United Kingdom/United Kingdom (Historic World War)

The **United Kingdom** is an island nation located in Northwestern Europe. Officially known as the **United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,** it is comprised of England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. The United Kingdom led many successful campaigns during World War II, such as the North African campaign, the Italian campaign, and the Burma campaign, as well as having aided in the Normandy landings (D-Day), the strategic bombing of German cities, and the Battle of Okinawa in the South-East Asian Theater. The British Pacific Fleet also contributed to the naval bombings of Japan.

## Provinces

### Cities

London
Birmingham
Portsmouth
Plymouth
Cambridge
Manchester
Sheffield
Edinburgh

## Strategic Importance

### **Usage**

The United Kingdom is a relatively well-defended country, as it is not land-locked. If you build up your navy, you should be allowed to cross the English Channel, but prevent enemies from doing the same. As the UK borders only one country, it is best advised to conquer the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Denmark, France, or Germany. The United Kingdom is naturally short on oil and food, so it is best advised to expand your territory and obtain more resources, then build your army.

### Strategy and How to Win

The United Kingdom is one of the major powers in the Historic World War map. They start with many colonies scattered around the world and has a huge navy and a small air force. The major colonies in this map (which are controlled by the United Kingdom at the start) are listed below:

#### North America

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British Newfoundland

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British Bahamas

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British Jamaica

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#### Africa

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British Continental Africa (present-day Sudan, South Sudan, Kenya, Zambia and Tanzania)

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British Somaliland

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British Nigeria, Freetown, Gold Coast (Ghana)

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Port Louis (British)

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#### South America

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British Guyana

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Falkland Islands (British)

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#### Europe

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United Kingdom (Mainland)

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British Malta

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British Gibraltar

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#### Asia

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British Cyprus

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British Transjordan

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British Kuwait

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British Yemen

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British Ceylon

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British Burma

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British Malaysia (Present-Day Malaysia and Singapore)

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British Hong Kong

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British Pacific Islands

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The colonies mentioned above should be very important if you want to win the game. Now, there are different options to choose for your strategy, as listed below. You can try to follow the ideas you think works best or build off of them and go your own path.

### Strategy: Mainland Focus

You start officially as the United Kingdom, as one of the 30 playable nations (unless you are in All Countries All In mode). Here is what you should do if you want to follow this strategy:

First, this strategy means that you have to abandon almost all of your colonies and focus on your isles. Make an coalition with Germany or the Americans so you can have a back-up stance in case your invasions are in a stalemate. You should deploy and transport troops to invade the AI countries first, such as Ireland, Denmark, or any of the Low countries (Belgium, Netherlands, and Luxembourg). Keep in mind that the Netherlands is controlled by a player. If you invade Denmark, be sure to also take Iceland and Greenland so you can use them as a stopping point if you ever want to invade North America.

Invading the Low Countries should be no problem, but you should look out for their colonies. The Dutch East Indies and Belgian Congo both border your colonies in Africa and Asia.

### Strategy: Colony Focus

If you want to focus on your large Empire instead of your mainland, this is the way to go:

Day 1: After entering the game,quickly form a coalition with Germany or USA. Japan will also be a good coalition member to choose.

Start by sending your troops in the Isles to invade Ireland and Iceland (a colony of Denmark). Naval units should also support the invasion. However,air units should be stationed on the isles to prevent any hostile army crossing the channel

Land army in Africa should move towards Belgian Congo border, we don't need to care about their European part, they will most likely be annexed by Germany or France

Land army in Southeast Asia should move towards Siam, as it is the way to conquer French Indochina.

Land army in Arabia should move toward the Saudi border. As there are several colonies bordering Arabia, it is recommended to leave some colonies empty (British Yemen and British Kuwait) so you can concentrate on building a large colonial army in Transjordan.

Naval corps in the Americas (Kingston, Falklands) should leave for South Africa.

Remember, research wider range of ships and planes on an early stage. Aircraft carriers are also useful.

Day 2: Once prepared to face Congo, use a blitz-like invasion to quickly sweep through them (you can leave some regions unguarded, the Belgians have only a small force to defend) and be fast as France can step in and take most of Congo.

Once ready, invade Siam from both sides. Naval units will be a turning point to determine if you will annex Siam successfully. Units in Hong Kong can also help in the conflict (there is a stack of 6 naval units, use it wisely).

Arabia is a slightly strong AI. It is advised to continue building up troops

Also, watch if Germany, France and the Soviet Union have any conflicts. I recommend allying with at least one of them.

Day 3: Things now go a little outdated. It depends what allies you got.

Start the Invasion of Ireland. Watch out to guard their regions, the AI is tough.

If you are ready, it is advised to invade Arabia. You should strike their main cities first, crippling their unit production. Also produce anti-tanks and regular infantry.

Siam should be half defeated by now. If is recommended not to invade India until the later stage,they are still too large. I recommend making allies with Japan, India, or both. Japan can help defend Hong Kong if attacked, and India borders Burma and Ceylon, so they can help you if things get out of hand in that region.

If you are successful in taking Congo, I advise turning your troops to Portugal and its colonies, both Angola and Mozambique. They are lightly defended and should be easy to beat.

Day 4: Siam should have been annexed, along as Ireland. Invade Iceland if you would like to. However, it should be wise to bombard them with your naval ships first, than send the landing force.