Support Companies

All 42 Support Companies research technologies from HOI4 v1.19 — real costs, years, prerequisites and unlocks mined from the game files.

Support Companies technologies (42 entries)
Tech	Cost	Year	Prerequisites	Leads to	Unlocks	Effects
$train_equipment_1$ basic_train	1.5	1910	—	War Austerity Train, $train_equipment_3$	Equipment: `train_equipment_1`	—
`Support Equipment` No Compromise, No Surrender tech_support	1	1918	—	Engineer Company I, Recon Company I, Field Hospital I, Logistics Company I, Military Police I, Signal Company I, Maintenance Company I	Equipment: `support_equipment_1`	—
`Engineer Company I` Thunder at Our Gates tech_engineers Has a scripted effect on completion.	1.25	1936	Support Equipment	Engineer Company II, Armored Engineer Company	Units: `engineer`, `[object Object]`	—
`Recon Company I` Thunder at Our Gates tech_recon	1.25	1936	Support Equipment	Recon Company II, Helicopter Recon Company	Units: `recon,mot_recon,armored_car_recon,light_tank_recon`, `[object Object]`	—
`Military Police I` Thunder at Our Gates tech_military_police Has a scripted effect on completion.	1.25	1936	Support Equipment	Military Police II, Motorized Military Police	Units: `military_police`, `[object Object]`	—
`Maintenance Company I` Thunder at Our Gates tech_maintenance_company Has a scripted effect on completion.	1.25	1936	Support Equipment	Maintenance Company II, Armored Maintenance Company	Units: `maintenance_company`, `[object Object]`	—
`Field Hospital I` Thunder at Our Gates tech_field_hospital Has a scripted effect on completion.	1.25	1936	Support Equipment, Motorized Infantry	Field Hospital II, Helicopter Med-Evac Company	Units: `field_hospital`, `[object Object]`	—
`Logistics Company I` Thunder at Our Gates tech_logistics_company Has a scripted effect on completion.	1.25	1936	Support Equipment, Motorized Infantry	Logistics Company II, Helicopter Transport Company	Units: `logistics_company`, `[object Object]`	—
`Signal Company I` Thunder at Our Gates tech_signal_company	1.25	1936	Support Equipment, Radio, Motorized Infantry	Signal Company II, Armored Signal Company	Units: `signal_company`, `[object Object]`	—
$train_equipment_3$ No Step Back armored_train	1.5	1936	$train_equipment_1$	$railway_gun_equipment_1$	Equipment: `train_equipment_3`	—
$railway_gun_equipment_1$ railway_gun Has a scripted effect on completion.	1.5	1936	$train_equipment_3$	—	Equipment: `railway_gun_equipment_1` Modules: `lc_hull_mounted_railway_gun`	—
`Armored Engineer Company` Gotterdammerung sp_armored_engineer_tech Has a scripted effect on completion.	2	1938	Engineer Company I	—	Units: `armored_engineer`	—
`Helicopter Recon Company` Gotterdammerung sp_helicopter_artillery_observers_tech	2	1938	Recon Company I	—	Units: `helicopter_recon`	—
`Motorized Military Police` Gotterdammerung sp_armored_motorized_military_police_tech	2	1938	Military Police I	—	Equipment: `motorbike_equipment_1` Units: `motorized_military_police`	Show Equipment Icon true
`Armored Maintenance Company` Gotterdammerung sp_armored_maintenance_tech Has a scripted effect on completion.	2	1938	Maintenance Company I	—	Units: `armored_maintenance`	—
`Helicopter Med-Evac Company` Gotterdammerung sp_helicopter_med_evac_tech	2	1938	Field Hospital I	—	Units: `helicopter_field_hospital`	—
`Helicopter Transport Company` Gotterdammerung sp_helicopter_transport_pods_tech	2	1938	Logistics Company I	—	Units: `helicopter_transport`	—
`Armored Signal Company` Gotterdammerung sp_armored_signal_tech Has a scripted effect on completion.	2	1938	Signal Company I	—	Units: `armored_signal` Modules: `lc_command_center`	—
`Engineer Company II` tech_engineers2	1.5	1939	Engineer Company I	Engineer Company III	Modules: `dozer_blade`	`engineer`: Entrenchment +0.5 `assault_engineer`: Breakthrough +0.1 `armored_engineer`: Entrenchment +1
`War Austerity Train` wartime_train	1.5	1939	$train_equipment_1$	—	Equipment: `train_equipment_2`	—
`Recon Company II` tech_recon2	1.5	1939	Recon Company I	Recon Company III	—	`category_recon`: Recon +2 `helicopter_recon`: Recon +1
`Military Police II` tech_military_police2	1.5	1939	Military Police I	Military Police III	—	`military_police`: Suppression Factor +0.1 `motorized_military_police`: Suppression Factor +0.1
`Maintenance Company II` tech_maintenance_company2	1.5	1939	Maintenance Company I	Maintenance Company III	Modules: `easy_maintenance`	`maintenance_company`: Reliability Factor +0.05 `maintenance_company`: Equipment Capture Factor +0.05 `armored_maintenance`: Reliability Factor +0.02 `armored_maintenance`: Recovery +0.03 `armored_maintenance`: Equipment Capture Factor +0.1
`Field Hospital II` tech_field_hospital2	1.5	1939	Field Hospital I	Field Hospital III	—	`field_hospital`: Casualty Trickleback +0.1 `field_hospital`: Experience Loss Factor -0.1 `helicopter_field_hospital`: Casualty Trickleback +0.12 `helicopter_field_hospital`: Experience Loss Factor -0.08
`Logistics Company II` tech_logistics_company2	1.5	1939	Logistics Company I	Logistics Company III	—	`logistics_company`: Supply Consumption Factor -0.1 `logistics_company`: Fuel Consumption Factor -0.05 `helicopter_transport`: Supply Consumption Factor -0.15
`Signal Company II` tech_signal_company2	1.5	1939	Signal Company I	Signal Company III	—	`signal_company`: Initiative +0.12 `armored_signal`: Initiative +0.08
`Motorized Infantry` motorised_infantry Sub-technologies: motorized_rocket_unit Has a scripted effect on completion.	2	1936	Early Truck	Mechanized Equipment I	Equipment: `motorized_equipment_1` Units: `motorized`	`mot_fire_support`: Breakthrough +0.1
`Radio` radio	2	undefined	Electronic Mechanical Engineering	Improved Radio	Modules: `tank_radio_1`, `radio_navigation_1`, `lc_radio_1`	Land Reinforce Rate +0.02 Coordination Bonus +0.02
`Engineer Company III` tech_engineers3	2	1942	Engineer Company II	Engineer Company IV	Modules: `lc_obstacle_clearance_gear`	`engineer`: Entrenchment +0.5 `assault_engineer`: Breakthrough +0.1 `armored_engineer`: Entrenchment +1
`Recon Company III` tech_recon3	2	1942	Recon Company II	Recon Company IV	—	`category_recon`: Recon +2 `helicopter_recon`: Recon +1 `helicopter_brigade`: Recon +2
`Military Police III` tech_military_police3	2	1942	Military Police II	Military Police IV	—	`military_police`: Suppression Factor +0.1 `motorized_military_police`: Suppression Factor +0.1
`Maintenance Company III` tech_maintenance_company3	2	1942	Maintenance Company II	Maintenance Company IV	—	`maintenance_company`: Reliability Factor +0.05 `armored_maintenance`: Reliability Factor +0.02 `armored_maintenance`: Recovery +0.03
`Field Hospital III` tech_field_hospital3	2	1942	Field Hospital II	Field Hospital IV	—	`field_hospital`: Casualty Trickleback +0.1 `field_hospital`: Experience Loss Factor -0.1 `helicopter_field_hospital`: Casualty Trickleback +0.12 `helicopter_field_hospital`: Experience Loss Factor -0.08 `helicopter_brigade`: Casualty Trickleback +0.15 `helicopter_brigade`: Experience Loss Factor -0.1
`Logistics Company III` tech_logistics_company3	2	1942	Logistics Company II	Logistics Company IV	—	`logistics_company`: Supply Consumption Factor -0.1 `logistics_company`: Fuel Consumption Factor -0.05 `helicopter_transport`: Supply Consumption Factor -0.15 `helicopter_brigade`: Supply Consumption Factor -0.12
`Signal Company III` tech_signal_company3	2	1942	Signal Company II	Signal Company IV	—	`signal_company`: Initiative +0.12 `armored_signal`: Initiative +0.08
`Engineer Company IV` tech_engineers4	2	1945	Engineer Company III	—	—	`engineer`: Entrenchment +0.5 `assault_engineer`: Breakthrough +0.1 `armored_engineer`: Entrenchment +1
`Recon Company IV` tech_recon4	2	1945	Recon Company III	—	—	`category_recon`: Recon +2 `helicopter_recon`: Recon +2
`Military Police IV` tech_military_police4	2	1945	Military Police III	—	—	`military_police`: Suppression Factor +0.1 `motorized_military_police`: Suppression Factor +0.1
`Maintenance Company IV` tech_maintenance_company4	2	1945	Maintenance Company III	—	—	`maintenance_company`: Reliability Factor +0.05 `maintenance_company`: Equipment Capture Factor +0.05 `armored_maintenance`: Reliability Factor +0.02 `armored_maintenance`: Recovery +0.03 `armored_maintenance`: Equipment Capture Factor +0.1
`Field Hospital IV` tech_field_hospital4	2	1945	Field Hospital III	—	—	`field_hospital`: Casualty Trickleback +0.1 `field_hospital`: Experience Loss Factor -0.1 `helicopter_field_hospital`: Casualty Trickleback +0.12 `helicopter_field_hospital`: Experience Loss Factor -0.08
`Logistics Company IV` tech_logistics_company4	2	1945	Logistics Company III	—	—	`logistics_company`: Supply Consumption Factor -0.1 `logistics_company`: Fuel Consumption Factor -0.05 `helicopter_transport`: Supply Consumption Factor -0.15
`Signal Company IV` tech_signal_company4	2	1945	Signal Company III	—	—	`signal_company`: Initiative +0.12 `armored_signal`: Initiative +0.08