Things I learnt about WW2 from COH2

Axis won WW2

# 231 As they became more experienced American Officers learned the value of running into combat much faster than their men in order to get killed before the rest of their command caught up

# 232 It is possible to negate the effects of incoming fire just by wanting to, but only if you are British

# 233 Units digging holes in the ground would scent mark them so that only their unit and close relatives could use them. No army would ever think of taking cover in a hole they had not dug themselves

# 234 This also explains why tanks will never drive over trenches despite that being something tanks were designed to do. Instead you must fill in the hole in the ground by shooting a few 75mm shells at it

# 235 Centaurs were an important part of the British Army in North West unit, and not withdrawn shortly after D-Day for the lack of enemy planes to shoot at

# 236 The T34/85 was not a mass-produced medium tank, but instead only available in limited numbers to favoured commanders

# 237 Conversely the King Tiger was available in such abundance that any Westfront commander could get as many as he liked simply by setting up a three truck campsite

# 238 Bringing more than heavy tank each onto a battlefield is forbidden. It is too dangerous as the extra mass might warp the space time continuum causing a black hole that might destroy the universe

# 239 Nazi Super Science has solved this issue, but only on the West Front and they refuse to share their secret with OKH

# 240 When the British joined the war everyone decided to embrace the spirit of fair-play and refuse to engage in combat during snow, rain or mud thereby ensuring a level playing field

# 241 Propaganda papers says: "Free beer for everyone in the base".

# 242 It was perfectly ok to shoot at ambulances and the big red cross is just there as a targeting aid

# 242 It was perfectly ok to shoot at ambulances and the big red cross is just there as a targeting aid

# 243 All medical personnel in the US forces was done by the Swiss.

# 244 75mm shells were filled with yummy candy that would make targeted units drop to the ground to pick them up

# 245 All sides agreed never to shoot down high altitude bombers.

# 246 British areal bombardment was done by invisible planes.

#247 Bofor emplacements were used to wipe out infantry and can rain hell from above.

#248 Infantry Support Guns were effective in suppressing armies.

#249 Commandos used cloaking technology and silencers to their advantage.

#250 Centaurs were more feared due to their ability to kill a fraction of an army in mere seconds.

#251 British Infantry could shoot faster in cover.

#252 A single Crocodile Churchill could burn down an entire city.

#253 Comet tanks had a reputation for being a grenade spammer to brag about how much a of a veteran crew they were.

# 254 The Wehrmacht really could count on Osttruppen

#255 Arnhem is situated in hilly countryside with abundant vineyards

#256 Barrack accommodation was so awful for any infantry to live in, that all armies preferred to live in the woods and surrounding countryside, from where they spawned to launch attacks.

#257 All vehicles designated "tank" had the same main cannon range, say about 50m. If it was designated a "tank destroyer", it could shoot a bit further.

#258 If there are enemy soldiers occupying a building, you aren't allowed to break in and kill them. You have to knock and ask politely if they will open the door for you first. However, if they should be so rude as to decline, a few hand grenades will cause catastrophic structural damage and bring then entire thing down on the bastards.

#259 Calling artillery on another company's soldiers will result in under 10% loss of men.

#260 Tank on tank engagements were from 10m

#261 British Trench actually comes with very sophisticated ID checking to ensure only UKF personnel can sit inside.
#262 Main weapon of Churchill is a good arm and a supply of grenade.

#263 Only Welshman were allowed to be sappers. This was because their ardent communism made them work harder.
#264 Almost no Scots served in WWII, but those who did had absurdly high kill/death ratios.

#265 British enginners weren´t capable of grabbing 2 lmgs from barracks but enaugh skilled to pick up any throw LMG from halftracks

#267 After being on battlefield for 30 seconds, USA main forces turn into terminators

#268 Comet is the tank on whitch was Fury movie based aroun

#269 Tiger ace was so cool that its crew pained tiger wih yellow stripes, just to act cool

#270 tank were pained as zombies on Halloween day

#271 A formidable kubelwagen, vehicle designed for transporting commadant on open grounds was able to supress, self repair, maphack, push soldiers out from combat but couldn´t drive them over and also could survive one tank shell but otherwise die to sneeze

#272 Panzerfausts were so sofisticated that they could seek targets and autodetonate when tank drive over their gunner

#273 British officers were equiped with tea and bisquists and when they eat them, they turned into supermans.

#274 most used tank in game was comet, then tiger, kingtiger, pershing and so on. Panzer 3 never appeared in war

#275 German engineering actually reached the heights of technical expertise enabling the 8-metre Jagdpanzer tank destroyer to disappear while standing in the middle of the road

#276 Engineer units were often so terrified of combat that they found refuge in stringing barbed wire in front of themselves while pressed with their backs to a wall and spending the rest of the war in this self-imposed imprisonment

#277 StuG and Puma crews as well as anti-tank gun teams had a universally mastered sense of being aware of enemy tanks' weak spots but only used it in combat if explicitly ordered by company headquarters

#278 When fired upon by AA artillery or machineguns, pilots preferred stubbornly circling above the source of fire until getting shot down to taking any other course of action

136. Teleport devices were given to Falls and Jaeger infantry scuads so they can apear from every builing in the map

Another theory circulates. The soldiers went hiding in sheds, houses and buildings before the battle started, just waiting for the right moment to jump out of wardrobes, crawl from under the beds etc... Show Spoiler

#279 German Scwerer Gustav Railroad artillery appearently had a magazine of 3 shells, which could be fired reasonably fast. And the gun was amazingly accurate! All shells hit within ~50m from each other!

#280 All resources given to a commander were basically dependent on his success. The more ground one commander could control, more supplies were diverted to support the battle. And if the commander was in a pinch he could not expect any extra help from high command. Thus, most battles were practically won in first 5-10 minutes of the engagement.

Funnily, all battles started from quite similar circumstances, normally pioneers/engineers spearheading a massive fight.

#281 flags raise themselves if you just keep standing next to them and looking around