Tukhachevsky refuses to confess, but cannot be allowed to live (if you decide to go down the Collectivist Propaganda root, I’d recommend choosing the first option).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).
In your national focus tree, you should go down the ‘Positive Heroism’ root as opposed to the ‘Collectivist Propaganda’ as you get Konstantin Rokossovsky (Armor Genius) and higher research reduction times, making you more advanced by the time you go to war in 1941.The Soviet-German Research Pact, Great Purge, and Molotov-Ribberntrop Pact must be followed, as you obtain a higher national unity, research bonuses on medium tanks, and take Eastern Poland after the Germans invade Poland in 1939.Also, let me know what nation you would like to see in my next guide in the pool below. I’ve also released France Guide, Communist China Guide, The Netherlands Guide, and German Reich Guide. Therefore, lets proceed into the guide.Ĭheck out my other nation guides. 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.