GAME MANUAL - Steam

HEARTS OF IRON DARKEST HOUR-- Hard Attack ..................... 99-- Soft Attack ...................... 99-- Air Attack ......................... 99-- Defensiveness ................ 99-- Toughness ...................... 99-- Air Defence .................... 99-- Suppression ................... 99-- Maximum Speed ............ 99-- Supply / Oil Consumption.. 99-- Fuel Consumption ............ 99-- Experience ....................... 99-- Effective SupplyEfficiency .........................100Attach / Detach BrigadeButton ............................. 100Disband Button .................. 100Field Command Details ..... 100-- Command Name ............ 100--Commander ..................... 100-- Overall Size, Strength,And Organisation ............ 100--Current Mission ............... 100--Current Speed ................. 100-- Quick Status Icons .......... 100-- Supply Source ................ 100-- Command Location ......... 101-- Effective SupplyEfficiency ....................... 101-- Division Listing ................ 101-- Division Type .................. 101-- Strength Bar ................... 101-- Organisation Bar ............ 101-- Fuel Status Icon ............ 101-- Division Name ............... 101Division Main Statistcs ...... 102-- Hard Attack ..................... 102-- Soft Attack ...................... 102-- Air Attack ........................ 102-- Defence ........................... 102-- Toughness ....................... 102-- Air Defence .................... 102Brigade Icon ....................... 102Prioritized Button .............. 102Reinforcement Button ....... 102Upgrade Button ................. 102Offensive Button ............... 102Load Button ....................... 102Reorganise ........................ 102Merge ................................. 102Field Officers ...................... 103Personal Values:-- Rank ................................ 103-- Skill ................................. 103-- Historic Skill ................... 103-- Experience ...................... 103-- Trait ................................. 103Field Officer Traits ............. 104-- Logistics Wizard ............. 104-- Defensive Doctrine .......... 104-- Offensive Doctrine .......... 104-- Winter Specialist ............. 104-- Trickster .......................... 104-- Engineer ......................... 104-- Fortress Buster .............. 104-- Panzer Leader ............... 104-- Commando ................... 104-- Old Guard ..................... 104-- Desert Fox ..................... 104-- Jungle Rat ..................... 104-- Urban Warfare .............. 104-- Ranger .......................... 104--Mountaineer ................... 104-- Counter-Attacker ............ 104-- Assaulter ......................... 105-- Encircler ......................... 105-- Blitzer .............................. 105-- Disciplined ....................... 105Selecting and OrganisingUnits .................................105Shortcut Keys ..................... 105Deploying Divisions fromThe Force Pool ............. 106Attaching Brigades ........... 107Transport Capacity andSupply Efficiency ..............107Supply Efficiency atA Glance .......................... 107Attition ................................ 108Supply Chains ................... 108Transport Capacity atA Glance ......................... 108Overseas Supply .............. 109Air Supply ......................... 109Reinforcement ................... 109Upgrading .......................... 109Disband ............................. 110Basic Army Movement ..... 110Transporting TroopsOn Ships ......................... 110Strategic Redeployment .... 111Transporting Paras ............ 111Basic Land Combat .......... 112Entrenchment – Digging In . 113Province DefensiveStructures ........................ 113Initiating Basic LandCombat............................ 113Timing Your Attack ............. 114Basic CombatResolution ....................... 114Exchanging Fire ................. 116Modifiers That AffectBattle ............................... 118Combat Events .................. 118-- Counterattack ................. 118-- Assault .............................118-- Encirclement ................... 118-- Ambush .......................... 118-- Delay ............................. 119-- Tactical Withdrawal ........ 119-- Breakthrough .................. 119End of Combat ................... 119Occupation of EnemyTerritory ............................119More Complex LandCombat ............................ 119-- Multiple Attacking orDefending FieldCommands ...................... 119-- Envelopment and MultipleFront Attacks .................. 121-- Attacking the Attacker .... 121Special Orders .................. 122-- Support Attack ............... 122-- Support Defence ............ 122-- Reserves ........................ 122-- Planned Defence ............ 123-- Anti-Partizan Duty ........... 123-- Garrisons ........................ 123-- Marines ........................... 123-- Paratroopers .................. 124-- Mountain Infantry ........... 124-- HQ Divisions .................. 124Advanced Land Combats .. 124-- Troops Mix, TerrainAnd Weather ................... 124-- Softening Up the Enemy 125-- Staggered AttackStrategy .......................... 125-- Advanced CommandOrganisation – HQ andLeadership ...................... 126-- Broad Front DefensiveCounter-AttackInitiatives ..........................126-- Envelopment, EncirclementAnd Supply ...................... 126The Naval Forces ............. 127Flotilla Types ..................... 127Naval Brigades ................. 128-- Anti Air ........................... 128-- Anti Submarine .............. 128-- Fire Control ................... 128-- Improved Hull ................ 128-- Radar ............................. 128-- Torpedoes ....................... 128-- Floatplanes ..................... 128Carrier Air Group ................ 128Flotilla Details ..................... 129-- Flotilla Name .................. 129-- Flotilla Type .................... 129-- Brigade Attachment ........ 129-- Commander ................... 129-- Fleet Strength andOrganisation .................... 129-- Fleet Name, Size andCommand Box .................129-- Location Details .............. 129-- Strength .......................... 129-- Organisation ................... 129-- Sea Attack ..................... 129-- Shore Bombardment ...... 129-- Air Attack ....................... 129-- Sea Defence ................. 129-- Air Defence .................... 129-- Maximum Speed ........... 129-- Fuel Consumption ......... 129-- Range ............................ 129-- Sea Detection Capability 129-- Air Detection Capability .. 129-- Sub Detection Capability 129-- Sub Attack ..................... 129-- Convoy Attack ................ 129-- Experience ...................... 129-- Maximum Firing Distance 129-- Effective SupplyEfficiency ......................... 129155