If the country is fighting alongside major allies, the war will not be over until they are defeated. If any allied troops were present, they will have to escape through the now enemy-controlled land.Д¬apitulation does not necessarily mean instant defeat for a country. The capitulating country loses control of all owned provinces contiguous with its capital and all its troops there. If an enemy holds the capital, they get a 50% bonus and an extra 150 war score for the purpose of this selection. When a country crosses the surrender limit, it capitulates to the country that dealt the highest war score (see below) against them. The surrender limit can usually not go below 20%, the only exception being Japan when losing Okinawa and Iwo Jima, having less than 40 ships, and getting hit by two nuclear bombs.

Some national spirits can affect the surrender limit too, most notably France's Disjointed Government national spirit ( -50%). The limit is 80% by default but war support below 50% will decrease it by up to -30%, setting up Collaboration governments can decrease the surrender limit up to -30% as well. The War Summary screen shows progress towards the surrender limit for each individual nation involved in the conflict.Д¬apitulation occurs when a country at war loses control of more victory points of its owned core territory than its surrender limit. Fleets are led by Admirals, which can provide bonuses depending on rank and skill. Naval warfare is performed by fleets containing ships, who may compete over the naval superiority in a certain naval strategic region as well as interrupt enemy convoy activity and defend friendly convoy activity. Naval warfare Main article: Naval warfare Air wings are not led by commanders but may generate skilled pilots, called aces, who may give bonuses. Air warfare is performed by air wings containing airplanes, who may compete over the air superiority in a certain strategic region with the enemy, bomb enemy factories, airfields and infrastructure, provide close air support for land divisions and attack ships that are either docked or on active missions. The respective mapmode may either be accessed with the button on the bottom right corner or the F1 keyboard shortcut.ДЄir warfare is warfare in the air.

Five Armies can be led by a Field Marshal. Each commander can effectively deal with 24 Divisions. Divisions form an army together which may be led by a commander. Land warfare is performed by divisions, subdivided into Brigades.

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