The British Forces Commanders

The roar of engines drown out the echo of thoughts during a warm day in Holland. The sun glints off the windows of a majestic manor house before dulling on the ivy growing on the walls. "REGIMENTAL HEADQUARTERS" is hastily scrawled on a plank across the white door. It creaks open as a lieutenant, preoccupied with a dossier in his hand, scurries past, only managing a quick salute. "Sir!"

Inside, a blinding swarm of personnel is bustling every which way, accompanied with the clatter of field boots and radio chatter which fills the air. Through the cacophony, an assembly of officers is situated in a drawing room, with cobwebs and dust dancing in the vaulted ceilings. Radios, maps and charts hastily strewn about, signal its significance as a converted command post. "Colonel, it is an honour, we have been eagerly anticipating your transfer." A Major sporting a sprightly mustache in the middle of the group briskly says, failing to make eye contact. He is too preoccupied with a manila folder, a "Top Secret" label taped stuck across it, in the same crimson as this mans beret. The Major slams the report on his desk, calling the room to silence. His fingers reach for a handle, as he slides open a drawer with a groan and squeak, that cuts through the air. After some rummaging, he raises a pipe, and strikes a match, before stepping towards the door, ushering the other officers out with a flick of his eyes.

The tension is palpable, as the door to the great room shuts with a thud. "Now then..." lighting his pipe. "I hope you have enjoyed your leave" he says, as he glances wistfully through the great rooms bay window, before striding back to his side of the mahogany desk. "We have heard a lot about your prowess during Caen then Arnhem... our forces have come a long way since then" he pauses, taking a long, labored drag, before slouching and closing his eyes, "but I needn't remind you of all people about the slog it's been..." he exhales, before lowering himself in his chair and pulling it up to his desk. His eyes open once more with a steely vigor: "We have learned much since then, and we will need commanders such as yourself, with innovative new ideas, to finally end this bloody war" he snarls, gnawing at his pipe. "I understand you have brought your retinue with you?" motioning with the blunt end of his pipe towards the solemn folder on the desk. The Major digs in his pocket and offers a cigarette across the desk, before peeling the red label off the folder, and flicking it open "let's get acquainted, shall we?"

"As a preliminary, mind telling me why you Used Boat Salesmen are hopping into our party? My men wear maroon berets, when they have been trained to deliver death from the sky."

"Orders of General Relic, Sir!"

"Hmmm... Let's get on with it then."

-Turbotortoise

Commando Regiments provide numerous opportunities for hit and run attacks and striking the enemy’s most vulnerable points. Smoke raids can be used to disrupt enemy supply lines before ordering a direct assault with grenades. Mortar and air support can provide cover for advancing troops while glider-borne commandos drop in behind the lines.

!Squads capture rate increases by 100% COH2.ORG

!Remember that this only affects Infantry Sections. Use this ability in conjunction with smoke raid to confuse your enemies, and utterly destry enemy units from ambush positions. Increases your troops accuracy by 25% when active, and doubles their speed.COH2.ORG

! Try to land in an open area so you don't mess up that poor glider too bad.COH2.ORG

! Best used to cover an assault by harassing enemy defenders. Attacks with or without sight.COH2.ORG

!Requires line of sight on the target area. Cannot target HQ sector. Roughly 15 seconds of delay, then 15 seconds of bombardment. Anything in the area is obliterated. Try to not build your OKW trucks within too much distance of eachother.COH2.ORG

Focused on reconnaissance and long range firepower the Royal Artillery Regiment caters to those who want to eradicate the enemy from a distance. Abilities are focused around locating the enemy and then deploying powerful ordinance to destroy them.

!This basically lights up the entire fog of war. Use to gain LOS on LEFH howitzers, or as a precursor to a massive attack to pick out the weak points in an enemy line Tips from COH2.ORG

!Boom..boom...boom...out go the lights!Each available 25 pdr fires 3 shells. If you havent teched to Tier 3,you will only fire 3 shells. Keep this in mindTips from COH2.ORG

!Has a IR- Halftrack-esque detection system that when the tank is deployed in place.Tips from COH2.ORG

! Your typical mobile howitzer. Use it as you would use a priest. Remember to make use of the Valentine light tanks vet 1 ability to increase the range of your Sextons!COH2.ORG

! The perfect defensive ability. Use this to break up enemy attacks.COH2.ORG

Royal Engineer Regiments provide benefits to vehicles and structures and the means to clear enemy positions. Command Vehicles can be designated to provide support to nearby units while vehicles and emplacements can repair themselves. Incendiary Mortars and a Churchill AVRE team can be used to eradicate fortifications.

! Use this ability to repair emplacements in combat. This ability + brace will allow your emplacements to survive just about any attackCOH2.ORG

!Ha ha! You thought this was AmiPolizeifunk's new Bike? This is a vehicle - deal with it! Command vehicle Buffs:+35% accuracy, - 30% reload, -30% cooldown- 30% received accuracy, 30 range radius auraTips from COH2.ORG

! Do not count on this to save your vehicles. Use it as an emergency last-ditch repair. And be careful when you cast it. ALL your Vehicles will be stuck in place until they are fully repaired. Tips from COH2.ORG

! Make short work of any buildings in the target area that are occupied by enemies. Use this ability to break an urban stalemate.COH2.ORG

! Use it to elimitate single enemy squads whenever possible, draining enemy manpower and veterancy.COH2.ORG

The versatile Special Weapons Regiment values combined arms and well-coordinated tactics. Infantry Sections are granted optional anti-tank upgrades and provided with powerful anti-armor grenades. Resupply Half-tracks and Typhoon strafing runs grant your infantry more staying power on the front lines. Use improved Coordinated Fire and devastating Crocodile flamethrower tanks to finish off your foes

!Similar to the Tank Hunter Panzergrenadiers of the Panzer Elite from CoH1. Pretty dank infantry, with two BOYS at rifles, and an infantry snare that UKF infantry lack by default.Tips from CookiezNcreem

! Give your Soviet allies a Vickers LMG!!! OR give Riflemen a Piat! Or give your Engineers 3 Vickers LMGs! You get a Vickers, everyone gets a Vickers. The weapon is "dropped" on the ground by the half-track, so anybody can pick up the weapon:enemies, allies, you, the dog, ANYONE.Tips from CookiezNcreem

!Friendly squads in territory will receive -20% accuracy for the duration of the ability. A massive spammerino of 3 typhoons per frontline sector will attack.Tips from CookiezNcreem

! Essentially a direct copy paste of Ostheer railway artillery. Same sounds,same damage,but fires 6 shells. Tips from CookiezNcreem

!Be aware of where you set the deployment point so you dont tip-off your enemy to the arrival of your Crocodile Churchil. You can also be a daring bastard and drop the deployment point/flare right on the enemy lines and TELL them you're coming to really rub it in.COH2.ORG

The Vanguard Operations Regiment utilizes a mixed force of air and ground support to maintain a strong frontline presence. Launch the Forward Logistics Glider to provide early field support, advance quickly with the Raid Operation, and call for Strafing Support to maintain air supremacy. Finally, the potent Vanguard Operations Crocodile can be deployed in order to make the decisive thrust into enemy territory.

!Squads capture rate increases by 100%. It only costs 50 munitions, so spam this ability wheever possible on open maps like Eindhoven Country to quickly capture territory with any vehicles you have.Tips from COH2.ORG

!Add a big fat glider to your sim-city! Spawns an Airlanding officer upon landing, and comes with a pre-researched forward retreat point that must be toggled. This glider can create more commandos for 350 manpower a squad,and a squad of medics for 180 manpower. Will reinforce all squad types when in supply. Its very fragile and easily destroyed, however,so be careful where you deploy it. Enemy Anti Aircraft is a huge concern and will prevent your glider from deploying commandos upon landing from excessive damage.Tips from COH2.ORG

!Do not count on this to save your vehicles. Use it as an emergency last-ditch repair. And be careful when you cast it. ALL your Vehicles will be stuck in place until they are fully repaired. Tips from COH2.ORG

!krkrkrkrkr....all dead (or the ones that count,anyway)! 'Nuff said?Tips from COH2.ORG

!Be aware of where you set the deployment point so you dont tip-off your enemy to the arrival of your Crocodile Churchil. You can also be a daring bastard and drop the deployment point/flare right on the enemy lines and TELL them you're coming to really rub it in.Tips from COH2.ORG

Tactical Support Regiments help out behind the lines, improving existing units and providing fire support to allies. Designate a Command Vehicle to improve nearby forces or use air support to provide equipment to frontline troops. Artillery can cover advancing troops while recovery teams gather resources from vehicle wrecks. A Forward Observation Post can be used to provide rapid response to nearby threats.

!Ha ha! You thought this was AmiPolizeifunk's new Bike? This is a vehicle - deal with it! Command vehicle Buffs:+35% accuracy, - 30% reload, -30% cooldown- 30% received accuracy, 30 range radius auraTips from COH2.ORG

!Brits can scavenge with the best of them! Tips from COH2.ORG

!Drops a Vickers MG,Anti Tank gun, and medical suppliesTips from COH2.ORG

!Time well,this ability is expensive, but well worth the cost. Use it to stop enemy assaults dead in their tracks. Vehicles hit by this artillery will suffer Main Gun Destroyed criticals.Tips from COH2.ORG

!We can see them, before they can see us. Call in Close-Air-Support strafes, as well as recon runs, smoke artillery support, and high-explosive artillery. Very munitions expensive, so consider investing in a cache or two.COH2.ORG

!You can set up your sim city even faster now!Tips from COH2.ORG

!Your sim city will be made up of Churchillium! For a cost...Tips from COH2.ORG

!Your sim city can heal itself! For a cost...Tips from COH2.ORG

!Your sim city can fire back at the stuff meant to counter it! For a cost...Tips from COH2.ORG

!When you use your base howitzers as a counter battery, you will not be able to produce any units from your structure. The cool-down between counter barrage mode and being able to build a new unit is around a minute, so be smart when toggling it.Tips from COH2.ORG

!That schwerer HQ being annoying? Blast it with this! That Jagdtiger going through some wierd pathing? Drop this on it!Tips from COH2.ORG

!A direct copy paste of USF Mechanized Artillery. Comes down fast, and will stun and damage the engine of tanks if you hit them.Stats from COH2.ORG

!KILL IT WITH FIRE.Tips from COH2.ORG

!It's the USF M2 flamethrower, literally. It doesn't shoot special churchill crocodile flames or anything like that.Stats from COH2.ORG

!Active ability. You will still perform better in cover.Tips from COH2.ORG

!-40% cooldown, and -20% reload OUT OF COVER penalties will go away and your squad will perform with no penalties. In cover, with advanced cover combat active, you will get -30% cooldown, and -20% reload, as an actual bonus, not a removal of penalties.Stats from COH2.ORG

!Dont spawn in front of 30 enemy squads. Watch for door-mines.COH2.ORG

! Do not count on this to save your vehicles. Use it as an emergency last-ditch repair. And be careful when you cast it. ALL your Vehicles will be stuck in place until they are fully repaired. Tips from COH2.ORG

!Like all weapon teams it is vulnerable to flanking and small arms. Beware of building spawn units as they can quickly clear your land mattress. Tips from COH2.ORG

!Has slightly better Area of Effect than the Panzerwerfer.Stats from COH2.ORG