We still have LESS THAN HALF of France...but it's the top half this time!

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[@tylerhickman6638]

This was my game!! Thanks for the tips and roasting me lmao, was well deserved

[@DaToast_]

Zamners

[@user-zn7nd5ti6w]

good try, look more into guides mate.

[@josephtang846]

So where was France taken from?

[@Bitt3rSteel]

Any time!

[@hermangrinden1283]

I did your save game ad it wasn't really that bad. The templates aren't the worst and I did it about a month faster than bittersteel with a more allied favored peace deal. The main problem was really just the mismanagement of your conscription and trade as explained in the video. That and the overabundance of troops compared to your equipment in storage. simply defending and doing small counterattacks to get back some vital industry combined with buying guns on the international market fixed the equipment deficit when I tried your save. Within two months I had your templates in a full 126 division army with no deficit. Your template isn't bad because the low combat width makes it so that your divisions can stack together in multuple terrains with few combat width overstacking debuffs. All that mounts to say is you had the germans on the ropes and only nneded to be patient and wait out the storm. And the germans shots themselves in the foot the instant they declare war on the soviets which diverts so many forces that you could easily defeat the germans while they are distracted. All in all, you did good, you just got a bit impatient and perhaps a bit nervous when you had to fall back

[@sirarchi5510]

"As historical as possible" - went National Bloc - went Agressive Focus

[@user-fp8my6nc4v]

Btw French AI sometimes goes with National Block

[@konbkob4156]

National Bloc is the most optimal route though, since you don't get Matignon agreements

[@Link9058]

@@konbkob4156but it’s not as historical as possible

[@kaigao4842]

​@@konbkob4156If you don't do Magniton Agreements then you get the labor strikes tho

[@teeby2037]

@@kaigao4842not true? at all?

[@knighter1209]

"Division d'Holding" lmao

[@s0lsticefr4]

right in grand battle plan because of that +25% night attack bonus, basically a +12.5% flat attack modifier

[@cc0767]

yeah people tend to ignore the biggest benefit of GBP

[@andreaskostis4806]

Also as far as I remember the right path gives a bonus to the basic recon company so that it boosts the soft attack of infantry battalions as well.

[@notlucas6859]

left has insane battleplan bonuses that give u crazy stats, try it out if you havent (no idea if right has this lol i was just sayin)

[@MundaneThingsBackwards]

@@cc0767 It's NOT the biggest benefit. It's a more _flexible_ benefit but GBP left has the planning bonus which equivalent to a bigger attack AND breakthrough bonus when it matters most right before you make a big push. You just have to work for it. It's a good give and take. Neither is obviously better than the other unless it opposes your playstyle.

[@wuli3579]

It's more actually - it reduces the -50% night penalty to -25%. This means instead of doing 50% damage at night, you do 75%. This is a 50% night attack buff, not 25%, and 16.7% overall, not 12.5%. Those are some insane numbers, that's why this doctrine is so good.

[@nonbigbrain9662]

Imagine being the Germans. You’ve nearly conquered France and are now fighting for Paris but then suddenly the enemy becomes bloody Napoleon and managed to win

[@idontlikerome2744]

Yeah wait it out another 20 years again, 3rd time is the charm

[@PotatoFace565]

You ever heard of a little operation called barbarossa?

[@merkavamayhem5846]

Not to worry, we are still flying half a France

[@sakeburyojo4218]

Bitt3rSteel had done this before. In terms of this save, that's about a quarter of France lol.

[@jadeorbigoso5212]

​@@sakeburyojo4218 Yeah the Maginot only France hahahaa

[@nopeyt3387]

Was about to comment that lol

[@idontlikerome2744]

More than enough for players

[@seanfinch7856]

Another happy encirclement.

[@GloriousLastStand]

I swear, half this man's channel is saving Frances that've been cut in half

[@BubblesZest]

Going as historical as possible. Has Laval and didn't capitulate. Hmm.

[@sirarchi5510]

Also went battle of maneuver lol

[@maxomat4319]

wasn´t Laval a collaborator and got executed after the war?

[@slaaneshshewhothirst9136]

I thought the exact same thing. I was like “Bro says he went historical but didn’t go popular front”

[@harovan]

"Mon Dieu, c'est garbage" got me laughing hard.

[@lyonvensa]

The fact he's talking about the Division d'Holding makes it even funnier

[@Magnusson26]

My french got hurt 😢

[@Sarre_Casme]

J'ai senti mon âme quitter mon coeur même ma poubelle était choquée elle m'a dit il parle de moi là

[@salxrn]

title: we still have less than half of france start screen: like 15% of france

[@thelakeman2538]

Île de France (Paris region) alone is basically like ~18% of France population wise, if you add all those northern cities, it's probably half of France.

[@StefanHappyFox]

Well, 15% is indeed less than half haha

[@daggieYT]

20:01 Britain actually gave you 57 guns LMAOO

[@ww3pilot433]

oi found these Inna old warehouse.

[@hagamapama]

But did they give him a sea mine?

[@bachtruongson9408]

Alternate title: Bitt3rSteel gains braincells after a disaster save (instead of losing them)

[@truelightningstriker5803]

Will we see a France guide?

[@Bitt3rSteel]

Hmm, I could look into it.

[@truelightningstriker5803]

@@Bitt3rSteel Okay.

[@Rick-C__137]

​@Bitt3rSteel it's called capitulating

[@raymartcarreon6069]

​@Bitt3rSteel LETS GOOOOO

[@tobiastinter955]

Video 10 of asking you to cash in on your promise: sealow heights, 27th april start, all debuffs, video ,ou ask for is on castlereaghs channel

[@niki8280]

Scraping the barrel!!! At just THREE percent levied manpower! WTF! This has to be a troll.

[@1kvolt1978]

I'd say he just panicked about loss of so much land and all manpower of said land.

[@jarskil8862]

I have played hundreds of hours and I dont know how some of the mechanics work :D I had no idea for example that you need to do those concription in steps.

[@Blackandwhitecat-to5ll]

​@@jarskil8862Are you the guy who sent the save?

[@Luke-je1px]

@@jarskil8862Reading all the tooltips is crucial. Half of everything I learned, I learned from tooltips

[@buddermonger2000]

​@@Blackandwhitecat-to5llthe guy who did is now pinned

[@ferbthe2gadgetguy]

Reminds me of the old "Half a France" Disaster save from when the original player was holding down at the South. I don't think the situation is any better, but at least this player always had the Metropole to support them! (Is the Metropole actually any good industry wise?)

[@Bitt3rSteel]

Lots of manpower and factories,yes!

[@rechteherz4131]

it reminded me of the time a france disaster save he played where the original player only held brest and the northern most tiles of france

[@hagamapama]

@@rechteherz4131 World's thinnest France!

[@paso_oyun]

Bittersteel must collab with other youtubers for their saves and play co-op their saves

[@jadeorbigoso5212]

especially with Colonel Cam, it gonna be entertaining or Isorrowproductions

[@Dedelblute3]

Honestly I’ve survived holding literally just the colonies, Brest, Bordeaux, and the Maginot line (minus Metz, they somehow took Metz). It was quite a painful game.

[@Presidentti_El_Cabio]

3:56 the french accent made me so shocked that i had to check your channel’s info and check where you from😅

[@oliverlimb109]

Frist time

[@VanBourner]

The jump to Scraping the barrel is something OGs do, back from when mobilisation laws were all at 150 pp and the mobilisation was instant lol. Why waste the pp?

[@hell_of_helios]

"Italy is...Italy." You're right you funny little waffle man, Italy IS Italy

[@dolteki]

"Maurice Gamelin is really good". That's a sentence you can only hear about a videogame.

[@IamDrDapper]

God, i could listen to Bittersteel speak french all day

[@granthenderson9363]

26:08 i really hope it was a reference to Napoleon lol " I have destroyed the Austrian army by simply marching "

[@Carl-Gauss]

“The war situation has developed not necessarily to France’s advantage” Bitt3rsteel, loading screen, 1941

[@Hilter420]

0:23 I hate democracy

[@jansenrafaelhonrubia4276]

Atleast, they have this capital which saved it from capitulation

[@tritojean7549]

About grand battle plan, it gives better stat whe you have the planning bonus at max than any other doctrine under any circumpstances, howevere the main draw back is that you need to have the planning at max to beat them all, so spamming reinforced hq on you breakthrough army is a must, as for GBP left or right the main argument is right remove half of the night penalty while left can get your planing bonus even further beyond, mathematically right have a better stat on average on the entire day due to less penalty at night, but left having more planing bonus make that bonus last longer so the breakthrough will go deeper in the enemmy line. In the end you cant really say that there is a mathematically best path for GBP, it depend on if you think you can break you enemy line before nightfall or if you think you want to break less of the line but be sure to break it even at night

[@user-qh3yr4xb1n]

Bitt3rSteel try to not roast the shit out of the previous player challenge (impossible)

[@TheGreatA321]

Always love to see these long form videos of saves. Thanks for the upload BitterSteel!

[@opupkk4156]

17:10 baguetteers 📈

[@Sednas]

how the hell did you watch that far in two minutes?

[@rhyolite]

@@Sednasit’s the power of Escargot

[@user-cd4bx6uq1y]

Spreading out your consumption dosage of hoi4 challenge videos is the new lifestyle trend

[@corneliusmcmuffin3256]

The flame tank strat still works as far as I remember, the terrain buffs are worth it.

[@blitz3391]

As a French, hearing your pretty good french is always fun :)

[@Bitt3rSteel]

Thanks! 😃

[@230V16A]

How I would love to understand the game as you do Bitt3rSteel. 😄

[@Average_Cinder_Block]

Every hoi4 youtuber has their own thing, bittersteel has disaster saves, isorrow has A to Z, florius has focus trees and meanbean has insanity (MD)

[@erikstarling7390]

For GBP, it depends. Going left unlocks overwhelming fire, which is a good counter, and I think overall better for div variety. Going right is great if you're poor and can only afford infantry, but have a good handle on planning, logistics, AA.

[@andregamealeatorio4395]

It's really incredible, I think I already know everything about the game and when I watch your video I realize that I still have a lot to learn, thank you very much for the tips, they really help a lot.

[@thanatosexcelsior3711]

Grand Battleplan Rightside gives 25% land night attack which instantly makes it better than superior firepower even without planning buffs

[@dcbadger2]

Also, if you have a carrier, make sure it has planes, otherwise put it in reserve until you have enough planes and production.

[@Lt.Pringles]

"Division d'Holding" got me laughing way more than it should have

[@PeterRoss-ee8cq]

Great video man! Can't wait for the next one!

[@spencermelita]

“not to worry, we’re still flying half a france”

[@tonkinthesnow]

Nice Video keep it up!

[@diobuthesconfused7507]

this is probably one of the less chaotic disaster saves and that is definitely a breath a fresh air!

[@baonguyenthe548]

Last night my game went something like this, I went the commintern path and fort up to hold up to 1941, but the axis decided to invade Swistzerland and punched through my front before I notice. I capitulated and holding Toulon with Soviet troops

[@linusschult6790]

Tank only selow heigts as Japan at 250k subs?

[@greenkoopa]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Thinking about what would've had to happen to get there is hilarious

[@RuosongGao]

Japan you say? Wait till they release an August 8, 1945 start day lmao

[@mrvektor115]

Just imagine when WW3 kicks in and france gets in this situation, but suddenly a strange man pulls up, freezes time, completely reorganizes the country and wins WW3

[@user-fh5ws6yg5h]

Just a question when wil there be a Belgium game because there is a focus three for it and it's up to date

[@notlucas6859]

left is broken, i use to be a superior firepower supremacist but after i got 3k soft attack and 2k breakthrough on a 24 width mountaineer division, i have seen the light

[@Maxence.Buttler]

For a French person like me it's always a pleasure to listen french name but with anglo-Saxons accent😂😂😂

[@dillonschroeder985]

I will defend GBP as that boost to Naval Invasions is a game changer. But usually I got left in the tree for it. GBP I find works well for UK, Italy, and Japan as they need to invade so much.

[@ahmetberkkuntasal4949]

what a throwback, half a france was the first vid i watched on this channel

[@The_Looker]

This is actually somewhat historically accurate. General Charles de Gaulle considered to keep fighting for France either outside in London, or remain in France and move the remaining forces to Brittany. Here, France has even bigger bridgehead including the north.

[@SpiralTails]

This is not the Hexagon, this is the Gone at start.

[@lorenzmaut3708]

This game is not easy to learn, sometimes it's too much stuff to manage and you end up taking bad options, you don't know the important aspects of each part of the armed forces. But it's a learning process and at least he had some industry, he created a defensive line, he had a good number of guns, not so many casualties. I think he could have done this themselves just consolidating (making the units bigger and with a full bar of strength) and fixing his industry by demobilizing.

[@synthelione3714]

Bitter's french accent satire is gold!

[@ts8160]

Actually interesting alt history France. Instead of the D-Day we had a bunch of French holding out in Normandy, which then pushed back the germans.

[@EfeCanTurgut-j8c]

About GBP definietly right side it gives so much entranchment bonus and planning so if you are hevaily focus inf and art units i think best doctrine in the game

[@nashpen]

persian empire guide please (i try my self and it got horribly wrong if find a way i sent it to your for disaster save)

[@KasperGast]

Bitt3rSteel try a tanks only challenge , dont know why just a idea that i came up with out of nowhere

[@pavelslama5543]

Thumbs up for the broken French. That was honestly ROFL...

[@SpiralTails]

This is not a disaster save, this is an apocalypse save.

[@EenNederlander]

Bitt3rSteel speaking French is surprisingly entertaining😅

[@kidfox3971]

"The Germans made a breakthrough so i freaked out and moved my whole army to one spot." Just like he said, he was playing historical.

[@TheStranger-jh8uh]

This save was so bad I'm surprised you weren't convinced it was fake! Especially when you saw it was 41 and he had somehow only done 2 years worth of focuses 😅 That shocked me the most, it means he must've been sitting on no focus for at least 2 years!

[@martind5653]

Today I actually learned something about naval combat.

[@comicsfr8963]

As a French, love your accent ;)

[@therobloxgamingchannel2.1.91]

Can you do a poland guide ?

[@user-ck5yt2ih5q]

I am wondering if you could possibly do Road to 56 as Belgium if Netherlands. Hope that is not to much to ask!

[@coletheboss76]

You went from France to D day

[@FlareBlitzed]

Didn't expect Bitt3rSteel to go Ultramarine.

[@Qwertyui606]

I'm sorry wtf, scraping the barrel with only 3% conscripted is one of the funniest things ive ever seen.

[@matthewboyle2641]

"Trying to go as historical as possible", that's the first mistake when the country is France in WW2.

[@henchfggaming7997]

Loving the new Futurama clips!!

[@giovannipaologiannatiempo57]

Bittersteel your the goat other then doing wonderful content you even help us with advice!

[@tryrshaughroad551]

Your French accent is really good, I'm baffled!

[@thatoneguyiii1003]

Finally a peace deal that doesn’t cause me to tear my eyes out

[@Delbro850]

Bittersteel speaking french made me happy 😃

[@joel5637]

Now that's an unexpected turn of events

[@first_arcadian]

18:32 said it right the first time

[@generalgrievous4942]

How did you learn all these tips and tricks? Experimentation and videos?

[@fede98k54]

I love how France is desperately making a last stand in the mainland while their allies are just fucking around in the UK and in the colonies. Truly historical.

[@tonywong6363]

Can you play Tno The East is Red mod.......... As Japan!! It's gonna be so fun and challenging.

[@niky3377.]

I just realised this is a new vid after you used the equipment market

[@meriabreadsticks]

Bottom France, Free France, Maginot France, Island France, and finally: Top France

[@Fredy_The_Yeti]

Love the video, learned a lot about navel stategy that i otherwise would have never known

[@sahilhossain8204]

Lore of We still have LESS THAN HALF of France...but it's the top half this time! Momentum 100

[@gamer-sv7rc]

yea i remember the bottom half video BEG GUNS

[@user-gv3hs1je5j]

Bitter steel in a video be like oh no we have one piece of land five minutes later now the whole world is mine. Thanks for watching.

[@Bitt3rSteel]

Hey now, I stopped at Europe

[@Dedelblute3]

Ah yes, glorious fighting in the glorious LIKE AND SUBSCRIBE theater.

[@kijciwpempek1601]

endsieg? more like victoire finale

[@RandooGaming]

That is a quarter of a France! How is it not capitulated yet?

[@harryhurricane2177]

18:30 ; it's my city !! pronounce it "OR LE HAN"

[@getleansipmoney]

The futrame clips are here to stay😁

[@matrice0-0-07]

Your french accent is very good

[@dagadag5599]

Im having flashbacks to another old bittersteel video

[@iannis3310]

"Mon Dieu c'est garbage " lmaooo

[@Kramerthetroll]

Another great video! Thank you

[@FritiFirecaster]

I'm well out of date on this, but would it make sense to use dedicated divisions with support maintenance companies to crush pockets that you cut off from the main lines? If memory serves, maintenance companies provide equipment capture ratio and those cut-off and low supply divisions strike me as ripe candidates to easily steal some equipment from. Or am I misunderstanding what happens when a division is destroyed? Do you get their equipment anyways?

[@timtimtim243]

Bitter steel just making fun of the french ascend😭