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TheDeutsches Afrikakorp factionhas access to three Battlegroups inCompany of Heroes 3, allowing players to adapt their strategy or focus on their strengths. Players will earn Command Points throughout anyCompany of Heroes 3match, and choosing what to spend them on can make the difference between victory and defeat.
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Italian Infantry Battlegroup
The Italian Infantry Battlegroup adds several defensive options to the Deutsches Afrikakorp’s normally aggressive playstyle inCompany of Heroes 3, including new engineer constructions, artillery, and booby traps.
Field Engineering Tree
The Field Engineering Tree begins withthe elite Guastatori Squad, after which players need to make a decision between Defensive Operations and Territory Booby Traps before finishing with the towed Cannone Howitzer.
Territory Booby Traps(2 Command Points)
Towed Cannone DA 105/28 Field Howitzer(4 Command Points, 420 Manpower, 40 Fuel, 10 Pop)
Defensive Warfare Tree
The Defensive Warfare tree consists of three choices. Firstly, players must pick between the Light Tank Group and Hold the Line, then between Registered Artillery and Propaganda War, and finally between Prepared Positions and the Obice 305mm Barrage.
L6/40 Light Tank Combat Group(2 Command Points, 450 Manpower, 30 Fuel, 10 Pop)
Prepared Positions(3 Command Points)
Obice 305mm Barrage(4 Command Points, 250 Munitions)
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Italian Combined Arms Battlegroup
The Italian Combined Arms Battlegroup doubles down on the Deutsches Afrikakorp’sfocus on WW2 light vehiclesand infantry support, offering increased bonuses for close cooperation and more light vehicle options.
Combined Arms
The Combined Arms tree starts with the Bersaglieri core infantry squad; then, players must choose between the Bersaglieri Bolster and the Vehicle Support Secure Location, and finally between the Breda Model 30 LMG and the Vehicle Support Force Recon.
Vehicle Support - Force Recon(2 Command Points)
Italian Armor
The Italian Armor tree begins with the Semovente Assault Gun, followed by a choice between the Carro Light Tank and the Strafing Run, and finally between Pact of Steel and Artillery Cover.
Semovente DA 75/18 Assault Gun(3 Command Points, 300 Manpower, 45 Fuel, 10 Pop)
Carro Armato M13/40 Light Tank(2 Command Points, 320 Manpower, 45 Fuel, 8 Pop)
Pact of Steel(2 Command Points)
Artillery Cover(2 Command Points, 250 Munitions)
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Armored Support Battlegroup
The Armored Support Battlegroup has a heavy focus onAxis vehicles in WW2, both through bolstering friendly vehicle units and adding new options to destroy enemy tanks.
Support and Airpower
The Support and Airpower tree starts with a choice between Vehicle Awareness and Salvage Kits, after which players can pick up Panzer Storm, and then ends with a choice between Stuka Dive Bomb and Stuka Anti-Tank Loiter.
Stuka Anti-Tank Loiter(3 Command Points, 225 Munitions)
Armored Warfare
The Armored Warfare tree starts with a choice between Veteran Gunners and Superior Fire Drills, after which players can unlock the Flammpanzer tank, and ends with a choice between the Panzer IV Command Tank and Battlefield Salvage.
Veteran Gunners(2 Command Points)
Superior Fire Drills(2 Command Points)
Flammpanzer III Medium Tank SD.KFZ.141(3 Command Points, 400 Manpower, 30 Fuel, 10 Pop)
Command Panzer IV F Medium Tank(3 Command Points, 400 Manpower, 80 Fuel, 12 Pop)
Battlefield Salvage (3 Command Points)
Battlefield Salvage(3 Command Points, 150 Munitions)
Company of Heroes 3is out now for PC and will release later this year for PS5 and Xbox Series X/S.
