

Once they see their point is under attack, the first units to respond are generally light vehicles, medium vehicles, and infantry squads-weapon teams, Snipers, heavy tanks, and AT guns are too slow.


Players typically capture territory on flanks with individual infantry squads and defend them with infantry or HMGs garrisoned in buildings. I look at a group like this as a highly mobile and highly versatile assault force particularly suited for capturing points in lightly defended territory (usually flanks) where you’re unlikely to find a combined arms force. It’s also not a concern that the Panzergrenadiers give up some of their offensive power against infantry when they get the Panzerschreck upgrade because both the Half-track and Pioneer squad can make up for it. It’s not important that Pioneers are ineffective at destroying vehicles because their role in this group is to clear infantry from buildings, repair the Half-track, and attack infantry that try to rush the Panzergrenadiers or Half-track. Now, consider a group of units that consists of a Panzergrenadier squad with Panzerschrecks, a Pioneer squad with a Flamethrower, and a Half-track to carry them both. It can acquire an LMG42 upgrade to increase its effectiveness against infantry so long as it remains stationary, which allows it to excel at its main role but provides no increased flexibility, and incentivizes you to use it more defensively. Its Rifle Grenade can be useful against Snipers and HMGs if it manages a good hit, but it’s not something to rely upon. A Grenadier squad suffers against Snipers, it is shut down by HMGs, it has limited effectiveness against vehicles, with its Panzerfaust primarily disabling rather than destroying them. It can beat Engineers one-on-one, it can beat Conscripts at long range, it can beat Mortars and AT guns. Guides: Official Beginners Guide - Steam guides - COH2.You can analyze a Grenadier squad as an independent unit. Also be respectful and maintain reddiquette with regards to voting. Keep game related historical debates military in nature. Only link your own content if you're a participating member of the community.Ĥ. Any memes or 'reaction' posts must either feature game content and/or a decent level of creative input referring to the game - example.ģ. If you're talking about or a mod, say so.Ģ. Rulesīalance/ strategy threads must include the gamemode in the title, etc. Company of Heroes is a highly acclaimed real-time strategy series it uses tactical gameplay and engaging aesthetics to create dramatic Second World War battlefields.Ĭome here for the latest news and conversations about all games in the series.
