First, I'd like to say that I have played CoD:WaW, though since my discovery of RO:O it has been steadily collecting dust on my bookshelf. It's a perfectly fine game with its own style and this thread is not intended to criticize the style of gameplay itself. Instead, all it intends to do is provide a couple good-natured laughs while illustrating that history cannot be learned from CoD.
So I'm surprised this thread does not already exist! I know there are a lot of you out there with extensive historical knowledge far surpassing mine, so let's compile a list of all the historical inaccuracies we can find in World at War's campaign!
(Note: gameplay mechanics, like how it takes x amount of shots to kill an enemy with y weapon, or how there is no weapon sway for weapons other than sniper rifles, are not valid criticism, nor are other WW2 installments of CoD, else a full list will never be compiled
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So here we go!
1. The airfield on Peleliu was captured on D-plus-one, the day after, not of, the landings. American troops were pinned down on the beach overnight and did not advance until 0600 the next morning.
2. No mangrove swamp exists between the beach and the airfield.
3. Japanese AA fire was virtually nonexistent after two days of bombardment--only a handful of Navy fighters were lost to small arms fire.
4. The Type 97 tank's cannon can only penetrate 25mm of steel plate, making the Sherman virtually untouchable to the fire of its Japanese rival.
5. An F4U Corsair attempting to drop bombs at the altitude depicted in
So I'm surprised this thread does not already exist! I know there are a lot of you out there with extensive historical knowledge far surpassing mine, so let's compile a list of all the historical inaccuracies we can find in World at War's campaign!
(Note: gameplay mechanics, like how it takes x amount of shots to kill an enemy with y weapon, or how there is no weapon sway for weapons other than sniper rifles, are not valid criticism, nor are other WW2 installments of CoD, else a full list will never be compiled
)So here we go!
1. The airfield on Peleliu was captured on D-plus-one, the day after, not of, the landings. American troops were pinned down on the beach overnight and did not advance until 0600 the next morning.
2. No mangrove swamp exists between the beach and the airfield.
3. Japanese AA fire was virtually nonexistent after two days of bombardment--only a handful of Navy fighters were lost to small arms fire.
4. The Type 97 tank's cannon can only penetrate 25mm of steel plate, making the Sherman virtually untouchable to the fire of its Japanese rival.
5. An F4U Corsair attempting to drop bombs at the altitude depicted in
