Infantry:Knight's Cross Holders

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Contents 1    Knight's Cross Holders Veterancy 2 Tactics 3 History 4 Built From 4.1    Panzer Command 5 Doctrinal Abilities 5.1    Zeal 5.2    For the Fatherland 5.3    Blitzkrieg 5.4    Inspired Assault 6 Squad Abilities 6.1    Assault 6.2    Medical Kit 6.3    Field Medical Kit 6.4    Fire Panzerfaust 7 Squad Weapons 7.1    MP44 Assault Rifle 7.2    Panzerfaust 7.3    M24 Grenade Assault

Knight's Cross Holders
	Squad Size	3	Capture Rate	1	Sup Threshold	0.2
	Health	270	Sight	35	Pin Threshold	0.6
	Cost	360	Detection	7/0	Recovery Rate	0.008
Hotkey: K	Population	6
	Time	45	Retreat Modifier	0.5	Target Type	infantry_heroic
	Upkeep	8.064	Reinforce Cost	0.5	Critical Type	infantry_heroic
	Squad Slots	2	Reinforce Time	1

Knight's Cross Holders Veterancy			[Expand][Hide]
	Health Regeneration Unlock "Fire Panzerfaust"	10.56/min
	Received Suppression Received Damage	0.75 0.95
	Maximum Health	1.2

Tactics

• The only tier 4 infantry in the game, KCH are very effective anti-infantry specialists.
• KCH are harder to suppress and can take more than one sniper shots due to their special armor, however they are weak to flame weapons.
• Avoid enemy tanks at all cost, panzerfaust requires veterancy level 1 and is not very effective vs. most tanks.
• KCH come equipped with the Assault ability regardless of whether or not Blitzkriegs doctrine has been chosen.
• Although fearsome anti-infantry and possibly even a powerful anti-tank unit by using their panzerfausts, a single group of KCH will succumb to a basic British Bren troop carrier with the HMG upgrade if left unattended.
• 3 squads of vet 2 and up KCH can rush a mg team head on and take it out without being suppressed
• If you absolutely need to cap something, KCH is the best option. They won't be suppressed while running to the target, are hard to hit with arty and tanks due to small squad size, take 2 sniper shots per man, and don't take much damage from strafing run. The cost can be prohibitive, but when you have less than 100 victory points left and NEED to take a vp FAST, nothing else will do.

History

The Ritterkreuz (Knight's Cross) was one of the highest awards that could be given to German military personnel. To qualify the recipient had to have the Iron Cross 1st class, or be awarded it at the same time. In addition, there were three extra awards that could be appended to the Knight's Cross: Oak Leaves, Swords, and Diamonds. Only a total of 27 men received the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords, and Diamonds by the end of the war.

The Knight's Cross Holders in Company of Heroes are an historically inaccurate unit that never would've existed. It was unheard of for an infantry unit to have every single member be a Knight's Cross Holder.

Built From

Panzer Command				[Expand][Hide]
	Health	775	Target Type	building
	Cost	26050	Critical Type	building
	Time	165
Hotkey: P	Effects: Deploys the most powerful Units in the Axis Army. Panther tanks, Panzer IV tanks, Ostwind Flak tanks, and Knights Cross Holders. — See Structure:Panzer Command for details.

Doctrinal Abilities

Zeal				[Expand][Hide]
	Cost		Activation	always_on
	Duration	_	Target	tp_any
	Recharge	0
Hotkey:	Effects: $0 no key — See Ability:Zeal for details.

For the Fatherland				[Expand][Hide]
	Cost	45	Activation	timed
	Duration	30	Target	tp_any
	Recharge	30
Hotkey:	Effects: All Infantry are ideologically motivated, and fight better in their own Territory. — See Ability:For the Fatherland for details.

Blitzkrieg				[Expand][Hide]
	Cost	150	Activation	timed
	Duration	30	Target	tp_any
	Recharge	60
Hotkey:	Effects: All Tanks and Armored Vehicles move more quickly, crush everything in their path, and fire more frequently. Infantry sprint to keep pace. — See Ability:Blitzkrieg for details.

Inspired Assault				[Expand][Hide]
	Cost	50	Activation	timed
	Duration	20	Target	tp_any
	Recharge	45
Hotkey:	Effects: All infantry will unleash a fearsome assault for the Leader at the cost of their safety, increases rate of fire and damage, but more susceptible to being hit. — See Ability:Inspired Assault for details.

Squad Abilities

Assault				[Expand][Hide]
	Cost	50	Activation	targeted
	Duration	_	Target	tp_entity_and_squad_entity
	Recharge	20
Hotkey: S	Effects: The Squad will unleash a vicious rain of Grenades before getting into close range with the target. — See Ability:Assault for details.

Medical Kit				[Expand][Hide]
	Cost	35	Activation	timed
	Duration	60	Target	tp_any
	Recharge	60
Hotkey: K	Effects: Use of the Medical Kit will heal your Squad over time. This Medical Kit can only be used in friendly territory. — See Ability:Medical Kit for details.

Field Medical Kit				[Expand][Hide]
	Cost	35	Activation	timed
	Duration	60	Target	tp_any
	Recharge	60
Hotkey: K	Effects: Use of the Medical Kit will heal your Squad over time. This Medical Kit can be used anywhere. — See Ability:Field Medical Kit for details.

Fire Panzerfaust				[Expand][Hide]
	Cost	35	Activation	targeted
	Duration	_	Target	tp_entity_and_squad_entity
	Recharge	15
Hotkey: P	Effects: Fire the disposable 100mm Panzerfaust at Enemy Armor or Structures. — See Ability:Fire Panzerfaust for details.

Squad Weapons

MP44 Assault Rifle				[Expand][Hide]
	Weapon:MP44 Assault Rifle
	See Weapon:MP44 Assault Rifle for details.

Panzerfaust				[Expand][Hide]
	Weapon:Panzerfaust
	See Weapon:Panzerfaust for details.

M24 Grenade Assault				[Expand][Hide]
	Weapon:M24 Grenade Assault
	See Weapon:M24 Grenade Assault for details.