Shock Rifle Frontline Tactics | The Soviet Union - Command Company of Heroes 2 Guide

Works well during longer battles

Weaker at the beginning, it gains in strength as you progress. It adds one of the best tanks in the game: the IS-2.

1CP - Shock Troops

They supplant the Penal Battalion. The most durable of the Soviet infantry. They are capable of enduring the fire of all German infantry. They ideally complement the IS-2 Heavy Tank.

2CP - Anti-Tank Gun Ambush Tactics

In accordance with the description to the game, the anti-tank units can be camouflaged to hide them from the enemy sight. In practice, this "all" refers to ZiS 76mm only. This does not change the fact that, if deployed in a smart way, they will break enemy's every attack before it starts for good.

4CP -KW-8 Flamethrower Tank

This tank offers two weapons: a flamethrower that works well against infantry, especially when there is a need to chase the retreating, and the standard 45mm cannon that is weak, unfortunately and will not fare well against the German tanks . Quite a lot of health points but the armor is very weak which confirm this tank's low value.

4CP - Incendiary Artillery Barrage

Moderately useful an ability. It sets a given region on fire and inflicts damage to the infantry in this area. This does not damage vehicles, though. Useful mainly while driving the enemy away from seizing a territory.

5CP -IS-2 Heavy Tank

The unquestionable king of the battlefield. Immense damage and high durability. If secured with the shock troops, it is capable of cutting through every enemy defense. The downside is the high cost.