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Medal of Honor: Frontline is the fourth installment in the Medal of Honor series, released in North America for the PlayStation 2 on May 29, 2002 and for the Xbox and GameCube consoles on November 7, 2002. In 2010, an HD port of the game was included in the "Limited Edition" PlayStation 3 version of Medal of Honor.
Lt. Jimmy Patterson returns as the game's protagonist. It is a semi remake and reboot of the original 1999 Medal of Honor. Some missions, such as A Storm in the Port (Mission 2) and Rolling Thunder (Mission 5), are homages to Scuttle Das Boot U-4901 (Mission 3) and Destroy the Mighty Railgun Greta (Mission 2) from the first game. None of the events from the first game are mentioned at all. All of the weaponry has been brought back from the first game and Medal of Honor: Underground.
NOTE: All screen caps are taken from the 2010 remastered version which includes taking aim with iron sights.
The following weapons appear in the video game Medal of Honor: Frontline:
WARNING! THIS PAGE CONTAINS SPOILERS!
Pistols
M1911A1
Known as the "Colt .45" in-game, the M1911A1 appears as the standard sidearm in D-Day (Mission 1) and A Storm in the Port (Mission 2). It is the most powerful pistol in the game, and is highly effective firing against MG positions Level 1 of D-Day (Mission 1). It holds 7 rounds.
High Standard HDM
Known as the "Silenced Pistol", a suppressed High Standard HDM is the most used pistol throughout the game. It first appears in Level 2 of Needle in the Haystack (Mission 3), and then returns in Several Bridges Too Far (Mission 4), and Level 1 in Rolling Thunder (Mission 5). It is slightly less powerful than the M1911A1. The in-game HDM's slide seems to be disproportionate to its actual model. It holds 7 rounds.
Walther P38
The Walther P38 is mainly used by enemy officers and scientists. It is first obtained in Rolling Thunder (Mission 5) and is used again in The Hornet's Nest (Mission 6). It has short recoil, and is much more accurate than the M1911A1. It holds 8 rounds and uses Pistol ammunition.
Rifles
M1 Garand
The M1 Garand is the first weapon to be used in the game, and appears as the standard weapon for U.S. Army Soldier allies in the game. Unlike the real M1 Garand, the in-game model cannot be reloaded until the entire en-bloc clip is expended. This is because the game's engine only allows one reload animation per weapon - Reloading the Garand mid clip would require a second animation to show the manual ejection of the clip, and then the loading of a new clip. Level 2 of Needle in the Haystack (Mission 3), an enemy soldier in the pub is carrying a Garand. This could possibly be a capture from an American casualty, or a programming error which is more likely.
Springfield M1903A4
The M1903A4 Springfield appears in Level 2 of A Storm in the Port (Mission 2) and in the first 2 levels of Needle in the Haystack (Mission 3). Like the first MOH game, it is first obtained through a hidden "gift package". It has a somewhat slow rate of fire due to the bolt-action, but it is incredibly accurate, and has great range. It holds 5 rounds.
Gewehr 43
A scoped Gewehr 43 appears as the second "sniping" weapon in the game, and is prominently seen in the hands of enemies in Level 1 of Several Bridges Too Far (Mission 4), where it is first obtained. It comes back in The Hornet's Nest (Mission 6). It's accuracy is slightly less than the M1903. Being a semi automatic weapon, it has a much higher rate of fire and faster reload than the M1903. It holds 10 rounds.
Note: the real Gewehr 43 has significantly less accuracy at range than the 1903 bolt action rifle and isn't nearly as reliable. Even as a basic semi-automatic rifle, its less than desirable, especially when compared to superior rifles like the M1 Garand.
Karabiner 98k
The Karabiner 98k is the standard weapon used by enemies. Like the first game, it is unusable for the player. Scoped versions can be seen being used by enemy snipers in Level 1 of Several Bridges Too Far (Mission 4). They have a low rate of fire and take enemies a considerable amount of time to reload. Enemies will likely use them as melee weapons if close enough. They slowly diminish in favor of the Gewehr 43 in later missions. It holds 5 rounds.
Short Magazine Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk I
The Short Magazine Lee-Enfield is seen int hands of allied British Paratroopers in Level 3 of Several Bridges Too Far (Mission 4). It is unusable for the player and only seen in one level. They share the same sound effect with the M1 Garand.
Sturmgewehr 44
Known as the "STG44", the Sturmgewehr 44 is first obtained in Level 3 of Needle in a Haystack (Mission 3). It later comes back in Rolling Thunder (Mission 5). It is seen in enemy hands in any level where the player uses the B.A.R., likely to counter the firepower. Its rate of fire is generally slow, but seems to be much faster in enemy hands. At the game's climax, Baron Rudolph Ulbricht Von Sturmgeist is armed with a Sturmgewehr in the final duel.
Submachine Guns
M1A1 Thompson
The M1A1 Thompson appears in D-Day (Mission 1) and Needle in a Haystack (Mission 3). It can be found in the surf and hidden by a Belgian Gate obstacle in Level 1 of D-Day. It has the highest rate of fire in terms of SMG's and is very powerful. The "Captain" in D-Day carries one (perhaps as another homage to Saving Private Ryan), as do several allied U.S. Soldiers in Level 1 of Storm in the Port (Mission 2). Strangely, it holds 20 rounds despite being modeled with a 30 round magazine.
MP40
The MP40 is used by enemies throughout the game, but is slowly replaced by the Sturmgewehr 44 towards the end of the game. It is used in A Storm in the Port (Mission 2), Several Bridges Too Far (Mission 5) and Rolling Thunder (Mission 6). It has a high rate of fire, much higher than the actual MP40, but low damage rate. When used by enemies, the rate of fire is much higher, but they tend to fire it in short bursts.
Sten Mk II
The Sten Mk II appears in Level 3 of Several Bridges Too Far (Mission 4) in the hands of British paratrooper allies, particularly the squad leader - Master Sgt. Kelso. Like the Lee-Enfield, the Sten is exclusive to the British paratrooper allies and not available for player use. Although armed with the Mk II, the British para's would have likely been armed with the Mk V Paratrooper variant. It uses the same sound effect of the Sturmgewehr 44.
Shotguns
Winchester Model 1897 'Trench Gun'
The militarized version of the Winchester Model 1897 shotgun appears in Needle in the Haystack (Mission 3) and Several Bridges Too Far (Mission 4). In Level 2 of Several Bridges Too Far (Mission 4), an elderly Dutch Resistance member is briefly seen armed with a Trench Gun, before being quickly taken down by an enemy sniper. It has a very short range but will usually kill enemies with one shot. For some reason, the weapon holds eight shells, despite the real weapon carrying six. It uses Shotgun Ammunition.
Machine Guns
Browning Automatic Rifle
The Browning Automatic Rifle appears in the game as one of the most effective allied automatic weapons. The game version of the B.A.R. has the fire select set to fire at 350 RPM, though its also able to fire at 550 RPM, but this option isn't available in-game, it has a detachable box magazine that carries 20 rounds, and is somewhat inaccurate at long range, but is still an effective weapon when engaged with multiple enemies. The purpose of the B.A.R. is to provide suppressing fire on the enemy and allow safe flanking maneuvers by the rest of the squad, while the B.A.R. gunner keeps the enemy pinned.
Browning M1919
The Browning M1919 machine gun appears in the level "Seaside Stowaway" mounted on a U.S. Army Jeep that crashes after being strafed by a German Me-109 fighter. Manning the machine gun will trigger a wave of enemy soldiers to attack, but you have unlimited ammunition for the weapon with which to dispatch the enemy.
MG42
The MG42 appears frequently in the game as a fixed weapon in machine gun nests and guard towers, even mounted on an armored train in the level "Riding out the Storm". Just like the M1919 machine gun, manning one will trigger a swarm of enemies to come forth to attack, though you again have the benefit of unlimited ammo with which to counter the threat. The MG42 is also erroneously shown being capable of destroying tanks; a few seconds' sustained fire being enough to decimate a Panzer IV tank, something the real-life MG42 could never achieve, other than scratch up the paint.
MG34
In several levels, the player will have to engage and destroy Panzer IV tanks, which in addition to the cannon, are also armed with MG34s mounted in the front of the hull. It is the only machine gun in the game that the player cannot commandeer.
MG17
During the level "Seaside Stowaway", the player witnesses an Army jeep strafed by a German Me-109 fighter, the fighter armed with the ubiquitous MG17 machine gun as its main armament.
Rocket Launchers
M9A1 "Bazooka"
The M9A1 "Bazooka" appears in the game as an anti-tank/heavy weapon in the game. Contrary to the real-life version, it can be effectively operated by a single person, which at best would be highly impractical in a combat situation. It also is more effective as an anti-personnel weapon than its' original anti-tank role, taking several rounds to destroy the Panzer IV's present in the game. One can also be found in a stockpile of captured Allied weapons in a German base near the end of the game.
Panzerschreck
The Panzerschreck appears in the game as the German counterpart to the American Bazooka. One drawback it has compared to the Bazooka is that the blast shield obscures your vision and can make it difficult to effectively engage targets at times. Another, like the Bazooka, it takes a lot of shots to successfully destroy a Panzer IV tank, even though the real life Panzerschreck fires the horrifyingly lethal 88mm shell, more than capable of taking out any tank in existence during WWII in a single hit.
Grenades
Mk 2 Hand Grenade
The Mk 2 hand grenade is one of two HE-Frag hand grenades available in the game. Like the other U.S.-made weapons, it is generally available where U.S. Army forces are present. the player must take care when using this as the Germans will occasionally try to catch the grenade and throw or kick it back at you before it explodes. For some reason the grenade will explode on impact if it hits an enemy. The player are also can 'Cook' the Grenade by pressing the 'Reload' Button
Model 24 Stielhandgranate
The Model 24 Stielhandgranate appears in the game as the German counterpart to the Allied Mk 2 hand grenade. Just like the Mk 2, some enemies will occasionally try to toss or kick the grenade back at you before it explodes. Sometimes a skilled shooter can wound an enemy as he's preparing to throw one of these grenades, causing him to drop it and kill himself and any other nearby enemies when the grenade detonates.
M18 Smoke Grenade
In the first level of the game, set during the D-Day invasion of Normandy, the player is tasked with marking German bunkers on the beach as targets for Allied destroyers, the player using M18 smoke grenades emitting red smoke to mark the bunkers (though the player must immediately evacuate the bunker after deploying the smoke grenade lest they be killed by the incoming shells).
Special - Archive Footage
M3A1 "Grease Gun"
An M3A1 "Grease Gun" can be seen in the hands of an American soldier in the historical cutscene "The Choice".
Browning M2HB
Many Browning M2HB heavy machine guns can be seen mounted on armored vehicles such as Sherman tanks and M3A1 APCs, and also the jeep carries General George S. Patton.
Bren
A Bren gun can be seen on a British paratrooper in the historical cutscene "Operation Market Garden".
Vickers Machine Gun
A Vickers heavy machine gun can be seen being used by either British or Commonwealth soldiers in the historical cutscene "The Choice".
PPSh-41
A PPSh-41 can be seen in the hands of a Soviet soldier in the historical cutscene "On a Rail to Nowhere" and "Victory".
Mosin Nagant M91/30
Soviet Red Army infantry can be seen armed with Mosin Nagant M91/30 rifles in the historical cutscene "Operation Market Garden". Many have bayonets fixed.
