21/08/2023, 16:15 British national focus tree - Hearts of Iron 4 Wiki https://hoi4.paradoxwikis.com/British_national_focus_tree 1/47 This is a community maintained wiki. If you spot a mistake, please help with fixing it. British national focus tree United Kingdom, as one of the seven major powers, gets a unique national focus tree. With the Man the Guns Expansion, it gets 2 additional branches, 1 sub-branch and 7 extra focuses. British national focus tree. Clicking on the branches leads to the appropriate section. The British national focus tree can be divided into 5 main branches and 6 distinct sub-branches: Cryptologic Bomb/Limited Rearmament Branch This branch gives technology research bonuses, factories and an extra research slot. Limited Rearmament Sub-branch This sub-branch gives air and naval research bonuses along with providing a collection of air bases and dockyards. Reinforce the Empire Branch This branch is centered around the industrial development of the colonies and the fortification of key territories, with the ultimate end goal of creating an Imperial Federation, which will have the United Kingdom annex all the colonies and gain cores on their territories. Encourage Colonial Elite Sub-branch The "Fortify East Asia" side of the sub-branch focuses on developing in Asian colonies, influencing China and gaining a war goal against Japan. The "Commonwealth Ties" side focuses on developing the Dominions, Autonomy or Independence for the British Raj and forming the Imperial Federation Mediterranean Bastion Sub-branch This Sub-branch focuses on the development of the Mediterranean colonies, coercion of Balkan countries and Turkey, and gaining a war goal against Italy. Steady As She Goes Branch The Democratic branch of the Focus tree. The UK will stay democratic and maintain the current government structure. Home Defense Sub-branch This Democratic sub-branch focuses on intervening against (and puppeting) the Scandinavian and Benelux countries, securing Iraq and Iran, and eventually war with the Soviet Union and Germany. Available only with the Man the Guns DLC enabled. Revisit Colonial Policy Branch This Branch focuses on decolonization, which effectively amounts to dismantling the British Empire, with some colonial territory kept as puppets, in exchange for getting more manpower and industry in the British homelands, and allowing the UK to concentrate on dealing with European affairs. Global Defense Sub-branch This Democratic sub-branch under the Steady As She Goes Branch focuses on placing Winston Churchill into power early, ending appeasement, eradicating pacifism and mobilizing the country for war followed by gaining war goals against countries with oil, Major European countries who caused World tension, and allowing justification against other Democratic countries. A Change in Course Branch This branch focuses on changing the government structure of the UK by switching the ideology of the government to Monarchist, Fascist or Communist. The Monarchist path focuses on setting up King Edward VIII as an absolute monarch, allying with Germany and gaining war goals against Italy and the Soviet Union. This path also allows the United Kingdom to gain a war goal against the United States to reinstate British Paradox Wikis Personal tools Search 21/08/2023, 16:16 British national focus tree - Hearts of Iron 4 Wiki https://hoi4.paradoxwikis.com/British_national_focus_tree 2/47 [Expand] rule by installing an American monarchy. The Fascist section focuses on securing alliances with other European fascist nations against Germany. The "God Save The King" section is shared with the Monarchist path and focuses on retaking the Dominions after they gain independence and gaining a war goal to annex the United States. Concessions to the Trade Unions Sub-branch The Communist sub-branch will cause the United Kingdom to become communist and opens up the choice between allying with the Soviet Union or forming a new faction and then moving on to turn other European nations to communism, with the end goal of going to war with Germany and the United States and installing puppet regimes in each. It also forces the United Kingdom to take the decolonization focus and complete it within 2 years of becoming communist as otherwise a civil war will break out. Cryptologic Bomb/Limited Rearmament Branch General Rearmament Sub-branch Reinforce the Empire Branch Encourage Colonial Elite Sub-branch Mediterranean Bastion Sub-branch Revisit Colonial Policy Branch Steady As She Goes Branch Global Defense Sub-branch Home Defense Sub-branch A Change in Course Branch Concessions to the Trade Unions Sub-branch Industrial branch of the British national focus tree. Clicking on a national focus icon leads to the appropriate table row. Focus Prerequisites Effects Cryptologic Bomb The Poles have been developing a brilliant machine they call the 'Cryptologic Bomb' which can break the German Enigma ciphers. We have the resources to develop it further at our Bletchley Park facility. United Kingdom: Is at war with Germany Poland:Is not in faction with Germany The following will bypass the focus: United Kingdom: If DLC La Résistance is not enabled: 3x 100% research bonus for: Decryption methods or computing technology. Otherwise: We will gain +10 Decryption Speed Limited Rearmament None United Kingdom: Contents Cryptologic Bomb/Limited Rearmament Branch Paradox Wikis Personal tools Search 21/08/2023, 16:16 British national focus tree - Hearts of Iron 4 Wiki https://hoi4.paradoxwikis.com/British_national_focus_tree 3/47 [Expand] [Expand] The recent stirrings from Germany and other Fascist powers around the world suggest that we may not enjoy peace in our time. In preparation, we should begin to set the pieces in motion for our own rearmament if the situation gets any worse. The following will bypass the focus: Random owned controlled cored state: Add 2 Building Slots Add 2 Civilian factory Random owned controlled cored state: Add 2 Building Slots Add 2 Civilian factory Air Defense There is no question of where the enemy will be coming from; we must protect the coast with extensive anti- air batteries. United Kingdom: Requires the following: Limited Rearmament One of the following must be true: More than 5% World Tension At War Current Ruling Party is not Democratic If DLC Man the Guns is enabled: Has the national spirit No Further Appeasement. The following will bypass the focus: United Kingdom: Air experience: +25 Add maximum Anti-air in East Anglia (123), Sussex (125) and Cornwall (127). If there are no free building slots, They will be placed in a random owned controlled state with priority in the British Isles. RADAR The ability to detect enemy bombers will be crucial to the war effort. We should spare no resources in further developing Radar technology and constructing a network of detection stations along the coasts. United Kingdom: Requires the following: Air Defense United Kingdom: Air experience: +25 3x 100% research bonus for: RADAR technology. The Tizard Mission We have produced many breakthroughs in technology that we cannot fully exploit ourselves due to our lack of resources and industrial capacity. Henry Tizard would like to head a delegation to negotiate a technology sharing treaty with the USA. United Kingdom: Requires the following: Cryptologic Bomb RADAR Current ruling party is Democratic Any other Country Is at war with United Kingdom Current ruling Party is not Democratic More Factories than 30 At peace with the United States United States Current Ruling Party is Democratic At Peace All of the following must be true: Does not have economy law Undisturbed Isolation Does not have economy law Isolation United States: Gets event "The Tizard mission" The MAUD Committee The 'Military Application of Uranium Detonation' committee is convinced that it is theoretically possible to construct a bomb of unbelievable power by employing uranium to achieve an uncontrolled nuclear fission reaction. However, we might not be able to develop this technology in time on our own. We should speak with the Americans. United Kingdom: Requires the following: The Tizard Mission Is in faction with United States United Kingdom: 1x 100% : research bonus for: Nuclear technology The Shadow Scheme The Air Ministry has come up with a brilliant suggestion for easier conversion of civilian factories into military ones. With the appropriate grants and loans to various key companies, their factories can be extended and adapted in advance to United Kingdom: Requires the following: Limited Rearmament One of the following must be true: More than 5% United Kingdom: Grants 4 Building Slots and 4 Military factory in total in two states when entering a war. gets the national spirit: Paradox Wikis Personal tools Search 21/08/2023, 16:16 British national focus tree - Hearts of Iron 4 Wiki https://hoi4.paradoxwikis.com/British_national_focus_tree 4/47 [Expand] make the transition to military applications much smoother. At war Current ruling party is not Democratic If DLC Man the Guns is enabled: Has the national spirit No Further Appeasement. Wartime Industry Civilian to Military Factory conversion cost: -50.00% Industrial Effort Focus all our political efforts on building up the civilian industry in a great leap forward. United Kingdom: Requires the following: The Shadow Scheme United Kingdom: 2x 100% Research bonus for: Industry Royal Ordnance Factories The Royal Arsenal at Woolwich is woefully insufficient to produce all the munitions and small arms we need. We should establish many more factories around the country, preferably in relatively safe areas. United Kingdom: Requires the following: Industrial Effort One of the following must be true: Any other country: Is at war with the United Kingdom More Factories than 30 Germany: Has completed focus Rhineland Current Ruling party is not Democratic The following will bypass the focus: United Kingdom: Random Owned Controlled State in the Home area: Add 2 Building slot Add 2 Military factory Random Owned Controlled State in the Home area: Add 2 Building slot Add 2 Military factory Random Owned Controlled State in the Home area: Add 2 Building slot Add 2 Military factory Secret Weapons We now possess the knowledge and the infrastructure to focus on the development of various secret weapons projects that used to belong in the realm of science fiction. United Kingdom: Requires the following: The MAUD Committee Royal Ordnance Factories United Kingdom: 2x 100% Research bonus for: Electronics 2x 100% Research bonus for: Rocketry technology 2x 100% Research bonus for: Nuclear technology BSA Company The Royal Ordnance Factories are not producing enough small arms, but, like we did in the Great War, we could contract the Birmingham Small Arms Company and expand their capacity. United Kingdom: Requires the following: Royal Ordnance Factories United Kingdom gets the national spirit: Birmingham Small Arms Company Infantry Equipment: Production cost: -10.00% Extra Research Slot Our industrial expansion and other recent advances might allow us to conduct more R&D in parallel. United Kingdom: Requires the following: Industrial Effort United Kingdom: Gain 1 research slot. A Motorized Army Recently the Army has been experimenting with fully motorized infantry units. As yet, they have not formed any fully motorized divisions, but with with right words to the Secretary of State for War this could soon be possible. United Kingdom: Requires the following: Limited Rearmament United Kingdom: 1x 100% research bonus for Motorized Royal Tank Regiment Britain invented the tank, and so the Royal Tank Regiment should be equipped with the world's best tanks, but this is not currently the case. The Special Vehicle Development Committee proposes to research and develop a modern design to keep Britain at the forefront of tank development. United Kingdom: Requires the following: A Motorized Army United Kingdom: 1x 100% research bonus for: Armor technology General Rearmament Sub-branch Paradox Wikis Personal tools Search 21/08/2023, 16:16 British national focus tree - Hearts of Iron 4 Wiki https://hoi4.paradoxwikis.com/British_national_focus_tree 5/47 [Expand] Naval and Airforce sub-branch of the British national focus tree. Clicking on a national focus icon leads to the appropriate table row. Focus Prerequisites Effects General Rearmament It is starting to look like another Great War is inevitable. If it isn't Hitler it will be the Mikado, or even the Soviets... Public opinion has swung enough that we can initiate a program of general rearmament. United Kingdom: Requires the following: Limited Rearmament One of the following must be true: More than 10% At War Current ruling party is not Democratic If DLC Man the Guns is enabled: Has the national spirit No Further Appeasement. United Kingdom gets the national spirit: British Austerity Consumer Goods Factories: -5% Air Rearmament In any war with a continental enemy, the Royal Air Force will prove the key to victory. First, we must ensure that our airbases can support our rearmament plans! United Kingdom: Requires the following: General Rearmament The following will bypass the focus: United Kingdom: Air experience: +25 5 Random owned controlled state in the British Isles: Add 2 Air base Special Air Service An officer by the name of David Stirling has come up with the idea that a small commando unit might be capable of harrassing the enemy behind their lines, causing tremendous damage. Naming them an 'Air Service' has the added benefit of causing the enemy to believe they have to defend against paratroopers, too. There may well be merit to this idea. United Kingdom: Requires the following: General Rearmament United Kingdom gets the national spirit: Special Air Service Special Forces Capacity Multiplier: +5.0% Special Forces Division training time: -10.0% An officer by the name of David Stirling has come up with the idea that a small commando unit might be capable of harrassing the enemy behind their lines, causing tremendous damage. Naming them an 'Air Service' has the added benefit of causing the enemy to believe they have to defend against paratroopers, too. There may well be merit to this idea. Available as Political Advisor David Stirling Commando (Genius): Special forces Attack: +20.0% Special forces Defense: +20.0% Paradox Wikis Personal tools Search 21/08/2023, 16:16 British national focus tree - Hearts of Iron 4 Wiki https://hoi4.paradoxwikis.com/British_national_focus_tree 6/47 [Expand] Naval Rearmament Though we tried to prevent a naval arms race with the Second London Naval Treaty, even the signatories are mostly ignoring it. The Royal Navy must never lose its global supremacy. We must always ensure that it remains the largest in the world. United Kingdom: Requires the following: General Rearmament The following will bypass the focus: United Kingdom: Navy experience: +50 Random Owned Controlled Cored State: Add 1 Building slot Add 1 Naval dockyard Random Owned Controlled Cored State: Add 1 Building slot Add 1 Naval dockyard Random Owned Controlled Cored State: Add 1 Building slot Add 1 Naval dockyard Fighter Command Our first priority must be to control our own skies! It is hard to discern a more important area of military research than fighter development. United Kingdom: Requires the following: Air Rearmament United Kingdom: If the DLC By Blood Alone is not enabled: Air experience: +25 2x 100% research bonus for: Fighter models and Heavy Fighter Models Otherwise if DLC By Blood Alone is not enabled: Air experience: +25 2x 100% research bonus for: Fighter models and Heavy Fighter Models 1x 50% Cost Reduction for: Air Doctrine Bomber Command Like Giulio Douhet always said;'The bomber will always get through!'. Advances in radar technology and anti-air defenses notwithstanding, we should prioritize the development of better bombers. United Kingdom: Requires the following: Air Rearmament United Kingdom: If the DLC By Blood Alone is not enabled: Air experience: +25 2x 100% research bonus for: Strategic Bomber models and Tactical Bomber models Otherwise if DLC By Blood Alone is not enabled: Air experience: +25 2x 100% research bonus for: Strategic Bomber models and Tactical Bomber models 1x 50% Cost Reduction for: Air Doctrine Coastal Command Our industry is driven by resources shipped to Britain from many distant parts of the Empire. Our convoys are our lifeblood and must be protected by both the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force. We should set up a special RAF formation to protect the approaches to our ports! United Kingdom: Requires the following: Air Rearmament United Kingdom: If the DLC By Blood Alone is not enabled: Air experience: +25 2x 100% research bonus for: Naval Bomber models and Close Air Support models Otherwise if DLC By Blood Alone is not enabled: Air experience: +25 2x 100% research bonus for: Naval Bomber models and Close Air Support models 1x 50% Cost Reduction for: Air Doctrine Aircraft Production Group Aircraft production remains our highest priority. The London Aircraft Production Group (LAPG) should be created to manage and coordinate all available aircraft related production. United Kingdom: Requires one of the following: Fighter Command Bomber Command Coastal Command United Kingdom gets the national spirit: Aircraft production group Fighter Production cost: -10.00% Jet Aircraft It seems almost certain that the jet engine will come to replace propeller engines on airplanes. The potential is enormous, and we must not allow Britain to lag behind in this crucial area of research. United Kingdom: Requires the following: Aircraft Production Group United Kingdom: 4x 100% research bonus for: Jet technology Chiefs of Staff Committee We must empower the heads of the various service branches to conduct this war as they consider is best. The Combined Chiefs of Staff, formed initially in 1923, will United Kingdom: Requires the following: Air Rearmament Naval Rearmament United Kingdom: Army experience: +10 Navy experience: +10 Air experience: +10 gets the national spirit: Paradox Wikis Personal tools Search 21/08/2023, 16:16 British national focus tree - Hearts of Iron 4 Wiki https://hoi4.paradoxwikis.com/British_national_focus_tree 7/47 now be given the means to coordinate operations across the globe, reporting directly to the War Cabinet. This will greatly streamline planning for military operations. Chiefs of Staff Committee Planning Speed: +10.0% Maximum Command power Increase: +25% Daily Command power Gain Multiplier: +10% We must empower the heads of the various service branches to conduct this war as they consider is best. The Combined Chiefs of Staff, formed initially in 1923, will now be given the means to coordinate operations across the globe, reporting directly to the War Cabinet. This will greatly streamline planning for military operations. Destroyer Focus Modern battleships are marvels, but we must not neglect the critical role of the humble destroyer in the protection of our convoys United Kingdom: Requires the following: Naval Rearmament United Kingdom: 2x 100% research bonus for: Destroyer models Convoy Escort Focus It cannot be stressed enough, our convoys are our lifeblood. We must do everything in our power to protect them and to replace lost tonnage quickly. United Kingdom: Requires the following: Destroyer Focus United Kingdom gets the national spirit: Convoy system priority Light Hull Production cost: -10.00% Trade Convoy Production cost: -10.00% Anti-Submarine Training School One of our advantages is the ability to draw upon a large pool of skilled officers with experience from the last war to train new crews. With ASW expert Commodore Gilbert Stephenson in charge, the establishment of a new anti- submarine training school at Tobermory will ensure our crews obtain the skills they need before embarking on Atlantic convoy duty and facing the U-boat menace. United Kingdom: Requires the following: Convoy Escort Focus United Kingdom: 2x 35% Cost Reduction for: Convoy Defense Doctrine gets the national spirit: Anti-Submarine Training School Destroyer Training Experience: +10% Destroyer Combat Experience Gain: +10% One of our advantages is the ability to draw upon a large pool of skilled officers with experience from the last war to train new crews. With ASW expert Commodore Gilbert Stephenson in charge, the establishment of a new anti- submarine training school at Tobermory will ensure our crews obtain the skills they need before embarking on Atlantic convoy duty and facing the U-boat menace. A/S Warfare The Atlantic is our lifeline, and we must ensure it remains clear from enemies that would prey on our vulnerable shipping, be it above the surface or below it. We shall focus on cutting-edge developments in the field of anti-submarine warfare, ensuring our escorts are equipped with the best weaponry and detection means that we can provide. The DLC Man the Guns is enabled United Kingdom: Requires the following: Destroyer Focus United Kingdom: Reduce ahead of time penalty by 2.0 years and give a 100% research bonus. Valid for the next 2 researches of these technologies: Anti-Submarine Warfare Technology Amphibious Warfare Ruling the waves is fine, but sometimes you need to get your feet wet. We must not neglect our ability to land invasion forces in hostile territory. United Kingdom: Requires the following: Naval Rearmament United Kingdom: 1x 100% research bonus for: Marine Technology 2x 100% research bonus for: Transport models Britannia Rules the Waves In the long shadow of the Royal Navy, other naval powers are forced to come up with innovative new doctrines to compensate. We must not grow complacent and rely solely on the quantity and quality of individual ships. United Kingdom: Requires the following: Naval Rearmament United Kingdom: 3x 50% Cost Reduction for: Naval Doctrine Carrier Focus There is an intense argument among naval theorists about the continued viability of the battleship. There are those who argue that modern air power will come to dominate naval power, and that the aircraft carrier will replace the battleship as the king of the oceans. United Kingdom: Requires the following: Britannia Rules the Waves Mutually exclusive with: Battleship Focus United Kingdom: Navy experience: +25 2x 100% research bonus for: Carrier Models Battleship Focus United Kingdom: United Kingdom: Paradox Wikis Personal tools Search 21/08/2023, 16:16 British national focus tree - Hearts of Iron 4 Wiki https://hoi4.paradoxwikis.com/British_national_focus_tree 8/47 While the theorists bicker about air supremacy or naval supremacy, no one wants the guns of a battleship pointing at their palace. Even if the carrier enthusiasts prove right in the end, battleships will still dominate the oceans for years to come. Requires the following: Britannia Rules the Waves Mutually exclusive with: Carrier Focus Navy experience: +25 2x 100% research bonus for: Battleship Models Expand the Repair Yards Though our navy is among the world's largest, we must also have the means to quickly repair our ships should they incur battle damage, or our enemies may wear us down through attrition. Expanding our repair yards would not only achieve this, but also enable us to refit some of our older models in a timely manner. The DLC Man the Guns is enabled United Kingdom: Requires one of the following: Carrier Focus Battleship Focus United Kingdom: Random Owned Controlled Cored State: Add 2 Building Slots Add 2 Naval dockyard gets the national spirit: Expand the Repair Yards Refitting Speed: +10% Refitting Cost: -10% Ship Repair Speed: +10% Though our navy is among the world's largest, we must also have the means to quickly repair our ships should they incur battle damage, or our enemies may wear us down through attrition. Expanding our repair yards would not only achieve this, but also enable us to refit some of our older models in a timely manner. Vanguard We must not be outnumbered by our enemies on the seas. We have a number of 15-inch guns still in storage that could be used to replace the time-consuming 16- inch guns required for our next planned battleships, which would greatly speed up construction of the class's lead ship: HMS Vanguard. Alternative Descriptions [Expand] The DLC Man the Guns is enabled United Kingdom: Requires the following: Battleship Focus date is at least 1944.1.1 Has technology: 1944 Heavy Ship Hull Has full control of Lanark (133) United Kingdom: Navy experience: +25 Create Vanguard Capital Ship variant on gaining technology 1944 Heavy Ship Hull Lanark (133) Create HMS Vanguard Anti-Non-Contact Committee Our technical experts in mine warfare advise that new types of mines, activated by magnetic fields, sound and other means, are likely to play an important part in the next war. By appointing a special Admiralty Anti-Non-Contact Committee to research ways to sweep them now, we can help keep our ships safe, and perhaps even make some advances in our own mine technology in the process. The DLC Man the Guns is enabled United Kingdom: Requires the following: Naval Rearmament United Kingdom: 1x 100% research bonus for: Naval Minelaying Technology 2x 100% research bonus for: Naval Minesweeping Technology Secure the Imperial Shipping Routes The cohesion of our colonial empire hinges on our ability to protect the merchant shipping that binds it together, and to project our force wherever it may be necessary. We have always relied upon a vast fleet of light cruisers to do this, and we must ensure we continue to have the necessary numbers of these ships to allow us to be everywhere at once. United Kingdom: Requires the following: Naval Rearmament Service Overseas United Kingdom: 2x 100% research bonus for: Light Cruiser Models gets the national spirit: Secure the Imperial Shipping Routes Cruiser Production cost: -10.00% The cohesion of our colonial empire hinges on our ability to protect the merchant shipping that binds it together, and to project our force wherever it may be necessary. We have always relied upon a vast fleet of light cruisers to do this, and we must ensure we continue to have the necessary numbers of these ships to allow us to be everywhere at once. Reinforce the Empire Branch Paradox Wikis Personal tools Search 21/08/2023, 16:16 British national focus tree - Hearts of Iron 4 Wiki https://hoi4.paradoxwikis.com/British_national_focus_tree 9/47 Colonial Development branch of the British national focus tree. Clicking on a national focus icon leads to the appropriate table row. Focus Prerequisites Effects Reinforce the Empire Our Empire is vast, and despite our power, weakly defended. To combat this we need to encourage Imperial Patriotism throughout the realm. United Kingdom: Mutually exclusive with: Revisit Colonial Policy Current ruling party is not Communist More than 0 Subject nations United Kingdom: Gain Base Stability: +10.00% If Decolonization has not been achieved within 2 years of becoming Communist, a civil war will start! Service Overseas By rotating armed forces personnel to colonial stations and back home again they can learn about the conditions on different fronts, gain experience, and share it with their comrades back home. United Kingdom: Requires the following: Reinforce the Empire United Kingdom: Army experience: +5 Navy experience: +25 Air experience: +25 gets the national spirit: Service Overseas Hot acclimatization gain factor: +10.0% By rotating armed forces personnel to colonial stations and back home again they can learn about the conditions on different fronts, gain experience, and share it with their comrades back home. Dominion and East Asian colonial development sub-branch of the British national focus tree. Clicking on a national focus icon leads to the appropriate table row. Focus Prerequisites Effects Encourage Colonial Elite Sub-branch Paradox Wikis Personal tools Search 21/08/2023, 16:16 British national focus tree - Hearts of Iron 4 Wiki https://hoi4.paradoxwikis.com/British_national_focus_tree 10/47 [Expand] [Expand] [Expand] Encourage Colonial Elite Our vast, sprawling empire houses some of the greatest minds in the world, but its size prevents many of them from ever meeting. By encouraging them to work together on our most important projects, we can achieve results faster. United Kingdom: Requires the following: Service Overseas United Kingdom gets the national spirit: Colonial Elite Research Speed: +7.00% Fortify East Asia Many of our old colonies in the east are threatened by civil wars and imperial ambitions of local countries. We must not neglect our remaining outposts, but continue to develop these regions to secure our global presence. United Kingdom: Requires the following: Encourage Colonial Elite Singapore (336): Controller: One of the following must be true: Country is United Kingdom Is a subject of the United Kingdom Hong Kong (326): Controller: One of the following must be true: Country is United Kingdom Is a subject of the United Kingdom The following will bypass the focus: United Kingdom gets the national spirit: Fortify the Empire Land fort construction Speed: +5.00% Coastal fort construction Speed: +5.00% If already have the National Spirit, Modify it by: Fortify the Empire Effective Change: Land fort construction Speed: +5.00% Coastal fort construction Speed: +5.00% Singapore (336): Add 1 Building Slots Add 1 Naval dockyard Hong Kong (326): Add 1 Building Slots Add 1 Civilian factory The Burma Road We should aid the Chinese in their struggle against Japan by constructing a road - and associated infrastructure - between Burma and China, where supplies can reach them overland, safe from Japanese predation. United Kingdom: Requires the following: Fortify East Asia China: Is at war with Japan Is at peace with United Kingdom Japan is not in faction with United Kingdom The following will bypass the focus: United Kingdom: Mandalay (640): Add 2 Infrastructure Add 2 Air base Xikang (601): Add 2 Infrastructure Add 1 Air base Add 1 Building slot Add 1 Military factory Gain Base War support: +5.00% Unlocks Decision: Expand the Burma Road If DLC Waking the Tiger is enabled: China Gains The Burma road ( Opinion of United Kingdom +15 ) Yunnan Gains The Burma road ( Opinion of United Kingdom +15 ) Japan Gains The Burma road ( Opinion of United Kingdom -30 ) Sanction Japan The Japanese seem committed to creating their 'Greater East Asia Co- Prosperity Sphere'; under their hegemony, of course. The British Empire is the primary obstacle, together with the colonies of other Western powers. They must be denied access to the resources they need. United Kingdom: Requires the following: The Burma Road Current Ruling party is Democratic Japan: Exists One of the following must be true: In an offensive war Caused more than 15% World Tension Is not in faction with United Kingdom At peace with United Kingdom The following will bypass the focus: Japan: Gains Embargo ( –100 Trade opinion) towards United Kingdom Gains Trade sanctions ( –40 Opinion) towards United Kingdom The Singapore Strategy Singapore should remain our primary naval base in the East. United Kingdom: Requires the following: United Kingdom: Navy experience: +25 Paradox Wikis Personal tools Search 21/08/2023, 16:16 British national focus tree - Hearts of Iron 4 Wiki https://hoi4.paradoxwikis.com/British_national_focus_tree 11/47 [Expand] [Expand] [Expand] Hong Kong may fall to the Japanese, but Singapore must remain impregnable until the Main Fleet can arrive to decisively defeat the enemy. Fortify East Asia Singapore (336): Controller: One of the following must be true: Country is United Kingdom Is a subject of the United Kingdom Singapore (336): Add 1 Building Slots Add 3 Coastal fort in a province in the state. If Controller of Singapore (336) is not the United Kingdom: Add -2% Autonomy Landward Fortifications The current defenses on Singapore Island are inadequate. We must focus our efforts on beefing up the fortifications! United Kingdom: Requires the following: The Singapore Strategy Singapore (336): Controller: One of the following must be true: Country is United Kingdom Is a subject of the United Kingdom The following will bypass the focus: United Kingdom: Singapore (336): Add 1 Building Slots Add 4 Land fort in a province in the state. Add 2 Anti Air If Controller of Singapore (336) is not the United Kingdom: Add -2% Autonomy Peninsular War We should preempt and slow down an enemy coming down from the north through Malaya before they even reach Singapore. United Kingdom: Requires the following: Landward Fortifications Singapore (336): Controller: One of the following must be true: Country is United Kingdom Is a subject of the United Kingdom United Kingdom: Singapore (336): Add 3 Land fort in a province in the state. Add 3 Land fort in a province in the state. Add 3 Land fort in a province in the state. Add 2 Air base If Controller of Singapore (336) is not the United Kingdom: Add -2% Autonomy Hold Hong Kong The Singapore Strategy is obsolete. Our plan should be bolder and rely on a base much closer to Japan. With sufficient fortifications and facilities, Hong Kong will serve perfectly! United Kingdom: Requires the following: Fortify East Asia Hong Kong (326): Controller: One of the following must be true: Country is United Kingdom Is a subject of the United Kingdom United Kingdom: Navy experience: +25 Hong Kong (326): Add 1 Building Slots Add 3 Coastal fort in a province in the state. Landward Fortifications Hong Kong will have to become a fortress city in order to withstand a sustained attack from mainland China. United Kingdom: Requires the following: Hold Hong Kong Hong Kong (326): Controller: One of the following must be true: Country is United Kingdom Is a subject of the United Kingdom The following will bypass the focus: United Kingdom: Hong Kong (326): Add 1 Building Slots Add 4 Land fort in a province in the state. Add 2 Anti Air Air Defenses We must expand and improve the anti-air emplacements in Hong Kong greatly. United Kingdom: Requires the following: Landward Fortifications Hong Kong (326): Controller: One of the following must be true: Country is United Kingdom Is a subject of the United Kingdom The following will bypass the focus: United Kingdom: Hong Kong (326): Add 2 anti air Add 4 Air base War with Japan All other options are exhausted and the Japanese refuse to give up their expansionist ways. For the safety of the British Empire and the people of Asia, we must subdue the Japanese. United Kingdom: Requires the following: Sanction Japan Peninsular War Air Defenses United Kingdom: Gains Puppet (Focus) War goal against Japan Paradox Wikis Personal tools Search 21/08/2023, 16:16 British national focus tree - Hearts of Iron 4 Wiki https://hoi4.paradoxwikis.com/British_national_focus_tree 12/47 [Expand] [Expand] Current Ruling Party is Democratic Not in an Offensive war Japan: exists One of the following must be true: In an offensive War Caused more than 30% World Tension Current ruling party is not Democratic Is not in Faction with United Kingdom At peace with United Kingdom The following will bypass the focus: Influence China Although the Chinese nationalists have called themselves enemies of our colonial efforts, they are trapped between enemies with too few allies. If we reach out to them, they may be willing to shift their policies. United Kingdom: Requires the following: Air Defenses China:Exists Current Ruling Party is Democratic China: Add 2 offmap Military factory Gets the national spirit for 1095 days: Democratic Influence Daily Democratic Support: +0.10 Acceptance of Democratic Diplomacy: +85 Democratic pressure has made democracy very popular, and the country is susceptible to align with other Democrats. Gets event "United Kingdom is Influencing our Politics" Every other Country that has more than 30 factories and is not Democratic: Gains Democratic leanings ( –30 Opinion) towards China Will be abandoned if China: Does not exist Commonwealth Ties United by common allegiance to the Crown, the nations of the British Commonwealth are the first we can count on in the event of another global conflict. Securing our diplomatic administration there will be of the essence. United Kingdom: Requires the following: Encourage Colonial Elite One of the following must be true: Any country: Original country is New Zealand Is in Faction with United Kingdom Any country: Original country is South Africa Is in Faction with United Kingdom Any country: Original country is British Raj Is in Faction with United Kingdom Any country: Original country is Australia Is in Faction with United Kingdom Any country: Original country is New Zealand Is in Faction with United Kingdom The following will bypass the focus: If: Any country: Original country is Canada Is in Faction with United Kingdom Then it Gains Commonwealth Ties ( Opinion of United Kingdom: +15 ) Any country: Original country is South Africa Is in Faction with United Kingdom Then it Gains Commonwealth Ties ( Opinion of United Kingdom: +15 ) Any country: Original country is British Raj Is in Faction with United Kingdom Then it Gains Commonwealth Ties ( Opinion of United Kingdom: +15 ) Any country: Original country is Australia Is in Faction with United Kingdom Then it Gains Commonwealth Ties ( Opinion of United Kingdom: +15 ) Any country: Original country is New Zealand Is in Faction with United Kingdom Then it Gains Commonwealth Ties ( Opinion of United Kingdom: +15 ) Develop the Raj United Kingdom: British Raj: Paradox Wikis Personal tools Search 21/08/2023, 16:16 British national focus tree - Hearts of Iron 4 Wiki https://hoi4.paradoxwikis.com/British_national_focus_tree 13/47 [Expand] The state of our colonies in India remains controversial both abroad and at home, but whatever is in store for them, strengthening their industrial capacity is a priority at the present stage. Requires the following: Commonwealth Ties Any Country: Original country is British Raj Is in Faction with United Kingdom The following will bypass the focus: Gains Aided Industrial Development ( Opinion of United Kingdom: +15 ) Random Owned Controlled State: Add 2 Building Slots Add 2 Civilian factory Random Owned Controlled State: Add 2 Building Slots Add 2 Civilian factory Random Owned Controlled State: Add 2 Building Slots Add 2 Civilian factory Add -5% Autonomy Indian Independence Japan is actively fomenting rebellion in India and has even formed a 'National Indian Army' composed of Indian recruits. The situation could grow dangerous if nothing is done to prevent it. We can either defeat Japan quickly, or promise the Indians independence in a few years. United Kingdom: Requires the following: Develop the Raj Mutually exclusive with: Indian Autonomy If DLC Together for Victory is enabled: One of the following must be true: All of the following must be true: date is at least 1943.10.1 British Raj: Is a subject of the United Kingdom Is at peace All of the following must be true: Current ruling party is Democratic British Raj: Is a subject of the United Kingdom Is at peace Otherwise: Has global flag: indian_national_army_setup Current ruling party is Democratic British Raj is a puppet of United Kingdom If DLC Together for Victory is enabled: British Raj becomes free Otherwise: United Kingdom gets the national spirit for 1460 days: Indian independence promised Stability: -10.00% British Raj loses National Spirit Azad Hind Indian Autonomy Rather than promise full independence, it is possible we may be able to weaken the Indian independence movements by giving them far-reaching autonomy, much like the other Dominions already enjoy. The DLC Man the Guns is enabled United Kingdom: Requires the following: Develop the Raj Mutually exclusive with: Indian Independence British Raj is a subject of the United Kingdom British Raj: Becomes Dominion of United Kingdom gets the national spirit for