This Disaster Save Built Only Medium Tanks?!

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Today we have a disaster save where the player only built medium tanks and forgot to defend his ports, this results in a major German advance in HOI4. Can I turn the tide and save this Hearts of Iron 4 disaster save?
Save: drive.google.com/file/d/1KUgM...
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[@AlextheRambler]

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[@fxshyy]

ok

[@BalenCM]

now we will be able to watch rt with nord vpn xd

[@timealone7906]

I bet you smell overwhelmingly like pepper corns.

[@krasnamerah1926]

@@BalenCM Wait, RT gets censored? Those damned liberals....

[@nathantripathy]

Alex, Britain changed the pronunciation of aluminium

[@AlextheRambler]

Hi everyone, I'm seeing a lot of comments being critical about today's video as I'm playing as the Soviet Union. I fully support Ukraine, this is a game set many years before todays conflict and was live streamed before the invasion began. Again, this video is not meant to cause any offense to anyone, this is set in the 1940's and is a videogame. I do not support Russia and their invasion of a sovereign nation. My heart goes out to everyone affected by the current disgusting invasion of Ukraine. They have my full support. Glory to Ukraine. Thanks, Alex

[@user-tv7xs4hj1w]

Vbucks

[@user-tv7xs4hj1w]

This, did quite sadden me due to me being a russian

[@glauberglousger6643]

Well, you can’t be responsible for something happening due to stupidity and reasons that, while I can’t say they’re wrong... Shouldn’t involve other people...

[@firelord47]

What I don’t understand, is how did people came to the conclusion that is video had something to do with the Invasion of Ukraine, baffles me.

[@foxpickaxe]

@@firelord47 They don't know about Ukraine SSR

[@Bitt3rSteel]

This peace deal disgusts me. I love it.

[@desirerk5371]

surprised you didn’t get any likes so far

[@lilmontrz6117]

Rambler didn't heart it wtf

[@germanyballwork5301]

Everyone here just shoving modern day conflicts into this video saying its "offensive" or "giving the middle finger to putin". I just want to see Alex suffer here, so please shut up y'all

[@glauberglousger6643]

75+ years ago...

[@germanyballwork5301]

@@glauberglousger6643 yea, a game about something 80 years ago shouldnt have people moaning about ukraine now

[@larochejaquelein3680]

You are Putin‘s pet and you deserve to be treated like a Russian for defending a war criminal. That means it‘s the rope for you if I ever get my hands on you

[@larochejaquelein3680]

Go delete yourself, Putin bot. If you love your war criminal Putin so much, why don‘t you go to the frontline, tough guy?

[@Jimothyjohns]

@@larochejaquelein3680 dude, its a video game. I dislike Putin as much as the next person, but wanting to hang someone because they think that critcising Alex for playing the USSR (not the same as Russia) is unecesary is pathetic

[@kjuba3953]

Alex be like: y'all wanted peace conference, so there it is *proceeds to roleplay AI*

[@Marklennon]

As a North American I laughed really hard at “goddam North Americans”

[@TheWoollyFrog]

That's why I decided to say aluminium instead of aluminum.

[@thisgamerguy3414]

even more fun when you find out he lives in Canada

[@Archphoenix1]

True story, alex got a call from a guy called Vlad who needs a disaster battle fixed as soon as possible

[@Quentin-vi4zi]

I think Vlad isn’t used to nsb dlc. He clearly forgot about the new supply system. Also he clearly needs to to buy more fuel als his tanks are out of it.

[@vynaaa4395]

@@Quentin-vi4zi His enemy also has a lot of defence on core territory and entrenchment as well as a lot of lend-lease. Dont`t know if this is savable.

[@alexgaelsotorodriguez3870]

@@vynaaa4395 It's certainly salvageable but it may incur into late game lag

[@alecdeter1999]

Yeah man for some reason Ukraine has quite a few interesting buffs as well it appears the first is "Leadership with the most sizeable balls in Europe." It appears to up entrenchment and manpower "Russian Logistics." This one says the Russians are supplying their enemy with vehicles and weapons they've abandoned Oh and they have "Foreign Legion." Apparently they have even more manpower from freedom fighters from other nations

[@nathantripathy]

It's the new Ukrainian focus tree. Major improvements since the 2014 one.

[@-championofrome-5303]

To all those people whining and moaning - it's a game. It has nothing to do with what is happening in real life at the moment. There isn't any hidden political agenda in this video, it's just Alex playing the game for fun and for us viewers to enjoy watching (mostly enjoy watching him suffer and die inside because the vast majority of us glut themselves on Alex's misery LOL). This place, in my opinion, should he a safe haven from what is happening in the real world. A place that has nothing to do with politics. A place where you can just come home tired from work and enjoy some content completely unrelated to what's happening around us. There's dedicated channels that cover war, but leave entertainment channels such as this away from it.

[@cpat1068]

Like I've said before if they really cared that much they would be volunteering to fight for ukraine, but we all know they scared so they sit behind a computer and get mad at a guy that plays videos games

[@-championofrome-5303]

@@cpat1068 Yeah. Instead of being chair warriors and sending their thoughts and prayers that contribute nothing really other than moral support, they can enlist because their army is taking in volunteers instead of swinging how immoral and unethical it is to do some things. By that logic, I shouldn't even smile or be happy anymore because people are dying in a war. Not saying that it isn't tragic, but there are channels and there is time reserved for that lest we all drown ourselves in perpetual misery and despair over things most of us can't control.

[@DunkTasticMan]

@@-championofrome-5303 I mean, I send thoughts and prayers because I’m too young to be in the army, we have to be 18 to be in the army in Croatia and I’m only 15, and yes, Croatia is sending volunteers to Ukraine, the first batch arrived today.

[@-championofrome-5303]

@@DunkTasticMan True true. Though I was making a jab at the blokes who are of legal age, who are whining and berating others while they aren't doing much themselves other than sending their prayers. I hope your countrymen come back home safe, and I also encourage looking at both sides of the conflict instead of just one because there is always more to it than what the western and eastern media individually show. So take care and don't trust everything that is shown to you. Pozz is Srbije.

[@unternehmen_wacht_am_rhein]

Putin needs his disaster save fixed by Alex

[@DisgruntledHippo]

Tanks without proper infantry support? Hmm...

[@bongomeister9965]

Grozny moment

[@mjd13]

Motorized infantry doesn't count?

[@Saphorik]

Doesnt work as well in Ukraine atm...

[@IHDHI]

13:40 he's speaking Churchill, oh no

[@camoningerland8212]

Undugeridodururugirdudodu

[@vincentcoucke3916]

alex: has more than a 100 medium tank divisions "how have the germans got so many tanks?"

[@hoovy2319]

My usual MO is Infantry with Artillery as the front line fighters with Medium Tanks with Motorized as backup/breakthrough forces supported with CAS It’s not the most optimized way of doing it but it works well enough for me

[@commissarkordoshky219]

since NSB (which is funny because no step back being shortened to NSB is also the shorthand for the dutch former fascist party) I rarely do tanks :(

[@hitomisalazar4073]

I usually don't bother with Tanks in general as the Soviets. Infantry, Artillery, AA, and an Airforce will see you through. Not completely giving up the Air War like most soviet players do does a lot more for you than having Tanks I find.

[@thewrench0157]

“The iron stroke” is very befitting to this cursed Cold War scenario

[@dethfan06]

7:36 The man who discovered Aluminum settled on that spelling then the was basically told that we need to follow the current naming convention of new elements and you get Aluminium.

[@CherokeeWill]

Medium tank only build but ignored logistics companies the entire time? GULAG FOR YOU ALEX AND THE PERSON THAT CREATED THIS SAVE! lmao jk this was awesome. I have been HOI4 for apparently according to steam 80 hours the past 2 weeks, mainly as Soviet Union too... I've learned so much and im at 1500 hours in the game. I just got the achievement "We don't like Statistics" lastnight and I feel like im unstoppable now and a true pro-soviet union player PogChamp

[@tobinrose2330]

Haven't even watched the last one he really pumping them out well done lad

[@wild_sergeant716]

Arguably the best disaster save Alex has done, well done.

[@eudstersgamersquad6738]

You should do more peace deals! It was great seeing you do one!

[@notabyzantophile]

I like how Alex only realised that if Germany's entire army was over East then he should've been pushing in the West halfway through the video

[@onepair-down5424]

Love the save games lots of love xx

[@cedid-iosman2925]

1:54 pol pot moment

[@ellisonsmith2526]

🤣

[@austinneece7853]

that got actually got me

[@childofslaanesh1251]

"see how im just melting them now chat" -Alex attacking 1 infantry division with 2 medium tanks in a plains tile

[@cedricl.marquard6273]

15:53 I'd actually love to see you switch into a losing AI in one of your games halfway through and try and fix them

[@jnksgb]

Kaiser Chonk would rule the world if you left him unsupervised 🤣

[@Canada1994]

Even with No Step Back Crimea is STILL a horrifying mess.

[@Jimothyjohns]

17:41 I threw up when I first saw that, but after looking again, I got this overhwhelming sense of love and stomach cramps. Thank you Alex for creating peak Europe.

[@VarenvelDarakus]

i think main sin of the save was not getting supply support company , all that fuel and supply problems would mostly go away

[@manuelmurielcagigal9971]

I LOVE your videos Alex. Keep it up

[@jackdeering9301]

2:00, only mod i want is all non-aligned nations being ruled by the ancient auntie rambler cosplay

[@powerman923]

New video concept: Disaster Challenge Saves! XD

[@BetzeBert]

Keep up going Alex. You’re a gamer not a politician

[@acatusingtherockemote8619]

Whenever I go German Empire I go medium tanks down to Modern Tanks, I think that changing ideology makes you much weaker, if I'm wrong then tell me, I'm still quite new to the game

[@bigchezzy8989]

It depends. If you need a civil war to flip ideology then it will make you weaker because you lose a large part of your army to the enemy (among other more specific things). However, for nations like Britain where you can flip ideology without a civil war it doesn't really make a difference and could make you even stronger. Germany its not to bad because the civil war is usually pretty quick but flipping for Soviets just isn't worth it because it takes quite a while and the benefits don't really outweigh the cost of losing that year or so you could've spent building up.

[@ryandean9493]

Yeah civil wars set you back on industrial build up but that adds to the challenge

[@soundkode]

I love this channel. Alex - to be able to drink some pints and game for a night would be a blast!

[@sharhaizarhairizbinshahriz9601]

Man, watching Rambler's vids makes me wanna get HOI4, but that will be impossible kek

[@knoebel2273]

You should do a video where you save the German ai or whatever nation of your choosing

[@Canada1994]

The tanks I use are medium tanks and then modern tanks, but I'm confused about the new tank design system that was added in No Step Back. What is the new meta for medium tanks? What should I put on them? I only know to use three person turret, sloped armour and gasoline engine. What else should I use? Is 20 and 40 still the meta combat width? I hear 10 combat width is the new meta with the new supply system.

[@Micro-Lander]

The new combat width that is optimal is around the 20s and for most terrains that arent most of europe tanks are dogshit make 9/3 with artillery and AA

[@Canada1994]

@@Micro-Lander Is 9/3 with artillery and AA infantry divisions?

[@Micro-Lander]

@@Canada1994 yeah those do work remove the AA ID your industry is shit

[@Lyrxside]

there is no meta whoever says they found the meta is lying

[@Canada1994]

@@Lyrxside true it's just that the new overhaul with No Step Back set us back to square one so there's confusion

[@Hussar117]

Gotta love the comment, "the Iron stroke" xD

[@leitnant]

Hello. This is a rather simple question but when choosing trade law how much does the civilian and naval intelligence to other matter. Free trade gives you many buffs but also a lot of ''civilian intelligence to others''. Is it important and should I not use free trade?

[@jessejaimyhecker3350]

ty for the video was a lot off fun

[@friedhelminkursk503]

And here i'm with HEARTS OF IRON FOUAA

[@roopelampinen188]

If you want to properly truck to Moscow, you should drive along the railroad. This allows you to get use of the enemy supply hubs after the tracks have been refitted. :)

[@jeffhask367]

The Black Baron stands in Crimea, just like in 1920…

[@thanatosexcelsior3711]

Just want to say congrats on having more subs than TommyLay

[@angryllamacorn2142]

Alec Steele looked it up, we (The North Americans) pronounce Aluminum correctly based on the inventors opinion, however the European scientific community insisted it should be the other way in keeping with other existing metals.

[@hitomisalazar4073]

You know, at times I feel like I'm the only one that goes massively infantry heavy as the Soviets. Just leveraging the sheer bulk of it instead of trying to create a superior high tech mechanized army.

[@californianking5662]

FYI Vladdy got a disaster save that he needs fixed…. Heard his Econ is fuckeddddd

[@pmsherndon]

"Ooooo, they won against Italy. How good for them." -Stalin, 1944

[@kmonk99]

What an Iron Stroke!

[@fh1302]

alex never does an army focus skull

[@tilemaxospatsouros6271]

Definitely a mechagnized situation you got yourself into there Alex

[@WilWithOneL117]

I've never loved to hate a peace deal more

[@Jimothyjohns]

Imagine after that peace deal being told that you live in Occitaine when you've lived in France for 80 years.

[@captainsilver1875]

Holy kaiser chonk

[@JustTiredFrom]

I think Alex just messed up when he just designed the new tank and didnt do the convert

[@jonastheswede6256]

Finely a peace deal.

[@stormolandervergard3777]

Try Take over the World as norway in Hearts of Iron 4

[@spartan11payne]

Average AI peace deal

[@noahchiaravallotti6510]

Liked just for the Air Force. Most impressive.

[@janno288]

Do Iron curtain again, heavy tank only as USSR

[@riggy1990]

The border gore is more of a disaster than anything else in the video

[@alvanimercado7474]

13:41 Yeah I bet words are hard when u say alumineeum

[@rochenmanta838]

If playing as sovietunion is now more critisized than playing Germany 🙄 Its just a game and has barely anything to do with the current war of agression

[@LeoMajor1]

Alex the Rambler is so good at this game that he doesn't research excavation as Russia until wait for it.... 1943.... instead wasting civ factories on trade. Bravo Alex

[@rafael-pk4zg]

disasters saves only

[@melonenlord6901]

"we need 18k Fuel a day." Better not research Logistics comapnies at all :D

[@anticipatebacon7629]

Light tanks and artillery You won't

[@yfposer]

What a gibbly goo

[@georgeloyal2051]

Cas is cash

[@LeoMajor1]

Day 1 of requesting Alex The Rambler never sings "when push comes to shove" ever again

[@vladimirpoutine2047]

*The Iron Stroke*

[@TheLordNovo]

Next disaster save: Russian Armor build with only 2 days worth of fuel Ironman save (gone wrong) (Can I save this game???)

[@KP_Official_]

Alex the drip meister

[@mati-sq8ru]

hi alex

[@mightydestroyer1020]

Churrcil "an iron curt... Sir its actual the iron stroke... The iron stroke... Yes... OK...

[@AA-qr4dj]

I don't understand why Alex thinks those tanks were anything near ok, they were horrendous.

[@ProgressOnly]

A Lu Min I Mum My grandmother in law

[@isakhylander2806]

Pls, try the swedish empire custom empire title challenge? #CK3

[@crazywarriorscatfan9061]

Nice

[@xdnoob9505]

Yes puppy

[@Kuzma_86]

I got suprissed that is not paratropers only

[@carvedapple5401]

chechoslovakia without the slovakia masterpiece peace deal

[@pureaidswithmemes8053]

Why dont you just push

[@glauberglousger6643]

Defense

[@ryandean9493]

Just paradrop

[@dietervondracek1554]

Putin making the Air Green like Alex said by blowing up Chernobyl

[@commanderstorm8874]

Did Russia lose its Black Sea fleet?

[@JacDille04]

Alex, could you help me with one thing. HOW TO PLAY RISE OF NATIONS in 2022??? I can`t find the Beta that is needed. 1.11.4

[@Exoromans]

Alex: "Oh this looks like a fun save game. I'll do a tank run into Ukraine." Putin: "Oh that does look fun! Think I'll try the same!" Slava Ukraini!

[@voidgaming1195]

i just installed hoi4 off of steam and everytime i click play it says it failed to launch can someone help please

[@dusankozipaj-misko9992]

When you go to total mobilisation don't ramp up you conscription bit use women in workforce instead.

[@rickvrieling]

Goodday

[@Wooper160atThePond]

cursed thumbnail hahahha

[@MuhaamadAreeb]

Like and subscribe Isn't that what you instructed?

[@TheDanDude17]

B U T W E V E C A P T U R E D B E R L I N

[@Lou.-.-.]

But WHY is Joseph Stalin changed in Iosif Stalin or Losif Stalin?

[@achatt-mj5rb]

Iosif Stalin with i is his russian name

[@Lou.-.-.]

@@achatt-mj5rb But this is the english version

[@achatt-mj5rb]

@@Lou.-.-. i know, somehow paradox wanted to put it in lol

[@alex20776a]

Next week: Putin's Ukranian dissaster save.

[@GlitchySnowmen]

Ey

[@glauberglousger6643]

Article indeed... Ey translates to article according to google translate

[@noisyyy_6455]

Just start as Poland,switch to Ukraine and conquer Russia,I think everyone would love to see this😆

[@patrickottesen4823]

🤩🤩🤩

[@nikolintula2242]

I am a teletubbie

[@tomm9963]

13:55 Russian tanks struggling to take territory in Ukraine? Topical

[@kaisarfarras5901]

Apakah saya Yg pertama?

[@glauberglousger6643]

Are you?

[@cookiekingdom5839]

First