British Campaign Four: The Battle for Caen

Prisoners of War

Caumont, France: June 11th, 1944

It's best to take your time here in the first little orchard firefight; we found it easier to make our way up the left side of the field rather than going straight up the middle. Be sure to switch out your godawful Sten for an MP40 or MP44. You might also want to hunt down a Gewehr 43 to trade in for your Lee-Enfield, as well.

After you get through the orchard, you'll have to rush the next low wall across from the craters here; when you kill everyone nearby, you'll come under mortar fire, and will have to head into the building nearby. There's an unkillable MG42 that'll be firing on you, but if you wait a few moments, it'll get taken down and you'll be able to move on.

Well...that's a lot of Germans.

When you clear out the nearby building, you'll be told to head up to the second floor and fire on the mortar teams from there, and indeed you'll get a clean shot this way. Unfortunately the objective won't read as being accomplished until you return to the first floor and run out the door there, at which point you'll be able to move on to the second mortar team nearby. You'll need to head through a nearby house to reach them, but they'll be a bit easier to kill than the first.

After the second mortar team goes down, your goal becomes simply to clear out the rest of the town of Germans, so get started by heading back to the main square here and picking off any Germans that you see. After you clear out a few more streets, you'll reach a few injured Americans; you'll need to get a truck to help ship them out of the battlefield.

Unfortunately, it's going to just be you and MacGregor who get ordered to go after the truck. Even though MacGregor runs like a girl, he's still a pretty hardy guy all things considered, so let him lead the way back to the truck, which is all the way back near the beginning of the level. When you're prompted to hop in the back, do so and switch out your weapon for a rocket launcher. You're going to get ammo refills for this as you go along, so don't worry overmuch about running out of rounds.

Be ready to hit these barrels with your Panzerschrek as soon as you round the corner.

Your main challenges here are, first, a group of soldiers that conveniently gather around a few fuel barrels (just aim a rocket at the barrels to take out most of them), and then a Tiger tank that comes in to harry you. The Tiger will probably take three rocket shells to destroy, but you should be able to get that many off if you remember to crouch while the launcher is reloading. After the Tiger's done, it's smooth runnings to the POWs.

The Crossroads

Anctoville, France: June 12, 1944

You have to secure this town for the Allied cause, but it's going to be tough, as you'll discover when you start making your way down the street. Your path will be covered by MG42's, and you'll be ambushed by Germans in a nearby building when you pass their position. Concentrate on the enemies in the building first, then snipe out the MG42's with your Lee-Enfield or Gewehlt.

Shortly after moving some of the nearby buildings, you'll be faced with a Tiger tank. To destroy it, you'll have to flank around to its side, into the building nearby, and find a Panzerschrek on the second floor there. Be sure not to fire directly down onto it from the window, there, though, as you'll take a good amount of damage, which will make it easier for the Germans in the area to kill you. It's better to retreat a bit, return to the first floor, and fire through the MG window. It'll take a couple rounds to kill, of course, so be on the lookout for Germans entering the building.