“Commando” – increases Sabotage and Capture Cypher efficiency reduces detection rate and Sabotage risk.

“Seducer” – increases infiltration capabilities reduces detection rate.

“Natural Orator” – improves Boost Ideology mission and coups.

“Tough” – reduces extraction rate of enemy operatives.

They also have particular levels and traits. Many are generic characters, but some are historical such as Germany’s Otto Skorzeny and the Soviet Union’s Richard Sorge. spies and agents) are the backbone of your country’s espionage and counterintelligence efforts in Hearts of Iron IV: La Resistance. This only lasts for 30 days but you gain bonuses to your invasion, planning speed, defenses, and breakthrough chances. Once they do, you can use the “Reveal Intel” command.

It takes hundreds of days for cryptologists to crack a country’s cipher. Speaking of Cryptology, this section in your Intelligence Agency panel is all about revealing enemy intel.

Cryptology Department – increases Cryptology levels and Cryptology Power.

Operative Training – increases the effectiveness of trade mission, diplomatic pressure, propaganda, and boost ideology actions improved spy recruitment and higher chances of getting the “Commando” trait improves enemy spy capture chance.

Operations – increases the effectiveness of stealing blueprints, sabotage, and strengthening resistance activities also improves the chance that an operative will commit suicide if captured (otherwise, your spy will divulge your nation’s secrets).

Defense – anti-partisan, counterintelligence, and agent capturing bonuses.

Intelligence – information about the different branches of the armed forces.

Once completed, you’ll also be able to recruit your first operative.Īnyway, there are five Intelligence Agency branches with the following upgrades: It doesn’t matter whether you start in 1936 or 1939 because your intelligence services will be zilch just like Generalfeldmarschall Erhard Milch. In Hearts of Iron IV: La Resistance, it takes 30 days and five civilian factories to build your Intelligence Agency by default. Now that you know about managing resistance and compliance levels, let’s talk about espionage. La Resistance’s Intelligence Agencies, branch upgrades, and Cryptology

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