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* TargetSpotter:
** During the second El-Alamein mission, Davis is tasked with spotting German tanks for British artillery guns.
** Pvt. Braeburn serves as Taylor's spotter during "The Silo", where he spots German machine-gun and mortar teams for him to snipe.
** During the second El-Alamein mission, Davis is tasked with spotting German tanks for British artillery guns.
** Pvt. Braeburn serves as Taylor's spotter during "The Silo", where he spots German machine-gun and mortar teams for him to snipe.
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* ObligatoryWarCrimeScene: In the first level, no less, where Soviet soldiers torture a German prisoner for intel, and later, execute him on the spot.
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* OutfitDecoy: During "Comrade Sniper", Pavel Semenov, one of your squadmates, waves his helmet on his rifle to spot a German sniper on the other side of the Stalingrad city square.
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* SniperDuel: A brief one takes place during the Soviet campaign level "Comrade Sniper", between Vasili and a German sniper on the other side of the city square.
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** The Soviet campaign has "Comrade Sniper", where Vasili is tasked with taking out German snipers and machine-gun nests with a scoped Mosin-Nagant.
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* ProductPlacement: The documentary snippets for the start of each nation's campaign has the Military Channel (now known asthe American Heroes Channel) logo plastered on it. Makes sense, since they provided the footage and additional research for the game.
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* KillerApp: Thanks to being a launch title for the UsefulNotes/Xbox360.
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* KillerApp: Thanks to being a launch title for the UsefulNotes/Xbox360.
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* BittersweetEnding:
** The American campaign ends with Pvt. Braeburn KIA, but [=McCloskey=], Taylor, and Randall survive the Battle of Germany, with the latter even receiving a FieldPromotion.
** The British campaign ends with Price, Davis, [=MacGregor=], and the other British soldiers of the 7th Armored successful in holding back a German armored attack on their positions, but their attempts to push into Caen [[AllForNothing are for naught]], as the division has suffered heavy casualties and must regroup and reorganize.
** The American campaign ends with Pvt. Braeburn KIA, but [=McCloskey=], Taylor, and Randall survive the Battle of Germany, with the latter even receiving a FieldPromotion.
** The British campaign ends with Price, Davis, [=MacGregor=], and the other British soldiers of the 7th Armored successful in holding back a German armored attack on their positions, but their attempts to push into Caen [[AllForNothing are for naught]], as the division has suffered heavy casualties and must regroup and reorganize.
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* EarnYourHappyEnding: The American campaign is the only one to end on a truly happy note, with Randall and Taylor both receiving {{field promotion}}s to Lieutenant and Sergeant, respectively, and the War in Europe ending in a month or two and being pretty much won for them.
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* ForegoneConclusion: Anyone who's read up on the Battle of Caen will know that the city will only fall a month into the Normandy campaign, meaning that the actions of Price, Davis, and [=MacGregor=] will be ultimately for naught.
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* AndTheAdventureContinues: The Soviet campaign ends with Vasili, Volsky, and the other Russian soldiers firing on the retreating remnants of the German 6th Army at Stalingrad, with the heavy implication that they're going to chase them further into the city.
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* ShaggyDogStory: The British campaign ends with the 7th Armored being unable to break through the German defenses near Caen, despite them being sent to Normandy for that exact purpose.
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* ShaggyDogStory: The British campaign campaign, despite Price and his men achieving all their objectives and holding their beleaguered position, ends with the 7th Armored being unable to break through the German defenses near Caen, despite them being sent to Normandy for that exact purpose.
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* ShaggyDogStory: The British campaign ends with the 7th Armored being unable to break through the German defenses near Caen, despite them being sent to Normandy for that exact purpose.
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* AntiArmor: The 88mm flak gun returns from the first game. And like before, it's placed where German tanks or armored vehicles are going to be used against you and your squad.
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* FragileSpeedster: The British Mk. VI Crusader tank is this. While capable of driving at extremely fast speeds in the North African desert, it achieves this thanks to having far less armor and a smaller gun compared to its German counterparts.
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* SceneryGorn: There's the ruins of Stalingrad, and the wrecked towns in Normandy and Germany. Both times the destruction to the buildings in these places is shown in great detail, and many of the ruined buildings can even be entered.
* SceneryPorn: Both the North African deserts and the French countryside are shown in great detail during levels like "88 Ridge" and "The Silo". In both cases, they still look stunning even to this day.
* SceneryPorn: Both the North African deserts and the French countryside are shown in great detail during levels like "88 Ridge" and "The Silo". In both cases, they still look stunning even to this day.
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* CrewOfOne:
** Davis and Taylor can man crew-served artillery pieces all by their lonesome.
** Averted with Welsh, where you can clearly hear other tank crew members doing their jobs over the radio.
** Davis and Taylor can man crew-served artillery pieces all by their lonesome.
** Averted with Welsh, where you can clearly hear other tank crew members doing their jobs over the radio.
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* BadassDriver: ZigZaggedTrope for [=MacGregor=] in the two times you ride captured German vehicles with him. On one hand, he's terrible at handling German vehicles and reading their controls, but he ''does'' manage to drive competently enough to actually get through German lines alive in one piece both times.
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* BadassDriver: ZigZaggedTrope for [=MacGregor=] in the two times you ride captured German vehicles with him. On one hand, he's terrible at handling German vehicles and reading their controls, but he ''does'' manage to drive competently enough to actually get you and Price through German lines alive in one piece both times.
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* BadassDriver: ZigZaggedTrope for [=MacGregor=] in the two times you ride captured German vehicles with him. On one hand, he's terrible at handling German vehicles and reading their controls, but he ''does'' manage to drive competently enough to actually get through German lines alive in one piece both times.
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* SniperScopeSway: One of the new features of this game is the addition of holding your character's breath to briefly straighten out sniper rifle shots.
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* SniperRifle: The Soviets have the scoped Mosin-Nagant, the Germans have the scoped Kar 98 k and the scoped Gewehr 43, the British the scoped Lee-Enfield, and finally the Americans get the Springfield.
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*** Another mission in the same campaign is first half of "The Battle for Hill 400". This one requires Taylor to take out several German mortar teams firing on the Rangers' aid station.
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** The Soviet campaign has "Comrade Sniper", where Vassili is tasked with taking out German snipers and machine-gun nests with a scoped Mosin-Nagant.
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* ButtMonkey: [=MacGregor=] in the British campaign, who is often on the short end of Captain Price's orders, and especially when driving German vehicles.
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* DesertWarfare: 3/4th of the British campaign focuses on the North African campaign from Egypt all the way to Tunisia.
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* DesertWarfare: 3/4th of the British campaign focuses on the North African campaign from Egypt all the way to Tunisia. As such, there's nothing but barren sand dunes and hills for miles on end, and tanks reign supreme.
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Of special note is that this is the first ''Call of Duty'' game to introduce the RegeneratingHealth mechanic that would be a staple of later entries in the series.
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series. It is also the first ''Call of Duty'' game to use the in-house IW engine, rather than a modified ''Quake III: Arena'' engine like its predecessor.
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* BattleInTheRain: "The Crossroads", "The Tiger", and "Approaching Hill 400" all take place in the midst of a rainstorm.
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* FinalBattle: All three campaigns have this.
** "Comrade Sniper" for the Soviet campaign. Here Koslov, Volsky, Pavel Semenov, and several other Soviet soldiers hold back a last, desperate German counterattack in the ruins of Stalingrad.
** "The Brigade Box" for the British campaign. Following massive losses in tanks and men trying to take St. Louet, Captain Price, Davis, [=MacGregor=] and the rest of their unit capture a German field HQ and hold back a German armored counterattack.
** "Crossing the Rhine" for the American campaign. Taylor, Randall, and [=McCloskey=] capture an important German strongold in the town of Wallendar, Germany, and take out two German Tiger I Heavy tanks.
** "Comrade Sniper" for the Soviet campaign. Here Koslov, Volsky, Pavel Semenov, and several other Soviet soldiers hold back a last, desperate German counterattack in the ruins of Stalingrad.
** "The Brigade Box" for the British campaign. Following massive losses in tanks and men trying to take St. Louet, Captain Price, Davis, [=MacGregor=] and the rest of their unit capture a German field HQ and hold back a German armored counterattack.
** "Crossing the Rhine" for the American campaign. Taylor, Randall, and [=McCloskey=] capture an important German strongold in the town of Wallendar, Germany, and take out two German Tiger I Heavy tanks.
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* RealLife/CoolPlane: The Germans have the Ju 87 Stuka Dive Bomber, the British the Spitfire Mk. IX, and the Americans the P-51D Mustang. All are shown performing close air support missions as well as dogfighting in the skies above the battlefield at one point or another.
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* HoldTheLine: Several missions have you and your squad hold back massive German attacks and counterattacks, usually to buy time for friendly reinforcements to arrive.
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* TheCavalry: During HoldTheLine-type missions, your squad will often be relieved by reinforcements, usually allied tanks or air support.
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* VehicularTurnabout: How Davis, Price, and [=MacGregor=] manage to escape Toujane in "Outnumbered and Outgunned", by capturing a Sdkfz 222 armored car and driving it through German lines.
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* VehicularTurnabout: Several examples.
** The British and Soviets are often shown using captured Opel Blitz trucks, which they use to bring in reinforcements or help evacuate personnel.
** How Davis, Price, and [=MacGregor=] manage to escape Toujane in "Outnumbered and Outgunned", by capturing a Sdkfz 222 armored car and driving it through German lines.
** The British and Soviets are often shown using captured Opel Blitz trucks, which they use to bring in reinforcements or help evacuate personnel.
** How Davis, Price, and [=MacGregor=] manage to escape Toujane in "Outnumbered and Outgunned", by capturing a Sdkfz 222 armored car and driving it through German lines.
