They can be equipped with PIATs, but this hinders their anti infantry capabilities (though the same could be said with other AT weapons, even to other infantry). Where Grenadiers, Volksgrenadiers, Riflemen, or Conscripts are capable of fending light vehicles off with their Panzerfausts and AT Grenades, Tommies do not have this luxury. The biggest flaw of the infantry section is their lack of light anti tank equipment. They also receive decent veterancy bonuses - although not as strong as Obersoldaten, they fulfill the same role with just enough effectiveness to matter, for three-quarters the cost. Overall, Infantry Sections have good endurance and training and are fairly good rushing troops against infantry from the very start but lose their edge in early-mid game unless upgraded.Īfter investments in munitions and fuel to give them grenades, special weapons and medical supplies or artillery flares, as well as a 5th squad member, they scale well in the lategame and become worth their cost, especially when they pick up German weaponry such as the Panzerchrek, the MG42 LMG, and the MG34 LMG. Assault infantry will still make short work of them, though, unless another Tommy squad backs them up. They can be devastating when boarding an open-topped halftrack as they retain cover combat bonus, even in a mobile transport. They can further take advantage of this bonus by laying trenches or sandbags.

In cover or in buildings, however, they suddenly work their bolt actions much quicker, allowing them to hold their own against Grenadiers and Volksgrenadiers.

With the Advanced Emplacement commander, they can build and repair emplacements as well, serving as Royal Engineers that cannot repair vehicles or place mines.Ĭover Fighting Bonus - Reduce cooldown to 30% and reload time to 50% of normal value.Īs a 4-man squad with rifles for 280 manpower, they at first appear less cost effective than the other rifle-wielding counterparts. They can also build trenches that can hold one infantry unit, one sniper, or one HMG team. Infantry sections can also build sandbags to provide heavy directional cover and munitions & fuel caches on resource points. These infantry squads are strong compared to most core and early-game infantry units. At the game's start, a single free squad is spawned in the base to allow the British player to capture points. Infantry Sections are the primary infantry units for the British Forces in Company of Heroes 2, armed with Lee-Enfield bolt-action rifles and mutually exclusive medical and artillery upgrades.

requires Unlock No.36 'Mills Bomb upgrade.Throws a Mills Bomb, damaging infantry.

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