Company of Heroes 2 was a RTS game that was made by Relic, and it was released in June 25, 2013. Company of Heroes 2 is the sequel to Company of Heroes. The second game focuses on the Eastern Front, in Company of Heroes 2 you can play as the Soviets or as the Germans.
Gameplay
In the game you control different units, there are three different types of units. There are vehicles, infantry and engineers. Infantry units can pick up new weapons, these new weapons can help lay down suppressive fire on enemy units and it can help take out vehicles. The way you collect resources is you have to take objective points that are around the map. Once a unit is near the objective point it will being the capture phase. Players can build catches, catches can help increase the fuel or mutation income. If you establish a supply line to your headquarters then your income will increase. Units can take cover, when a unit takes cover it will reduce the amount of damage that you take. Cover can be trenches, walls, fences and it can be buildings. Units can enter civilian buildings, the downside to entering a building is it can catch fire and artillery or flamethrowers can easily destroy it. A new feature in this game is the weather mechanic. Units can get frostbite when they are caught in severe weather, as a result the units that suffer frostbite are easier to destroy. One of the new mechanics that affects the Soviets is Order 227, when Order 227 is in effect any retreating units are shot and killed.
Theater of War
The Theater of War is a new mode in Company of Heroes 2, in the original Company of Heroes the campaign is linear. In Company of Heroes 2 the campaign is now a part of the Theater of War, in this mode you can choose to play single player scenarios/missions and you can play co op missions. There are eighteen missions in the campaign.
DLC
Company of Heroes 2 DLC
There is three different DLC pacts that you can by for the base game.
Expansion Packs
There are three expansion pacts, these expansions are The British Forces, The Western Front Armies and the Ardennes Assault.
The British Forces
The British Forces expansion pact costs 12.99$and it adds a new unique tech tree, new units and ability's and new maps.
The British Forces DLC
There are three different DLC pacts for the expansion, there is the British Commander Tactical Support Regiment, British Commander Special Weapons Regiment and British Commander Vanguard Operations.
British Commander Tactical Support Regiment
The British Commander Tactical Support Regiment costs 3.99$, it adds five new features. You can now Designate a Command Vehicle, the Command Vehicle improve nearby units and increases the recharge rates of commander abilities. The Field Recovery Operation is another new feature, it allows you to Dispatch 2 Royal Engineer Recovery squads witch can salvage vehicle wrecks for resources. The third new feature is Air Resupply Operation, Air support will automatically drop medical and weapon supply crates on the targeted friendly territories. The fourth new feature is Artillery Cover, Artillery will automatically attack enemy units in that are in the area. Vehicles will be hit with disabling howitzer fire, while infantry will be suppressed with light artillery fire. Damaged vehicles will be covered by a volley of smoke shells. The fifth new feature is Forward Observation Post, you can now Designate an occupied building as a Forward Observation Post. The Forward Observation Post can direct air and artillery support with unique abilities.
British Commander Tactical Support Regiment
The British Commander Tactical Support Regiment costs 3.99$, and it adds five new features. These five new features are the Tank Hunters Infantry Section, Resupply Half-Track, Hold The Line!, Concentrated Fire Operation and Vanguard Operation Crocodile. Tank Hunters Infantry Sections is one of the new features and can now be deployed in the targeted area. They are equipped with Boys AT Rifles and can detect nearby vehicles. They also have anti-vehicle HEAT grenades. Resupply Half-Track is one of the new features, you can now dispatch a Resupply M3 Half-track. It can reinforce units and deploy weapons on the frontline. Hold The Line! is one of the new features in the game, it has infantry units that are in friendly territories gain increased defense. Concentrated Fire Operation is one of the new features and it allows Heavy supporting artillery to open fire at the target location. Vanguard Operation Crocodile is one of the new features and it allows nearby batteries to fire a illumination shot to the target area while a Churchill Crocodile is deployed to the field.
British Commander Vanguard Operations
The British Commander Vanguard Operations costs 3.99$, and it adds five new features. These five new features are the Raid Operation, Forward Logistics Glider, Vehicle Crew Repairs, Strafing Support and Vanguard Operation Crocodile. Raid Operation allows all of your infantry and vehicles to capture points quickly. Forward Logistics Glider allows you to deploy a Forward Logistics Glider Headquarters with an Airlanding Officer to the targeted sector. The headquarters provides additional Commandos, reinforcements and increases the amount of recourses that you collect. Vehicle Crew Repairs is one of the new features, when a Vehicle stops it will automatically begin to repair itself. Strafing Support is one of the new features, when used it allow you to have Two Hawker Typhoons target the designated area with rockets and machineguns. Vanguard Operation Crocodile is one of the new features and it allows nearby batteries to fire a illumination shot to the target area while a Churchill Crocodile is deployed to the field.
The Western Forces
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Ardennes Assault
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