Company of Heroes: 100% (Expert) Walkthrough Part 4 - Carentan Counterattack (No Commentary)

Game Difficulty - Expert
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Bronze Star: Inflict 350 casualties on the Axis - 28:00
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[@StarMarshal]

This is by far the hardest mission in the entire game if you’re trying to achieve the medal on expert. On easy you need 200 kills, normal 250, hard 300, and expert 350. Sounds pretty straightforward on paper, but those that have attempted it will know that’s not the case. I’ll try to explain the mechanics behind it so for those not aware of what’s going on it will hopefully give you some clarity. If you’re skeptical or certain it won’t work all I can ask is that you give it a try for yourself before making a final judgment. I’ve played it out several times to the point I scored the medal 5 times in a row. It’s that effective if you follow my method. Every last kill counts here and time is not on your side. 15 minutes sounds like a lot of time, but given certain factors it really isn’t if you’re not optimized. You need to score at least 22 kills a minute to have a chance at this. If you don’t have roughly 300 kills before Able Company arrives you most likely won’t make it. Certain things however will not count towards your kill count. For example: Friendly fire, off-map artillery from both sides, (allegedly) landmines deployed by a unit that is dead, ect. You’ll want to focus your attention on killing infantry as much as possible here. Stug, Halftrack, and Motorcycle kills are only worth 1 point each. While you don’t want to ignore a direct threat, they aren’t worth the time compared to grenadier/mortar squads. You can somewhat simplify/cheese this mission by planting landmines everywhere on the opposing side of the river in the previous level. There’s no time limit there so you can setup defenses and traps as you see fit. I wanted the ultimate challenge however, so I decided against doing it for the walkthrough. If you capture the two points as well the 2 snipers and Grenadier squads will not spawn in. That’s an easy 10 kills right there before you’ve even started defending. Placement of defenses will make or break any chance of success. That spot I selected will hold out so long as you are able to micro your defenders properly. Other spots will be flanked, bombarded, and overrun long before help arrives. My spot however makes it so the defenders don’t have to watch their backs much due to the hedgerows. Mortars typically make defenses on the Axis’ side of the river impossible to hold, but for whatever reason they cannot hit my setup so long as I don’t let them within a certain range. Use the Jeep or snipers to pick them off whenever possible. Make sure to double, even triple your sandbag placements so your troops have multiple layers of protection because they won’t get much of a chance to set down more when the battle starts. Disregard the middle and right bridges, contrary to what the game will say, you don’t need to hold them. Too much to baby sit and a waste of manpower that should be saved when you inevitably need to reinforce your squads. Set down at least 2 captured mg42s for suppression and at least 1 mortar to bombard pinned down units when your snipers can’t help. Always have 2 airborne squads equipped with recoils rifles to deal with the stugs/halftracks. Rotate them out if they’re down to 3 men and reinforce the squad at the church. You can keep an AT gun like I did for long range backup, but don’t rely on them because of their slow fire rate and lack mobility. Snipers are your bread and butter when it comes to racking up kills. Let them fire off a volley, then pull back so they don’t draw too much heat. Try to avoid shooting if there’s any vehicles within range. Use them to harass passing by squads of grenadiers, bully mortar crews, and eliminate pioneers with flamethrowers before they melt your other defenders. If you leave any unit on the other side of the bridge the AI will relentlessly hone in on them. Including snipers in camouflage mode where tanks will chase, harass, and drive right over them while infantry will get close enough to expose them. That’s why it’s pivotal to have a defensive line to draw in the counter-attack force and let the snipers act in a supporting role to hit the infantry when they’re suppressed/pinned. I made sure to methodically test this setup and I’m quite pleased with the results. I hope that answers any questions you have about this strategy, but if not, be sure to ask so I may answer. Enjoy!

[@michaelandreipalon359]

Well, Claire Redfield's first meeting with Sherry Birkin (via patologTV) will have to wait... and thanks.

[@doommarine1667]

It's lowkey criminal this kind of work and dedication isn't going to get much notice.

[@StarMarshal]

@@triptolemos3178 one day =]

[@fluteknightbestknight2838]

Damn, how long did it take you to figure all this out? I haven't been able to find any other video out there getting the medal on the current version.

[@StarMarshal]

@@fluteknightbestknight2838 It took many attempts. It doesn't sound so bad, but you have to consider the 10 minutes of setting up defenses each time a method fails. It's disheartening to come so close only to lose the medal because the strat wasn't good enough.

[@Sasser2015]

This sh!t is genius. I stood up, covered my heart, and said a prayer for that sniper team...... I counted 15 de-crewed Axis mortars at one point. Incredible display of simulated bravery against overwhelming odds.

[@fluteknightbestknight2838]

Absolute madlad managed to get the medal before Able Company even showed up! I keep watching this episode over and over. It's crazy to see how easy you make this game look.

[@Anudorini-Talah]

Thats the beauty of the game. Rock paper scisors in a more slowed down tone. Do things right and get rewarded. Do all things right and absolutely snowball your enemy. CoH1 is one of the best RTS games in history. It is made wich pure love just like Halo 1 back than.

[@Kam16665]

To Star Marshal: I'm late to the game, but i got to say - YOU ROCK,bro! To those who think it easy(If any): With ongoing and precise micromanagment and set up, you can see the player pulled it off with only a minute left before Able company came. And THAT, you can understand how insane this mission is. P.S. i suck at playing CoH. I have play at least 5 times and still failed. Having seen this video, i feel better - at least my failure is not entirely because of my ability. This mission is essentially difficult after all. :D

[@filiptrescec]

Congrats on beating this mission with style. Very impressive work.

[@StarMarshal]

Only the best for you guys

[@balthasargelt5823]

Stylish and able to dunk on the AI like a boss. Can't wait for more!

[@Nosgard]

After reading your explanatino i'll admit I didn't realize how hard this really is. Respect for pulling it off..than redoing it a few years later and pulling it off AGAIN. Also..man that battlefield is torn up and ugly by the time 15 minutes passes..what an intense fight :D

[@Salted_Fysh]

Unfortunately Fox company didn't have their dedicated flower planting squad with them, they were all on vacation for D-Day.

[@doommarine1667]

Amazing! Didn't know it was possible to actually hold the other side for that long. Well done, Star!

[@fluteknightbestknight2838]

same. Thought you'd be scripted to fall back due to the overwhelming amount of artillery.

[@doommarine1667]

@@fluteknightbestknight2838 You kind of are, but it seems this position didn't suffer for it.

[@fluteknightbestknight2838]

@@doommarine1667 agreed

[@alfielb8040]

abandoned my own attempts (on hard LOL) due to the mortars, figured they were bugged/coded to be super tough, and you absolutely smashed that. well done man, v much in awe.

[@JohnWMichell]

Fantastic and impressive play! If I hadn't watched your video, I wouldn't have known about the strategic layout or considered using a large number of snipers. I also didn't realize how intense the enemy assaults could be on expert difficulty, with the abundance of assault tanks and mortars. I believe I wouldn't be able to pass the expert difficulty test with my current skills. I play on the normal difficulty level. My tactic is to defend the three bridges, and when the German forces become too overwhelming, they call in artillery support, causing my troops to scatter in chaos. I retreat step by step until reaching the church area, where I receive armored support and begin a counterattack. It was a thrilling video, and I greatly appreciate it.

[@balthasargelt5823]

"It was grape juice. About a year ago."

[@flaminghailstorm9149]

I always .50 cal upgrade my Shermans as soon as they arrive and rush them to the roads at the other side of the map. Extra kills on enemy infantry trying to run away. When that's done, I send them back to the town hall area to wipe out remaining StuGs. I also reserve every Panzerschreck for the riflemen because these poor lads aren't allowed to buy bazookas in CoH. Watching them wreck the StuGs with shoulder launched rockets is so satisfying.

[@colossus1012]

Beautiful defense! This was an excellent episode. I love binging on these episodes and seeing the strats you come up with!

[@michaelandreipalon359]

Finally, some of Rommel's best are coming in. Men, prepare yourselves for a "Kirrahe Strategy". 0:32: It was a neutral year, even for WW2. Better than 1940, I would say. Fermentation does change a lot on fruit juices... vinegar's still better, since it not only makes foods more delicious (in spite of its initial smell and taste; case in point, try dipping the Filipino chicharon into it, although I might warn you that the native name for the stuff is almost the same as "vomit"), it also won't intoxicate you. Man, if these Panzers and troopers came from Africa and the Soviet front (for more on the latter, CoH2 would be needed), I'll almost pity them for their defeats and suffering. Almost. 1:55: Taking command again. 5:07: More ammo. Keep up the good work, Snipers. 6:00: Upping the ante. More men in less time, people! 6:16; What the hell?! What happened?! 6:50: Oh, good, we finally have vehicles. Where are the Shermans and Wolverines though? 7:32: That's all the new ammo we can get! Pray they don't fall. (Off-topic, but does anyone think that the music reminds you of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic's?) 12:16: THEY'RE HERE!!! PANZERS TOO!!! 13:37: They're desecrating the cemetery! Those bastards! 14:14: Great job! That's one Panzer on our itinerary. 14:37: Good news: Command has finally given us permission to call upon heavy artillery from far away. Also, why haven't we removed those damn flags from the Town Hall? 15:30: That's two Panzers. 16:55: Three! 18:00: Umm, four. 20:01: Holy hell... sorry, what was that? Oh, right, five! 20:23: Six! 22:35: Oh, crud, we're losing snipers. Fudge, I lost count on tanks! You heard the commander, fall back! 24:42: *looks around* That's a lot of unoperated Kraut mortars. Geez, this is getting hard. 24:56: No! 27:56: They killed K Team! Bastards! 28:42: ABOUT DAMN FREAKING TIME!!! LOOK WHAT HAPPENED HERE!!! 31:40: Yeah, look at 'em run again. Guess we're getting a very special medal soon after, albeit not everyone is here to celebrate.

[@nayahun2]

great job 👏 👍

[@michaelandreipalon359]

@@nayahun2 Thanks.

[@BFCrusader]

Was 1924 a bad year? I ask because in an Indiana Jones game, you trick a guy into handing over a bottle of wine you need by saying that it was a bad year, but was it really? I tried to find out myself but all I got was pages of wine sellers and basically no relevant information about that era at all, only the last few decades.

[@onekill31]

Deep-fried pork is also good to dip in a vinegar especially when it has chilis, garlics, and onions!

[@blacksamurai76]

Top notch, good sir! Top notch!

[@StarMarshal]

Thank you =] it was a tough but fun challenge

[@nayahun2]

brilliant, you nailed it 👏 👌 👍

[@StarMarshal]

Thank you kindly. Was not any easy method to discover.

[@JohnnyCasey]

One thing I note is that if you've built observation posts in any of the capture points previously, the resource bonus will NOT be applied in this misson.

[@777redhood]

bro i got destroyed just now in this level...and here you are capturing all the map

[@pyry1948]

Art. Thank you for doing this without the Mission 3 mine spam (cheese), this is the only medal from the Allied campaign I don´t have a medal from.

[@StarMarshal]

Easily the toughest medal on expert. It's good to know there's a strat that doesn't require the mine cheese.

[@heidelburger_cheese]

you are the BOSS! outstanding work! much appreciated!! i will try to use this on expert. i think yours might be the only tactics in this version of the CoH published so far to get this hard earned medal. disregarding cheating and map mining. i agree your video should earn way more views and the hard earned respect and acknowledgement.

[@StarMarshal]

It was by far the toughest in the game for me given how limited the resources were and the irony of the time limit being too short for the sake of the medal. It took a lot of attempts to determine how to mitigate the mortar spam. Hope it works for you when you give it a go. The catharsis is unbelievable when you achieve it.

[@heidelburger_cheese]

@@StarMarshal btw i just promoted your video by commenting in some other youtube videos adressing this mission, bc as of now from where im standing your video and your strategy is the only real deal among the various expert playthroughs a quick search on YT presented to me. especially regarding the fact you are using the newer vesion CoH with mortars and other difficulties older versions might be missing. maybe youll get the hard earned credit you deserve by some ppl who are lucky to find this video.

[@StarMarshal]

@@heidelburger_cheese well I highly appreciate your support. Hopefully this won’t be patched out anytime soon so others who struggled to achieve it on the current system can finally do it.

[@Tlaloke]

Maaaan Congratufuckinglations! 💪🏽🔥 That was just amazing to watch! 😃 How on earth did you discover the front and right flank was completely unimportant? I had my doubts at first But you completely exceeded my expectations Absolutely stunning and beautiful to watch

[@StarMarshal]

Just came from trail and error. Once I realized I could ignore the center and right flank it made the killzone all the easier to defend. Glad you enjoyed it so much.

[@theonefrancis696]

Back in the day when we thought these graphics were the best

[@seltin1988]

a beutifull jobb! thanks for te hard work :)

[@StarMarshal]

Anytime, glad you liked it!

[@flaminghailstorm9149]

I might take the extra step of placing mines and detonating them to make craters as cover for infantry. Even better if the crater is closely surrounded with sandbags, with wire on the outer side. Looks good unless facing grenades and artillery because those weapons have buffs against cover. Correct me if I'm wrong.

[@GRIMLOCK07]

I'd Mine practically the WHOLE other side of the bridges the mission before. The A.I. would get SOOOOOOOOO destroyed just trying to get to the bridges, and with all that extra prep time, I'd have the bridges so well covered it was a death sentence for anything trying to cross. At was fun until they call for the Field Artillery. I pack my troops up quick & fall back even quicker.

[@nayahun2]

15:24 how do you think building sand covers for sniper in advance, it would cover the snipers and reduce the damages from enemies when they are revealed after firing shots?

[@StarMarshal]

While it’s a good idea normally to use green cover I wanted full mobility for them. If my micro was better I wouldn’t have lost them. Well that and not having some very crummy rng.

[@nayahun2]

@@StarMarshal I see, thanks. your approach was brilliant 👏

[@StarMarshal]

@@nayahun2 thank you kindly. It was a tough mission that needed loads of testing.

[@flaminghailstorm9149]

@@StarMarshal how about short rows of sandbags? Provides heavy cover and doesn't hinder infantry movement too much. Only problem is the gaps between them. Even better with barbed wire right in front so enemy infantry can't use the cover from the other side. This setup takes time to build, though...

[@awayforlong]

Well done! Do you know what are the stat changes on expert? It seems the enemy units are harder to kill and do more damage.

[@StarMarshal]

I believe your units just die a lot faster and certain requirements for medals/objectives will change depending on the mission. It's been so long since I've played on anything but expert difficulty so I can't say for certain regarding stats.

[@awayforlong]

@@StarMarshal Thanks. It really screws some interactions. Rifles can't even win at close range vs volks or grens.

[@StarMarshal]

@@awayforlong yup! That's expert mode for ya. With the BAR upgrade it's not as bad though.

[@tylerb3060]

WOW, a sniper death squad :0 and a sand castle fortress against all those tanks :0 I'm surprised you didn't use mg nests, and I don't think you used artillery at all against that onslaught. that was impressive

[@StarMarshal]

@@tylerb3060 mgs nests wouldn't last long enough and took too much manpower when I needed it all for snipers. I normally would use the artillery, but it won't count towards the kill counter for the medal.

[@MasterhpIke]

I tried this on expert, managed to survive the bridge and then the annoying artillary started hitting and their troops started squeezing through. Then it finally told me to retreat I did and at like 30 seconds all my units died and the church survived lol.

[@brotherhoodofsteelpaladin4254]

Epic

[@obeddiaz599]

the new unit tanks are coming

[@1975daro]

Super gra PC 👍👋

[@Todsor]

I tried to do it by massing everyone on the top edge where they spawn. As a result, some enemy units especially mortars spawned outside the map and couldn't be targeted.

[@StarMarshal]

That's why you don't leave your defenses that high up on the map. You have to be able to pick off the mortar crews or it all falls apart.

[@flaminghailstorm9149]

Paratroopers need automatic weapons, at least SMGs if LMGs aren't allowed for them. I wish infantry can buy squad heavy weapons piece by piece to allow more customization of their weapon loadout. I wonder if the option to ditch or swap squad heavy weapons is too much for game balance, considering that it's also not allowed in CoH 2 as far as I know.

[@onekill31]

Contrary to its Rangers counterpart, they are meant to be played as anti-armor. If you notice the US faction in this game dictates your gameplay based on the Command tree that you have chosen. If you are playing with Airborne Company, you will rely on weapon support and airstrike.

[@maikorodrigues2989]

boa estrategia

[@user-vr3ng7jf4r]

0:06

[@flaminghailstorm9149]

Too bad there's no option to heal injured troops in this mission. Medics like those in CoH 2 would make survival of infantry much easier in the absence of CoH triage centres.

[@flaminghailstorm9149]

Can you do this again without losing half of your units?

[@ikarus2038]

Copied this tactic on CoH Mobile. Really hard to beat. AIs units are drugged.

[@jelly.212]

What's the difficulty?

[@ikarus2038]

@@jelly.212 it is on Expert

[@yaminbollag]

One or two snipers remain always visible. The anti-tank gun is not used as much as possible.

[@birdymaniac]

im stuck here cant beat them