The army assigned to a general must flank or be flanked when fighting.

When you engage in longer battles, you’ll gain more experience. This will allow you to use more divisions from the same general. ..

The best way to avoid overstaffing is to have divisions that are smaller than the maximum it can handle. This will reduce experience gain.

How Do You Flank?

To flank in HOI4, you must attack a single enemy tile in at least three directions.

If you want to grind experience using this method, use cheap divisions with manpower recovery when attacking. You will not push the enemy away, and you will only lose equipment and some manpower.

How Can You Be Flanked?

If you want to earn experience by being flanked, find a tile where the enemy can’t attack from. ..

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If you want to use this method without sacrificing too many troops or equipment, try to find a tile with mountainous terrain and put defensive divisions there (pure infantry + engineering). ..

A tile with a mountainous terrain provides a 60% reduction in enemy attack and a 10% reduction in enemy air superiority. ..

It is important to defend the tiles behind the one you are on, since that will be the only free tile you could move to. Make sure you defend it to avoid your troops being encircled by the enemy.

Can I Earn Experience Faster?

If you have the No Step Back DLC, you can earn more experience quickly by opting for the Inventive Leadership spirit in the Army Spirits Tab. This will give you bonuses to your experience earned and allow you to move through the Army Spirits tab more quickly. ..

This will give you a 20% increase in your Trickster experience gain. ..