Battleplan

Create detailed multi-step plans that coordinate unit actions and battlefield objectives.

Assign formations to designated battlefield areas and control their behavior through zone tactics.

Divide a selected area into zones based on available regiments while reserving an area for headquarters and support elements.

An aggressive zone tactic that pushes units forward to capture territory, even when facing numerical disadvantages or overextension.

A zone tactic that allows units to advance when their flanks are secure and they are not outnumbered.

Your initial infantry division includes infantry, anti-tank guns, artillery, engineers, anti-aircraft guns, and headquarters elements.

Unlock historical formations after completing missions in which those units participated.

Construct your own formations using the drag-and-drop Army Constructor.

Earn requisition by completing missions and spend it to recruit additional units or experienced officers.

Organize companies, battalions, regiments, and divisions into a command hierarchy led by officers.

The launch campaign includes 11 historical missions on the Western Front.

The campaign begins with operations associated with the Allied landings in Normandy.

The historical campaign extends to Operation Varsity, the Allied airborne operation in March 1945.

Carry your army progression between missions, improve formations, and recruit newly available units.

Replay completed missions from the German perspective with different objectives and challenges.

Use layered defensive positions and supporting formations rather than relying entirely on a single forward line.

Deploy defensive units in suitable friendly territory before the mission begins to benefit from initial fortifications.

Use terrain that improves defensive performance and firepower while accounting for reduced movement speed.

Schedule preparatory bombardments before major attacks to coordinate supporting fire with advancing forces.

Create operational plans that include counterattacks, planned withdrawals, and coordinated movement between formations.

Every formation requires an officer assigned to its headquarters company before deployment.

Officer skills cover infantry, armour, artillery and support guns, air support, and general command abilities.

Officer stat modifiers can be passed to subordinate units through the chain of command.

Low-level officers can be recruited without requisition, while higher-level officers may require requisition.

Officers gain experience, additional skills, and individual quirks as they survive and progress.

Infantry formations are a core component of divisions and participate in occupying, attacking, and defending territory.

Armoured forces are represented within the game's combined-arms warfare and division organization systems.

Artillery supports coordinated operations, including preparatory bombardments before major assaults.

Engineer formations are included among the modelled military units and division support elements.

Scouts and reconnaissance air support are available as components of battlefield operations.

Campaign progression provides access to reconnaissance, fighter-bomber, and heavy bomber air support assets.