Uploaded July 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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This guide to HOI 3 Their Finest Hour is designed for beginner or intermediate players who want to have a better understanding of one of the most complex and interesting World War II grand strategy games of all time. I start with the most basics concepts, and will build up to specific strategies in subsequent episodes.

Introduction 0:00
Air Units 1:56
Categories of Air Units 3:24
Interceptors 4:48
Multi-Role Fighters 5:19
Carrier Air Groups (CAG) 6:54
Rocket Interceptors 9:42
Close Air Support (CAS) 11:55
Tactical Bombers 13:06
Naval Bombers 14:23
Strategic Bombers 17:11
Transport Planes 20:08
Flying Bombs and Rockets 21:22
Air Unit Statistics 23:30
Organization 23:40
Soft Attack 24:19
Hard Attack 24:41
Sea Attack 24:50
Air Attack 25:04
Strategic Attack 25:22
Surface Defence and Air Defence 25:49
Surface Detection 28:10
Air Detection 28:59
Transport Capacity 29:28
Max Mission Range 29:36
Speed 30:08
Supply and Fuel Costs 31:23
Officer Cost 31:56
IC Cost and Build Time 33:01
Manpower Cost 33:35
Organizing Your Air Force 34:26
Using Flying Bombs and Rockets 40:50
Nuclear Bombs 42:32