Servants of War: Time of Despair

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Servants of War: Second World War is a WWII game available for PC and Mac OSX. It has multiple game modes with a campaign with different theatres of war available. You can also choose your faction.

Allied Powers

 * British Army
 * French Army
 * Red Army (Soviet)
 * United States Army
 * United States Marine Corps
 * National Revolutionary Army (China)

Axis Powers

 * Wehrmacht Heer (Germany)
 * Royal Italian Army
 * Imperial Japanese Army
 * Imperial Japanese Navy
 * Finnish Army

Plot
Veterans of the Second World War share their stories in each campaign. The levels are their flashbacks.

British Campaign
Oliver Jones, a former sergeant in the British Expeditionary Force, recounted his escape from northern France during May 1940. He, along with his peers, arrived at the British garrison in Calais and were instructed to protect the area until reinforcements arrive to take them back to Britain. Eventually, he succeeded and made it back home.

A retired RAF pilot named Harry Williams shared his story of defending the isles from Luftwaffe pilots during the Battle of Britain. He recounted shooting down enemy bombers in the skies and ravaging their escorts.

A veteran of the Western Desert campaign in North Africa named Jack Harrington discussed the numerous missions he had been assigned. His first instance of active combat was during Operation Compass, in which the Western Desert Force counterattacked Italian positions in western Egypt. He remembered that he was promoted after that, and was later tasked with attacking Germano-Italian troops in eastern Libya, but was forced to engage in a strategic retreat. He later controlled a Valentine tank and destroyed enemy armoured vehicles in Tobruk, the Libyan capital during Operation Crusader. He then participated in the Second Battle of El Alamein after being promoted once again.

An Indian sergeant tasked with protecting Malaysia from the Japanese, named Arjun Singh, recounted his capture in February 1942 and his role in the defence. He first saw enemy boats in the distance, and opened fire with his light machine gun. Eventually, their numbers were so great that he had to retreat. However, he got captured and was transferred to a Japanese POW camp. He later joined the Indian National Army sponsored by the Japanese who prompted British control of India to stop. However, he deserted and escaped to a British Indian Army base, where he was later captured. It then cuts to 4 years later, in which he stood trial for treason in Delhi as part of the famous Indian National Army trials, known simply as the Red Fort Trials. He was asked to speak about his experience, so that he could be found either guilty, or not guilty. After realising that he entered the Indian National Army forcefully and under pressure from the Japanese, he was acquitted and spent the rest of his life in Amritsar, and would just a year later see the independence of India.

A British Army sergeant named George Smith told of his participance in the Battle of Caen in northwestern France as part of Operation Overlord in Normandy. Toting a submachine gun, he traversed through the rubbles of the town and engaged German resistance.

A British airborne division trooper named Charlie Wilson recounted his capture in Arnhem, Netherlands under Operation Market Garden. As he descended into the town via the parachute, German troops closed in on him, and he held out for as long as he could until he was captured. He was transferred to a POW camp in Wesel, northwestern Germany near the Dutch border. He remembered that he was freed after the Allies liberated the area during March 1945.

Indian sergeant Rahul Kumar discussed about his involvement in the China-Burma-India theatre of the war and his combat in the Sittang Bend in the Pegu mountain range in Burma. He wielded a sniper rifle and cleared out Japanese forces stationed in the area that were waiting to leave for Thailand as an evacuation measure. The enemy forces were then cut off and were captured.

American Campaign
A chief petty officer of the US Navy named Liam Johnson talked about his role in the war in the Pacific as a carrier-based pilot. He remembered his bombing of Japanese aircraft carriers in the Coral Sea and his defensive operations around Midway atoll. He also recounted his involvement in the Battle of Leyte Gulf, arguably the largest naval battle in the entire war.

James Miller, a sergeant in the US Army, discussed his role in Operation Torch in French North Africa and what took place. As part of the 2nd Armoured Division, he landed in the city of Casablanca and participated in fighting there.

A USMC sergeant named Henry Brown recounted the attrition warfare in Guadalcanal, an island in the southwestern Pacific. He landed there as part of the 1st Marine Division in August 1942, and cleared out jungles infested with Japanese troops lurking in the shadows.

Jacob Davis, a technician (now specialist) in the US Army, remembered his role as a squad gunner in southern Italy and the ensuing stalemate in the region. His group managed to pierce the Gustav Line in Monte Cassino and took out swathes of Axis troops.

A US Army sergeant named Mason Smith in the V Corps recounted the Normandy landings of June 1944. After he was deployed, he quickly took cover and crawled towards the enemy machine gun. He then threw a grenade to disable it, with good success. He remembered that later in the year, he prevented the German counterattack in the Ardennes forest in December. In a snowy day, artillery fire came right from the blue and took the entire squad with surprise. They then held out in Bastogne, and were rescued by reinforcements. The last German offensive had been halted.

Another sergeant in the US Army, this time from the 1st Infantry Division and named Thomas Williams, remembered the inland advance into France after capturing the beaches. One such event took place in Saint-Lô, a small town in Normandy located directly south of the beaches. There, he took his sniper rifle and cleared the area of German troops.

Lastly, a sergeant named Alexander Anderson in the USMC recounted his combat in the barren island of Iwo Jima, attacking Japanese fortifications set up around the piece of volcanic rock. He recalled the battle as "gritty and abominable."

Soviet Campaign
The story is narrated by a political commissar named Yuri Petrenko who talked about the various Red Army soldiers he had heard about.

First of all, there was Alexander Smirnov, a sergeant in the 7th Mechanised Corps stationed in Smolensk as of July 1941. He recounted his battle report mentioning Alexander as "an exceptional marksman". As far as Yuri was told by his superiors, Alexander defected to the Wehrmacht. However, Yuri's imagination believed otherwise. He had leaked documents from the Politburo that classified all captured soldiers as traitors. He believed that was what happened to Alexander and the other soldiers he had yet to mention.

Sergei Vasilyev was stationed in Kiev as part of the 5th Red Banner Army, and he was inflicting casualties on the enemy troops with his machine gun, when a grenade showed up and brought him to kingdom come.

Dmitry Kuznetsov was a member of the reserve 24th Army sent to Moscow to defend it from the Germans. He succeeded in the battle and pushed back the German forces after their vehicles jammed due to the cold weather.

Alexey Sokolov was said to be the rather ordinary, run-of-the-mill soldier who lacked special qualities. He was in Kharkov as part of the 21st Army when a Wehrmacht attack took place and he was captured.

Andrey Popov was said in the battle report to be a master at CQB combat and wiped out enemy units at close range with ease in Tver oblast, a few kilometres west of Moscow. However, he was eliminated with a sniper round to the forehead.

Viktor Ivanov was recognised across the USSR for being a "true hero in the situation of combat". As far as he knew, he was in Stalingrad along with the 62nd Army when the German advance towards the Caucasus began in late 1942. He survived the onslaught and resisted the battle of attrition that ensued in December and January.

Evgeny Kozlov commanded a T-34-85 tank in Kursk and destroyed several German armoured vehicles before his tank exploded because of a Panzerschreck rocket launcher.

Ivan Novikov was deployed to German-occupied Belarus as part of the 3rd Byelorussian Front and crushed the German Army Group Centre. His role in the squad level was that of a gunner.

Mikhail Petrov was present in the liberation of Warsaw and the Battle of Berlin. He steamrolled enemy resistance with ease due to the attrition taking a toll on the Wehrmacht. He was the one who planted the Soviet flag on top of the Reichstag (the German parliament building).

After reviewing the reports, Yuri was arrested for viewing classified documents (the order that brandished captured Red Army personnel as traitors) and was executed by firing squad in secret. From this point on, he became an "unperson" under Stalin's regime.

German Campaign
A German sergeant named Karl Müller who served in France and in the Eastern Front discussed his experience. He participated in Fall Gelb (Case Yellow), in which France was quickly overtaken by Germany. He was in Sedan, a city in northeastern France when his division was encircling Allied forces in the south and the west. 3 years later, he was participating in the Battle of Kursk as an MG 42 gunner, and was knocked out by an artillery strike. Müller recalled that he had been freed after the war by the Soviets.

Hans Schmidt, a Luftwaffe fighter ace, talked about aerial combat in the Battle of Britain early in the war. He remembered flying a Bf 109 and escorting Luftwaffe bombers into southeastern England. He was shot down over Kent, but survived via a parachute and was subsequently captured. He was released at the war's end.

Ludwig Hoffmann considered himself to be lucky, as he had been through the street-fighting in Stalingrad and managed to make it out alive. He was a member of the 6th Army that fought in Kiev and Stalingrad. In 1941, he had participated in the Battle of Kiev, a landslide victory for Germany and a humiliating defeat for the USSR. 11 months later, the 6th Army advanced to the Caucasus region in southern Russia and attempted to take over Stalingrad, but after months of fighting, Ludwig got cut off from his group. Fortunately for him, he managed to regroup with the team and continued fighting in pockets of resistance until the German surrender in February 1943. He, along with tens of thousands other soldiers, was marched to the gulags of Siberia but managed to survive and was one of the fortunate 5,000 out of 90,000 that were repatriated to Germany.

An Afrika Korps veteran named Hermann Schneider recalled defending the recently-conquered city of El Alamein in late 1942. He drove a Panzer IV tank into the outskirts and defeated swarms of British infantry and armoured vehicles. He managed to strategically retreat westward towards Libya along with the rest of his group. The group was later transferred to Italy, and then back to Germany, where he remained stationary and didn't see combat.

Heinrich Schulz, a German sergeant who was present in Omaha beach in Normandy, northwestern France during June 1944 recalled shooting down waves after waves of Allied troops landing in the beach. Eventually, his machine gun ran out of ammo and he retreated inland with other remaining defenders. Eventually though, he was captured by the US Army and was held in Eisenhower's POW camps, where he recalled being "almost starved to death". He was later released after the end of the war.

A 5th Panzer Army sergeant named Alfred Becker remembered his participance in the Battle of the Bulge and the guerrilla tactics he employed by hiding among the vegetation. He recalled attacking the town of Bastogne, albeit unsuccessfully. He was taken prisoner by the US Army, which released him shortly after the war's end.

Friedrich Schäfer discussed his westward retreat towards the Western Allies and his evasion of Soviet patrol. Armed with a submachine gun, he took down Red Army personnel encroaching in their direction and eventually made it to Lüchow in British-administered Germany and surrendered. He was released after the war.

Japanese Campaign
The campaign is told by the relatives of deceased servicemen.

Itsuki Satō was an IJN Air Service pilot who had flown several missions in various locations around the Pacific. His first combat experience was the bombing of Pearl Harbour, Hawaii in December 1941 while he was flying a Nakajima B5N bomber. After that, he had also fought in the Coral Sea, in while he flew an Mitsubishi A6M Zero and shot down US Navy bombers. He also fought above Midway atoll in an Aichi D3A bomber and sunk some US Navy vessels, but after heavy casualties on the Japanese side, he had to retreat back to Wake Island. 2 years later, he would participate in the Battle of Leyte Gulf and would fly from the aircraft carrier Zuikaku. He shot down a few US Navy planes, albeit a negligible amount, and later performed a kamikaze attack on a US Navy cruiser, killing himself with very little damage to the cruiser, rendering his sacrifice useless.

Ichika Watanabe was an army sergeant and participated in the Battle of Bataan, in which Japan won a huge victory against the USA. He was however wounded in the battle and die of blood loss.

Hinata Yamamoto was aboard the Yukizake, a destroyer in the Coral Sea when Allied ships approached. He manned a naval gun and destroyed some ships with success, and the battle was over. He was the only surviving playable Japanese soldier in the game.

Haruki Tanaka was part of the defence in Guadalcanal and brandished a sniper rifle. He shot several USMC servicemen and managed to hold out until his capture and his death in captivity due to starvation.

Arata Itō was an IJA sergeant and was stationed in central-eastern China with the objective of advancing westwards. He cleared the area of Chinese troops when suddenly he was killed by a Chinese soldier wielding a Dao sword.

Haruto Katō was in Iwo Jima during the battle in early 1945. He manned a machine gun and after failure, he retreated inland and hid inside a foxhole when a grenade was thrown inside that killed him instantly.

Tomoharu Yamaguchi fought in Okinawa and was engaged in several bayonet charges with great effect. However, he found himself in the path of a flamethrower and got incinerated.

The relatives of the deceased soldiers conclude that they had died for a lost cause and that they have sacrificed themselves for a worthless war.

Campaigns
There are separate campaigns for Britain, the USA, the USSR, Germany, and Japan.

British Campaign
1. "Bad Beginning"


 * Calais, Northern France, May 1940
 * Sergeant JONES, Oliver
 * British Expeditionary Force
 * Objective: Defend Calais from the German army and delay their offensive on Dunkirk.
 * Starting Weapons: SMLE No.1 Mk III (Primary), Webley Mk VI (Secondary)

2. "Darkest Hour"


 * Dover, SE England, June 1940
 * Flight Sergeant WILLIAMS, Harry
 * Royal Air Force
 * Objective: Patrol the strait of Dover in your Hawker Hurricane and engage enemy aircraft at sight. Enemy bombers are target number one.
 * Starting Weapons: None, the entire mission will have you patrolling the strait of Dover in a fighter aircraft.

3. "Operation Compass"


 * Sidi Barrani, NW Egypt, December 1940
 * Sergeant HARRINGTON, Jack
 * Western Desert Force, British Army
 * Objective: Counterattack the Italian forces invading Egypt and drive them back to Libya.
 * Starting Weapons: SMLE No.1 Mk III (Primary), Webley Mk VI (Secondary)

4. "Operation Battleaxe"


 * Cyrenaica, Eastern Libya, June 1941
 * Staff Sergeant HARRINGTON, Jack
 * Eighth Army, British Army
 * Objective: Congratulations; you have been promoted for your success in Operation Compass. Your next task is to push the combined Italo-German forces out of eastern Libya.
 * Starting Weapons: Bren Mk II (Primary), Webley Mk VI (Secondary)

5. "Operation Crusader"


 * Tobruk, NE Libya, December 1941
 * Staff Sergeant HARRINGTON, Jack
 * Eighth Army, British Army
 * Objective: Relieve the siege of Tobruk by cutting off German forces to the southeast. You are assigned a Valentine tank for this mission.
 * Starting Weapons: None, the entire mission will have you controlling an infantry tank.

6. "Another Foe"


 * Singapore, Straits Settlements, February 1942
 * Sergeant SINGH, Arjun
 * III Corps, British Army
 * Objective: Protect Singapore from the Japanese threat in Southeast Asia.
 * Starting Weapons: Bren Mk II (Primary), Webley Mk VI (Secondary)

7. "Watershed"


 * El Alamein, Northern Egypt, November 1942
 * Warrant Officer HARRINGTON, Jack
 * Eighth Army, British Army
 * Objective: You have been promoted once again for your efforts in Operation Crusader. Your next objective is to recapture El Alamein from the Germans.
 * Starting Weapons: SMLE No.4 Mk I (Primary), Webley Mk VI (Secondary)

8. "Operation Charnwood"


 * Caen, NW France, June 1944
 * Sergeant SMITH, George
 * Second Army, British Army
 * Objective: In a combined Anglo-Canadian assault, capture the port city of Caen in northwestern France. Your loadout has been changed to suit your role for close quarter combat.
 * Starting Weapons: Sten Mk II (Primary), M1911A1 (Secondary)

9. "Sudden Halt"


 * Arnhem, Eastern Netherlands, September 1944
 * Sergeant WILSON, Charlie
 * 1st Airborne Division, British Army
 * Objective: Secure bridges across the Rhine in Arnhem.
 * Starting Weapons: Sten Mk II (Primary), M1911A1 (Secondary)

10. "Sittang Bend"


 * Pegu Range, Central Burma, July 1945
 * Sergeant KUMAR, Rahul
 * Twelfth Army, British Army
 * Objective: Contain the Japanese forces in the Pegu mountain range to prevent them from regrouping with the Japanese Burma Area Army and retreating to Thailand.
 * Starting Weapons: SMLE No.4 Mk I w/ Scope (Primary), Webley Mk VI (Secondary)

American Campaign
1. "Coral Sea"


 * Coral Sea, SW Pacific Ocean, May 1942
 * Chief Petty Officer JOHNSON, Liam
 * United States Navy
 * Objective: Sink the Japanese aircraft carriers in your SBD-5 Dauntless and prevent them from invading Port Moresby in New Guinea.
 * Starting Weapons: None, the entire mission will have you piloting a bomber.

2. "The Tides' a Changin'"


 * Midway Atoll, Central Pacific Ocean, June 1942
 * Chief Petty Officer JOHNSON, Liam
 * United States Navy
 * Objective: Defend the waters surrounding Midway Atoll from the Japanese forces. This time you will be piloting an F4F Wildcat fighter plane.
 * Starting Weapons: None, the entire mission will have you piloting a fighter plane.

3. "Operation Torch"


 * Casablanca, NW Morocco, November 1942
 * Sergeant MILLER, James
 * 2nd Armoured Division, United States Army
 * Objective: Capture the port city of Casablanca from the Vichy French forces as part of Operation Torch.
 * Starting Weapons: M1 Garand (Primary), M1911A1 (Secondary)

4. "Operation Watchtower"


 * Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, SW Pacific Ocean, August 1942
 * Sergeant BROWN, Henry
 * 1st Marine Division, United States Marine Corps
 * Objective: Recapture the Solomon island of Guadalcanal from the Japanese.
 * Starting Weapons: M1 Carbine (Primary), M1911A1 (Secondary)

5. "Stalemate"


 * Liri Valley, Southern Italy, May 1944
 * Technician Fourth Grade DAVIS, Jacob
 * Fifth Army, United States Army
 * Objective: Penetrate the German Gustav Line and cripple their defences to break the stalemate in Monte Cassino.
 * Starting Weapons: BAR M1918A2 (Primary), M1911A1 (Secondary)

6. "D-Day"


 * Omaha Beach, NW France, June 1944
 * Sergeant SMITH, Mason
 * V Corps, United States Army
 * Objective: Breach the German defences in Omaha beach, Normandy in occupied France.
 * Starting Weapons: M1 Garand (Primary), M1911A1 (Secondary)

7. "Operation Cobra"


 * Saint-Lô, NW France, July 1944
 * Sergeant WILLIAMS, Thomas
 * 1st Infantry Division, United States Army
 * Objective: Penetrate the German defences that lead inland by taking advantage of the diversion used by the British in Caen.
 * Starting Weapons: Springfield M1903A4 w/ Scope (Primary), M1911A1 (Secondary)

8. "Leyte Gulf"


 * Leyte Gulf, Eastern Philippines, October 1944
 * Senior Chief Petty Officer JOHNSON, Liam
 * United States Navy
 * Objective: Congratulations; you have been promoted for your efforts in the Coral Sea and Midway. Your next objective is to secure the recently conquered island of Leyte in the Philippines from the IJN. Your plane for this mission will be the F6F Hellcat.
 * Starting Weapons: None, the entire mission will have you piloting a fighter plane.

9. "The Bulge"


 * Ardennes Forest, Southern Belgium, January 1945
 * Sergeant SMITH, Mason
 * V Corps, United States Army
 * Objective: Repel the German counterattack in the Ardennes forest.
 * Starting Weapons: M1 Garand (Primary), M1911A1 (Secondary)

10. "Relentless"


 * Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands, Western Pacific Ocean, March 1945
 * Sergeant ANDERSON, Alexander
 * V Amphibious Corps, United States Marine Corps
 * Objective: Capture the Japanese island of Iwo Jima and engage any encountered resistance.
 * Starting Weapons: M1 Garand (Primary), M1911A1 (Secondary)

Soviet Campaign
1. "On the Defensive"


 * Smolensk, Western Russian SFSR, July 1941
 * Sergeant SMIRNOV, Alexander
 * 7th Mechanised Corps, Red Army
 * Objective: Resist the German invasion.
 * Starting Weapons: Mosin-Nagant M91/30 w/ Scope (Primary), TT-33 (Secondary)

2. "Kiev"


 * Kiev, Northern Ukrainian SSR, September 1941
 * Sergeant VASILYEV, Sergei
 * 5th Red Banner Army, Red Army
 * Objective: Defend the city of Kiev and do not let the Germans capture it.
 * Starting Weapons: DP-28 (Primary), TT-33 (Secondary)

3. "Cornered at Moscow"


 * Moscow, Western Russian SFSR, December 1941
 * Sergeant KUZNETSOV, Dmitry
 * 24th Army, Red Army
 * Objective: As part of the reserves, provide relief to soldiers already defending the city.
 * Starting Weapons: PPSh-41 (Primary), Nagant M1895 (Secondary)

4. "Futility"


 * Kharkov, NE Ukrainian SSR, May 1942
 * Sergeant SOKOLOV, Alexey
 * 21st Army, Red Army
 * Objective: Defend the region surrounding Kharkov from the German army.
 * Starting Weapons: Mosin-Nagant M91/30 (Primary), TT-33 (Secondary)

5. "Offence"


 * Tver Oblast, Western Russian SFSR, August 1942
 * Sergeant POPOV, Andrey
 * 30th Army, Red Army
 * Objective: Counterattack the German positions west of Moscow.
 * Starting Weapons: PPSh-41 (Primary), TT-33 (Secondary)

6. "Death Trap"


 * Stalingrad, Southern Russian SFSR, September 1942
 * Sergeant IVANOV, Viktor
 * 62nd Army, Red Army
 * Objective: Defend this city for the honour of Stalin.
 * Starting Weapons: DP-28 (Primary), TT-33 (Secondary)

7. "Urban Combat"


 * Stalingrad, Southern Russian SFSR, January 1943
 * Sergeant IVANOV, Viktor
 * 62nd Army, Red Army
 * Objective: Drive out the remaining Germans from Stalingrad. Expect close quarter combat, and not one step backwards.
 * Starting Weapons: PPSh-41 (Primary), TT-33 (Secondary)

8. "Katyusha"


 * Kursk, SW Russian SFSR, August 1943
 * Sergeant KOZLOV, Evgeny
 * 13th Army, Red Army
 * Objective: Repel the German offensive at Kursk in your T-34-85 tank.
 * Starting Weapons: None, the entire mission will have you controlling a medium tank.

8.  "Operation Bagration"


 * Minsk, Central Byelorussian SSR, July 1944
 * Sergeant NOVIKOV, Ivan
 * 3rd Byelorussian Front, Red Army
 * Objective: Recapture the city of Minsk in German-occupied Byelorussia as part of an effort to annihilate Army Group Centre of the German army.
 * Starting Weapons: DP-28 (Primary), TT-33 (Secondary)

9. "Gate to the Reich" (Vistula-Oder Offensive, 1945)


 * Warsaw, Central Poland, January 1945
 * Sergeant PETROV, Mikhail
 * 1st Byelorussian Front, Red Army
 * Objective: Liberate the city of Warsaw from the Germans.
 * Starting Weapons: Mosin-Nagant M91/30 (Primary), TT-33 (Secondary)

10. "Nail in the Coffin"


 * Berlin, Eastern Germany, April 1945
 * Sergeant PETROV, Mikhail
 * 1st Byelorussian Front, Red Army
 * Objective: Capture the German capital and finish off any resistance.
 * Starting Weapons: PPS-43 (Primary), TT-33 (Secondary)

German Campaign
1. "Domination"


 * Sedan, NE France, May 1940
 * Unteroffizier (Sergeant) MÜLLER, Karl
 * 2nd Panzer Division, Wehrmacht Heer
 * Objective: Encircle the Anglo-French forces in northeastern France.
 * Starting Weapons: Kar98k (Primary), Luger P08 (Secondary)

2. "Britain Cornered" (Battle of Britain, 1940)


 * Kent, SE England, June 1940
 * Oberfeldwebel (Master Sergeant/Warrant Officer) SCHMIDT, Hans
 * Wehrmacht Luftwaffe
 * Objective: Establish air superiority over the British Isles in your Bf 109 as a prelude to a foreseeable invasion. Protect our bombers at all costs.
 * Starting Weapons: None, the entire mission will have you piloting a fighter plane above the English Channel.

3. "Inevitably Valiant"


 * Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, September 1941
 * Unterfeldwebel (Staff Sergeant) HOFFMANN, Ludwig
 * 6th Army, Wehrmacht Heer
 * Objective: Capture the Soviet city of Kiev to cripple the Red Army's morale.
 * Starting Weapons: Kar98k w/ Scope (Primary), Walther P38 (Secondary)

4. "Case Blue"


 * Stalingrad, Southern Russian SFSR, August 1942
 * Unterfeldwebel (Staff Sergeant) HOFFMANN, Ludwig
 * 6th Army, Wehrmacht Heer
 * Objective: Advance towards the Caucasus region to capture vital oil supplies. In order for that to happen, it is imperative that the nearby city of Stalingrad is conquered.
 * Starting Weapons: MP 40 (Primary), Walther P38 (Secondary)

5. "El Alamein"


 * El Alamein, Northern Egypt, November 1942
 * Unteroffizier (Sergeant) SCHNEIDER, Hermann
 * Afrika Korps
 * Objective: Defend the Egyptian port city of El Alamein and prevent the British from recapturing it. You will be assigned a Panzer IV for this assignment.
 * Starting Weapons: None, the entire mission will have you in a medium tank.

6. "Encircled"


 * Stalingrad, Southern Russian SFSR, December 1942
 * Unterfeldwebel (Staff Sergeant) HOFFMANN, Ludwig
 * 6th Army
 * Objective: Survive as long as you can in this bloodstained hellhole; all our relief efforts have failed. Good luck, and may you escape.
 * Starting Weapons: MP 40 (Primary), Walther P38 (Secondary)

7. "Shell-shock"


 * Kursk, SW Russian SFSR, August 1943
 * Unteroffizier (Sergeant) MÜLLER, Karl
 * 4th Panzer Army, Wehrmacht Heer
 * Objective: Break through the Soviet defences at Kursk. Watch out for Katyusha missiles.
 * Starting Weapons: MG 42 (Primary), Walther P38 (Secondary)

8. "Invasion"


 * Omaha Beach, NW France, June 1944
 * Unteroffizier (Sergeant) SCHULZ, Heinrich
 * 352nd Infantry Division, Wehrmacht Heer
 * Objective: Defend the beaches of Normandy from the swarm of allied personnel.
 * Starting Weapons: MG 42 (Primary), Walther P38 (Secondary)

9. "Final Push"


 * Ardennes Forest, Southern Belgium, December 1944
 * Unteroffizier (Sergeant) BECKER, Alfred
 * 5th Panzer Army, Wehrmacht Heer
 * Objective: Using all our might, we shall surprise the Western Allies with this counterattack and push them out of Benelux.
 * Starting Weapons: StG 44 (Primary), Walther P38 (Secondary)

10. "The Last Stand"


 * Berlin, Eastern Germany, May 1945
 * Unteroffizier (Sergeant) SCHÄFER, Friedrich
 * 3rd Panzer Army, Wehrmacht Heer
 * Objective: The death of the Führer made defeat inevitable. It is paramount for us to retreat westward and surrender to the Western Allies. Do not engage until they shoot first.
 * Starting Weapons: MP 40 (Primary), Walther P38 (Secondary)

Japanese Campaign
1. "Operation AI"


 * Pearl Harbour, Oahu, Hawaiian Islands, USA, December 1941
 * Santōheisō (Petty Officer Third Class) SATŌ, Itsuki
 * Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service
 * Objective: Bomb the American naval base at Pearl Harbour to intimidate them towards not interfering in our expansion at Asia. You will be piloting a Nakajima B5N bomber for this mission.
 * Starting Weapons: None, the entire mission will have you piloting a torpedo bomber.

2. "Quick Takeover"


 * Bataan Peninsula, Northern Philippines, January 1942
 * Gunsō (Sergeant) WATANABE, Ichika
 * Imperial Japanese Army
 * Objective: Take over the peninsula of Bataan in the Philippines.
 * Starting Weapons: Arisaka Type 99 (Primary), Nambu Type 14 (Secondary)

3. "Java Sea"


 * Java Sea, SE Asia, February 1942
 * Nitōheisō (Petty Officer Second Class) YAMAMOTO, Hinata
 * Imperial Japanese Navy
 * Objective: Escort the Japanese fleet from the Dutch and American ships. You will be aboard the Kagerō-class destroyer, the Yukikaze and you will man the 12.7 cm/50 Type 3 naval gun aboard it.
 * Starting Weapons: None, the entire mission will have you manning a naval gun aboard a destroyer.

4. "Coral Sea"


 * Coral Sea, SW Pacific Ocean, May 1942
 * Nitōheisō (Petty Officer Second Class) SATŌ, Itsuki
 * Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service
 * Objective: Defend our aircraft carriers from American bombers. You will be piloting a Mitsubishi A6M.
 * Starting Weapons: None, the entire mission will have you piloting a fighter plane.

5. "Shattered"


 * Midway Atoll, Central Pacific Ocean, June 1942
 * Nitōheisō (Petty Officer Second Class) SATŌ, Itsuki
 * Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service
 * Objective: Capture Midway Atoll in the Central Pacific. You will be assigned to pilot an Aichi D3A for this mission.
 * Starting Weapons: None, the entire mission will have you piloting a bomber.

6. "Guadalcanal"


 * Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, SW Pacific Ocean, August 1942
 * Gunsō (Sergeant) TANAKA, Haruki
 * Imperial Japanese Army
 * Objective: Counterattack American forces in Guadalcanal.
 * Starting Weapons: Arisaka Type 99 w/ Scope (Primary), Nambu Type 14 (Secondary)

7. "Operation Ichi-Go"


 * Henan, East-Central China, May 1944
 * Gunsō (Sergeant) ITŌ, Arata
 * Imperial Japanese Army
 * Objective: Seize vital regions in east-central China to weaken the Kuomintang.
 * Starting Weapons: Arisaka Type 99 w/ Scope (Primary), Nambu Type 14 (Secondary)

8. "Crippled"


 * Leyte Gulf, Eastern Philippines, October 1944
 * Nitōheisō (Petty Officer Second Class) SATŌ, Itsuki
 * Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service
 * Objective: Retake Leyte Gulf from the American forces. You will be piloting a Yokosuka D4Y bomber.
 * Starting Weapons: None, the entire mission will have you piloting a bomber.

9. "Iwo Jima"


 * Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands, Western Pacific Ocean, March 1945
 * Gunsō (Sergeant) KATŌ, Haruto
 * Imperial Japanese Army
 * Objective: Defend Iwo Jima from the American forces. Our fortifications should help in the defence.
 * Starting Weapons: Type 99 LMG (Primary), Nambu Type 14 (Secondary)

10. "Rain of Steel"


 * Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands, Western Pacific Ocean, April 1945
 * Gunsō (Sergeant) YAMAGUCHI, Tomoharu
 * Imperial Japanese Army
 * Objective: Despite overwhelming odds, no matter how outnumbered we are, we shall continue to fight. Surrender is unacceptable.
 * Starting Weapons: Arisaka Type 99 (Primary), Nambu Type 14 (Secondary)

Asia-Pacific

 * Burma
 * Description: A mountain range in Burma that saw heavy fighting between British and Japanese forces.
 * Factions: British Armed Forces vs Imperial Japanese Army
 * Vehicles: Armoured Cars, Bombers, Fighters, Tanks, Utility Vehicles
 * Coral Sea
 * Description: A sea in the southwestern Pacific with carrier vs carrier battle.
 * Factions: US Navy vs Imperial Japanese Navy
 * Vehicles: Aircraft Carriers, Bombers, Cruisers, Destroyers, Fighters
 * Guadalcanal
 * Description: An island in the southwestern Pacific home to a Japanese base.
 * Factions: US Marine Corps vs Imperial Japanese Army
 * Vehicles: Armoured Cars, Bombers, Fighters, Tanks, Utility Vehicles
 * Henan
 * Description: In a desperate offensive, Japanese forces attempt to conquer central China amid heavy resistance from the Kuomintang.
 * Factions: National Revolutionary Army vs Imperial Japanese Army
 * Vehicles: Armoured Cars, Bombers, Fighters, Tanks, Utility Vehicles
 * Iwo Jima
 * Description: A volcanic island with heavy fortifications and numerous foxholes.
 * Factions: US Marine Corps vs Imperial Japanese Army
 * Vehicles: Armoured Cars, Bombers, Fighters, Tanks, Utility Vehicles
 * Midway
 * Description: A small atoll with its outlying waters surrounded by instances of naval warfare.
 * Factions: US Navy vs Imperial Japanese Navy
 * Vehicles: Aircraft Carriers, Bombers, Cruisers, Destroyers, Fighters
 * Pearl Harbour
 * Description: A US military base with contested skies and waters as Japanese aircraft and vessels attempt to gain aerial and naval supremacy.
 * Factions: US Navy vs Imperial Japanese Navy
 * Vehicles: Battleships, Bombers, Cruisers, Destroyers, Fighters
 * Philippines
 * Description: A peninsula in the northern Philippines with US forces resisting the Japanese invasion.
 * Factions: US Army vs Imperial Japanese Army
 * Vehicles: Armoured Cars, Bombers, Fighters, Tanks, Utility Vehicles

Western Europe

 * Ardennes
 * Description: A Belgian forest in which German forces are counterattacking the US Army.
 * Factions: US Army vs Wehrmacht
 * Vehicles: Armoured Cars, Bombers, Fighters, Tanks, Utility Vehicles
 * Battle of Britain
 * Description: The skies of southeastern England are contested as the Luftwaffe attempts to get aerial supremacy over the British Isles.
 * Factions: British Armed Forces vs Wehrmacht
 * Vehicles: Bombers, Fighter
 * Caen
 * Description: A town in northwestern France sieged by Britain. This area has lots of street fighting and rubble as German forces struggle to maintain control of the region.
 * Factions: British Armed Forces vs Wehrmacht
 * Vehicles: Armoured Cars, Bombers, Fighters, Tanks, Utility Vehicles
 * Dunkirk
 * Description: British forces are attempting to evacuate France after a disastrous defeat, but the Wehrmacht attempts to eliminate them.
 * Factions: British Armed Forces vs Wehrmacht
 * Vehicles: Armoured Cars, Bombers, Fighters, Tanks, Utility Vehicles
 * Fall of France (France vs Germany)
 * Description: German forces have breached the French Maginot Line and are rapidly conquering France, as the remnants of the French forces attempt to stop them.
 * Factions: French Armed Forces v Wehrmacht
 * Vehicles: Armoured Cars, Bombers, Fighters, Tanks, Utility Vehicles
 * Hedgerows
 * Description: US forces are pushing inland after seizing the beaches of northwestern France.
 * Factions: US Army vs Wehrmacht
 * Vehicles: Armoured Cars, Bombers, Fighters, Tanks, Utility Vehicles
 * Omaha Beach
 * Description: The US Army is conducting an amphibious landing in northwestern France while German fortifications are attempting to stop them.
 * Factions: US Army vs Wehrmacht
 * Vehicles: Bombers, Fighters, Utility Vehicles
 * Operation Market Garden
 * Description: British airborne troops attempt to capture the town of Arnhem in occupied Netherlands.
 * Factions: British Armed Forces vs Wehrmacht
 * Vehicles: Bombers, Fighters

Eastern Europe

 * Berlin
 * Description: Soviet forces are trying to seize the German capital as the Wehrmacht struggles to keep it.
 * Factions: Red Army vs Wehrmacht
 * Vehicles: Armoured Cars, Bombers, Fighters, Tanks, Utility Vehicles
 * Karelia
 * Description: A Finnish peninsula which Soviet forces are attempting to capture.
 * Factions: Red Army vs Finnish Army
 * Vehicles: Armoured Cars, Bombers, Fighters, Tanks, Utility Vehicles
 * Kursk
 * Description: Soviet forces are counterattacking German forces in western Russia and a tank battle ensues.
 * Factions: Red Army vs Wehrmacht
 * Vehicles: Armoured Cars, Bombers, Fighters, Tanks, Utility Vehicles
 * Moscow
 * Description: The Soviet capital is at the brink of collapse as German forces encroach the outlying region in late 1941.
 * Factions: Red Army vs Wehrmacht
 * Vehicles: Armoured Cars, Bombers, Fighters, Tanks, Utility Vehicles
 * Operation Bagration
 * Description: Soviet troops are encircling German forces in the open fields of Belarus.
 * Factions: Red Army vs Wehrmacht
 * Vehicles: Armoured Cars, Bombers, Fighters, Tanks, Utility Vehicles
 * Stalingrad
 * Description: As German forces are pushing towards the Caucasian oilfields, Soviet troops are preparing for a defence to uphold Stalin's honour. Urban combat is the name of the game.
 * Factions: Red Army vs Wehrmacht
 * Vehicles: Armoured Cars, Bombers, Fighters, Tanks, Utility Vehicles

Southern Europe and Northern Africa

 * Casablanca
 * Description: US forces launched an amphibious landing into Vichy French-controlled Morocco.
 * Factions: US Army vs Vichy French Armed Forces
 * Vehicles: Armoured Cars, Bombers, Fighters, Tanks, Utility Vehicles
 * El Alamein
 * Description: A town in northern Egypt that saw two major battles between the British and German forces in the war.
 * Factions: British Armed Forces vs Wehrmacht
 * Vehicles: Armoured Cars, Bombers, Fighters, Tanks, Utility Vehicles
 * Monte Cassino
 * Description: A hilly area in southern Italy that is the site of a stalemate between Allied and Axis forces.
 * Factions: US Army vs Wehrmacht
 * Vehicles: Armoured Cars, Bombers, Fighters, Tanks, Utility Vehicles
 * Operation Compass
 * Description: British forces are pushing the Italians back to Libya.
 * Factions: British Armed Forces vs Royal Italian Army
 * Vehicles: Armoured Cars, Bombers, Fighters, Tanks, Utility Vehicles
 * Operation Crusader
 * Description: British forces are counterattacking Axis forces in Egypt.
 * Factions: British Armed Forces vs Wehrmacht
 * Sicily
 * Description: An island in southern Italy that the Allies are trying too take over so that they can use it as a launchpad to attack the Italian mainland.
 * Factions: British Armed Forces vs Wehrmacht
 * Vehicles: Armoured Cars, Bombers, Fighters, Tanks, Utility Vehicles
 * Tunisia
 * Description: The last Axis bastion in North Africa is being attacked by the Allies.
 * Factions: US Army vs Wehrmacht
 * Vehicles: Armoured Cars, Bombers, Fighters, Tanks, Utility Vehicles

Infantry Rifles (Assault Class)

 * Arisaka Type 99
 * Description: Japanese bolt-action rifle that �replaced the weaker Type 38.
 * Faction(s): Imperial Japanese Army, Imperial Japanese Navy
 * Damage: 55
 * Magazine Size: 5 rounds
 * Fire Mode(s): Semi-auto
 * Fire Rate: N/A
 * Effective Range: 500 m
 * Barrel Length: 657 mm
 * Weight: 3.8 kg
 * Ammunition: 7.7 mm Arisaka
 * Country of Origin: Japan
 * Carcano M91/38
 * Description: Italian bolt-action rifle that is standard-issue.
 * Faction(s): Royal Italian Army
 * Damage: 50
 * Magazine Size: 6 rounds
 * Fire Mode(s): Semi-auto
 * Fire Rate: N/A
 * Effective Range: 500 m
 * Barrel Length: 530.9 mm
 * Weight: 3.9 kg
 * Ammunition: 6.5 mm Carcano
 * Country of Origin: Italy
 * Chiang Kai-shek Rifle
 * Description: Chinese rifle based on a German Gewehr 98 derivative. It is the standard issue rifle of the National Revolutionary Army.
 * Faction(s): National Revolutionary Army
 * Damage: 55
 * Magazine Size: 5 rounds
 * Fire Mode(s): Semi-auto
 * Fire Rate: N/A
 * Effective Range: 500 m
 * Barrel Length: 600 mm
 * Weight: 4.08 kg
 * Ammunition: 7.92 mm Mauser
 * Country of Origin: German Empire / China
 * Hanyang Type 88
 * Description: Chinese version of the dated Gewehr 88 from the late 19th century. Used mainly by reserves.
 * Faction(s): National Revolutionary Army
 * Damage: 55
 * Magazine Size: 5 rounds
 * Fire Mode(s): Semi-auto
 * Fire Rate: N/A
 * Effective Range: 500 m
 * Barrel Length: 740 mm
 * Weight: 4.06 kg
 * Ammunition: 7.92 mm Mauser
 * Country of Origin: German Empire / China
 * Kar98k
 * Description: German rifle that iOS essentially a shortened WWI-era Gewehr 98. Standard issue in the Wehrmacht.
 * Faction(s): Wehrmacht
 * Damage: 55
 * Magazine Size: 5 rounds
 * Fire Mode(s): Semi-auto
 * Fire Rate: N/A
 * Effective Range: 500 m
 * Barrel Length: 600 mm
 * Weight: 3.9 kg
 * Ammunition: 7.92 mm Mauser
 * Country of Origin: The Third Reich
 * Lebel Mle 1886
 * Description: French rifle that served in both world wars. Intended to be replaced by the shorter MAS-36.
 * Faction(s): French Armed Forces, Vichy French Army
 * Damage: 55
 * Magazine Size: 8 rounds
 * Fire Mode(s): Semi-auto
 * Fire Rate: N/A
 * Effective Range: 400 m
 * Barrel Length: 800 mm
 * Weight: 4.18 kg
 * Ammunition: 8mm Lebel
 * Country of Origin: France
 * M1 Garand
 * Description: The first semi-automatic rifle in the world to enter standard-issue service. This rifle is said to be the gun that won the war.
 * Faction(s): US Army, US Marine Corps, US Navy
 * Damage: 55
 * Magazine Size: 5 rounds
 * Fire Mode(s): Semi-auto
 * Fire Rate: N/A
 * Effective Range: 457 m
 * Barrel Length: 609.6 mm
 * Weight: 4.31 kg
 * Ammunition: .30-06 Springfield
 * Country of Origin: USA
 * SMLE No.4 Mk I
 * Description: British bolt-acton rifle used in both world wars. Widely used around its colonies.
 * Faction(s): British Armed Forces
 * Damage: 55
 * Magazine Size: 10 rounds
 * Fire Mode(s): Semi-auto
 * Fire Rate: N/A
 * Effective Range: 503 m
 * Barrel Length: 640 mm
 * Weight: 4.11 kg
 * Ammunition: .303 British
 * Country of Origin: UK

Aircraft Carriers

 * Imperial Japanese Navy: Shōkaku-class Carrier (Coral Sea) / Hiryū-class carrier (Midway)
 * US Navy: Yorktown-class Carrier

Armoured Cars

 * British Armed Forces: Daimler Scout Car
 * Finnish Army: Captured BA-20 / Captured BA-64
 * French Armed Forces: Panhard 178
 * Imperial Japanese Army: Type 94 Tankette
 * National Revolutionary Army: L3/33 Tankette / Captured Type 94 Tankette
 * Red Army: BA-20 / BA-64
 * Royal Italian Army: Autoblinda 41
 * US Army: M2 Half Track / M3 Half Track
 * US Marine Corps: M2 Half Track / M3 Half Track
 * Vichy French Army: Panhard 178 / Sd.Kfz. 251
 * Wehrmacht: Sd.Kfz. 251

Battleships

 * Imperial Japanese Navy: Nagato-class Battleship
 * US Navy: Colorado-class Battleship

Bombers

 * British Armed Forces: Avro Lancaster / Vickers Wellington
 * Finnish Army: Captured Petlyakov Pe-2 / Captured Il-2 Sturmovik
 * French Armed Forces: LeO 451 / Breguet 19
 * Imperial Japanese Army: Kawasaki Ki-21 / Mitsubishi Ki-51
 * Imperial Japanese Navy: Mitsubishi G4M / Yokosuka D4Y / Aichi D3A
 * National Revolutionary Army: Captured Kawasaki Ki-21 / Captured Mitsubishi Ki-51
 * Red Army: Petlyakov Pe-2 / Il-2 Sturmovik
 * Royal Italian Army: Savoia-Marchetti SM.79
 * US Army: B-24 Liberator / North American B-25 Mitchell
 * US Marine Corps: B-24 Liberator / North American B-25 Mitchell / Curtiss SB2C Helldiver / Douglas SBD Dauntless
 * US Navy: B-24 Liberator / North American B-25 Mitchell / Curtiss SB2C Helldiver / Douglas SBD Dauntless
 * Vichy French Army: Heinkel He 177 / LeO 451 / Junkers Ju 88 / Breguet 19 / Junkers Ju 87 Stuka
 * Wehrmacht: Heinkel He 177 / Junkers Ju 88 / Junkers Ju 87 Stuka

Cruisers

 * Imperial Japanese Navy: Tone-class Cruiser
 * US Navy: New Orleans-class Cruiser

Destroyers

 * Imperial Japanese Navy: Yūgumo-class Destroyer
 * US Navy: Gleaves-class Destroyer

Fighters

 * British Armed Forces: Hawker Hurricane / Supermarine Spitfire / Bristol Beaufighter
 * Finnish Army: Captured Yakovlev Yak-1
 * French Armed Forces: Morane-Saulnier M.S.406 / Potez 630
 * Imperial Japanese Army: Nakajima Ki-43 / Kawasaki Ki-45
 * Imperial Japanese Navy: Mitsubishi A6M Zero / Nakajima J1N
 * National Revolutionary Army: Captured Nakajima Ki-43 / Captured Kawasaki Ki045
 * Red Army: Yakovlev Yak-9 / Yakovlev Yak-1
 * Royal Italian Army: Macchi C.202
 * US Army: North American P-51 Mustang / Republic P-47 Thunderbolt / Lockheed P-38 Lighting
 * US Marine Corps: Grumman F6F Hellcat / Grumman F4F Wildcat
 * US Navy: Grumman F6F Hellcat / Grumman F4F Wildcat
 * Vichy French Army: Morane-Saulnier M.S.406 / Messerschmitt Bf 109
 * Wehrmacht: Focke-Wulf Fw 190 / Messerschmitt Bf 109

Tanks

 * British Armed Forces: Matilda II / Valentine IX / Churchill IV / Sherman Firefly
 * Finnish Army: Captured T-34-76
 * French Armed Forces: Renault R35 / Renault FT-17
 * Imperial Japanese Army: Type 97 ShinHoTo Chi-Ha / Type 95 Ha-Go
 * National Revolutionary Army: Captured Type 95 Ha-Go
 * Red Army: T-34-76 / T-34-85
 * Royal Italian Army: Fiat M14/41
 * US Army: M3 Lee / M4A3 Sherman
 * US Marine Corps: M3 Lee / M4A3 Sherman
 * Vichy French Army: Renault R35 / Panzer IV
 * Wehrmacht: Panzer II / Panzer IV / Panther Tank / Tiger I

Utility Vehicles

 * British Armed Forces: Willys MB
 * Finnish Army: Captured Willys MB
 * French Armed Forces: Willys MB
 * Imperial Japanese Army: Type 95 Kurogane
 * National Revolutionary Army: Captured Type 95 Kurogane
 * Red Army: Willys MB / GAZ-67
 * Royal Italian Army: Volkswagen Kübelwagen
 * US Army: Willys MB
 * US Marine Corps: Willys MB
 * Vichy French Army: Volkswagen Kübelwagen
 * Wehrmacht: Volkswagen Kübelwagen