Or give the battlefield a military makeover with an artillery barrage or two. Order your riflemen squads to commandeer the high ground. Direct you engineers to hinder your opponent's advance with some defensive structures. So if you gaze across the battlefield from your general's tent and find the situation isn't to your liking, there are plenty of ways to change things up. Infantry squads can hitch a ride on the back of armoured vehicles, enabling them to get to the front that much faster, and help defend armour from artillery emplacements and anti-tank squads. Finally, tanks and infantry benefit from a more symbiotic relationship. Larger armoured vehicles can drive across the top of a trench as if it was a mere pothole. Trenches are no obstacle to tanks either. Infantry squads will traverse trenches automatically, diving into a trench to take some much-needed cover, and then vaulting over the top when they're prepared to advance once more. Units can interact with the environment in more specific ways too. More intense bombardments can cause partial collapses of buildings, or might level the structure entirely. If your mortar barrage hits the roof of a building, for example, those mortars will punch holes in the roof where they land. Building destruction is also more location-specific. A whole new destruction system forms the backbone of Company of Heroes 3's dynamic battlefields, one that features fully 3D debris and materials that break according to real-world properties. The phrase 'fighting an uphill battle' has lethal implications for your troops in Company of Heroes 3, and you'll want to ensure they have the literal upper hand as often as possible.īut if a German machinegun team has got your soldiers pinned down from some lofty perch, that's nothing a few explosives can't solve.

Squads occupying the high ground gain bonuses when shooting on enemies situated beneath them, their position letting them bypass any cover their opponents might be hiding behind. Height and elevation are crucial factors in combat. Much of the game takes place in the hills and mountains of central Italy, and this vertiginous setting provides more than dramatic views for your soldiers to enjoy. One of the most important additions to Company of Heroes 3's battlefield simulation is verticality.

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