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Medal of Honor (1999)
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Medal of Honor is a 1999 FPS videogame released for the Playstation. It follows the exploits of Jimmy Patterson, an Army lieutenant recruited into the OSS. The videogame received input from Saving Private Ryan director Steven Spielberg as well as from noted military technical advisor Dale Dye. It was the first game in the best selling Medal of Honor series. NOTE: for the 2010 game of the same name, see Medal of Honor (2010).
The following weapons appear in the video game Medal of Honor:
Handguns
M1911A1
The M1911A1 is used by Patterson in Mission 5: Sabotage the Rjukan Hydro Plant. It is an atrocious weapon to have, dealing usually 2 hit kills to the helmet or 1-shot kills to a bare head at close range, and is a 3-5 hit kill (sometimes even more) if going for the torso. It holds 7 rounds and uses Pistol ammunition.
Walther P38
A Walther P38 is used by enemy officers and scientists. It can only be obtained in Mission 3, Scuttle Das Boot U-4901, and cannot be used in multiplayer. It has short recoil and is a very accurate gun overall, and makes gradually less noise than the M1911. It holds 8 rounds and uses Pistol ammunition.
High Standard HDM
A High Standard HDM pistol is used in the two undercover missions in game; Destroy the Mighty Railgun Greta (Mission 2) and Scuttle Das Boot U-4901 (Mission 3). It holds 7 rounds and is very powerful.
Rifles
M1 Garand
The M1 Garand is the first weapon to be used in the game. It's used in three missions: Rescue the G3 Officer (Mission 1), Attack Impenetrable Fort Schmerzen (Mission 4), and Capture the Secret German Treasure (Mission 6). It holds 8 rounds, but does not PING! upon firing its final round. It holds rifle ammo, obtained from dropped enemy Karabiner 98k's. The skin for the M1 Garand in multiplayer is identical to the skin for the in-game Karabiner 98k.
Springfield M1903
The Springield M1903 can be obtained through hidden "gift packages" in the game. It is used in Destroy the Mighty Railgun Greta (Mission 2) and Scuttle Das Boot U-4901 (Mission 3). It holds 5 rounds and is the most powerful rifle in the game. Like the M1 Garand, it uses Karabiner 98k rifle ammo.
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Karabiner 98k
The Karabiner 98k is the standard weapon used by enemies, which is unusable. Enemies will use them as melee weapons if close enough. They have a very low rate of fire and hold 5 rounds. They begin to diminish in favor of the MP40 later in the game.
Shotguns
Winchester Model 1897
The militarized version of the Winchester Model 1897 shotgun appears in the final level of Rescue the G3 Officer (Mission 1), Attack Impenetrable Fort Schmerzen (Mission 4), Sabotage the Rjukan Hydro Plant (Mission 5), and Escape the V-2 Rocket Plant (Mission 7). It is the most used weapon throughout the game. The shots spread outward making it a short range weapon. At close range, it will kill enemies instantly, most likely sending them into full-body back flips.
Submachine Guns
MP40 SMG
The MP40 SMG is extensively used by enemy officers and soldiers. It can be obtained from enemy troops in Level 2 of Rescue the G-3 Officer (Mission 1), Level 2 of Destroy the Mighty Railgun Greta (Mission 2), and Scuttle Das Boot U-4901 (Mission 3). The MP40 can be a somewhat devastating weapon when facing it straight on. It has high recoil that results with bad accuracy, average damage and a decent fire rate. It holds 12 more rounds than the Thompson at the cost of lower damage, being able to kill in 4 hits to the chest, and 2 hits to the head, more often 1 hits if enemies are bare-headed or have soft headwear. It uses SMG Ammo.
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M1A1 Thompson
The M1A1 Thompson appears in Attack Impenetrable Fort Schmerzen (Mission 4) and Capture the Secret German Treasure (Mission 6). It's tragically underpowered, taking about six shots to kill an enemy. It stuns the enemy after getting hit, but enemies will quickly recover and start firing. It uses a 20 round magazine and has a great rate of fire, almost double than the MP40. It has a tendency to burn through ammo, so be sure to make each shot count with it. In the beta version of Medal of Honor, it was the M1A1 version that was actually cocked like a M1A1. In the final version, the Thompson had the M1928A1's reload animation, which had the bolt handle on the top, although it's the M1A1 version.
Machine Guns
Browning Automatic Rifle
The Browning Automatic Rifle or BAR is used in Sabotage the Rjukan Hydro Plant (Mission 5) and Escape the V-2 Rocket Plant (Mission 7). It has a low rate of fire and is very powerful. The bipod remains attached through the whole game, but is unusable. Interestingly, it can use enemy SMG rounds as ammo.
Browning M2/Browning M1919
Throughout the game, there are numerous MG emplacements in which enemy troops and the player can use. They are simplistically designed, but bare a resemblance to the American Browning M2 and Browning M1919 machine guns despite being supposed German machine guns. They have a high damage rate, equal to the M1 Garand, and an unlimited ammo supply. Manning one will likely spawn a swarm of enemies to shoot.
Rocket Launchers
M9 Bazooka
An M9 Bazooka with optic sights can be used in Capture the Secret German Treasure (Mission 6) and Escape the V-2 Rocket Plant (Mission 7). Its damage is very high but its ammo is scarce. It is highly effective against swarms of enemy troops.
Panzershreck
Enemies start using Panzershrecks in the last three missions of the game. Soldiers manning the Panzershrecks generally take a long time to engage with the weapon. They tend to run around finding the right spot to fire from. It is an unusable weapon, but it's ammo is compatible with the Bazooka. Like the Karabiner 98k, enemy troops will use it as a melee weapon if close enough.
Grenades
Mk 2 hand grenade
Mk 2 hand grenades can be used extensively through the game. They appear in Rescue the G-3 Officer (Mission 1), Attack Impenetrable Fort Schmerzen (Mission 4), and Escape the V-2 Rocket Plant (Mission 7). Oddly, the grenades explode on impact when hitting enemy troops. If a grenade does not strike an enemy, they are likely to either throw it back or run away.
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Model 24 Stielhandgranate
The German Model 24 Stielhandgranate grenades can also be used, and are used by enemies in later missions. They appear in Destroy the Mighty Railgun Greta (Mission 2), Scuttle Das Boot U-4901 (Mission 3), and Capture the Secret German Treasure (Mission 6). They share all characteristics with the Mk 2 grenades, including exploding on impact with enemies.
Extra
Demolition Charges
Throughout the game, it is required to obtain and use demolition charges to sabotage specific items and targets. Targets marked for demolition are identified by pulsating red boxes. Some demolitions are hidden in "gift packages" such as in Level 2 of Destroy the Mighty Railgun Greta (Mission 2). They roughly have a 5 second timer before detonation. The charge itself does not resemble any real demolition system used during WWII; it is merely dynamite sticks hooked up to a makeshift timer.
Ausweis
During the undercover missions, Destroy the Mighty Railgun Greta (Mission 2) and Scuttle Das Boot U-4910 (Mission 3), it is required to get past enemies using a phony Ausweis (ID Papers). A few different Ausweis's and passes need to be obtained along the way to gain access to certain areas. Most of the time, enemies will order you to show your papers, which will most of the time work. However, some specific enemies can be difficult to convince. The Kriegsmarine Officer in Level 1 of Scuttle Das Boot U4910 (Mission3) will likely never accept your papers and will turn on you. Obviously, once your cover is blown, enemies will no longer accept your papers and will kill you.
Tiger I
A parked Tiger I Ausf H is seen at the end of Level 2 of Rescue the G3 Officer (Mission 1). The Tiger tank lacks many details, and is much smaller than the actual Tiger (appearing only to the size of a Panzer I next to enemies). The Tiger is merely part of the level design, and cannot be used by enemies or Patterson. During the beta trailer on the main menu, a brief image shows the Tiger rotate its turret. It is possible the Tiger was meant to be an enemy obstacle in the game but was scrapped for an unknown reason.
Krupp K5
A Krupp 28-cm-Kanone 5 heavy railway gun, named "Greta", is the main objective of sabotage in Destroy the Mighty Railgun Greta (Mission 2). "Greta" is a fictional railway gun, but is mainly based on the 'Robert' and 'Leopold' guns used in Italy. It is said in the mission briefing that Greta is capable of firing a much more powerful shell than the extensively larger 'Schwerer Gustav' and 'Dora' guns, which is highly impossible. The Gustav and Dora guns were twice the size of the Krupp K5 and fired a shell 5 times larger. The Greta Gun requires 4 demolition charges strapped to its side to sabotage, which would likely not cause any considerable damage in reality.
Twin Flak 37
At the end of Level 3 of Scuttle Das Boot U-4910 (Mission 3), what appears to be a Twin Flak 37 is seen mounted on the U-Boat. Much like other non usable background weapons, it lacks serious detail and is much smaller than the actual Twin Flak 37.
Flak 36
In Level 2 of Attack Impenetrable Fort Schmerzen (Mission 4), a possible 88mm Flak 36 canon is encountered in a casemate built into Fort Schmerzen's defense system. It is difficult to identify, due to the serious lack of detail, but the gun somewhat takes the shape of the Flak 36 on a cruciform mount. The gun is unusable and only serves as part of the level design.
V-2 Rocket
The final mission, Escape the V2 Rocket Plant, Patterson must infiltrate the Nordhausen Mittlewerk to sabotage the V-2 Rocket assembly. In Level 2, numerous V-2 Rockets are seen under construction and on assembly lines. In the final level, Patterson sabotages the gyro guidance system to drop the next V-2 rocket on the facility. Once exiting the facility, Patterson makes his way to the launch site and launches the V-2 rocket on top of the facility destroying it and killing all the enemies inside.
Beta Version
The Beta trailer for Medal of Honor, featured on EA's Small Soldiers for PlayStation, had considerable differences to the final game. The most prominent feature was the blood and gore, able to gib enemies with rockets and grenades. The weapons are also different and the quality of the video game them hard to see in detail. The only weapons shown in use are the Thompson M1928A1, M1 Bazooka, and Mk 2 hand grenade. The enemies seem to be armed with the MP40. A couple of images from the Beta version were used as screenshots on the back cover of the game.
MP40
Low detailed enemies are armed with MP40's.
Thompson M1928A1
What seems to be a Thompson M1928A1 appears in a low rendered skin. However, the reload animation seems to be for a Thompson M1A1, cocking the bolt on the side. It has a much lower rate of fire and no muzzle flash when fired. It retains the 20-round magazine.
M1 Bazooka
An M1 Bazooka appears as the Beta versions rocket launcher instead of the M9 Bazooka, identified by the front sight. Although the handle and trigger are visible, there seems to be no hands attached to it. As stated, a rocket will gib enemies upon impact and send blood gushing everywhere.
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Mk 2 hand grenade
The Mk 2 hand grenade is featured looking unrendered and unusually light green. Again, it will gib enemies upon impact.
