Need help beating Germany and their goons

Hey guys. After returning to Kaiserreich from a long hiatus from HOI, I came to the realization I am absolute buns. Right now, I am having trouble beating the Reichspakt as Kadet Russia. I am also playing with the better mechanics collection, which improves AI performance (probably to an extent that they are even better than me :( ). Does anyone have any strategies, templates, designs, that could help?