This cannot damage infantry or vehicles, it uses a detonation timer. Royal engineers place a small explosive charge that can destroy cover and do damage other world structures. Be prepared to get your engineers to pull back when facing elite Infantry units, as they will drop like flies when attacking units with LMGs or Assault Rifles. Unlike other Engineer squads (With the exeption of Sturmpioneers and to a lesser extent, Pioneers), these units are relatively capable in dishing out damage in close quarters combat and are able to confront Grenadiers and Volksgrenadiers, but doesn't change the fact they are relatively fragile compared to other mid-game infantry units. The Royal Engineers are equipped with the infamous Sten Submachineguns. The Royal Engineers mention they are Welsh in idle chatter. Assess situations carefully when moving your engineers into combat. These are best used at close range (slightly superior to German pioneers), unfortunately a dangerous prospect for Engineers given their limited combat ability and propensity to lose quickly in firefights versus dedicated combat units.

Of course, the heavy engineer upgrade does not prevent them from receiving the hazard removal pack upgrade.Īs usual, they are provided with SMGs which are, for the British faction, Sten guns.

Since the upgrade is relatively fast, you should upgrade your engineers closer to the destination, so they don't have to very, very slowly make their way there from their former position or deployment area. It is not ideal to upgrade your engineers to heavy engineers if you want them to go running about on the battlefield, unless you have transports, preferably M3 Halftracks provided by certain doctrines. However, they are slowed down to a crab crawl in combat, and a leisurely stroll outside of it. Heavy engineers have a light Vickers machine-gun, and repair vehicles and buildings faster.

The Royal Engineers can also be upgraded to heavy engineers for 75 munitions, should the commander choose the 'anvil' tactics at the Company Command. Royal Engineers can also build fuel and munitions caches. Instead, the engineers provide field repairs and the ability to construct defences, including the 3-inch mortar emplacement, the Forward assembly point, the Bofors QF 40mm Emplacement, and the QF 17-pounder gun emplacement. Like the Americans, the British do not need their engineers to build base structures, which are ordered from the HQ. The Royal Engineers are the defence-building infantry of the British faction in Company of Heroes 2.

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