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I also win every battle to start the war - probably 7-10 battles, each of which knocks off at least 1/3-1/2 of English manpower in their army. I conquer all of southwestern England, including London. England has army of 30k, plus an Irish army of inferior quality of c20k.

I invade England with 2 armies of 40k each, plus a Dutch army of ~25k. Yet, in every case, England somehow manages to pull manpower and even armies out of nowhere to fight off the invasion.Įxample: 1604, both sides at 15 military tech, France has base manpower/morale/discipline bonuses (tech tree already maxed, plus Aristocratic tree maxed). I even managed to outbuild the English fleet to get the armies across the channel, and have at least one ally in each game to assist. Probably my biggest pet peeve with EU4 right now: in several ironman games playing as France, I've invaded England with massive advantages in manpower, economy, quantity and quality of troops, etc.

Eu4 manpower recovery takes forever