HEROES & GENERALS WWII IS DEPLOYING 3 NEW WEAPONS OF DESTRUCTION FOR ALL INFANTRY SOLDIERS. TANKS BEWARE!



The Gr B 39 is a Pz B 39 converted to take the standard rifle attachment grenade launcher (Schiessbecher). It launches a shaped charge warhead that is fired by a wooden bullet. This allows the weapon to engage harder targets than the original bullet launching platform. Most PzB-39 rifles in service have been subject to these modifications, and the resulting Gr B 39 guns are able to be very effective in combat.



The M18 recoilless rifle is a 57 mm shoulder fired anti-tank recoilless rifle. As a recoilless rifle it is capable of firing artillery-type shells at reduced velocities (~365m/s) but with greater accuracy than anti-tank weapons that use unguided rockets, and almost entirely without recoil. The M18 Recoilless Rifle can penetrate up to 76mm of armor at a 90 degree angle.



The PTRS-41 or Simonov anti-tank rifle is the semi-automatic analog of the PTRD-41 anti-tank rifle. The gas-operated PTRS fires a 14.5 mm armour-piercing bullet with a muzzle velocity of 1013 m/s and devastating ballistics. It can penetrate an armour plate up to 40 mm thick at a distance of 100 meters.

Easter also brings 20% OFF all Paint Jobs, all Weapon Finishes and all Uniforms*


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The battle of Berlin started on the 16th of April 1945. For two long weeks, the Germans fought bravely to defend their great city. Hundreds of thousands of men lost their lives in the streets of the German capital. In this war log, we will keep you up to date on the latest news from the frontline.


Strange things have happened on the eastern front. We managed to capture Minsk from the Soviet forces, but while we assaulted Minsk, the Soviets countered on Riga and managed to take the city. The Soviets also assaulted Warsaw from the south-east and managed to get their hands on it. In the south the Americans seem to be taking ground from the Soviet forces, Budapest, Belgrade and Istanbul are all under American control now. The war continues!


After the fall of Scandinavia, our forces were scattered and beaten. After our defeat, we rebuild our forces and reclaimed our land. We launched a new war and booked great successes. We took the city of Riga from the Soviet forces and the assault on Minsk has begun. In the west we pushed into the Netherlands and managed to get close to Rotterdam. Unfortunately we were pushed back for now, but we are not done yet in that area. For Germany!


After some great pushes onto Rotterdam, the tides have turned against us. Berlin and Stockholm have fallen to the Soviet faction. Rotterdam regained by the Americans. All that we have left is the city of Oslo. Despite that, much of Germany, The Netherlands and Scandinavia is still ours. The men are still ready to fight! We must regroup our forces, pick our targets and go into the offensive!


Despite the many victories on the western front, the Soviets in the east have a foothold in Berlin. We have many brave men defending the city and we will fight till the very last man. The Soviets will not take this city from us. On the west, we are knocking on the door of London. Will we finally be able to capture it?


Poland has fallen to those damn Soviets. It did not matter how many we killed, they just kept coming. The German border is at risk, and we must reinforce the east to hold our enemies off. The west however, the west is looking well. Our mighty army has pushed hard on the American lines and as predicted, we have beaten them back and surrounded Rotterdam. Our march is far from over. London, Paris, one day we will own it all.


After some a rough Easter the German faction has managed to push out of Germany into the Netherlands. The Americans are still holding Rotterdam, but with our forces marching onto the city, will they be able to hold it? The outnumber us at the Dutch border, and perhaps we should be scared of that. But should we really? The Americans are weak, it doesn't matter how many men they bring we will take them down, one by one!


The Soviets have taken Berlin from us! But they will not hold it for long. Our forces have engaged the Soviets in an attempt to retake the city. Battles will be hard and bloody, but the might of the Germans will not be stopped here! We will regroup our forces, repair and refuel our tanks, and we will fight for victory!


We may have lost the war, but where one war ends another one begins. Germany stands strong, we are holding on to the border between Germany and the Netherlands, and war rages heavily in the east, in Poland. While a steady front-line has been established in the north, the south is in chaos. Italy and the Balkan are contested between the Americans and the Soviets. The Soviets are at the doorsteps of both Belgrade and Rome. Will the Americans hold, or will the Soviets take victory in the south?


The battles in and around Berlin have been brutal, the Soviets managed to bring the city under it's control but their position is far from safe. The Americans are pushing from west to east, while our own brave men are moving in from the north. Perhaps, we can use those foolish Americans, let them do the heavy work around Berlin while we prepare for the kill. Berlin will be ours once more.


The enemy has been closing in on us, Americans to the west, Soviets to the east. They have reached the outer defences of Berlin, slowly taking more and more ground. Their tanks are rolling through our country, their men with their filthy boots stepping on our soil. We must take up arms to defend the city of Berlin! Go into the streets, knock on every door and call upon everyone to join our great effort! Für das Vaterland!

If you are a German General, use your additional resources wisely, fight your way out of a defensive position against 2 strong enemy forces and gather your troops, for the win!

If you are a U.S. or Soviet General, strategise with your allies and troops to defeat an overpowered German army and destroy the enemy at any cost!

Is the German army too powerful to be defeated or is their geographic position still too taxing for them to win?
Can the US army coordinate its efforts successfully with the Soviets?
Will all factions align for the ultimate victory? So many questions...

For the duration of this event* all soldiers participating in the WAR effort will get these rewards:

• Increased XP multiplier for the War Victory ribbon x10 (only for stats that require war victory)
  
  
• Increased XP multiplier for the Battle ribbon x3 (only for stats that require battle victory, for both soldiers and commanders)
  
  
• These rewards are valid for both soldiers (winning battles by combat) and commanders (winning battles by sending ATs).

Check full details in the Patch Notes here

* Event runs from April 16th to May 1st 2019

You can find the link to the ‘Development Overview’ here.

We are intending to update the development overview again in April.

Please click the link and take a look for yourself!

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The Korean version of Heroes & Generals WWII is now LIVE!

Over the years we have been privileged to see our community growing with gamers in the Korean peninsula and surrounding islands. Now you can play the ultimate WWII gaming experience in Korean!

Time to team up with other Korean-speaking Heroes & Generals WWII gamers around the world and recruit your family and friends into your squad!


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Quick Battle mode needs a fix, we have temporarily disabled it. We apologize for the inconvenience.



To compensate for the downtime today, every player gets a 24h Veteran Membership.

Voucher code:


One time use only, expires on Apr. 4th at 9AM GMT.

To Activate the code:
1. Click Menu button (cogwheel)
2. Click on the “Redeem Voucher” button
3. Paste or type voucher code, click “OK”

Enjoy!
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Your March 1.14 – Major Update is packed with a new Tank VS Tank game mode called Capture & Hold Tank, improvements to the menu navigation and a more balanced vehicle assortment for Recons introducing 2 new vehicles to the game.

+ Heroes & Generals WWII is now supporting Korean language!



In the new game mode, named ‘Capture & Hold Tank’, 8 vs 8 tanks fight to capture a single control point. Each faction deploys Infantry bots, that will try and capture the control point on the map, watch out for their nasty anti tank weapons!

Join 2 tank squads in a battle to support your infantry capturing the Lunéville village. Suppress enemy infantry until the village is captured or destroy the enemy tank forces. Tanks are controlled by players and Infantry soldiers are controlled by bots. Make sure to enter the battle with a balanced selection of tanks, both high tier as well as low tier for fast deployment. If field maintenance leaves you without a tank to deploy, make sure to jump into a squad members tank for support.

The map in this game mode is inspired by the battle of Arracourt, it is 2×2 km and is set in the french ‘bocage’, a labyrinth of hedgerows, hills and small clusters of forest. Tanks deploy at the edge of the map, Infantry attacks from 6 random deploy zones around the village.



Matchmaking Entry is now made through a mode selection. We designed modes to be optimized both for familiarity of popular multiplayer game modes and singularity to the uniqueness of our game. More modes updates will come over time.

The deploy menu is now streamlined, especially for new players who have no choice yet for their load-outs and vehicle picks. Players are now auto deploying and re-deploying after a short count down, players will not see the deploy menu when unnecessary. We have other improvements coming later for that screen for more advanced players. Players can always deactivate the auto deploy function in the options menu to have full control.



New Progression screen is now shown every time a player levels up. The screen shows where the player is in terms of progression, what was unlocked and what will unlock later at what level. We will show more to the players on that screen to clarify the progression path even more in future iterations. This screen is accessible front and center as a tab on top of the Main User Interface.

In an effort to equalize power between factions, we are re-organizing some and introducing new vehicles.

• NEW US Recon Vehicle – M20 joins the existing M8 Greyhound.
  This tier one vehicle is unlocking faster and has lighter armed machine guns.
  
  
• NEW GE Sd.Kfz. 251/1 Halftrack is coming in as an Infantry vehicle.
  It is bigger, meaner , heavier and better armed with 2 machine-guns.
  
  
• The GE Sd.Kfz. 250/3 halftrack is moved to the recon class adding to the existing Sd.Kfz 222.
  This tier one vehicle is unlocking faster, it has lighter armed machine guns.
  
  
• The 2 existing Soviet Recon vehicles BA-64B and BA-6 remain unchanged.

Time to team up with more gamers around the world, recruit family and friends into your squad now!

CLICK TO CHECK THE FULL 1.14 CHANGE LOGS

CHANGELOG – UPDATED APR. 18 2019

• Players may be experiencing longer wait time than usual to get into a match
  
• We are working hard on improving this for everyone, thanks for your patience

• Fixed the textures displaying incorrectly on some vehicles and assets
  
• Fixed foliage colors issue on Terrain 01
  
• Activated Easter Sale: 20% OFF all Paint Jobs, Weapon Finishes and Uniforms

NEW VEHICLE PAINT JOBS AVAILABLE FOR:

• GM Panzer I Light Olive Light Tank
  
• GM Panzer 38(t) Ambush DB Light Tank
  
• GM Panzer II C Ambush DB Light Tank
  
• GM Panzer 38(t) Light Olive Light Tank
  
• GM Panzer III Ambush DB Medium Tank
  
• GM Panzer IV Ambush DB Medium Tank
  
• GM Panzer III Light Olive Medium Tank
  
• GM SfKfz 7 Mobile AA Light Olive Mobile AA
  
• GM SfKfz 7 Mobile AA Ambush DB Mobile AA
  
• GM SdKfz 222 Ambush DB Recon
  
• GM Blitz truck Light Olive Truck
  
• SU T-38 Kutuzov Two Tone Light Tank
  
• SU T-70 Kutuzov Two Tone Light Tank
  
• SU BT-7 Vasyugan Light Light Tank
  
• SU BT-7 Kutuzov Two Tone Light Tank
  
• SU T-28 Vasyugan Light Medium Tank
  
• SU T-34/76 Vasyugan Light Medium Tank
  
• SU T-28 Kutuzov Two Tone Medium Tank
  
• SU GAZ AAA Mobile AA Kutuzov Two Tone Mobile AA
  
• SU GAZ AAA Mobile AA Vasyugan Light Mobile AA
  
• SU Ba-64 Vasyugan Light Recon
  
• SU Ba-64 Kutuzov Two Tone Recon
  
• SU GAZ-AAA Cargo Kutuzov Two Tone Truck
  
• US M29 Weasel Ardennes Four Color Car
  
• US M5 Stuart Olive Drab & Black Light Tank
  
• US M2A2 Ardennes Four Color Light Tank
  
• US M5 Stuart Ardennes Four Color Light Tank
  
• US M3 Lee Ardennes Four Color Medium Tank
  
• US M4A1 Sherman Ardennes Four Color Medium Tank
  
• US M3 Lee Olive Drab & Black Medium Tank
  
• US M4A1 Sherman Olive Drab & Black Medium Tank
  
• US M16 Mobile AA Olive Drab & Black Mobile AA
  
• US M16 Mobile AA Ardennes Four Color Mobile AA
  
• US M8 Greyhound Ardennes Four Color Recon
  
• US CCKW Cargo Truck Ardennes Four Color Truck

• Enabled Battle Of Berlin Event
  
• Massive re-wiring of supply lines for the Battle of Berlin event
  
• Starting capital cities have been temporarily moved to the following locations:
  
• USA: London, Paris & Rome
  
• GERMANY: Berlin, Copenhagen & Oslo
  
• SOVIET UNION: Moscow, Leningrad & Sevastopol

For the duration of the event, Germany will enjoy increased resource production of:

SOLDIERS

• Infantryman: 100% (no change)
  
• Fighter-Pilot: Boost from 100% to 200%
  
• Paratrooper: 100% (no change)
  
• Tank Crew: Boost from 100% to 150%
  
• Recon: Boost from 100% to 150%

VEHICLES

• Motorcycles: Boost from 100% to 200%
  
• Terrain Vehicles: Boost from 100% to 200%
  
• Recon Vehicles: Boost from 100% to 120%
  
• Infantry Support Vehicles: Boost from 100% to 140%
  
• Light Armor Vehicles: Boost from 100% to 200%
  
• Medium Armor Vehicles: Boost from 100% to 150%
  
• Heavy Armor Vehicles: Boost from 100% to 110%
  
• Medium Tank Destroyers: Boost from 100% to 200%
  
• Heavy Tank Destroyers: 100% (no change)
  
• Recon Planes: 100% (no change)
  
• Fighter Planes: 100% (no change)
  
• Heavy Fighter Planes: Boost from 100% to 200%
  
• Transport Planes: 100% (no change)

EVENT REWARD BOOSTS
For the duration of this event* all soldiers participating in the WAR will get the following rewards:

• Increased XP multiplier for the War Victory ribbon x10 (only for stats that require war victory)
  
• Increased XP multiplier for the Battle ribbon x3 (only for stats that require battle victory, for both soldiers and commanders)
  
• These rewards are valid for both soldiers (winning battles by combat) and commanders (winning battles by sending ATs)

MISCELLANEOUS

• Object silhouette optimization
  
• Adjusted player level XP so low levels unlock faster and levels are spread out better
  
• Temporarily disabled progression screen display when closing the battle report

• Disabled auto deploy function temporarily
  
• Fixed the HUD so the Wrong key is not displayed for showing the Task List anymore
  
• Matchmaking with a squad now selects the bot battle type based on squad player with the highest level
  
• BattlEye update for Windows 10

• Fixed an issue where players joining specific battles could sometimes be matched in the wrong battles
  
• Fixed an occasional matchmaker crash when using Quick Battle with a large squad

• Fixed a crash with the matchmaker

• Capture & Hold Tank wont lock the battle until a faction has held the objective for 80% of the required time
  
• Quick Battle now matches you into battles of the selected faction (instead of all factions)
  
• Quick Battle mode now has an option to match you into battles (across all suitable game modes) using only the currently selected soldier
  
• Quick Battle will now match you into war battles if your selected character is in the same faction as your player faction (if you are illegible for war missions)

• Matchmaker: New players are no longer paired with higher ranked players in “First encounter”
  
• Fixed progression level 10 showing Credits unlock instead of Warfunds unlock
  
• Lowered “Capture and Hold Tank” victory condition from 15 minutes to 10 minutes
  
• Fixed a bug where a turret pitch was artificially limited by an offset aiming reticle
  
• Increased penetration + damage versus vehicles of [85x629mmR] BR-365P APCR & [85x629mmR] BR-365 Armor Piercing which is used by SU-85, T-34 85 Model 1944 & KV-85
  
• Increased penetration + damage versus vehicles of [122mm] BR-460A HEAT & [122mm] BR-471 Armor Piercing which is used by IS-2 Model 1944
  
• SU-85, SU-100 internal hitboxes tweaked, ammunition + fuel components are now smaller & harder to hit
  
• M18 Hellcat Hitbox Changes: Corrected armor thicknesses (turret-side, turret-top, turret-rear, side-skirts decreased in thickness, turret-front increased in thickness). Hull component in turret increased to fill out entire turret
  
• M10 Tank Destroyer hitbox Changes: Hull component in turret increased to fill out entire turret

• Fix for auto deploy options
  
• Fixed when firing tank SU-100, there would be global audio ducking
  
• Fixed missing engine sound on Hellcat
  
• Increased deploy time for King Tiger and Hellcat
  
• Decreased deploy time for Pershing, IS2 and Tiger 1
  
• Moved Jeep, Kübel & Gaz67 unlocks to ribbon level 2 for infantry
  
• Moved Driver badge unlocks to chauffeur ribbon for infantry
  
• Moved Driver Bronze 1 level up for infantry from ribbon level 2 to 3
  
• Moved Logistics expert Bronze, Silver and Gold badge 2 ribbon levels up for infantry
  
• Moved Wrench unlock 1 level up for infantry from ribbon level 5 to 6
  
• Moved infantry motorcycles 1 rank level up from ribbon level 9 to 10
  
• Moved recon motorcycles 1 ribbon rank level down
  
• Added 1 more civilian truck to both deploy points Skirmish – Hill
  
• Added 1 more civilian truck to both deploy points Skirmish – Village
  
• Added 1 more civilian truck to both deploy points Colmar Hamlet
  
• Added 1 more civilian truck to both deploy points Skirmish – Forest
  
• Added 1 more civilian truck to both deploy points Depot
  
• Added 1 Universal-1 Tractor to both deploy points Skirmish – Khutor
  
• Added 1 Universal-1 Tractor to both deploy points Krepost

• Fixed a crash bug for the matchmaker

• The button for auto deploy is not be shown anymore when it is not possible to auto deploy
  
• Decreased effectiveness of AI with anti-tank weapons against vehicles
  
• AI now knows to not to fire at wrecked vehicles
  
• When a button hint is displayed, the button background now looks like a button

• Re-enabled Quick Battle matchmaking mode
  
• Friendly AI will no longer try to destroy captured vehicles
  
• XP feed no longer shows enemy player names in green (friendly squad color)
  
• When a character can’t deploy, a soldier of the same type will now be prioritized

• Lunéville map For Capture & Hold Tank mode

• Capture & Hold Tank – Tank vs Tank mode with AI Infantry
  
• Capture & Hold Infantry – Infantry only mode
  
• Assault Infantry – Infantry, Recons and Paratroopers play on an Assault-type map with one attack line (as opposed to 2 lines in the regular Assault mode)
  
• Quick Battle – The quickest battle based on all factions and classes you control.
  
• Please note: some advanced matchmaking filters have been temporary disabled
  
• See table below for an overview of all modes

• New Progression screen is now shown every time a player levels up
  
• The screen shows current progression and unlocks as well as what to expect next
  
• More iterations will come for this screen

• Deploy menu simplification with auto-deploy by default. (Hit Space-bar to cancel) and hotkey setup

• sdkfz 251 for GE Infantry – swapped with the old Sdkfz 250-3 (Players will get the old model and skins replaced with the new ones)
  
• Sdkfz 250-3 Moved to GE Recon from GE Infantry
  
• M20 Armoured Utility Car – US Recon vehicle

• Tank Turret sound and logic updated
  
• Moved kettenkrad unlock for GE Recon from lvl 5 to lvl 7, to make room for new recon vehicles
  
• Added unlocks for 2 new recon vehicles to chauffeur ribbon
  
• Added specialist ribbons for 2 new recon vehicles
  
• Added Attackers/Defenders amount on Capture & Hold objective icons
  
• AI soldiers now have a new icon above them
  
• Steam PC cafe enabled
  
• Korean localization added

• Gunshot sounds are no longer cut off too harsh on distance
  
• Weapon reload sounds are no longer coming from the wrong direction
  
• M36 Engine sound balance issue is fixed
  
• M36 Engine sound is no longer identical to M18 Hellcat engine sound
  
• SU-100: Engine start-up sound now transitions well to idle
  
• Your own footsteps are not too loud anymore compared to other sounds
  
• M18 Hellcat is no longer emitting a high pitch sound when moving
  
• Fixed terrain texture artifacts on Assault maps for DX10 graphics cards
  
• Vehicle bumping sound is no longer too loud over long distances
  
• Fixed unexpected low-LoD black doors near Nissen huts at O1

• As always, a huge THANK YOU goes out to all of you who played the early versions of Update 1.14 on our Prototype Server and provided us with valuable feedback. Also a big shout out to all the Core Testers who helped us and gave us great feedback. You guys rule!

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30% OFF ALL GROUND VEHICLES

New soldiers - CHECK
More Gold - DOUBLE CHECK
Shiny new weapons - TRIPLE CHECK

Now it’s time for new wheels (or tracks)!

All ground vehicles 30% OFF*


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* This Sale ends April 1st 2019 @ 09:00 GMT