Company of Heroes 2 is the successor to the 2006 real-time strategy video game Company of Heroes. Like its predecessor, the game is set in World War II, but this time with a focus on the Eastern Front during the German-Soviet War. The computer game was developed by Relic Entertainment until the bankruptcy of the original publisher THQ and is distributed by Sega since June 25, 2013.
The Western Front Armies add-on was released on June 24, 2014. The multiplayer expansion is standalone and runs without the full version. The focus is again on the battlefield of the first part (Western Front in France), the main focus of the expansion is the Battle of the Bulge and the March on Paris. The game is expanded by the two new factions U.S. Forces and the Oberkommando West.
At Gamescom 2014, the standalone add-on Ardennes Assault was presented, which has been available since November 8, 2014. The non-linear campaign over 18 missions is set on the side of the United States Army against the backdrop of the Battle of the Bulge at the turn of the year 1944/45.
The last multiplayer add-on called The British Forces released in September 2015, brought in the namesake British fraction.
The following weapons appear in the video game Company of Heroes 2:
The German sniper uses a ZF 4 scoped Gewehr 43. A few Oberkommando West and Ostheer squads can also be upgraded with the rifle. It is anachronistically used by a German sniper in a Stalingrad campaign mission set in October 1942 when the rifle was produced from October 1943 onward in reality.
Karabiner 98k
The Karabiner 98k is the standard rifle for the Ostheer and the Oberkommando West.
Lee-Enfield No. 4 Mk. I
The Lee-Enfield No. 4 Mk I is the standard rifle for the British soldiers in-game. When the Infantry Section reaches the third Veteran level the squad gets the sniper versions.
M1 Carbine
The M1 Carbine is carried by the Rear Echelon Troops, Rangers, and some members of officer teams. Paratroopers also use these rifles instead of the M1A1 version.
M1 Garand
American Riflemen squad carry M1 Garand. The Pathfinders use M1C Sniper Variants.
Mosin Nagant M91/30
The Mosin Nagant M91/30 is the standard rifle for the Soviets. The Russian sniper uses the scoped version.
Tokarev SVT-40
The Penal Battalions, Commissar Command Squads, and Assault Guards carry Tokarev SVT-40 rifles. The Conscript Infantry Squad can also be upgraded with the rifle.
Anti-Materiel Rifles
Boys Mk. III
The British Armor-Piercing Sniper and Tank Hunter Infantry Section use Boys anti-tank rifles.
PTRS-41
Soviet Guards have access to PTRS-41 rifles. They can also be given to Penal Troops or Conscripts via an upgrade.
Assault Rifles
Sturmgewehr 44
German Panzergrenadier and Sturmpioneer Squads are armed with Sturmgewehr 44s. They can also be given to Volksgrenadiers and Grenadier veteran squad leaders via an upgrade. The Obersoldaten can be equipped with special STGs outfitted with Zielgerät 1229 infrared scopes.
Soviet Guards can be equipped with a DP-28 machine gun.
Degtyaryov DT
Soviet tanks are armed with Degtyaryov DT machine guns.
DShK Heavy Machine Gun
Soviet IS-2 and ISU-152 have access to the DShK Heavy Machine Gun as a mounted weapon upgrade. It is also used by the Soviet bunkers and can be deployed as a weapon team with a proper doctrine.
Maxim M1910/30
The Maxim M1910/30 is used by the M1910 Maxim Heavy Machine Gun team. Incorrectly called the PM1910 in-game.
MG 34
Oberkommando West squads have heavy MG34s. Ostheer can airdrop them directly on the battlefield with a proper doctrine. A more mobile version can be given to Obersoldaten. German tanks are also armed with the Panzerlauf version.
MG 42
The MG42 is used by the Ostheer Heavy MG team and as turrets for tanks. The Grenadier squad can be equipped with a light version.
Vickers K
British bunkers are armed with Vickers K machine guns. Royal Engineer squad and the Bren carrier can also be equipped with the Vickers. Additionally, it can be given to any infantry unit as a weapon drop from a supply M5 Halftrack.
Vickers Mk. I
British Heavy MG team uses a Vickers Mk1. The Vickers is incorrectly modeled with a left receiver.
The U.S. engineer squad can be equipped with M2 Flamethrower. Like in Company of Heroes the Flamethrower in-game has no front grip except when it is abandoned. The Royal Engineer squad can also be equipped with this flamethrower instead of the No. 2 Portable Flamethrower.
ROKS-3
Soviet Combat Engineer squad and the Penal Battalion can be equipped with ROKS-3 flamethrowers.
WASP
The Bren carrier can be equipped with a WASP flamethrower system.
Hand Grenades
Gammon Grenade
British Infantry Sections can use Gammon Grenades after the Hammer specialization has been completed. British Officers and Commandos also use a version of them, but with a lighter explosive load.
Multiple OKW and Ostheer squads can use Panzerfausts as a unit ability.
Panzerschreck
Ostheer Panzergrenadiers and Stormtroopers, OKW Sturmpioneers and Panzerfüsiliers and Soviet Partisan Tank Hunters can be equipped with Panzerschrecks.
17-pounder emplacement can be built by Royal Engineers. Sherman Fireflies also use it as their main gun.
Raketenwerfer 43
Raketenwerfer 43 "Puppchen" is used by OKW AT gun teams. It is the only AT team weapon that can be hidden in buildings.
Anti-Aircraft
2cm Flak 38
2cm FlaK 38 emplacements can be built by OKW with a proper doctrine. It is also mounted on SdKfz 251/17 Flak Half-track
Bofors 40mm
Browning M2 (Quad Mount)
The Browning M2HB in a Quad Mount can be seen on an M3 Halftrack.
Artillery
7.5cm leichtes Infanteriegeschütz 18
7.5cm le.IG 18 Infantry Support Gun is an indirect fire weapon used by OKW. It can use incendiary shells with a proper doctrine.
8cm Granatwerfer 34
Granatwerfer 34 Mortar (called GrW 34 in game) is a main mortar used by Ostheer. It can be seen used as a team weapon and mounted on the SdKfz 250/7 Mortar Half-track.
82mm BM-41 Mortar
BM-41 is a main mortar used by Soviet Army. In addition to high-explosive and smoke it can also use illuminating flare shells.
10.5cm leichte Feldhaubitze 18
120mm M1938 Mortar
M1938 Mortar (called HM-38 in-game) is a doctrinal unit available to the Soviet Army. It has an option to fire shells with a delayed fuse.
B-4 M1931 howitzer
M1 Mortar
M1 Mortar is a standard mortar unit used by United States Forces, used by weapon teams and mounted on M21 Mortar Motor Carriage. British Forces can also use it when a proper doctrine is selected.
Ordnance ML 3 inch Mortar
Ordnance QF 25-pounder
QF 25-pounder guns can be seen deployed at British base after completing the Company Command Post and Platoon Command Post Upgrades. They are also used by Sexton self-propelled artillery vehicles.