The TANK ONLY challenge as the Soviets is pure pain in HOI4
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I love tanks - but how GOOD are they? What if you used ONLY TANKS and NOTHING ELSE?
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Video title: The TANK ONLY challenge as the Soviets is pure pain in HOI4
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wHeN taNK oNlY luxEmBoURG?
@komar7022
Ай бұрын
i actually (kind of) did that, i built lvl10 forts and a humongous heavy tank division with dozer blades, howitzers and grand battleplan if germans attacked they couldn't do shit because I had absurd amounts of entrenchment, which paired with the howitzers gave thousands of soft attack, so i just sat there and waited until the allies did everything else
@cantmakeagoodname1
Ай бұрын
Well that shi is for sweaty gamers
@StationaryGamingReal
Ай бұрын
100th like. Where's my Hero of the Soviet Union medal?
@mcfunny8887
Ай бұрын
That's my line!
@MrBulldog855
Ай бұрын
Literal cancer
Nothing that walks on two legs, you say? *horse hoofing intensifies.*
@Aldrahill
Ай бұрын
Shit what a sneaky get out that would have been xD
@derspieler4793
Ай бұрын
@@Aldrahill Camel and Bicycle Divisions standing in the Corner: "we are also here"
@aidanfarnan4683
Ай бұрын
"Behold, a Man!"
@Aldrahill
Ай бұрын
Now that is a dank reference right there
@ireallydosleep3611
Ай бұрын
@@AldrahillNew challenge, Navy ONLY Germany, Naval bombers and Fighters are allowed, no support, no armour, only division with 10 infantry width, I bet you won't see this comment tho
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...😬
@Aldrahill
Ай бұрын
That's HOI4 for you!
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!
@Aldrahill
Ай бұрын
ENDLESS DOZER BLADES
@PulkUlanow
Ай бұрын
Don't forget the parachuter tree ones!
@alexturnbackthearmy1907
Ай бұрын
@@PulkUlanow And floating tanks with dozer blades!
Technically SPAA are tanks. Even infantry is a tank on legs
@jaredjosephsongheng372
Ай бұрын
Just put one tank in an infantry division and there ya go. You're technically now using a Tank Division
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 :)
@Aldrahill
Ай бұрын
Oghhh I didn’t realise that! Thank you!
@lukeb1663
Ай бұрын
@@Aldrahillit makes getting the pocket perfect super enticing. I hate it when I close things too early and accidentally overrun a few divisions.
Id suggest putting fuel tanks on your support armor, it gives a flat 500 extra fuel for your division
@Aldrahill
Ай бұрын
Yes good idea!
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
@policenineplayz1724
Ай бұрын
no those melt when they see post 1940 divisions
@ekothesilent9456
Ай бұрын
@@policenineplayz1724simple. Conquer world by 1939
@fireironthesecond2909
Ай бұрын
@@policenineplayz1724 just build more lmao
@JacobFraps
Ай бұрын
Ive does this as italy before and then had 24 by 1939 and ran them too cario got incircled and rage quited@@fireironthesecond2909
@gianendratirtanegara9257
Ай бұрын
@@fireironthesecond2909 my man talk about Soviet industry. for real
Shout out to people suffering at paradox games gotta be one of my favorite genders
@Aldrahill
Ай бұрын
We are the other other gender
Ah yes, Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania - the three balkan countries
@Aldrahill
Ай бұрын
I know, I’m dumb :(
@alexturnbackthearmy1907
Ай бұрын
@@Aldrahill Nah, they are north balkans, just dont want to admit it.
@tunganhnguyen909
11 күн бұрын
"Baltics, Balkans, what's the difference, all rightful Soviet clay" - Stalin, probably
@alexturnbackthearmy1907
10 күн бұрын
@@tunganhnguyen909 Germany you say? More like western soviet union.
"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."
0:02 ERM THOSE ARE NOT t34 🤓☝️
@Aldrahill
Ай бұрын
True, shhh
17:50 "Accidentally made the Courland pocket a year early, teehee 👉👈" -Aldra
@commandercorl1544
Ай бұрын
Also, don't worry Aldra, I see the horse too. :)
@Aldrahill
Ай бұрын
I love this comment :D and glad you can see the horse!!!
Where is artillery only?
@Aldrahill
Ай бұрын
ITS COMING
@LeroxYT
Ай бұрын
@@Aldrahill im 'bout to BUST
@killjoy1564
Ай бұрын
@@Aldrahill me too😫
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)
@Aldrahill
Ай бұрын
What’s weird is that I know this, and I NEVER do it and I have no idea why… thank you for the reminder!
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?
@Aldrahill
Ай бұрын
It’s even worse than you can imagine xD it’s a literal railroad in the ww1 mod
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!
@sulfie46
Ай бұрын
Tankettes before the focus are allowed!
He should have named the title The TONK ONLY challenge as the Soviets is pure pain in HOI4
This video was just Aldra in a constant climax, I likey.
@Aldrahill
Ай бұрын
Me every time I play hoi4
man i didnt know i needed to see wojak stalin but there he was
@Aldrahill
Ай бұрын
It’s brilliant isn’t it?! The creator of it actually commented and said he liked it too :D
Tank you for making this video
@Aldrahill
Ай бұрын
Oh gosh I love it
Honestly ussr seems like the best choice for a challenge like this, considering their industry
your peace deal broke my heart
railroad gun only
24:05 they have the endsieg mindset now
Zhukov would be proud of you, Comrade
When you make more tanks per day than enemy makes shells
Sir you for got to mechanize your supplies on the generals. So thats why they broke you at the start
I don’t think this is what they meant when they said that the t-34 was « the Finest tank in the world »
Do Naval Only Britain!
You could rush the Improved tank chassie and use mediums only. Med tanks need 50 tanks per battalion vs 60 for the lights and you have better upgrade options for the guns on med tanks. Also Grand Battleplan gives you even more defence and entrenchment.
@Aldrahill
Ай бұрын
Good point! Though in doctrines, defense wasn’t the key, but organisation, and mobile warfare fixes a lot of flat org to tanks
Hey mate, love your stuff, ive been binge watching your historical vids recently. But you gotta defeat the soviets as historical Finland, that video would go hard.
@Aldrahill
Ай бұрын
Ayy thank you glad you enjoy them :) definitely want to do that in the next few months absolutely!
@stalwartlenny9883
Ай бұрын
@@Aldrahill If you need any help, i can provide that since im a finn and can probably find some finnish sources that could be useful.
Ever thought of trying darkest hour a hearth of iron game ? Its a very good hoi 2 style game by fan of said hoi 2 and the best way to test the old hoi gameplay😊
@Aldrahill
Ай бұрын
I’ve heard of it! Never tried it!
You added a stabilizer to your light tank arty which has a massive breakthrough debuff, making it a complete waste.
@Aldrahill
Ай бұрын
Shit!!
The tank that u were producing so much and it was going BRRR it was actually the old T-60…
At 21:33 we can see a hoi4 player edging
Can we see a NZ play through supporting Japan and forming Polynesia?
Tukhachevsky's dream
Now with the real live tank corps and real live Tanks in (black ice if you want the maximum Pain)
Any chance you’ll do some Old World Blues?
If I was you I’d have sold as many guns as possible to rush construction lol I to forget about the markets
I’m sure it’s not that bad - you’ve got the industry
@Aldrahill
Ай бұрын
True! Definitely makes it a bit less painful! That, and the dnipier river!
Great fun
Howd you design the tank with a radio at the start? Soviets doesnt start with radio?
@Aldrahill
Ай бұрын
The tank designs you start with weirdly get techs that you might not have! Doesn’t make sense - the t-34, for example, gets its cannon even if you don’t have it researched
Great Vibe Good Effort Fun Videos
@Aldrahill
26 күн бұрын
Thanks a ton!
quick question is there a reason u dont motorized your supply cuz it do be kinda important
@Aldrahill
Ай бұрын
I was doing it where useful, just didn’t show it in the video :) don’t want to use it everywhere as I had a shortage of trucks
@czesuipogging8775
Ай бұрын
@@Aldrahill aight
you should do train only luxemburg
This game makes me realize how crap light tanks are after 1939
How do you have your specs for the game I play on a laptop
@Aldrahill
Ай бұрын
High as can be! Recently upgraded my pc :)
@kashawashatvop203
Ай бұрын
@@Aldrahill my games just kinda blurry
7:34 Balkan? I know it happens but it tells me something? Are you watching those slanders XD
@Aldrahill
Ай бұрын
Yup I’m in trouble now :(
@DalmatianMapper-mt9li
Ай бұрын
@@Aldrahill Oh no… Thats bad!
this video pushed me to try Tank only france in Hoi Darkest Hour... ouch
@Aldrahill
Ай бұрын
Oh my xD you poor thing
@stargamer9614
15 күн бұрын
@@Aldrahillit wasnt that bad, The worst was the 200 german division on 1 tile
thats nice, now do artillery only :)
Battleplan only? Or is that thing I came up with ages ago proved to be too much painful?
@Aldrahill
Ай бұрын
I tried it out and it’s super easy .P it’s just how most people play hoi! Just need to make lots of small battle plans and it’s fine
Question, why don't you use the 10x and 5x modes for your production lines? I know their only visual, but I find it really off-putting when it has more than 15 factories but isn't on 10x or 5x mode. I'm so used to seeing it nicely organized from a single button push that my brain can't comprehend when it isn't set to that.
@Aldrahill
Ай бұрын
You know, it’s something I just forget about? Really should use it
Funny thing to say.... lol "it's weird that Italy is not doing good". Nar brah that's standard.
@Aldrahill
Ай бұрын
Oh yeah xD
Perfect Friday content!
@Aldrahill
Ай бұрын
ayyy thank you!
Surprisingly harder than infantry only
@Aldrahill
Ай бұрын
Weirdly yes!
Tank only no maintenance company is crazy
@Aldrahill
Ай бұрын
Yeah that wasn’t my smartest move…
Challenge for 50K: HOI4, OWB; Caesar's Legion campaign, machete Legionnaires only, support equipment allowed. Win goal: Conquer the NCR. Vegas/Hoover Dam is optional. Edit: Given the Fallout TV show is in swing right now the algo should favor this video.
@Aldrahill
Ай бұрын
I never really played Fallout :( Is it good ?
@Eterna7Forms
Ай бұрын
@@Aldrahill Fallout? 3 and NV are the best. OWB? Arguably top 3 HOI4 mod. It’s a total conversion.
Historical Lithuania but you resist the soviet invasion.
Tank only yes, but have you considered tank only, and wheeled / halftrack suspension only?
@Aldrahill
Ай бұрын
Isn't that basically what I did?
@Gorbz
Ай бұрын
@@Aldrahill basically, yes, just with less reliability and hardness.
Your voice and pronunciation is English but also American at the same time it makes my brain hurt
Man danzig in road to 56 would be more painfull
@Aldrahill
Ай бұрын
I actually wanted to do this, but the focus tree is so babysmally lame :/ you basically just... wait for Germany to attack and hold? Or join Germany, then betray them later?
@Rotogames-zj1zb
Ай бұрын
Theres a danzig mod but its old and not updeated
@Rotogames-zj1zb
Ай бұрын
I acually have and idea for a chalenge try cavalry only Albania in rt56
More historical presets black ice
@Aldrahill
Ай бұрын
Oh definitely :) More is coming!
ever hear of historical norway div? its pretty cool...
@Aldrahill
Ай бұрын
oh myyyyy
11:09 thats what he said ;)
1 divison only
This is not only tank
still waiting for armored car only Ottomans on Great War Redux lol
@Aldrahill
Ай бұрын
Oh god ottomans will be bad enough with just historical divisions!
@thatponybro6940
Ай бұрын
@@Aldrahill but think about the meme potential, and you'd be the Ottomans, once oil gets up and running it'll be no problem keeping them fueled up
When will you be doing WW1 Italy?
@Aldrahill
Ай бұрын
It’s on its way! Maybe 2 month? I have a quite few to do first :)
@HistorywithHannibal
Ай бұрын
@@Aldrahill alright, what about Ww1 France?
I would like to see espionage only with coups and volunteers. Could Soviets hold Paris?
@Aldrahill
Ай бұрын
Oh man, that'd be interesting xD
"tank only" *look inside* mostly trucks I'm still waiting for someone to do a true tank only challenge no trucks no nothing this can't be harder than artillery only can it?
@Aldrahill
Ай бұрын
It’s unfathomably hard to
Historical Bhutan when
@Aldrahill
Ай бұрын
*takes a nap*
Artillery only
You should do artillery only
@Aldrahill
Ай бұрын
Ohhh it’s coming!
Why didn't you add logistics company? Was it against rules?
@Aldrahill
Ай бұрын
No it just wasn’t high priority!
@ovca410
Ай бұрын
@@Aldrahill but it would have helped you greatly with lowering attrition and losing equipment to it
Idea for challenge As communist Germany capitulate France by going through the magino line while only using armoured cars (and you have to assign Hiens Gadarin as your field marshal)
next pls navy only Tannu-Tuva
Can't wait for Anti Air only lol
@Aldrahill
Ай бұрын
XD the painnn
dude why do you not use heavy machine gun
world conquest as germany with only tanks
@Aldrahill
Ай бұрын
Oh baby EASY ! As long as I can out some trucks in the division :P
Okay, now do this in Bice.
@Aldrahill
Ай бұрын
NO PLEASE
historical czechoslovakia awaits my friend. Or what about forming Austria-Hungary and then using Austrian and Hungarian divisons as teplate.
@Aldrahill
Ай бұрын
YES want to do that! I'm doing AH in WW1 as well :)
@martind5653
Ай бұрын
@@Aldrahill CZSK or AH? I hope both
Tanks only Trucks mentioned instantly
@Aldrahill
Ай бұрын
What, you want me to explode?!
@MrKiller1250
Ай бұрын
@@Aldrahill umm yes?
Armored train only denmark
Mountaineer only nepal?
Hey man, if you are planning on a canadian ww2 historical video, let me know, i have gone through most of the pain already, and i would like to prevent someone else looking through all of the horrid websites.
@Aldrahill
Ай бұрын
Ayy thank you! please check the description and join the discord! There is a section for you to post any info and sources you have and I can then use it and refer to it in the video :))
ЦК довольно вами, продолжайте творить, Товарищ
@Aldrahill
Ай бұрын
Thank you!
3:35 what? That makes no sense. The infantry tank was, essentially, the British equivalent to the heavy tank, like the Matilda's, the Churchill's, not BT-5s & 7s
There's no real challenge when you play the USSR. The only hard thing about playing the Soviets is actually losing the game
@ploppyjr2373
26 күн бұрын
Well playing tank only as a minor is a pain.
ARTILLERY ONLY!
@Aldrahill
26 күн бұрын
Yes sir ;)
7:34 it’s Baltic countries not Balkan countries 😭
wargame european escalation historical 1V1 match as east germany vs america
Union of Tanks
You should play the Soviet Union in black ice :)
@Aldrahill
Ай бұрын
Definitely!! It’s coming soon :)
How about Poland on presets?
@Aldrahill
Ай бұрын
Yes! My only problem is that it’s going to require that I die, meaning my actually gameplay is quite boring :(
Tank only…in black ice💀💀💀
@Aldrahill
Ай бұрын
Nooooo god no
20:54 The massive bulge this man took without effort. Props.
@Aldrahill
Ай бұрын
Ayyy thank you!
Can you do only artillery?
@Aldrahill
Ай бұрын
Ohhhh it’s coming!
Ngl, I’m very disappointed that you used motorized battalions. I heard “tank only” and figured it would exclude motorized/mechanized
@Aldrahill
Ай бұрын
Can you imagine the sheer suffering? Literally exploding divisions the moment the enemy touches them
@lukeb1663
Ай бұрын
@@Aldrahill tbh, I don’t see how that’d be my problem. 😁