Unit Overview Although in-game unit descriptions are helpful, few provide enough information to understand how best

to use each unit. This list contains brief descriptions of each Soviet unit currently in Company of Heroes 2 separated by building, and each description covers basic strengths, potential weaknesses, and their most effective uses. Regimental Field Headquarters (tier 0) The HQ is your most important building. If you lose it, you will lose the ability to call in doctrinal units. Essential Upgrades

Field Infirmary

250 manpower Allows medic spawning at HQ to heal infantry.

Molotov Package

125 manpower, 25 fuel Allows Conscripts to throw Molotov cocktails.

Anti-Tank Grenade Package

125 manpower, 25 fuel Allows Conscripts to throw anti-tank grenades to cripple and damage enemy vehicles. Conscript Infantry Squad

Core Soviet infantry. Upgrades and doctrinal abilities make it a high-utility unit. Can be upgraded at the HQ with Molotovs and/or Anti-Tank Grenades. Production/reinforce cost: 240/20 manpower Population cap: 6 Abilities: Hide Spoiler Oorah! - 10 munitions; +1 speed bonus Merge - Free; transfer men from the conscript squad to reinforce other infantry and support weapon crews. Build Sandbag Fighting Position - Free Molotov cocktail - 15 munitions, requires global HQ upgrade RPG-43 Anti-Tank Grenades - 25 munitions, require global HQ upgrade Hit the Dirt! - Free, doctrinal ability; Provides light (yellow) cover to the squad. Disables movement while active. Trip Wire Flares - 10 munitions, unlocked at vet level 1; anti-personnel mine that reveals a large area around it when triggered

Upgrades:Hide Spoiler Conscript Repair Kit - Free, doctrinal ability; allows Conscripts to repair vehicles and bridges Conscript Assault Package - 20 munitions; individual upgrade grants 2 PPSh sub-machine guns to a conscript squad Fire Pit - 50 manpower (winter maps) Vet 2 bonuses: increased accuracy and durability Vet 3 bonuses: increased durability Tips: Trip Wire Flares, unlocked at vet 1, is a very useful and yet unused ability. It allows you to see flanks coming and can slow down infantry charges: a charging Panzergrenadier squad will scatter when the mine explodes. You can use that to your advantage and reposition your forces or do more damage to that squad. Combat Engineer Squad

Builder unit, weaker than normal infantry but can be upgraded with Flamethrowers making them a powerful antiinfantry and anti-emplacement unit. Can alternatively be upgraded with combo wirecutter/mine defusal package. Production/reinforce cost: 240/30 manpower Population cap: 6 Abilities: Hide Spoiler Build Fuel Cache - 200 manpower; +3 fuel per minute Build Munitions Cache - 200 manpower; +5 munitions per minute Fire Pit - 50 manpower (winter maps) Razor Wire - free Cut wire - free, requires Hazard Removal Package upgrade Plant Demolition Charge - 90 munitions TM-35 Mine - 30 munitions Repair - free Trip Wire Flares - 10 munitions, unlocked at vet level 1; anti-personnel mine that reveals a large area around it when triggered

Upgrades: Hide Spoiler ROKS-3 Flamethrower - 60 munitions Hazard Removal Package - 30 munitions; allows engineer to detect and remove mines and to cut barbed wire Vet 2 bonuses: increased accuracy and durability Vet 3 bonuses: increased durability Tips: Mines win games! Plant them early and often with your combat engineers. Engineers have the same health and the same rifles as Conscripts. Flamethrower-equipped combat engineers in a halftrack are a serious threat to weapon crews and isolated infantry squads.

Special Rifle Command (tier 1)

Building cost: 200 manpower, 40 fuel Scout Sniper Squad

Two-man (or two-woman) sniper squad that kills in one shot at long range. Will camouflage while in cover and can pay munitions for sight of a nearby area for a short time. Useful for taking out weapon teams and supporting infantry. Very fragile and must be kept safe. Production/reinforce cost: 360/90 (4 pop) manpower Population cap: 9 Abilities: Hide Spoiler Flare - 60 munitions; reveals target area, 35 seconds Sprint - 10 munitions, unlock at vet 1; 10 seconds, +1 speed Vet 2 bonuses: Increased fire rate Vet 3 bonuses: Increased fire rate and durability Tips: Not affected by cold. The Soviet sniper team will stop cloaking as soon as it is out of cover or heavy snow. Note that snipers have only a 50% chance to hit units garrisoned in buildings. Use flares to extend the effective range of weapons such as anti-tank guns. M3A1 Scour Car

Fast car that can hold an infantry unit able to shoot out of the back of the vehicle. The unit inside still takes damage from normal firearms but becomes immune to supression, which makes this vehicle useful for flanking. Production cost: 80 manpower, 20 fuel Population cap: 4 Abilities: Hide Spoiler Overdrive - free, unlock at vet 1; increased speed and reduced received accuracy, 20 seconds Vet 2 bonuses: increased weapon damage, reduced damage taken Vet 3 bonuses: reduced damage taken Tips: Units firing out of a moving M3A1 have reduced accuracy. If the M3A1 is destroyed while carrying troops, there is a 50% chance for each person garrisoned inside to die in the explosion. Penal Battalion

Elite anti-infantry squad. Can be upgraded with a Flamethrower and can throw a satchel charge for high area damage. Production/reinforce cost: 360/30 manpower Population cap: 9 Abilities: Hide Spoiler Throw Satchel Charge - 45 munitions Trip Wire Flares - 10 munitions, unlocked at vet level 1; anti-personnel mine that reveals a large area around it when triggered Upgrades: Hide Spoiler ROKS-3 Flamethrower - 60 munitions Vet 2 bonuses: increased accuracy and durability Vet 3 bonuses: increased durability Tips: Penal Battalions carry more powerful rifles than conscript Mosin-Nagant rifles. Penal battalion's satchel charges are excellent for destroying emplacements, decrewed heavy weapons (such as Pak 40s), infantry in deep snow, and immobilized vehicles. Support Weapon Kampaneya (tier 2)

M1910 Maxim Heavy Machine Gun

Building cost: 240 manpower, 50 fuel

Weapon team that lays down suppressive fire over a long range, good for defending positions and chokepoints against enemy infantry. More durable and quicker pack-up time than the German counterpart, but its fire arc is much smaller. Production/reinforce cost: 240/15 manpower Population cap: 6 Abilities: Hide Spoiler Sprint - 10 munitions, unlock at vet 1; 10 seconds, +1 speed Vet 2 bonuses: increased accuracy and durability Vet 3 bonuses: increased durability Tips: Use the Attack-Move command to have your Maxim team automatically set-up and target enemy squads while en route to its destination. PM-41 82mm Mortar Squad

Weapon team that provides incredibly long range indirect fire on positions and enemy units. Great for clearing out defended positions or stopping the enemy from capping a point. More durable than the German mortar but has a slower firing rate.

Production/reinforce cost: 240/15 manpower Population cap: 6 Abilities: Hide Spoiler Mortar Barrage - free; 4 rounds Fire Smoke Barrage - free; 3 rounds Precision Strike - 30 munitions; 1 round, more accurate and powerful Vet 2 bonuses: increased weapon damage Vet 3 bonuses: increased barrage range and durability Tips: When a mortar squad has been reduced to one man, the last member will flee from the map. Use smoke barrages to block line of sight and hide units. Use shift-clicking after firing a barrage to have the mortar move to a new location immediately afterwards. ZiS-3 76mm Divisional Field Gun

Weapon team that shoots long range armor penetrating rounds. Strong against enemy vehicles but fires slowly, moves slowly, and cannot be retreated. Can pay munitions to fire artillery rounds into an area, making it useful for killing infantry. Production/reinforce cost: 360/ manpower Population cap: 9 Abilities: Hide Spoiler Light Artillery Barrage - 60 munitions; 6 rounds Tracking - 20 munitions, unlock at vet 1; increase sight radius and track infantry on minimap, 20 seconds Vet 2 bonuses: increased damage Vet 3 bonuses: increased damage and armor Tips: It is best to place anti-tank guns one behind another, so that if the front gun is flanked by a vehicle, the rear gun can prevent effective circle-strafing. Tankoviy Battalion Command (tier 3)

M5 Half-track Transport

Building cost: 275 manpower, 90 fuel Requires Special Rifle Command or Support Weapon Kampaneya

Light halftrack that can hold up to two squads which can shoot out of the back of the vehicle. Allows nearby squads to reinforce similarly to the HQ. Can be upgraded with anti-air machine guns that are strong against infantry, light vehicles, and aircraft, although it can no longer hold infantry. Best in a support role. Production cost: 120 manpower, 30 fuel Population cap: 5

Abilities: Hide Spoiler Overdrive - free, unlock at vet 1; increased speed and reduced received accuracy, 20 seconds Vehicle Crew Self Repair - 30 munitions, doctrinal. Disables weapons and movement and reduces munitions income while active. Upgrades: Hide Spoiler Anti-air Package - 90 munitions; removes transport ability Vet 2 bonuses: increased weapon damage, reduced damage taken Vet 3 bonuses: reduced damage taken Tips: The M5 is most useful in situations where the Ostheer player has lost his MG42s and cannot suppress your infantry squads and force them to retreat. When upgraded, it is very useful for countering German strafing runs. T-70 Light Tank

Small, mobile tank that is resistant to light arms and has a quick-firing gun capable of taking out infantry, light vehicles, and buildings. Highly vulnerable to enemy anti-tank weaponry. Has a non-doctrinal auto-repair, as well as the ability to increase sight range in exchange for turning off the main gun. Production cost: 160 manpower, 55 fuel Population cap: 6 Abilities: Hide Spoiler Recon Mode - free; increase vision, disable main gun Vehicle Crew Self Repair - 30 munitions; disables weapons and movement and reduces munitions income while active Secure Mode - free, unlocks at vet 1; can capture points, but disables main gun Vet 2 bonuses: increased weapon damage; reduced damage taken Vet 3 bonuses: reduced damage taken Tips: The T-70 is very effective against isolated infantry squads, support weapon teams, and light vehicles such as the 251 Halftrack and Panzerwerfer. Its speed and active abilities make it useful as a recon unit and a hit-and-run flanking unit. T-34/76mm Medium Tank

Strong, mobile tank with good accuracy and a powerful gun at a cheap price. Great against infantry and vehicles, but suffers from weaker armor than most other tanks; relies on its mobility to stay alive against anti-tank infantry and enemy tanks. Production/reinforce cost: 280 manpower, 85 fuel Population cap: 10 Abilities: Hide Spoiler Ramming Maneuver - free; Secure Mode - free, unlocks at vet 1; can capture points, but disables main gun

Vet 2 bonuses: increased weapon damage; reduced damage taken Vet 3 bonuses: reduced damage taken Tips: Ram is a powerful ability that can inflict critical hits on enemy vehicles, but will disable the T-34 until it receives repairs. This ability has a low chance of penetration against heavy tanks' frontal armor. Mechanized Armor Kampaneya (tier 4)

Building cost: 275 manpower, 90 fuel Requires Special Rifle Command or Support Weapon Kampaneya BM-13 Katyusha Rocket Truck

Long-range artillery truck that causes decent damage across a large area. Not very accurate and easily destroyed yet acts as a great counter to a heavily defended position. Production cost: 360 manpower, 85 fuel Population cap: 10 Abilities: Hide Spoiler 132mm Rocket Barrage - free; 16 rockets Concentrated Barrage - 60 munitions, unlocks at vet 1 Vet 2 bonuses: increased weapon damage Vet 3 bonuses: increasd barrage range and armor Tips: Katyushas are best used against support weapon- and infantry-heavy Ostheer builds. SU-76M Assault Gun

Medium vehicle that can shoot mostly-accurate artillery rounds at a long range. Its main gun is strong against light vehicles, although it has limited mobility and low armor. Useful for taking out stationary infantry and weapon teams. Production cost: 160 manpower, 55 fuel Population cap: 6 Abilities: Hide Spoiler Light Artillery Barrage - free; 6 rounds Tracking - 20 munitions, unlock at vet 1; increase sight radius and track infantry on minimap, 20 seconds Vet 2 bonuses: increased weapon damage and reduced damage taken Vet 3 bonuses: reduced damage taken Tips: The barrage ability fires in an almost flat parabolic arc that cannot pass over buildings. SU-85 Medium Tank Destroyer

Big and slow tank hunter with armor-penetrating rounds that will strike fear into any German crew. High health and decent armor make it resistant to other tanks, but it is vulnerable to mobile anti-tank weapons and infantry. Production cost: 320 manpower, fuel 115 Population cap: 12 Abilities: Hide Spoiler Focused Sight - free; increases forward vision and reduces peripheral vision, reduces speed by 50% when active Tracking - 20 munitions, unlock at vet 1; increase sight radius and track infantry on minimap, 20 seconds Vet 2 bonuses: increased weapon damage and reduced damage taken Vet 3 bonuses: reduced damage taken Tips: Focused Sight is a tremendously useful ability, but remember to disable it when you need your SU-85 to escape from a fight! The SU-85 has a longer range than almost any German tank. Doctrinal Units Company of Heroes 2 wouldn't be the game it is without doctrinal call-in units. Here is a list of special units available to Soviet commanders. Guards Rifle Infantry

Long-range anti-vehicle infantry with armor penetrating PTRS guns for high damage against light and medium vehicles. Can be upgraded with two LMGs for improved anti-infantry capabilities. Production/reinforce cost: 360/30 manpower Population cap: 9 Abilities: Hide Spoiler RGD-33 Fragmentation Grenade - 45 munitions Button Vehicle - 40 munitions, requires DP Light MG; 20 seconds, reduces target vehicle's movement speed, line of sight and rate of fire Trip Wire Flares - 10 munitions, unlocked at vet level 1; anti-personnel mine that reveals a large area around it when triggered Upgrades: Hide Spoiler DP Light Machine Gun - 60 Munitions; upgrade grants two LMGs Vet 2 bonuses: increased accuracy and durability Vet 3 bonuses: increased durability Tips: Put Guards into an M3A1 Scout Car to chase down early-game light vehicles, like the 251 halftrack. With the DP upgrade, guards can button vehicles, reducing the vehicle's line of sight, rate of fire, and maneuverability, allowing you to easily destroy it. HM-38 120mm Mortar Squad

Weapon team that has a longer range and greater firepower than the PM-41 Mortar, a strong upgrade. Note that unlike other mortars, if all but the last member of the crew of an HM-38 120mm are killed, the final man will not abandon the weapon and retreat off the field. Production/reinforce cost: 360/15 (2 pop) manpower Population cap: 12 Abilities: Hide Spoiler Mortar Barrage - free; 6 rounds Fire Smoke Barrage - free; 3 rounds Hold Fire - free Precision Strike - 45 munitions; 1 round, more accurate and powerful Vet 2 bonuses: increased damage Vet 3 bonuses: increased barrage range and durability Tips: Use smoke barrages to block line of sight and hide units. Use shift-clicking after firing a barrage to have the mortar move to a new location immediately afterwards. Unlike other mortars, the 120mm mortar does not die when reduced to one crew member. Shock Troops

Short range elite infantry with greater durability than any other infantry in the game. Packed with PPSh submachine guns, explosive grenades, and smoke grenades. Great for assaulting defended points and can stand on their own against Panzergrenadiers. Production/reinforce cost: 440/40 (2 pop) manpower Population cap: 9 Abilities: Hide Spoiler RG-42 Anti-personnel grenade - 30 munitions RGD-1 Smoke Grenade - 15 munitions Trip Wire Flares - 10 munitions, unlocked at vet level 1; anti-personnel mine that reveals a large area around it when triggered Vet 2 bonuses: increased accuracy and durability Vet 3 bonuses: increased durability Tips: Shock troop squads are kitted out entirely with PPSh-41 submachine guns and are therefore best used at short range. Smoke grenades can be used to close the distance in safety when assaulting squads and for blocking the lineof-sight of machine guns. T-34/85 Medium Tank

Stronger version of the T-34/76 with increased armor penetration, damage, and health although it comes at a price. Production cost: 720 manpower, 260 fuel - Calls in two T-34/85s Population cap: 12 (per tank) Abilities: Hide Spoiler Ramming Maneuver - free; Secure Mode - free, unlocks at vet 1; can capture points, but disables main gun Vehicle Crew Self Repair - 30 munitions, doctrinal; disables weapons and movement and reduces munitions income while active Vet 2 bonuses: increased damage and reduced damage taken Vet 3 bonuses: reduced damage taken Tips: Called in in pairs and much more powerful than the T-34/76, it is possible to skip Tier 3 entirely and rely on the dual T-34/85s in conjunction with Tier 2 or Tier 4 for a late-game unit composition. ISU-152 Heavy Assault Gun

An improvement to the SU-85 Tank Destroyer with vastly improved range and damage against all targets. Lacks in armor and mobility yet makes up for it with an extremely strong area-of-effect attack. Production cost: 680 manpower, 290 fuel Population cap: 25 Abilities: Hide Spoiler Focused Sight - free; increases forward vision and reduces peripheral vision, reduces speed by 50% when active G-530 Concrete Piercing Round - 90 munitions; a single round that can go through any obstacle to hit the target Tracking - 20 munitions, unlock at vet 1; increase sight radius and track infantry on minimap, 20 seconds Upgrades: Hide Spoiler DShK 38 12.7mm Heavy Machine Gun - 30 munitions Vet 2 bonuses: increased weapon damage and reduced damage taken Vet 3 bonuses: reduced damage taken Tips: Use the Concrete Piercing Round to hit enemies hiding behind shot-blockers. The ISU-152 is easily capable of one-shotting entire squads of Ostheer infantry. KV-8

A combination of anti-tank and anti-infantry weaponry, the KV-8 can toggle between its 45mm gun for vehicles and its flamethrower for close-range infantry. Tough tank with heavy crush. Production cost: 360 manpower, 135 fuel Population cap: 14 Abilities: Hide Spoiler

Use Main Gun/Flame Projector - free; switch between primary weapons Secure Mode - free, unlocks at vet 1; can capture points, but disables main gun Vet 2 bonuses: increased damage and reduced damage taken Vet 3 bonuses: reduced damage taken Tips: A "tank" of a tank, the KV-8 can soak up damage from Ostheer AT weaponry. It is not strong against medium and heavy armor, but the sight of a KV-8 will often cause Ostheer players to retreat infantry and weapon crews. IS-2

The heaviest of Soviet armor, the IS-2 has a high damage, high penetration gun coupled with tough armor and decent speed. Strong against all targets, weak only to the heaviest of anti-tank rounds. Production cost: 760 manpower, 240 fuel Population cap: 24 Abilities: Hide Spoiler Secure Mode - free, unlocks at vet 1; can capture points, but disables main gun Upgrades: Hide Spoiler DShK 38 12.7mm Heavy Machine Gun - 30 munitions Vet 2 bonuses: increased damage and reduced damage taken Vet 3 bonuses: reduced damage taken Tips: A powerful jack-of-all-trades. ML-20 152mm Gun-Howitzer

A powerful indirect-fire weapon available to certain Soviet commanders. The 152mm rounds deal more damage than those fired by the Ostheer howitzer. Must be built by combat engineers. Production/reinforce cost: 600/60 manpower Population cap: 15 Abilities: Hide Spoiler Heavy Artillery Barrage - free; 8 rounds Precision Strike - 30 munitions; 1 round Vet 2 bonuses: increased damage Vet 3 bonuses: increased barrage range and durability Tips: Artillery rounds have guaranteed penetration against any vehicles they strike. Try to place your howitzer in a location where it will be difficult for the enemy to gain line of sight on it and destroy it with artillery or airstrikes. If you are nearing pop-cap but have plenty of manpower, consider killing the crew of your artillery piece with a grenade and re-crewing the weapon with a squad that has lower pop-cap upkeep. B-4 203mm Howitzer

When unlocked, this giant cannon can be placed anywhere in friendly territory by a squad of combat engineers. When built, the B-4 is able to fire single-shot barrages that can 1-shot weapon teams, entire infantry squads, and light vehicles. Production/reinforce cost: 600/60 (3 pop) manpower Population cap: 15 Abilities: Hide Spoiler Barrage - free; fires one giant shell Direct Fire Attack - 180 munitions; howitzer will fire directly at a targeted enemy vehicle; shorter range than barrage and requires line-of-sight Precision Strike - 50 munitions, requires vet 1; a single accurate shot Vet 2 bonuses: increased damage Vet 3 bonuses: increased damage; adds armor Tips: If you want to take advantage of the B-4's tremendously powerful Direct Fire Attack, make sure not to set it up behind a shot-blocker! This ability requires clear LoS onto the target. Note also that the ability only works on vehicles. KV-1 Heavy Tank

The KV-1 Heavy Tank carries the same 76mm gun as the T-34 and the same chassis as the KV-8, which allows it to effectively fight German medium armor and infantry. The KV-1 has no flamethrower, however, so do not expect it to clear the field of infantry and weapon teams by itself. Production/reinforce cost: 440 manpower, 120 fuel Population cap: 9 Abilities: Hide Spoiler Secure Mode - free, unlocks at vet 1; can capture points, but disables main gun Vet 2 bonuses: increased weapon damage; reduced damage taken Vet 3 bonuses: reduced damage taken Tips: Although the KV-1 is a heavy tank, do not expect it to hit with the same destructive power as an IS-2 or ISU152. The KV-1 is best used to absorb damage while other units do the killing. M-42 45mm AT Gun

The M-42 is a small anti-tank weapon that is effective in large numbers. It is called onto the field without any build time and can rotate quickly to respond to fast moving vehicles, but it lacks the damage and penetration of larger AT guns like the ZiS and the PaK. Production/reinforce cost: 200/15 manpower Population cap: 5

Abilities: Hide Spoiler Tracking - 20 munitions, unlock at vet 1; increase sight radius and track infantry on minimap, 20 seconds Vet 2 bonuses: increased damage Vet 3 bonuses: increased durability Tips: Use the M-42 in the vicinity of your field headquarters. The buffs from the FHQ will make this little AT gun pack a much larger punch and will make it a threat to tanks.