Air research is generally important, either to increase the effectiveness of Navy CAGs or to improve Army support units.
The resource techs, except possibly Rare Materials if doing a large pre-war buildup of industry, should be ignored as the US already produces extremely large amounts of all resources. Industrial Efficiency and Production allow the US to be even more productive with its IC.
Agriculture, Education, and Computing Machines are high priorities in Industrial techs to bolster US manpower and improve its sky-high leadership even further.
Cavalry research is needed to access motorized and mechanized brigades.
Infantry research is a high priority as the bulk of the starting army is infantry, and the specialized combat units the US needs for fighting in the Pacific and to land in Europe are infantry-based.
Concentrating in just a few research areas relevant to the country's particular strategy is still helpful, however, as even the US cannot research everything, and doing so will allow the US to maintain a qualitative edge over its more experienced opponents. The research strength of the US renders the latter little obstacle, while the former can slowly be overcome by focused construction in important areas. The chief weakness of the US is the generally low starting practical and theoretical levels, particularly in doctrinal research. The US can develop carriers, battlecruisers, light cruisers, tanks, infantry, light aircraft, medium aircraft, and heavy aircraft all at the same time, with Leadership points left over for investment in industry, doctrines, or supporting arms. The huge Leadership available to the US from day 1 allows it to pursue a large variety of research simultaneously. The most important initial investments are in Research and Intelligence. Further research in Education results in even more Leadership, allowing the USA to quickly catch up and surpass other nations in research. The USA starts the 1936 scenario with 32.40 leadership points, allowing for a huge variety of strategies. The Leadership strength of the USA is a key asset. Historically, the USA does not enter war until late 1941, which gives the player plenty of time to prepare for war. The USA has an incredibly strong industry, especially if built up during pre-war years. the USA has more industry, effective leadership, energy, metal, rare materials, and crude oil than any other nation. In 1936, the USA is the most powerful nation in the world through a combination of a capable economy and a good military. It would require a major event to shift the US people out of this isolationist mindset. Furthermore, with the US only beginning to recover from the severe economic hardship of the Great Depression, the US people have too much to worry about in their own country to worry about conflict in Europe or Asia. Roosevelt of the dangers of German, Italian, and Japanese aggression to international stability. This spirit of isolationism and avoiding getting involved in foreign conflicts remains strong in spite of rising concerns of President Franklin D. However the USA never joined the League of Nations due to isolationist opposition to international US interventionism. The USA played an instrumental role in establishing the peace settlements of World War I and US President Woodrow Wilson's leadership in establishing the League of Nations as a body designed to promote world peace by preventing conflicts. The United States of America is the heart of the capitalist and liberal democratic world.
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research - Complete Research for specified slot (or enter 'all').
xp - Added Infantry, Naval, and Air experience.
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