in omaha beach do the guys in front of you on the boat die immediately like they did in real life?

ya man thats what the history channel is for man just play the god damn game

the history channel is pretty bad assed though, you have to admit. lunatic or not...

..its funny(+quite refreshing)how all of a sudden people who are playing this game and writing on these forums are now finally learning about the brave sacrifices that were made for us in world war 2.
Of course alot has changed since then but we should never forget about the real heros who died for us during those massive and horrible conflicts.

May they Rest In Peace.

or we could just play the game... that is what the history channel is for my man.

sadly jimbob mojo, you're missing the point i made.
yes, we're all loving and enjoying the game but i'm talking about the real thing, no health packs or cheating back then.
A TERRIFYINGLY REALISTIC MOD FOR LIFE.WAR.
gladly, alot of people are opening their eyes and minds because of this game and showing more interest.

in games that are hard? is that the interest? or games that you get shot once in the entire game and it is over like that? that is realism. one leg wound and the rest of the game is laying in a bed pinching nurses for months on end. sounds like fun. good idea for a game. could be called: "Beadpan of Honor: I lied in bed assualt"

I think we should push jimbobmojo out of his Dakota at 150 MPH, from 300ft, over nightime Normandy, and just see how he does!

i dont even have a dakota loser! ha, what a bunch of jerks

Good call Miyagi. For those who actually *think* after playing these scenarios, particularly after something as horrific as Omaha, I think good has been done. Too many deathmatch-shooter-kiddies treat this as another game with guns instead of realizing that this was as much the reality for people (especially military-aged young men) back then as Afghanistan is now, even moreso because there was a real risk of us losing the war.

Werner

I understand your point Miyagi....
But this is just a game, and most people that bought it dont care about the history of WW2 (like JimBobMojo),or they just want to beat another shooting game,and buy another.I think you should calm down and let people do whatever they want,and I do respect the men that fought and died in WW2.

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Yup werner so coorect.....

I mean in WW2 you could'nt jump like bunny rabbits around corners to prevent from getting shot in fact with a thompson and all that stuff on your back, you couldnt probly jump 10 inches nor whould you it would give your posistion away. My granpop was in WW2 so was my uncle (he was a medic he said he saw awful awful sights...

My granpop was hit by shrapnel two times, hes still alive, though my uncle died...

Let us salute the true heroes... the ones who struggled to win what they did.. (salute)

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And down with Japan. uhh i mean korea (damn cheaters)

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If you think i am offending korea fine go think it.

But i am not just saying they cheat.

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P.S History channel r0x0rz your b0x0rz! http://www.alliedassault.com/ubb/smile.gif

As far as the Omaha issue, it was a crap shoot as far as who was hit. Sometimes being the first one out saved your life because the Germans couldn't concentrate their fire quick enough. Other times, they had the craft pegged the moment it approached the beach.

It's amazing to read about all the near misses or unfortunate circumstances that put people in harm's way. Wrong place/Wrong time, etc.

It's funny to see how many people get their WWII history from films like Private Ryan or from games like MOH. Although there are some elements of "realism", much of what you see from Hollywood is simply BS.

I'm suprised more people don't read about what really happened. I understand that many people play this game just to shoot em up (and that's perfectly fine. In fact, that's the reason I play too). But as most of "The Greatest Generation" are dying, I fear much of their history will eventually die too because too many people don't care enough about it.

I think "mr.miyagi" has made a great point and I wish others would take the time to appreciate what these men and women have done and the sacrafices they made during the prime of their lives. It's truly amazing and worth recognizing.

For those interested in learning more about what really happened I would recommend any work by Stephen Ambrose (particularly D-Day and Citizen Soldiers). Ambrose is a great author of WWII history and he captures the essence of being a soldier during that period.

As an older player (an ancient 40 years old) I find it good that a history lesson is available for todays kids. It is not like schools teach real history. The only thing taught is what is politically correct. MOh at least gives those that won't watch the history channel a small glimpse at the past and heroes that served America. It ain't true factual history but it does show guts of the grandpas.