Playing As the Germans | Multiplayer Mode Company of Heroes 2 Guide

The Germans need to be played aggressively

In a direct battle, Wehrmacht is definitely stronger then its enemies. It develops definitely slower. The strategy here is to start exerting pressure on the enemy straight away and not let him achieve superiority in numbers which you wouldn't be able to handle later on.

Early Game

Start by building the only available building and send out scouts to seize terrains for you. In the new building, equip yourself in to or three teams of grenadiers and two machine guns.

Aggression, aggression and aggression once again. Push forward and seize everything you can. Try to push the battle over to the enemy territory . In 1v1 battles, grenadiers will, practically, always have the upper hand over the conscripts. The only threat the conscripts may pose, is when they fight at close quarters or, when they throw a Molotov's cocktail into a building that you keep your units in. Try and follow the infantry with the Heavy Machine guns for support. Remember that you want to launch at the enemy straight away and get him cornered. If the other player does not react fast enough, there is a chance that you will achieve victory straight away. Otherwise, you will have to keep your enemy checkmated without giving him the opportunity to take control over resources, and wait until you will be able to develop heavier equipment. Also try and create the

Leichte Mechanized Kompanie , where you should create new Panzergrenadiers and a 251 halftrack. 251 can be equipped with flamethrowers, which you should develop to stamp out any attempts to surround you undertaken by the enemy.

Mid Game

You should now control most of the resources including, at least, two Victory Points. Build fuel depots because fuel will be necessary later on. Try to reach the point at which you will be able to manufacture tanks, as quickly as possible. If vehicles give you hard time, try rolling out the Pak cannons. If, at the other hand, the enemy prefers deploying the infantry, try and control him by using the Panzergrenadiers and HMBs in larger quantities.

Depending on how you are doing, you can deploy 1-2 more Ostwinds for support against infantry or the StuGs against vehicles. An ideal situation would be where you could skip this part to the Heavy Panzer Corps and focus there on producing the Panthers.

Late Game

The Panthers are your main objective as, they top nearly every type of equipment, in terms of versatility, that the Soviets can dish out. Building three units of this type should get things done . If you want to achieve to al. Victory, you can also try rolling out a few Brummbars and Panzerwerfers, to launch direct attack on the enemy base.