HOI4 NAVY Tier List: Ranking the Majors (Part 1)

Which country has the most dominant WW2 navy in Hearts of Iron 4? In part one of this series, we're taking a look at the USA, UK, Japan, Germany, Italy, France, and the Soviet Union, comparing the starting fleet, resources, and industry of each major and strategically assessing their motivation for expansion.
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Chapters:
0:57 USA starting navy
5:11 UK starting navy
8:36 Japan starting navy
12:59 first tier starting navy rankings
13:22 Germany starting navy
15:25 Italy starting navy
16:21 Soviet starting navy
17:10 France starting navy
18:33 Finalised starting navy tier list
19:03 Strategic naval assessment
25:25 Starting industry and resources

[@counterfactualgaming]

Nice to see you back! Your video does point out that there's a lot of sub-standard ships at game start in terms of open module slots. Tons of refit options available for those looking to do so.

[@balkan-cowboy]

Thank you master of secrets! Glad to see you doing well, too!

[@Aero3435]

Great Video!

[@balkan-cowboy]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@lythd]

solid video! ive never particularly invested much thought in navy [the most ill do just throw together some subs destroyers and cruisers and put some dockyards on them and maybe build some extra dockyards if I don't start with a lot], but its very interesting! cant wait to see the rest of the series

[@balkan-cowboy]

Not the most popular series so far, but I'll keep it on the conveyer belt once I realize my other ideas. Glad you like it!

[@sergeyporivkin4530]

Cool video, thank you, but primarily wanted to know about late game, national specifics and such; Sad that they’re not in this part 🙃

[@datman5518]

great video, though I would argue Germany should be on a higher strategic naval assessment than both France and the USSR.

[@balkan-cowboy]

Yep, you're probably right given that they at least have an incentive to build subs against the UK

[@leosharman8630]

Where's part 2???

[@Mr.barba97]

germany higer than italy?? i don't get that

[@lolloblue9646]

Italy and France in HoI4 are massively overnerfed in terms of navy

[@anareel4562]

USSR actually has a navy??

[@balkan-cowboy]

Lol yes, seaborne potatoes. But it was surprising that it's arguably better than the German one

[@anareel4562]

But the real question, do you see torpedo boats?

[@santiagovinuales1355]

Pluh

[@balkan-cowboy]

that means rat in my language :D