An Easy Detail/Transcript

==Gameplay==
An Easy Detail
Mons, Belgium
September 2nd, 1944
1520 Hours
Kelly: (offscreen, to Roger) I'm surprised to see you back from the hospital so soon, Sarge.
Smith: What happened?
The screen fades in to the squad standing around near Mons, sharing stories with each other.
Bloomfield: Sarge here got real friendly with a Kraut mortar round.
Kelly: Too bad it wasn't you, Brooklyn. I could have used a break from your wisecracks.
Bloomfield: Hey, I'd take a nice comfy hospital bed away from you guys anytime. Besides, what lovely nurse could refuse my obvious charms?
Smith: Heads up, guys.
Sgt. Hawkins arrives in a Jeep and meets with his squad.
Hawkins: Okay, form up! Word just came down from Regiment. A few minutes ago, our flyboys hammered a German convoy that was headed for Mons. We need to recon the area and make sure they got the job done.
Several American planes fly overhead, causing the troops to cover their heads and duck.
Hawkins: (aside) Dammit...(to the squad) As I said, our boys did a number on 'em so we can expect very little contact. The brass wants us to take a closer look and mop up any survivors before the 'dozers can roll in and clear the way. You boys pulled an easy detail for a change, in and out quick. Back in time for the jumpoff. Questions? (silence) Outstanding, ladies. Mount up!
The squad mounts several Jeeps, with Roger, Miles Castillo, and Hawkins in one together. As the Jeeps drive down the road, Roger's Jeep narrowly misses colliding with another one where Smith honks the horn.
Castillo: Hey watch it, mac!
Hawkins: Watch where you're driving, Private. It's bad enough the Krauts are trying to kill us.
The Jeeps drive further down the road only to witness a pair of American fighter planes shooting at something.
Castillo: What the hell are they shooting at--
Several Stuka dive bombers appear in the skies. One swoops low over the Jeeps and drops its payload dangerously close to the one Hawkins and Roger are in.
Hawkins: Look out! We got company! Stukas!
The Jeeps narrowly miss the Stukas' bombs and continue on.
Hawkins: Patrols from Mons! Keep your eyes open.
The Jeeps keep driving down the road and witness another dogfight in the air that leads to a troop transport being destroyed on the ground. The squad moves past the vehicle and pushes on.
Hawkins: Keep going, Private - there's nothing we can do here.
As the squad moves further on, they come across a bombed-out area with destroyed German troop transports and tanks.
Hawkins: Stay alert and watch your speed!
Castillo: I can barely see the road, Sarge!
Hawkins: Slow it down, Castillo.
The Jeeps come to a stop at a destroyed German Panzer tank.
Soldier: Poor bastards...our boys sure did give 'em h--
A shot rings out and kills the soldier who was talking.
Hawkins: Ambush! Back up! Get moving!
The Jeeps run in reverse and try to vacate the area. Several German armored cars appear.
Castillo: German armor!
The Jeeps find their exit blocked by more German soldiers and more armored cars. One Jeep gets blown up by the armored cars' auto-cannon fire.
Castillo: It's blocked!
Hawkins: Dammit, we lost a Jeep! Give 'em hell with that .50, Sergeant!
Roger mans the machine gun and uses it to destroy the pursuing armored cars. Hawkins calls out the threats as they appear so that Roger can dispatch them accordingly.
Hawkins: Watch your left! Right! Left! Germans in the treeline! Don't slow down! Here they come! One the right!
Soon enough, the Jeeps come under fire from German mortar strikes.
Hawkins: Mortars!
Castillo: We ain't gonna make it!
The Jeeps drive down the road, narrowly avoiding the mortar explosions as the trees around them are felled.
Hawkins: Watch it! Watch those trees, Private!
Suddenly, a tree falls down on the main road right in front of Roger's Jeep.
Hawkins: Castillo, watch out!
Too late. The Jeep hits the tree and the screen cuts to black. A short moment later, Roger comes to and exits the Jeep.
Kelly: Castillo's dead! We gotta get outta here, now!
Bloomfield: C'mon, Max! Max!
Hawkins: He's dead. We have to go. Now! Krauts! Get off the road! Follow me!
Roger and the squad vacate the road and cut through the fields towards some ruins where they take cover from the pursuing German soldiers. After a fierce firefight, the Americans eliminate the German soldiers.
Bloomfield: We're clear. What now, Sarge?
Suddenly, an artillery barrage rains down all around the soldiers. Hawkins leads the squad out of the ruins and away from the explosions.
Hawkins: Keep moving! Keep moving! Move!
The squad winds up in another area filled with German soldiers with a machine gun. Another firefight ensues.
Hawkins: Take out that damn machine gun! Now!
A German Opel Blitz drives off away from the firefight, honking its horn.
Kelly: That truck's getting away!
The squad continues to deal with the Germans until the area is cleared.
Hawkins: Good work! Form up on me.
The squad rallies around Hawkins, who then points out a German MG34 lying nearby.
Hawkins: (to Roger) Grab that Kraut machine gun - we're gonna need it.
Roger grabs the MG34 just as two Opel Blitzes arrive on the scene carrying German soldiers.
Kelly: Here they come!
The Germans offload from the truck and attack the Americans, but Roger uses the machine gun to help repel the onslaught. More Germans arrive on the field to reinforce their men.
Kelly: There's more! Over there
Bloomfield: They're flankin' us!
The squad holds out against the German assault until the last enemy troops are eliminated. Then, the sound of American fighter planes is heard.
Kelly: Here comes the cavalry!
The planes drop their bombs on the German positions, destroying the trucks in the process.
Hawkins: Let's move.
The squad reaches a fence-line just as mortars go off around them. Hawkins kicks open the fence gate, allowing the soldiers to continue on.
Hawkins: We have to get through these woods! Move! Let's go, Corporal! Move it!
The squad runs through the woods even as mortar rounds explode all around them, shattering trees and kicking up debris throughout the area. After exiting the woods, the squad comes under fire from German soldiers across the river. The Germans are holed up in a mill where their mortar team is located.
Smith: Kraut mortar crew by the mill!
Kelly: We got boys from the 1st Platoon across the bridge!
The squad assaults the mill and takes up positions around the building. A German machine gun opens fire on 1st Platoon.
Hawkins: Sergeant! Take out that damned machine gun!
Kelly: They didn't stand a friggin' chance!
Hawkins: We're takin' that mill.
The squad takes up positions around the building. Brooklyn and Roger take up positions on both sides of the door, while Smith takes the side door and McLaughlin covers the back door.
Hawkins: Brooklyn, cover the door, we're goin' in.
Brooklyn bashes open the door, allowing the squad to enter the mill and deal with the German defenders. Eventually, the squad clears out the mill completely. They find themselves in a room with some windows and German machine guns.
Hawkins: Grab a window and keep your eyes peeled. If there were any other Krauts in the area, they sure as hell heard what just happened out there.
The squad takes up positions at the windows overlooking the other side of the river. German reinforcements arrive in trucks and attack the newly-occupied mill. Roger and the squad hold off the attack until German armored units appear in the area.
Smith: We got company! Armor!
Hawkins: Look alive! Someone get a bazooka on that armor!
McLaughlin carries the bazooka but gets shot by Germans.
Hawkins: Damn! Grab that bazooka and find a spot to take out those wagons!
Roger runs up to the second level of the mill and grabs the bazooka, using it to destroy the armored German wagons. The MG42 can also be used to shred the armored car as well.
Kelly: Keep them pinned!
After the Germans in the area are eliminated, Hawkins gets on the radio and speaks to Headquarters requesting for reinforcements.
Hawkins: (on radio) Yes, I understand, but—yes, sir. Understood...out.
More German soldiers arrive and the squad is forced once again to defend the mill. A German Panzer tank appears and opens fire on the mill with the squad still inside. Eventually, the Panzer tank is destroyed when a passing American fighter plane drops its bomb on the tank.
Hawkins: Let's go! On me!
The squad rallies on Hawkins outside the mill while taking a moment to catch its breath.
Hawkins: Okay, everyone listen up... It appears we're not the only ones having a bad day. The flyboys also missed a couple of 88s on the ridge not far from here, and they're raining hell down on the assault force. The entire regiment is pinned and there's no way they can get through to us unless we take out those guns.
Smith: Wait...the whole regiment is pinned down and they expect the five of us to launch an assault on an entire German division?
Hawkins: Glad you're paying attention, Private. Look, these guys are counting on us and we can't let them down.
Bloomfield: How come everyone's always countin' on us, Sarge?
Hawkins: Because we're the infantry, Corporal. And God loves the infantry!
The squad gets ready to move out towards the nearby hedgerows.
Smith: Great. More hedgerows...
Hawkins kicks the fence gate open and the squad runs down the road towards their next objective. Further down the way, the squad sees a plane trailing smoke and spiraling to the ground.
Kelly: Whoa, that plane's in trouble!
The squad watches the plane crash into the fields nearby.
Bloomfield: Was that one of ours?
Hawkins: Let's get over there and check it out.
Bloomfield: It don't look like anyone coulda survived that.
The squad runs into German soldiers further down the road and engage them.
Bloomfield: Krauts!
After dispatching the Germans, the squad proceeds with their objective. Hawkins kicks open a fence gate nearby and the squad enters an apple orchard. After traversing through the orchard, they come upon the downed plane and engage more German soldiers. Eventually, the squad kills the last of the Germans and inspects the downed plane. The plane is revealed to be with the Allied forces, but find no survivors.
Hawkins: There's nobody left here. Keep moving!
The squad moves past the plane and comes upon a boarded-up fence blocking the way.
Hawkins: Somebody get those boards out of the way.
Smith volunteers and kicks down the boards, allowing the squad to proceed further on. As they trudge through the hedgerows, they can hear the sound of 88s grow closer.
Hawkins: Sounds like we're getting close. Cut through the hedge there.
The squad reaches the first set of guns.
Hawkins: Out a satchel charge on that 88!
Roger kills the first German 88 crew and plants some explosives on the first gun. Once the first gun is demolished, the squad passes by a burning field and continues to the second gun nearby, dispatching any German resistance they encounter. The squad reaches the second 88 and kills the German crew operating it.
Hawkins: You know what to do.
Roger plants another explosive charge on the gun. Once the gun is destroyed, Kelly opens up a gate out of the area for the squad.
Kelly: Through here!
The squad proceeds through the gate and reaches a farmhouse, where they encounter more German fighters and the next 88 gun.
Hawkins: Take out that 88!
Roger plants the explosives on the 88 and gets clear in time for the gun to explode. The squad rallies by the farmhouse doors.
Hawkins: Corporal, take Schmitty and clear that barn! The rest of you take up defensive positions and provide covering fire! Go!
Roger and Smith enter the farmhouse and clear out the Germans inside.
Smith: All clear, sir!
Hawkins: All right, form up on me. Let's get those doors open!
The squad opens up the sliding doors leading outside the farm house and attacks the German command post up on the ridge ahead. As they push further up, the squad finds the last 88 gun being manned by Germans.
Bloomfield: Blow that last 88!
Roger dispatches the last German crew and plants explosives on the final gun, destroying it in the process.
Hawkins: Let's go! On me!
Hawkins kicks open the door leading up to the ridge, but is shot three times by the machine gun.
Kelly: Hawk! Medic!
Bloomfield: You lousy Kraut bastards!
Kelly grabs Hawkins and places him behind cover, checking his wounds.
Kelly: Oh, Christ...where's that goddamned medic?! C'mon, Hawk! Get a medic over here now!
Roger and the squad move up the ridge towards the German CP and kill the last of the defenders there. Afterwards, they return over to Hawkins' position to check on him. Two medics are tending to Hawkins' wounds while the squad watches with concern.
Bloomfield: Hawk's gonna be okay, right?
Kelly: Let 'em do their job, Brooklyn.
Bloomfield: Yeah, sure. No sweat. Sarge is gonna be just fine, just like always.
Smith: He looks pretty bad, is he still breathing?
Bloomfield: (pushes Smith) Of course he's still breathin'! Sarge here is tougher than anything those lousy Krauts can throw at him! He's gonna be just fine I tell ya! Just fine.
Kelly: That's right, Brooklyn. He's gonna be just fine.
A medical Jeep drives over to take Hawkins away to a hospital. The two medics place Hawkins on a stretcher and lift him up onto the Jeep.
Bloomfield: Hey, don't worry, Sarge. Doc's gonna patch you up real good. We'll see you real soon!
After Hawkins is loaded on the Jeep, the medics drive away while the squad watches.
End of level.