Company of Heroes 3 factions and battlegroups guide

Listen up, maggots! It’s briefing time. Company of Heroes 3 has four playable factions, the US Forces, the British Forces, the Wehrmacht, and the Deutsche Afrikakorps. Three of these factions are playable in the game’s singleplayer campaigns, while the fourth—the Wehrmacht—is exclusive to multiplayer and skirmishes. Each of these armies has its own strengths and weaknesses, which you’ll need to exploit if you don’t want to end up sprawled in the dirt crying for mama. 

To help keep your sorry asses alive, I’m giving you an overview of how these factions operate. I’ll go over each army’s abilities and specialisations, as well as breaking down the battlegroups. What are battlegroups, you ask? Good question! 

What are battlegroups?

Now pay attention, I’m only going to say this once. Battlegroups are miniature skill-trees that appear in Company of Heroes 3’s multiplayer and skirmishes. Every army has three battlegroups, each of which is split into two different sub-groups. As you progress through a skirmish or multiplayer match, you’ll accrue Command Points used to unlock abilities within these battlegroups. When you select your first ability, you’re stuck with that battlegroup for the rest of the match, so choose wisely. Battlegroups also have four tiers of abilities, and you can only pick one ability from each tier, further refining your faction’s playstyle as you go.