company of heroes 2 ardennes assault walkthrough 1

This strategy generally provides for low casualties but a highly “kinetic” battle experience, in which you’ll kill many dozens of OKW units and vehicles by the end (expect 60-80 veterancy points). What follows is a description of one way to do that, using Dog Co. The challenge here is to max veterancy points without letting casualties get out of hand. In fact, you could do this mission using only RE squads (by laying TT and wire, and building FPs) and probably win without having any casualties-but you’d gain little in veterancy. Both of those goals are easy to accomplish.

Co regular artillery and your major’s call-in artillery without penalty). To win gold, you must win without resorting to the mission-special call-in artillery (you can use Dog. To win this mission, you must keep the Germans from capping either of the two VPs behind your front fortifications.

It’s better to play it with Dog Co.-necessary units (HMGs and AT guns) are cheaper for Dog, and their artillery is much better. is one of your active companies on the campaign, you’ll be forced to play this mission with them. It and the following one (Bastogne) seem better conceived and designed than most of the other missions. “Hold the Line” is the first regular mission in the Ardennes Assault campaign.

Company of heroes 2 ardennes assault walkthrough 1