Master Call of Duty 2's single-player campaign on Hardened difficulty. This guide covers the Moscow 1941 missions, including Red Army Training and Demolition.
Before you can just jump into WWII, there are some key essentials that must be learned to master every perspective on the battlefield. Whether you're the English, Americans, or even the French, it comes down to who is willing to sacrifice the most. Infinity Ward has put a lot of effort into their games, specifically when it comes to the single-player campaign. They feel that a majority of "epic" situations should be included, hence why it is named Call of Duty. This section will guide you through all missions on the Hardened difficulty (one before Veteran).
Moscow 1941 - Red Army Training
Difficulty: *
Main Objectives: + Basic Training, + Defend against the German attack
This mission is more of a tutorial. Start off by following the orders of the Commisar. Your worthless friends will steal all of the rifles before you can grab one. Go left to the storage room and grab the pistol/rifle off of the table. Head back to the Commisar. Engage in the basic target practice by picking off the designated helmets, plates, and items of delicious choice. You'll eventually be placed to fire under a timed drill of 15 seconds. None of this should be too challenging at this point. Go to the left when ordered, and pick up some potatoes. Toss a few of them into the targeted designations. Suddenly, one of the fellow soldiers will report that a German soldier has been captured. Several German infantry are approaching from the southeast, along with halftracks and some mobile artillery. The Commisar quickly orders you to reorganize to the storehouse for necessary supplies. Looks like you're getting a dose of the action this quick already.
Follow your comrades out of the interrogation building. You'll eventually notice a mobile turret in the distance firing on your troops. Drop down into the trench, and ensure to be in the crouched position. Enter the prone position by pressing CTRL, and crawling under the narrow space. Reach the other building to where you will meet another soldier. Grab the submachine gun off of the table, reload it, then climb up the stairs as ordered. Now, dispense a smoke grenade by pressing 4, and toss it near the middle of the street. You will make use of this to conceal your movements. Cross the road as ordered. Pass through the next distraught building, and you'll your have your first engagement with the Germans. Using your PPSh, fire away at the two soldiers that pop out of the armored halftrack. Then, continue up the street. If I were you, crouch when firing. Eventually, an MG42 will start firing down the street. Simply hide behind the burning car, and one of your comrades will blow out the gunner with a grenade. Again, pick off the Germans hiding behind the boxes.
You will reach a small gate, however, one of the soldiers happens to spot some German armor. This isn't a good sign when you're armed with a poorly-made PPSh. Instead, flank along the right. Several German reinforcements will flood the destroyed houses. Pop them off, flank along the left, and shoot the two Germans behind the medal barrels. Proceed up to this position, and then snipe the Germans across the small alleyway using the Mosin-Nagant. You may also want to get rid of your pistol if you wish. Now, head across this area. Toss a frag grenade behind the stacking of sandbags to take out the establishment of German troops. Cut around this alleyway, and an armored halftrack will be waiting for you. Pick off some of the foolish German patrols, then charge on the left side of the halftrack. Press F on the yellow explosives icon to plant the explosives. Retreat to safety, watch it explode, and then wonder why this missions was so easy on the Hardened difficulty.
Moscow 1941 - Demolition
Difficulty: ***
Main Objectives: + Rendevous with the necessary assignment, + Fend off the German attack, + Counterattack, + Plant the explosives
You'll spawn inside an abandoned warehouse with some German propoganda sounding off in the distance. Move forward cautiously. There will be a few German troops around the corner, about 3 in total. Pick them off from behind the boxes. Look further around the left corner. About 15 German troops will start retreating to the other side of the street. Pick off as many as you can. You'll receive some fellow comrades to assist you on the battlefield. Regardless, charge to the windows, crouch, and start picking them off with the SVT. Thankfully, this is a semi-automatic rifle with a reloadable clip, so you don't have to bolt-action reload after each shot. The Germans will keep spawning, but the idea is to pick several off, move forward to one wall on the street, and repeat. Keep doing this. The Germans will try to push forward by flooding out of the doorway, but this makes them ideally exposed to your fire. Move to the third wall, then toss a grenade inside the left crack. It should flush some of them out. Pull out the PPSh, and gun down the reinforcements that flood the hall. Cut the corner, and hit the remaining German troops from the rear that were guarding the other side of this new building. Now, turn around, and head down the narrow doorway.
Use your binoculars to peer in the distance. You should see some camoed tanks right above the oil pipeline. This isn't a good sign. Head down the stairs to your left, and the comrade at the bottom will thank you for arriving (not politely). Go through the small cut passageway under the street. One of your comrades will be dragging an injured fellow. Suddenly, 3-4 tanks will proceed overhead but hardly notice you. Reach the other side of the building, and you will be informed that the Germans are preparing a massive counter-attack. It is up to you Vasili to lay the smackdown, Russian Vodka style.
Look in the small two-window shack to the left. Yo
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