head to head
vs
Company of HeroesvsWarhammer 40,000: Dawn of War
Company of Heroes leans Execution (Grand Arena); Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War leans Reads (Grand Arena).
Company of HeroesWarhammer 40,000: Dawn of War
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 6
Company of Heroes leans harder on execution: Infantry cover micro and suppression-break timing are precise demands
Reads7 vs 7
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 3
Company of Heroes leans harder on variance: Reinforcement point capture variance and munitions drops add uncertainty
Optimization7 vs 7
Even - both lean on optimization about the same.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.