Call of Duty (PC)

U.S. Campaign: Burned Village - Dawn

It's the morning after, but a bright day won't be stopping the Nazis from pissing on your parade. It was gonna be a nice parade too, with floats and everything. The Nazis don't fool around this time, bringing out some heavy-hitting tanks. It will take all your wits to survive.

Objective 1: Assemble with Captain Foley at a safer location
It begins with a mortar blast. As soon as the mission begins, run to the right to avoid the mortar and regroup with your buddies inside the abandoned house. Foley sends out a poor shlub to check and make sure the coast is clear. He takes a cap to the head and Germans spring out of the woodwork. Get to cover on the left side and take out the Nazis. A tank can be heard in the background.

Objective 2: Get a Panzerfaust anti-tank weapon from the church
That's right, there's a tank coming. The entrance to the church is in the back left corner. U.S. soldiers are inside, but outside, just to the right, are some Nazis laying low to the ground. Give them a grenade and shoot as they are flushed out of hiding. Grab the Panzerfaust from the church. You're going to have to leave one of your guns behind for now, so switch to the gun you can live without. It's better to keep a machinegun over a a slow-repeating rifle. Switch off of the Panzerfaust when you pick it up, because you'll need to fight just to get to the tank.

Objective 3: Destroy the tank
Make your way left and hug the wall. You'll have to fend off a number of Nazis on the way and they will never stop coming, so the longer you take, the more you'll have to fight. Make your way to the AA Gun. Keep left, because the tank is just beyond the wall. Move to the edge of the wall, in a crouch and ready the Panzerfaust. Aim slightly up. Leave forward. If the reticle for the Panzerfaust clears the corner of the wall, you can fire. If not, lean back, then take a slight step right and try again. As soon as the reticle clears the wall, fire to destroy the tank. Germans pour out of the tank, so be prepared to mop them up.

Objective 4: Defend the church
Hurry back to the church. Move to the open machinegun and hit F to take hold. The machinegun does not require any reloads, so feel free to hold down the trigger as shoot the Nazi ducks in a barrel. Aim at the t-intersection of the scope. The Nazis eventually retreat and you're called to move forward.

Objective 5: Reinforce the Northern approach
Follow the Objective Marker on the compass and meet up with your group. Follow their lead and take down the Nazis nearby. They'll run. It may seem underhanded, but scope up and cap them as they flee. If you don't get them now, they'll get you later. Better them than you, soldier. As they begin to run, mortar fire comes down.

Objective 6: Locate and eliminate the enemy mortar positions
This will be your ultimate goal, but unfortunately, as you regroup with Captain Foley and co., a Panzer Tank breaks through a wall and attacks.

Objective 7: Destroy the second tank
You need to make a run back to the church for another Panzerfaust. To get to the church, however, you need to run past the tank. Your buddies will provide covering fire. Run past the tank, to the right. There are some steps where several Nazis wait. Waste them on the run and get through the small alley before the tank can turn to find you. There are a few more Nazis up ahead, but your brothers have got your back. So does the tank, unfortunately. It will blow through the wall to get to you so run fast and shoot any German in your way. It's okay to run past an enemy and not kill them. You need to streak, now.

At this point you can follow the Objective Marker or your own eyes back to the church. Grab the Panzerfaust and get to the piece of cover just outside the church. Be prepared to take out a few Nazis on the prowl. From a crouch, you should be able to nail the tank without it even seeing you.

Objective 8: Destroy the third tank
The third and final tank is much easier to destroy. Follow the Objective Marker and your pals do the dirty work for you. Hoorah! Now there's just one last big thing to take care of. You've got to find that pesky mortars.

Opjective 7 (revisited): Locate and eliminate the enemy mortar positions (2)
There are two mortars you need to take down. To get to them, you need to make it past the ruins of a castle with snipers in the tower and entrenched Nazis in bunkers. This is not easy. The trick is to wait for the squad to go. If you try and go alone, or even snipe from behind the wall before the drop to the field, you will get picked apart. But let the men start going through and the Nazis will have too much to fire at. You'll take some hits, but you'll survive. Run (yes, in a standing position) as soon as you drop down onto the field. Get about halfway to some bushes and crouch or go prone. Once in the brush, snipe the baddies in the tower to the right (there's one high and one low) and take out any of the bunker bitches if you can.

The first mortar team is easy to see against the west wall and even easier to take out with a well-placed grenade. After they're gone, make your way to the trench and head right. If there are still Nazis in the area firing, toss a grenade their way. Follow the Objective Marker around the left side of the castle and you'll find a pair of goons playing Mortar Most Foul. Kill them.

Objective 9: Regroup with Captain Foley and get in the car
With the Nazis eliminated, Captian Foley calls for you near a garage. You won't be able to pick up any ammo for the first half of the next shooting-frenzy mission, so restock if you can. You also will want to guns that can shoot at a decent pace. Find Foley and go to the passenger side of the car. Press F to get in and listen to his spiel. Looks like you're in for one wild ride. Enjoy!

On to Car Ride...