpedo launcher technology, before 1945.


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