How to defend against Germany/Major nations?
So my favourite playstyle is to pick minor nations within Europe that are in Germany's path just to see if I can somehow create a stalwart defence that puts a stop to their expansion, if even for a moment.
I've tried it with the Dutch, Lithuania, Denmark, Belgium and, of course, Luxembourg.
The issue that I keep running into though, is that no matter how happy I am with my defences at the moment of invasion, Germany just pushes through as if I had nothing at all.
I've tried to find guides online but I am either more dense than I thought, or everyone else seems to understand simple concepts that are foreign to me.
So far my usual start/checklist looks something like this:
- Have a decent standing while still having manpower in reserve.
- 20 Combat Width infanty with support Anti-air, engineers and recon.
- High level forts along the entire border.
- Surplus supplies.
- If possible, anti-air constructed as well.
I've also dabbled with including artillery, anti-tanks or even my own tanks, but I seem to be missing the mark each time.
So I come here to ask if anyone has any tips on how to achieve my goal? How do I build a bastion that while maybe incapable of taking over Germany, at least won't be curbstomped witin 1 year?