How to play | "War" mode Heroes & Generals Guide
Last update: 11 May 2016
First things first, you should gain access to the appropriate soldier, who will be able to command Assault Teams. To even think about your adventure on the world map, you will have to develop your soldier to at least 12th rank, so that he gets a single Command Point. As it can be easily guessed, you won't be able to do much with it, so it's worth to get at least a 15th rank soldier, so that you will be given an additional Command Point, which can be used to upgrade your Assault Team.
The best option would be to have a soldier with the General rank - the lowest tier General has access to 5 Command Points, where the highest one gives you 10. If you, however, want to play with the General, you will either have to spend horrendous amount of time (dozens, if not hundreds of hours) in order to accumulate the astronomical amount of experience points required to upgrade your soldier to the General rank. The micro transaction system won't really make it easier for you, because buying enough Gold to purchase a General ranked soldier would cost you about 40-50$.
Your task as the Commander on the world map is to simply send your Assault Teams on various battlefields to support your allies, providing them with the necessary equipment. Do not send them thoughtlessly, as you will gain nothing from it.
By going to the World Map, you can check the battles that are currently in progress - the dots that are flashing intensively are the ones you are interested in. After selecting such a battle, a new window will appear, and there you will be able to see the amount of resources each side has at its disposal. If you noticed that your team lacks in any field, for instance it has no heavy tanks, while the enemy team has plenty, you can send your own Heavy Armor Assault Team to support your allies.
Here's a couple of hints that may come in handy while you are "playing" in the War:
1. Try to have a mix of different Assault Teams. Swarming your enemy with several Heavy Armor Assault Teams may be tempting, but it's a very bad idea - the tanks won't be able to handle infantry equipped with rocket launchers, not to mention the bombardment from the enemy planes. If you decide to send an Assault Team into combat, check there's plenty of other resources as well.
2. Remember to resupply your Assault Team before sending it to the battlefield. The same rule as with the equipment applies - like there, you should take care of your teams and avoid sending them without resupplying their previous losses.
3. Avoid sending your Assault Teams into battles that are impossible to win. You've found a battlefield in which the enemy team has over 2000 lives, while your has less than 100? Sending a group of Heavy Tanks or Paratroopers may be all great and patriotic, but your forces will be quickly dealt with and you lose a lot of War Funds because you will have to resupply their losses without much of a gain.
4. Upgrade your Assault Teams. Each upgraded Assault Team is basically better than the previous one. It's true that the resupplying costs are rising as well, but the increase in the overall combat effectiveness is more than worth it.