Wednesday, June 26, 2013

[COH2] Tip of the Day #1: Keep your units together!

One of the fundamentals to being a successful COH player is to keep your army together.

By this I don't mean clump all of your units right on top of each other, but to keep them close enough that they can quickly support each other.

It is very common after winning a battle to spread your army out to capture points.  If the enemy counterattacks while you're spread out, he will defeat you in detail, allowing himself back in the game.



Imagine a world where you and your opponent have identical squads of infantry.  Let's say you have eight squads, and he has six.  However, your eight squads are split into two groups of four squads.

If he attacks a group of four with his group of six, he can quickly force a retreat due to local numerical superiority.  After that, he can attack your other group, winning two battles despite having a smaller overall army.


Three key takeaways:
  • Keep your army together when attacking, but keep them spread out enough that a single machine gun or grenade can't get them all
  • After winning a battle you should capture territory, but you want to reform your battle lines before battle begins again
  • Don't try to defend the whole map at once- focus on at most two places where you want to hold, and move the bulk of your army between them.

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