Hey there, fellow Hearts of Iron IV player!

If you're looking for some tips and tricks to play as Hungary in the game, you're in the right place. This guide is all about helping you maximize your military and industrial power, and win in the WW2!

So, without further ado, let's dive into some specific strategies and tactics that can give you an edge as Hungary.

Original guide by lord tachanka#6157 from https://discord.gg/redbaron

Focuses:

• Balanced Budget
• ...
• Renounce Treaty of Trianon
• Trade deal with Germany
• Reaffirm Territorial Claims
• Industrial Revitalization (Make sure to research Concentrated 3, Tools 3, and Construction 2 when this focus finishes)
• Reintegrate the Railroads
• Support Domestic Industry
• ...
• Boost Hungarian Aviation Industry
• Support Urbanization
• ...
• Other stuff

PP Picks:

• Workhorse
• Fascist Demagogue (this will get you enough fascism just in time to renounce Trianon)
• Improved Worker Conditions
• War Economy (right after renounce Trianon)
• Industrial Concern
• Radio Propaganda Decision

-- Start of Yugo War --

• Import Allied Propaganda Films + Attache
• Total Mobilization

-- After Yugo War --

• Extensive Conscription
• Anti-Democratic Raids
• War Industrialist
• Free Trade

-- After Danzig --

• Women in the Workforce
• Air Combat Training Specialist

Research:

• Early Game (1936-1937): Tools 1+2, Concentrated 1+2, Construction 1+2, Electronic Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Computing, Radio. Juggle both concentrated.
• Later: Hard rush Tools 3 and Concentrated 3. Industry bonuses apply on Tools 4, Tools 5, and Concentrated 4. Rush Engine 4 with freed up research slot.
• 1938-1839 Free Slots: Research Computing Machine, Improved Computing Machine, Scout Plane

Construction and Collabs:

• While on Civ Eco: Do Agency, start first collab on Denmark (mid-36).
• Construct 1 Civ
• Start second collab on Denmark (mid-37)
• Construct Mils.

Capping Denmark:

• As soon as Danzig occurs, manually justify on Denmark, naval invade Copenhagen with 1 division. (pick Grand Battleplan + Tip of the Spear army spirit to allow naval invasions)

Production:

• Early Game: 2 Mils on Support Eq, 4 Mils on Guns (needed for collabs!!)
• When Italy gets Fighter 2, license and put all Mils on it (update license as Italy gets better engines!)
• When owned Engine 4 is researched (mid-41), produce own Fighter 2. Before that, produce Italian Fighter 2 that has Engine 4 on it.
• Request Lend Lease of 100 Trains and 1000 Trucks from Germany or Italy. (Do not produce them unless Germany and Italy refuse to help)

Bombing Subs:

• Bomb subs while having Fighters flying air superiority over the same airzone. Avoid bombing enemy surface ships.

Getting Heavy Tank 3 for your faction:

• Start researching Heavy Tank 2 in 1938 with your new 5th research slot.
• After Boost Hungarian Aviation Industry focus, go down army tree to "Armor Effort," apply 2.0 year ahead-of-time bonus onto Heavy Tank 3.
• You get Heavy Tank 3 around November 1940. Very useful for Germany and Spain!