Edward Carlyle

Sergeant Edward Carlyle was a British commando who fought in the North Africa campaign during World War II, as seen during the events of Call of Duty: Finest Hour. He appears as a playable character in the game. He was put in charge of demolitions because of his degree in chemistry.In his opening speech cutscene, he states that he was a university chemistry teacher before signing up to help the war effort.
== Biography ==
In the beginning of his career, Edward Carlyle worked as a chemistry teacher in England. Sometime before he joined the British army he became married.
Eventually, Edward Carlyle joined the British army and became a commando as part of the PPA or Popski's Private Army and worked with Bob Starkey. As Edward Carlyle, the player takes part in some Commando raids in Northern Africa against the German troops lead by General Rommel. He was then promoted to the rank of sergeant.
=== Mission: Matmata and Depot Saboteurs ===
On the night of 22 January 1943, the PPA engages in a raid on the Tunisian village of Matmata. Their objective is to destroy a munitions depot valuable to the Afrika Korps, and so Sergeant Starkey splits his team into two troops for a pincer attack. Troop A, consisting of Starkey, Edward Carlyle, Holden, Joseph and the local partisan fighter Yusef, proceeds on foot through the outskirts of the village towards a German radio post. In the ensuing gunfight, a Panzer IV enters the fray and is subsequently destroyed by Carlyle. Starkey and the rest of the team proceeds to destroy the German communication antenna and later the munitions depot.
Once the munitions depot was destroyed, Carlyle and the surviving members of Troop A begins to make their way to the German's fuel depot. On their way the team encounter with three Panzer IV tanks. Starkey found a crate of German Tellermines nearby which Carlyle then used to destroy the tanks. Carlyle and the rest of the team arrive at the fuel depot and despite heavy resistance they are able to destroy it. With the fuel depot destroyed Carlyle and Starkey meet up with Higgins from Troop B and the trio departs from the village by Jeep.
=== A Desert Ride and Raiding the Fortress ===
On the following morning Starkey receives information via radio that members from the Long Range Desert Group are pinned down and surrounded by German forces in a nearby ancient fortress. Before heading there the trio stops for re-fuelling the Jeep but Higgins was killed by a German sniper shortly after. Once Starkey finished re-fuelling the Jeep, Carlyle mans the Jeep's 50.cal machine gun destroy several German targets of opportunity on the way, including a German supply caravan. Following this the two arrive at the fortress but they came under fire by a Stuka which causes Starkey to lose control of the Jeep and they crash into the ancient ruins.
The two are knocked for a short while, but once they wake up they came under heavy fire. Luckily for them allied reinforcements have arrived to support them in their rescue. Starkey provides Carlyle with C4 and instructs him to use it to destroy the archways allowing more German soldiers to enter the fortress. Carlyle then assisted by Privates Robbins and Peterson. Following the destruction of the archway, Carlyle is able to link up with Sergeant Jack DeHart, who is accompanied by Private Allen Rowe, at the top of the old watchtower.
After linking up with DeHart, he informs Carlyle that a cartographer affiliated with the unit, Corporal Harold Snyder, has been captured and is being held underground within the fortress's cistern system. They are reinforced by a small group of commandos, led by Private David Tuey, as the group attempts to fight their way across the courtyard towards the northern archway. They come under fire from foot soldiers and endure a bombing run by a squadron of Junkers Ju 87 aircraft.
Following the destruction of the northern archway the group successfully found and rescued Snyder. Starkey suddenly joins them and the four soldiers escape the fortress through an underground tunnel.
== Gallery ==
CoDFH A Desert Ride opening cutscene.jpg|In A Desert Ride (opening cutscene, right)
CoDFH A Desert Ride opening cutscene 2.jpg|Ditto (left)
CoDFH A Desert Ride last shot.jpg|In A Desert Ride (ending cutscene)
Raiding the Fortress CoDFH.jpg|In Raiding the Fortress (right)
CoDFH Raiding the Fortress Edward Carlyle.png|Ditto
CoDFH Edward Carlyle picture.png|A photograph of Carlyle seen in the file selection screen.
== Trivia ==
*He has a tattoo on his left arm.
*In Call of Duty 2, there is an unplayable British soldier called Carlyle, who serves with the player in the North Africa and the liberation of Caen.
== References ==
 ru:Эдвард Карлайл
Carlyle, Edward
Category:Call of Duty: Finest Hour British Characters
Category:Protagonists