BF1942 for BFV, in other words a free gift from EA - Page 3

MattxMosh · 2004-07-17, 01:29 PM

Originally Posted by Biohazzard56

No Desert Combat for BFV, DC .8 should be out within a month. They have been busy working on Battlefield 2.

I can't wait fo rthat, but, if you liked teh Eve of Destruction Mod, thats being worked on for BFV, which should be great.

Sputty · 2004-07-17, 01:34 PM

...Why? What does Eve have that BF:V doesn't? Maybe some more maps, and a couple more vehicles, but it seems rather pointless

MattxMosh · 2004-07-17, 01:37 PM

Originally Posted by Sputty

...Why? What does Eve have that BF:V doesn't? Maybe some more maps, and a couple more vehicles, but it seems rather pointless

It'll be more like a free expansion pack I suppose.

I really liked EoD, more so than BF:V, a lot more, but hey, thats just me.

Edit: The multiplayer maps are much more fun to me.

Dharkbayne · 2004-07-17, 01:40 PM

Originally Posted by ChewyLSB

Do you know what the strategy was for cave clearing in Iwo Jima? Three people, one armed with a flamethrower, one armed with a Thompson (I think, maybe an M3), and the last with a Garand, would move into position outside the cave entrance. They would use the flamer to fire into the cave opening, kill maybe one person max, then a Japanese rifleman would shoot the flamer, killing all three. Repeat about 20 times until you kill... the 5 japanese inside the cave.

So that's 60 people for only a handful of Japanese. The same job could be done the same, if not better, with grenades.

I doubt they did the EXACT SAME THING 20 times in a row, on every cave, if 5 people died every time.

Sputty · 2004-07-17, 01:42 PM

While the Marines lost a lot of troops in combat on Iwo Jima, the Japanese lost far more.

ChewyLSB · 2004-07-17, 01:50 PM

Japan didn't have as many people as you think on Iwo Jima. Japan knew it was going to lose Iwo Jima, so they fought to the death, with the theory of "taking down as many American's as they can".

I saw something on the History Channel about Iwo Jima.

Dharkbayne: It sounds stupid, but that is EXACTLY what they did. Same strategy, over and over again for one cave entrance until the cave was clear. Next cave, same exact thing. Japan fortified Iwo Jima extremely well, and more American's were lost than were Japanese (I am almost 90% sure of this, maybe I'm wrong).

EDIT: I stand corrected, Japan lost 25,000, America lost 20,000. That's pretty impressive for Japan considered how outnumbered they were.

Sputty · 2004-07-17, 01:52 PM

You're wrong. Hundreds of thousands of Japanese died at Iwo Jima. I believe around 50k Americans were lost.

oddfish · 2004-07-17, 01:54 PM

Originally Posted by Sputty

You're wrong. Hundreds of thousands of Japanese died at Iwo Jima. I believe around 50k Americans were lost.

actually, there were lots of advanced medics on Iwo Jima. you'd be surprised at the minimal loss of men. Something like eight guys who were only BR3 or something. n00bs.

ChewyLSB · 2004-07-17, 01:55 PM

Sputty, that is a) impossible and b) improbable. There weren't even "hundred of thousands" of Japanese on Iwo Jima, there were 25k Japanese on Iwo Jima. I editted my last post... so...

Dharkbayne · 2004-07-17, 01:57 PM

Why are you so gung ho about defending Japania, they lost.

ChewyLSB · 2004-07-17, 01:57 PM

I'm just saying the loss on Iwo Jima wasn't a "crushing defeat" on Japan as some people think.

Sputty · 2004-07-17, 01:58 PM

It's not Japania idiot
It's Japanico

Dharkbayne · 2004-07-17, 02:00 PM

Originally Posted by Sputty

It's not Japania idiot
It's Japanico

Sputty · 2004-07-17, 02:01 PM

Bah, the site I got Iwo Jima info from sucked

JetRaiden · 2004-07-17, 02:48 PM

I hate the No1 rifle in BF1942. it has the fire power of a BB Gun and Ive never seen it before in my life. Why couldnt they have the M1 Garand from the start?