User blog:LB&SCR/Call of Duty vs. Medal of Honor Part 1: World at War Battle 1



Not many franchises become synonymous with a certain genre of video games. In this series we will look a two franchises that have become synonymous with the genre of FPS games: Call of Duty and Medal of Honor. For today's episode we take a look at the original Call of Duty and Medal of Honor: Allied Assault and it's expansion; while also taking a look at the characters that are apart of each game. When the bullets fly, grenades are thrown, and perhaps one or two people are literally smacked with a gun, which group of fighters will emerge as the Deadliest Warrior in Episode #1!

Call of Duty
The original Call of Duty takes us from the fields and towns of France to the banks of the Volga river in Stalingrad. There, we step into the shoes of an American Paratrooper, and British Paratrooper (later SAS member), and then into the boots of a Soviet Guards Riflemen. Those three men then go throughout their respective campaigns, helping defeat the German War Machine.

Evans


Sergeant Evans is the player character of the British Campaign of the original Call of Duty. He is a member of the 6th Airborne Division and later an operative for the SAS. As a paratrooper, he took part in operation Overlord as art of the group of paratroopers that landed in gliders and assaulted Pegasus Bridge. They then had to defend it against a massive counterattack. After that, both Evans and Price were transferred to the SAS, under orders from the SOE. They head out and attack Eder Dam, blowing up AA Guns and the generators. They escaped via a German Airfield, 'borrowing' a FW-2000 Condor for their escape. Then, Evans and Captain Price are instructed to sabotage the German Battleship Turpitz. They infaltrate the place, but their cover is blown when Price has to kill a officer. They attack the armory to get weapons, but Captain Price is killed the firefight through the corridors. Evans completes the mission and escapes. Then, he and Sgt. Waters both went and blew up a V2 rocket plant discovered by the Americans. Alive as of 1945.


 * -| Primary =

Lee-Enfield No. 4




 * Weight: 8.8 lbs
 * Effective Range: 503 meters
 * Cartridge: .303 Enfield
 * Feed System: 10-round magazine, loaded using 5-round chargers
 * -| Secondary =

Sten




 * Weight: 7.1 lbs
 * Effective Range: 100 meters
 * Cartridge: 9 x 19mm Parabellum
 * Feed System: 32-round magazine
 * -| Sidearm =

Webley Mk IV




 * Weight: 2.4 lbs
 * Effective Range: 46 meters
 * Cartridge: .380 Revolver Mk IIz
 * Feed System: 6-round cylinder

Alexei Ivanovich Voronin


Junior Sergeant Alexei Ivanovich Voronin is the player character of the Russian Campaign in the original Call of Duty. He is a member of the 13th Guards Rifle Division, the 150th Rifle Division, the 2nd Guards Tank Army, and again with the 150th Rifle Division. When the boats are ferrying men across the river, Alexei gets off the boat, and then it's blown to bits, him being the only survivor. He is handed a 5-round clip to a Nagant, not a rifle. He then fights through both the battles in Red Square, and in the fight for Pavlov's house. He is promoted and transferred, fighting in Warsaw, Poland. He then commands a tank in Germany for a shortwhile before rejoining the 150th. He takes part in the fight over Berlin, and is atop the Reichstag to see the standard bearer (which we know as Dmitri Petrenko) planting the Soviet Flag. He is alive as of 1945.

Weapons

 * -| Primary =

Mosin-Nagant 1891/30




 * Weight: 8.8 lbs
 * Effective Range: 500 meters
 * Cartridge: 7.62 x 54mmR
 * Feed System: 5-round magazine loaded using
 * -| Secondary =

PPSh-41




 * Weight: 8 lbs
 * Effective Range: 125 meters
 * Cartridge: 7.62 x 25mm Tokarev
 * Feed System: 71-round drum magazine
 * -| Sidearm =

'Appropriated' Luger




 * Weight: 1.92 lbs
 * Effective Range: 50 meters
 * Cartridge: 9 x 19mm Parabellum
 * Feed System: 8-round magazine

Martin


Private Martin is the player character of the American Campaign of Call of Duty. He is a paratrooper in Baker Company, 101st Airborne Division. During the initial stages of D-Day, he landed as a pathfinder, marking landing zones for the incoming waves of troopers. When the troops landed, they entered Ste. Mere-Eglise, and assaulted the town, and later defended it against a wave of Panzers and Grenadiers. After being a major help during D-Day, they go to Bavaria and rescue Captain Price from captivity in a chateau. They then go on the hunt for Major Ingram, and rescue him as well. They then take part in the Battle of the Bulge, clearing bunkers, and destroying panzers. He is alive as of 1945.

Weapons

 * -| Primary =

M1A1 Carbine




 * Weight: 5.2 lbs
 * Effective Range: 270 meters
 * Cartridge: .30 Carbine
 * Feed System: 15-round magazine
 * -| Secondary =

M1A1 Thompson




 * Weight: 10.8 lbs
 * Effective Range: 50 meters
 * Cartridge: .45 ACP
 * Feed System: 20-round Magazine
 * -| Sidearm =

M1911A1




 * Weight: 2.44 lbs
 * Effective Range: 50 meters
 * Cartridge: .45 ACP
 * Feed System: 7-round Magazine

Medal of Honor
Medal of Honor Allied Assault is a game with two expansions, Spearhead, and Breakthrough. The series concentrates on things like covert operations, undercover ops, and full scale assaults. You step into the boots of an OSS Operative, a Paratrooper in the 101st, and a infantryman in the 39th Infantry Division. They go on to stop the German War Machine in Western Europe.

Mike Powell


Lieutenant Mike Powell is the player character in the base game Medal of Honor: Allied Assault. He is an OSS Agent who goes undercover in the 1st Ranger Battalion, and taking part in a Mission to rescue an SAS Agent, and secure the beaches for the assaults that will start Operation Torch. Later, he and the SAS Agent he rescued go undercover as German Officers to board a U-Boat. Things sour quickly and the SAS Agent is killed, yet Powell manages to blow up the U-Boat by his lonesome. Then, with the help of Rangers, they assault Omaha beach during D-Day, before teaming up with an Army Captain to go to Caretan and take out some Nebelwerfer batteries with help of the 101st already in the area. He later goes on to steal documents by his lonesome, steal a King Tiger Tank, and then blow up Fort Schmerzan. He is supposedly alive as of 1945.

Weapons

 * -| Primary =

M1 Garand




 * Weight: 9.5 lbs
 * Effective Range: 457 meters
 * Cartridge: .30-06 Springfield
 * Feed System: 8-round en bloc clip
 * -| Secondary =

M1 Thompson




 * Weight: 10.8 lbs
 * Effective Range: 50 meters
 * Cartridge: .45 ACP
 * Feed System: 20-round magazine
 * -| Sidearm =

Colt M1911




 * Weight: 2.44 lbs
 * Effective Range: 50 meters
 * Cartridge: .45 ACP
 * Feed System: 7-round magazine

Jack Barnes


Sergeant Jack Barnes is the player character in Medal of Honor: Allied Assault: Spearhead. A paratrooper of the 501st PIR, 101st Airborne Division. During Operation Neptune, part of Operation Overlord, he was seperated from his squadmates, and found by men of Britain's 6th Airborne. Taking pity on him, they allow him to join them in their operation, but replace his American Weapons with British ones, to kill a German officer, which succeeds with Barnes's help. He is reunited with his 101st mates and heads to Belgium, where they steal a German truck full of winter jacks, medical supplies, rifles, and SMG's. They then go and deflect a surprise attack from the Germans. Then, Barnes is handpicked to be dropped behind SOVIET lines, so that he can help ensure that the Soviet's take Berlin. He and a group of assigned Red Army Scouts quickly attack and clear out a bridge. He acquires a T-34 tank, and uses it to hold the bridge against Germans until Russian Bombers go and run the Germans off. He is alive as of 1945.

Weapons

 * -| Primary =

M1 Garand




 * Weight: 9.5 lbs
 * Effective Range: 457 meters
 * Cartridge: .30-06 Springfield
 * Feed System: 8-round en bloc clip
 * -| Secondary =

Sten




 * Weight: 7.1 lbs
 * Effective Range: 100 meters
 * Cartridge: 9 x 19mm Parabellum
 * Feed System: 32-round magazine
 * -| Sidearm =

M1895 Nagant




 * Weight: 1.8 lbs
 * Effective Range: 46 meters
 * Cartridge: 7.62 x 38mmR
 * Feed System: 6-round cylinder

John Baker


Sergeant John Baker is the player character in Medal of Honor: Allied Assault: Breakthrough, and one of three playable characters in Medal of Honor: Heroes. He is a soldier of the 34th Infantry Division, and fought in North Africa and Italy. In Africa, he fought in the American disaster that was Kasserine Pass, being one of the few bright spots in the entire debacle. He then took part of Operation Husky in the invasion of Sicily. He also took part in the assault in Monte Cassino, the battle of Anzio, and the battle of Monte Battaglia.

In Medal of Honor: Heroes, Sergeant Baker is still in Italy, taking part in Operation Avalanche. He is shown attacking and taking down a Nazi Airfield, Stealing a copy of the Enigma Machine, assaulting a German beach stronghold to destroy thier coastal guns, liberating a mountain village (the same one you stoal the enigma machine from), and finally assaulting a city and taking it from the Germans. Alive as of 1944.

Weapons

 * -| Primary =

Model 12 Trench Gun




 * Weight: 8 lbs
 * Effective Range: 20 meters
 * Cartridge: 12 Gauge
 * Feed System: 5-round tubular magazine
 * -| Secondary =

De Lisle Carbine




 * Weight: 7 lbs 8 oz
 * Effective Range: 185 meters
 * Cartridge: .45 ACP
 * Feed System: 7-round magazine
 * Special: Suppressed
 * -| Sidearm =

Colt M1911




 * Weight: 2.44 lbs
 * Effective Range: 50 meters
 * Cartridge: .45 ACP
 * Feed System: 7-round magazine

General Notes

 * 1) Alexei has a Luger as there was not a Russian Sidearm in Call of Duty.
 * 2) Sergeant Barnes has the loadout he has because he fought alongside British, American, and Soviet Troops (represents the diverse loadouts he can obtain).

Map Notes

 * 1) There will be a light brushing of snow on the ground, a relatively open area with small patches of wooded areas.

Voting Rules

 * 1) Please, give me more than two sentences as of why one soldier would beat another.
 * 2) Could you base your opinion on more than just weapons also?
 * 3) Those are my only rules.