| Cryptography | |
|---|---|
 A German Lorenz SZ.42 cipher machine | |
| Technology field | |
| Parent Tree | Industrial |
| Historical Years | 1936 to 1947 |
| Total Technologies | 11 |
| Total Difficulty | 404 |
| Main Specialties |  Mathematics Mechanics Electronics Management
|
| Main Effects | Research efficiency Intelligence operations Army detection Surprise chances |
Cryptography is an Industrial technology field. Most technologies within the field improve research efficiency and improve espionage effectiveness.
Technologies[]
| Year | Technology | Difficulty | Effects |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | Census Tabulating Machine | 45 | 5% boost to research |
| 1936 | Basic Computing Machine | 48 | 5% boost to research |
| 1937 | Basic Encryption Devices | 35 | 15% bonus to counter-intelligence, surprise chance, and army detection avoidance |
| 1938 | Basic Decryption Devices | 40 | 25% boost to intelligence, 15% boost to surprise chance and army detection |
| 1938 | Improved Computing Machine | 48 | 5% boost to research |
| 1939 | Improved Encryption Devices | 35 | 15% bonus to counter-intelligence, surprise chance, and army detection avoidance |
| 1940 | Improved Decryption Devices | 40 | 25% boost to intelligence, 15% boost to surprise chance and army detection |
| 1940 | Advanced Computing Machine | 48 | 5% boost to research, may lead to the Basic Electronic Computers secret weapon |
| 1941 | Advanced Encryption Devices | 35 | 15% bonus to counter-intelligence, surprise chance, and army detection avoidance |
| 1942 | Advanced Decryption Devices | 40 | 25% boost to intelligence, 15% boost to surprise chance and army detection |
| 1947 | Basic Information Theory | 35 | 15% bonus to counter-intelligence, surprise chance, and army detection avoidance |
Specialties[]
| Specialty | Components | Total Difficulty |
|---|---|---|
| Electronics
|
8 | 61 |
| Management
|
4 | 55 |
| Mathematics
|
22 | 166 |
| Mechanics
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18 | 143 |
 Training
|
3 | 24 |
Strategy[]
Cryptology is a very important field for major nations. Those supporting three or more tech teams should find the research bonus valuable, while any nation involved actively involved in espionage operations will find that the encryption and decryption technologies help their effectiveness. Nations supporting a full five tech teams may find that studying the computing technologies even well ahead of their historical dates can increase their research efforts across the board. This is especially true since Advanced Computing can lead to the secret weapon field for computing, an important aspect of remaining a world leader through the war and into the Cold War.
See also[]
| Cryptology technologies |
|---|
| Computing | Census Tabulating | Basic | Improved | Advanced |
| Encryption | Basic | Improved | Advanced | Info Theory |
| Decryption | Basic | Improved | Advanced |
| Industrial technology fields |
|---|
| Agriculture | Cryptography | Manufacturing | Material Science | Nuclear | Radar Warning | Rocketry | Synthetic Oil |