This guide will help you obtain the “Sunrise Invasion” achievement in Hearts of Iron IV. Despite its low completion rate (1.4% of players), this achievement is relatively straightforward to achieve. Just follow the steps below, and you’ll be on the right track:
Step 1: Prepare for the Game
- Play the game without any DLCs. The specific version doesn’t matter, but I recommend playing on the newest version (1.12.14) for the best experience.
- Enable the Historical AI Focuses option in the game settings.
Step 2: Set Up Your Nation
- Start the game as Mexico. Once in the game, delete all units except for ten, and convert them to the main infantry division template.
- Focus your military factories on producing infantry equipment and artillery exclusively.
- Allocate your dockyards to submarine production.
Step 3: Political and Naval Focuses
- Choose the Political Effort focus as your first focus.
- After completing the Political Effort focus, immediately hire José Vasconcelos as your political advisor.
- Justify a war goal against Republican Spain as soon as the Spanish Civil War begins.
- Prioritize the dockyard focus to ensure sufficient naval supremacy later on.
Step 4: Conquering Republican Spain and Albania
- Declare war on Republican Spain once your war goal is ready. Request military access from Nationalist Spain to facilitate troop movement.
- Simultaneously, justify another war goal on Albania.
- Transport your units to the “Islas Baleares” (Mallorca) and initiate two naval invasions on Albania, covering all of their states since their defenses are weak.
- Meanwhile, bring your ships to Mallorca and assign them to naval invasion support in all the required regions. Create a separate task force for submarines due to their longer range.
- Start the naval invasion by clicking the arrow symbol.
- Once the war goal is complete, declare war on Albania and witness your naval invasion unfold before Italy can intervene.
Congratulations! You have achieved the “Sunrise Invasion” achievement. Despite its rarity, this strategy makes it relatively easy to obtain.
Conclusion
Completing the “Sunrise Invasion” achievement in Hearts of Iron IV is more straightforward than it may seem, with only 1.4% of players have accomplished it. By following the steps outlined in this guide, you should have no trouble claiming victory. Good luck, and enjoy your success!
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