History VideoGame / MedalOfHonorAlliedAssault

* RareGuns: As with a lot of other works set in UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, there's the STG 44 during the levels set in late 1944 and early 1945. ''Spearhead'' adds the sniper variant of the Gewehr 43, while ''Breakthrough'' has the De Lisle Carbine. Due to having levels where you work as part of the OSS, the High Standard HDM, of which they're heavily associated with, is also available as part of the weapon lineup.

* SequelDifficultySpike: While ''Allied Assault'' was already considered difficult on its own, both ''Spearhead'' and ''Breakthrough'' manage to amp the difficulty up, thanks to health packs becoming more scarce and so on.
** Especially ''Breakthrough'', which, among other things it did, was make it much more difficult to resupply both health and ammunition for weapons, often resulting in various DroughtLevelOfDoom scenarios by the second level alone.

* RareVehicles: The King Tiger tank. Unlike most other works set in Europe during World War II, this game makes it a point to show how scarce these tanks were, with a total of only ''four'' examples appearing, including the [[VehicularTurnabout one that you and an American crew capture]].

* TheGreatestHistoryNeverTold: ''Breakthrough'' covers several battles that are largely forgotten or overshadowed, namely the Battles of Anzio and Monte Cassino, as well as the Gothic Line campaign.

** ''Breakthrough'' takes this UpToEleven, with the second level onward becoming prone to this even on ''Normal'' difficulty. And this now includes ammunition resupplies on top of even scarcer health packs.

* ObligatoryWarCrimeScene: Prisoners of War are shown being tortured, with some summarily executed, during interrogation in the first level. There's also Fort Schmerzen, where it's implied that American prisoners are being used for [[MadeASlave slave labor]], or worse, as guinea pigs for the gas.

* RealLife/CoolPlane: The original game featured the P-47 Thunderbolt, the FW 190 A, and the JU 87 Stuka. ''Spearhead'' introduces the Yak-9 fighter and PE-8 bomber for the Soviets, while ''Breakthrough'' introduced the Macchi 202 Folgore for the Italians.

* DemonicSpiders: Attack hounds are very dangerous, as they run fast and can inflict major damage while being able to take a full rifle round to the face. They're present in missions 2, 5 and 6.

* RealityEnsues:
** Using a sticky bomb that relies on the usage of a lit fuse to detonate in the middle of a rainstorm? The fuse goes out.
** Knocking out an enemy tank equals all dead crew members right? Wrong. Often, two to three German tank crew members will emerge from their wrecked vehicle and try to kill you with small arms.

** Breakthrough adds Soldiers who mainly use grenades instead of their weapon, usually armed with a pistol, (Which are usually seen in use only by officers and non-combat troops)they always know where to throw them to land next to you and blow up even through walls as they pretty much track you through them.

* UnwinnableByDesign: In the ''Breakthrough'' expansion only every third or fourth enemy drops their weapon when killed. Due to this you'll ammo-starve to death, especially in HoldTheLine sequences where enemies attack you from places you can't physically reach unless you make sure to use your pistol to conserve Rifle/SMG Ammo as well as use melee attacks to have a chance.

** Breakthrough adds Soldiers who mainly use grenades instead of their weapon, usually armed with a pistol (Which are usually seen in use only by officers and non-combat troops, they always know where to throw them to land next to you and blow up even through walls as they pretty much track you through them.

** Breakthrough adds enemies armed with pistols who mainly use grenades, they always know where to throw them to land next to you and blow up, even if they shouldn't even been alerted to your presence yet.

* UnwinnableByDesign: In the ''Breakthrough'' expansion only every third or fourth enemy drops their weapon when killed. Due to this you'll ammo-starve to death, especially in HoldTheLine sequences where enemies attack you from places you can't physically reach.

* NintendoHard: Both the main game and its expansions are notoriously hard, especially on higher difficulties. It's pretty much a guarantee you'll die in the later levels if you waste health packs or use up too much ammo at one point.

* AmericaWonWorldWarII: Averted. Both the original game and the expansions show that many of the Allied victories throughout the campaigns were thanks to the help of soldiers from other Allied nations, particularly the British.

Of special note to this game was that some of the people behind this title would later go on to establish Infinity Ward, and create the first ''VideoGame/CallOfDuty'' game.

* ColdSniper: Powell. The fact that he manages to make his way through a sniper-infested town, while killing several of those snipers in quick succession alone, establishes this. All the while maintaining his quiet composure.

* CrewOfOne: Averted in ''Allied Assault'', where an American tank crew is needed to help Powell operate a King Tiger tank across the French countryside.
** Played straight, however, in both ''Spearhead'' and ''Breakthrough'', where Barnes and Baker are shown singlehandedly operating crew-served weapons and vehicles, such as the Flak 88 and T-34 Medium tank, without any difficulty whatsoever.
* DeadlyGas: The mustard gas being produced in Fort Schmerzen, which is also used to help destroy the facility for good.

* ItsRainingMen: ''Spearhead'' starts off with Barnes parachuting into Normandy on the night of June 6th, 1944. He even comes across a squad of British paratroopers when he finds out that's he been dropped way off target. ''Breakthrough'', meanwhile, has Baker assigned to the glider infantry, during the Sicily invasion in July 1943.