Set on the Eastern Front from 1941 onwards, the player takes command of either the Red Army or the Wehrmacht in the midst of Operation Barbarossa, a full scale invasion of the Soviet Union.

The campaigns are 'Tiger Ace', which covers a fictionalized version of the Battle of Villers-Bocage from the perspective of the titular Tiger Ace, 'Causeway', where several squads from the 82nd Airborne attempt to secure the La Fiere Causeway, and 'Falaise Pocket', where the German defenders must delay the Allies from closing the Pocket for as long as possible.Ī sequel named Company of Heroes 2 was released on June 25, 2013. The multiplayer variations are described in their own section below. Rather than adding new sides, the expansion adds new play variations for campaign and multiplayer, most based on controlling one or a few powerful units instead of an army of weaker ones. It features two new armies (The British Commonwealth and the 'Panzer Elite'), each with their own campaign, focusing on the Liberation of Caen by the British 2nd Army and Kampfgruppe Lehr's defense of the bridges targeted by Operation Market Garden respectively.Ī second expansion, Tales of Valor, mixes up the formula. Players can choose one of three specializations for their army, giving them a set of unique units and abilities to unlock with experience points.Ī stand-alone expansion called Opposing Fronts was released in September 2007. To gain resources, players must capture strategic sectors then ensure a contiguous chain of sectors that leads back to their headquarters. This territory counts as 'home terrain' for the owner of the point, which affects several game mechanics.

The map is still filled with capturable strategic points, that now control the sector around them. New elements include a third resource, Munitions, that is spent on using special abilities (such as throwing a grenade or calling in an airstrike), instead of the more common Mana Meter.

The gameplay builds heavily on Dawn of War's formula (so much so that many consider it the WWII version), focusing on map control and infantry combat. The Band of Brothers TV series has been a major inspiration for the game, even the title comes from a line in the last episode and the last line in the book. All of them would be called ∺ble Company based on the phonetic alphabet in use at the time through the Invasion of Normandy, from the D-Day landings to the closing of the Falaise Pocket. not a component of a regiment/brigade) battalions. The campaign follows both Able Company, part of the 29th Infantry Division and Fox Company, part of the 101st Airborne Division note Which specific regiment each company is part of is not mentioned, as a division is made up of multiple regiments, each of which includes an ∺ Company (and B through at least I) plus any independent (i.e.

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