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British Forces - Units

Infantry and team weapons form a backbone that is tough to break. Myriad vehicles will create the opening you need to seize the day.

Units

Infantry

Australian Light Infantry Section

Effective against infantry at medium-range. • Fast capture speed (1.5). • Can build certain defenses and defensive Sangar Walls. • Sharpshooter ability can damage and debuff infantry. • Able to repair buildings.

Canadian Shock Section

Effective against infantry at medium range. • High health, large squad size. (6) • Can throw anti-infantry Gammon Bombs.

Commando Section

Extremely effective against infantry at short-range. Most effective when attacking from camouflage. • Can camouflage in cover • Heals when out of combat • Can throw grenades,anti-tank sticky bombs, and plant anti-structure demolition charges

Commando Support Section

Very effective against infantry at long-range. Most effective when attacking from camouflage. • Can camouflage in cover • Heals when out of combat • Can paradrop reinforce itself and other Commando units in the field

Foot Guards Section

Very effective against infantry and vehicles. Most effective against infantry at short-range. • Can throw anti-infantry Light Gammon Bombs • High squad health, large squad size (6). • Can Breach enemy-occupied buildings.

Gurkha Rifles Section

Effective against infantry at medium and long-range. • High squad health, large squad size (6). • Can throw smoke and assault grenades. • Can use Forward Observer Barrage ability to request artillery strikes.

Polish Lancer Section

Very effective against infantry and light vehicles at long range. Can damage tank when attacking side or rear armor. • Armed with 2 anti-vehicle rifles and 1 anti-infantry Bren gun. • Increased damage against units with equal or higher veterancy levels or marked by Strategic Targets. • Fires faster and deals more anti-infantry damage with their anti-vehicle rifles than other units.

Royal Engineer Section

Effective against infantry at short-range. • Can repair and build defenses.

SSB Commando Section

Very effective against infantry. • High firepower, but low squad size. (3) • Can camouflage in cover. • Scorched Earth ability allows the unit to disable territory points until repaired. • Can throw Lewes Bombs that are devastating against stationary targets. • Can Evade to be quickly transported back to the nearest retreat point.

SSB Sniper

Kills infantry with one shot. • Long-range, low rate of fire. • Can camouflage in cover. • Has increased vision range. • Low survivability, single squad member. • Can deal damage to light vehicles. • Fires faster at units outside of cover.

Infantry Section

Effective against infantry at long-range. • Can be globally upgraded to fire rifle grenades and anti-tank grenades.

Team Weapons

17-pounder Anti-tank Gun Team

Extremely effective against all vehicles. • Must be set-up to attack. • Longer-range than other anti-tank guns. • High damage and penetration. • Immobile. Must be towed to move.

2-pounder Light Anti-tank Gun Team

Very effective against light vehicles. Can damage tanks at short-range • Must be set-up to attack. • Long-range. • Can be towed. • Lower damage, but higher accuracy and rate of fire than other anti-tank guns.

6-pounder Anti-tank Gun Team

Effective against all vehicles. • Must be set-up to attack. • Long-range. • Can be towed.

Vickers Machine Gun Team

Very effective against massed infantry. Can suppress within its arc of fire. • Must be set-up to attack.

Land Mattress Team

Effective against structures, team weapons, and stationary infantry. • Must use barrage ability to attack. • Barrages fire a large number of rockets with wide scatter. Good for area denial. • Long barrage range. • Increased damage against units with equal or higher veterancy levels or marked by Strategic Targets. • Can be towed.

ML 3-inch Mortar Team

Effective against stationary infantry, team weapons, and structures. • Must be set-up to attack. • Long-range attack and barrage. • Can fire smoke rounds to block vision.

ML 4.2-inch Heavy Mortar Team

Very effective against stationary infantry, team weapons, and structures. • Must be set-up to attack. • Significantly longer barrage and attack range than regular mortars. • Can fire smoke rounds or reconnaissance flares. • Can be towed.

M1 Pack Howitzer Team

Very effective against stationary infantry, team weapons, and structures. • Must be set-up to attack. • Significantly longer barrage and attack range than mortars. • Can fire smoke rounds to block vision. • Can be towed.

Vehicles

Archer Tank Destroyer

Extremely effective against all vehicles. • Has long range and high damage. • Slow movement speed, but moves faster in reverse. • Low health and armor. • Must face targets directly to fire.

Non-combatant / Support

CMP 15cwt Truck

Unarmed light transport vehicle that can transport munitions or fuel. Enemies can destroy this vehicle to steal the resources carried. Can be damaged by small-arms.

Bishop Self-propelled Artillery

Mobile artillery unit effective against stationary targets. • Must use barrage ability to attack. • Low health and armor.

Centaur IV Medium Tank

Very effective against infantry and structures. • Good speed and mobility. • Short weapon range. • Can fire HESH Rounds to reduce enemy vehicle accuracy and rate of fire.

Churchill IV Heavy Tank

Effective against vehicles and infantry. Can damage tanks. • Strong front and side armor; high health. • Slow speed. • Can deploy smokescreens to block vision around the vehicle.

Churchill Black Prince Heavy Tank

Extremely effective against all ground targets. • Very strong front and side armor. • High health. • Immune to Crew Shock criticals. • Can deploy smokescreens to block vision around the vehicle.

Churchill Crocodile Heavy Tank

Extremely effective against infantry. Turret weapon is effective against infantry and vehicles. • High front and side armor. • High health. • Flamethrower must face targets directly to fire.

Crusader III Medium Tank

Fast-moving medium tank effective against vehicles and can damage tanks. Most effective when flanking. • Fast rate of fire, high close-range penetration. • Lower health than other medium tanks.

Crusader AA Medium Tank

Very effective against infantry and light vehicles. Can shoot down aircraft. • Good mobility and speed.

Crusader II Medium Tank

Fast-moving medium tank effective against light vehicles and infantry. Most effective when flanking. • Fast rate of fire, low weapon penetration. • Lower health than other medium tanks.

CMP 15cwt Anti-air Truck

Light vehicle effective against infantry, light vehicles and can shoot down aircraft. • Long-range when stationary and deployed. • Short-ranged when on the move. • Weapon cannot engage targets at the front of the vehicle • Low armor and health.

CMP 15cwt Truck

Can transport and reinforce nearby infantry. • Can tow heavy weapons. • Unarmed.

CMP 15cwt Medical Truck

Can transport and reinforce nearby infantry. • Can tow heavy weapons. • Low armor. • Heals nearby infantry and team weapons when stationary and out of combat.

2-pounder LRDG Truck

Effective against light vehicles. Can damage heavier vehicles from the sides or rear. • Has an additional fixed forward-facing machine gun effective against infantry. • Can be given order to retreat to HQ for increased speed and survivability. • Low armor, high speed.

30cwt LRDG Truck

Transport vehicle armed with a heavy machine gun. Effective against infantry. • Has an additional forward-facing machine gun that is effective against infantry. • Can retreat to HQ for increased speed and survivability, via Scarper ability. • Low armor, high speed.

Dingo Light Scout Car

Effective against infantry and snipers. • Has increased vision range. • Can reveal nearby camouflaged units. • Can Distribute Medical Supplies to heal nearby infantry. • Can be damaged by small-arms.

M3 Grant Medium Tank

Very effective against infantry, vehicles, and structures. Turret weapon is effective against vehicles and can damage tanks • Must face targets directly to fire main gun. • Has increased health over other medium tanks.

Humber Armored Car

Very effective against infantry. Can damage light vehicles. • Has increased vision range. • Can reveal nearby camouflaged units. • Low health and armor. • Can launch smokescreens to block vision.

Matilda II Heavy Tank

Effective against light vehicles and infantry. • Strong frontal armor and high health. • Slow speed. • Can deploy smokescreens to block vision around the vehicle.

17-pounder Anti-tank Gun Team

Extremely effective against all vehicles. Comes towed by a CMP 15CWT Truck. • Must be set-up to attack. • Longer-range than other anti-tank guns. • High damage and penetration. • Immobile. Must be towed to move.

M4A1 Sherman Medium Tank

Effective against infantry, vehicles, and structures. • Strong anti-infantry machine guns. • Can launch smoke barrages to block vision.

Sherman VC Firefly Tank Destroyer

Extremely effective against all vehicles. • High damage and weapon penetration • Increased attack speed when attacking enemies with equal or higher veterancy levels or marked by Strategic Targets. • Slow movement and attack speed.

M3 Stuart Light Tank

Light tank effective against infantry and light vehicles. Can damage tanks when flanking. • Effective harassment or combat support unit when upgraded.

Emplacements

17-pounder Anti-tank Emplacement

Emplacement very effective against all vehicles. Has long-range and does not need to set-up to face targets.

Bofors Anti-air Emplacement

Emplacement very effective against infantry and light vehicles. Can shoot down aircraft.

HMG Nest

Emplacement very effective against infantry. Limited arc of fire.

B.L. 5.5-Inch Artillery Emplacement

Extremely effective against stationary targets. • Long barrage duration • Must use barrage ability to attack.

This section might include some units which are not accessible in standard skirmish / multiplayer game.