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Call of Duty 2 - Downtown Assault - game guide, walkthrough, secrets, game tips & strategies

Call of Duty 2 Game Guide
Downtown Assault
by Jacek "Stranger" Halas (guides.gamepressure.com)
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Downtown Assault  (6/28)

TIME AND PLACE: January 15, 1943; Stalingrad

YOU ARE: Private Vasili Ivanovich Koslov

The following mission is very short, but it has some difficult moments. You will have to take control of some of the surrounding buildings and destroy a couple of enemy tanks. You start off in a small building. Exit (screen 1). Keep going straight. You should reach the rest of the team. Get ready, because the allied soldiers are playing on taking enemy positions. You should join them (screen 2).

 

 

Keep moving forward. You should see some enemy soldiers. Start shooting at them (screen 1). There are a lot of allied forces taking part in this battle, so you won’t have to use any covers. Watch out for some new snipers hidden on one of the right balconies (screen 2). I would also recommend sending them at least one grenade.

 

 

Continue pushing forward. You’ve got to be extra cautious. There are a lot of new enemies nearby. Some of them may be hard to find. Take out the Germans hiding in one of the right buildings (screen 1). After you killed them, use the stairs to get inside (screen 2).

 

 

Get closer to one of the windows. An enemy tank should arrive here shortly (screen 1). You will receive some new orders, including destruction of the tank. Use the stairs to exit the building. You have to be cautious. Some German soldiers may have been sent here. You’ve got to take them out (screen 2). Reload your weapon.

 

 

You have to start running towards the opposite building. Remember that the area is being patrolled by an enemy tank. You can’t stop or you will be shot. Enter the new building (screen 1). Go to the room shown on your compass. Pick up some sticky bombs. They should be lying on the floor, near the lamp (screen 2). Head towards exit.

 

 

Start running (yes... AGAIN!!). You have to get to the building you previously had chance to explore (screen 1). This is where you saw the tank for the first time. Doing that will help you to get closer to the machine. Use a sticky bomb in one of the highlighted spots (screen 2). Move back. Be sure to keep a safe distance.

 

 

After the explosion go to the building where you found the sticky bombs. Join the other squad members that have stationed here (screen 1). You’ve got only one more building to go. After you get there start moving towards the occupied building (screen 2). You should choose the right side. Doing that will help to organize a surprise attack at enemy forces.

 

 

Get closer to the building and throw a couple of grenades in there (screen 1). The entrance is being watched by a guy with a heavy machine gun. It is very important that you take him out. Enter the building and deal with the other enemy soldiers who managed to survive the explosions (screen 2). Some of the Germans will use the grenades. You must avoid them at all costs. Use the stairs to go to the upper floor.

 

 

After you get to the first floor move to the next room. You should see a couple of heavy machine guns. Use one of them (screen 1). Now you will have to take care of a couple of groups of enemy soldiers. Be sure to check the right building from time to time (screen 2). Some new Germans may be appearing there.

 

 

Some allied soldiers should appear on the map in a couple of seconds. You have to help them. Start shooting at the Germans hiding in the left building (screen 1). You don’t have to aim in anything in particular. The key is to surpress enemy fire while allied soldiers are setting the charges. After that, the building should explode (screen 2). One less problem for you to worry about.

 

 

You should hear a warning from the other squad members. An enemy tank is coming. Leave the MG-42 AT ONCE. The tank will be aiming at the wall (screen 1). After the explosion follow one of the allied soldiers. Once you get to the square, start off with eliminating German soldiers (screen 2). It would be wise to use surrounding brick walls to your advantage (mostly for much needed cover).

 

 

You should reach a small square, that is being patrolled by an enemy tank (the same one that was firing at you). Ignore the tank for a couple of minutes. First of all, you should take care of the German soldiers (screen 1). They are mostly hiding behind the brick walls. After you deal with the Nazis crouch by one of the brick walls and wait for the tank to pass by (screen 2). Start running. Set a charge in one the highlighted spots.

 

 

The tank will be destroyed without any other problems. You can witness the explosion if you want to (screen 1). One of the squad leaders should arrive here shortly. You have to follow him (screen 2). There’s only one path leading to the exit, so you shouldn’t have any problems getting there. Well done, you have sucessfully completed another mission.

 

 

Downtown Assault  (6/28)
comments and responses

This may be a little late, as I just recently decided to buy the game.
You need 1 smoke grenade, and most of the Germans dead. While the sniper rifle does help in killing the germans, it's not necessary to have. When you emerge out of the second recaptured apartment building, turn to the left. On the left is a crumpled and destroyed foundation of a brick building, which has many spots from which to seek cover from the tank, gunshots and grenades. From there, pick off as many enemies as possible. Notice that at this position, the tank moves back and forth from directly across the square to the left side of the square. When the gunfire has tapered off, look to the tank. When the tank begins to move back to the other side of the square, throw the smoke grenade. Then when the tank begins to move back to the left side of the square, charge it. You should have no trouble attaching the explosives and then jumping over the wall on your left for cover.

All positions (i.e. left, right, across) are relative to your position.
General Aegon
05/07/2007 20:26
OMG! I was getting sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo frustrated trying to do this on veteran to get achievements on xbox live.. heheheh.. anyways.. thanks so much!
Reeves 28th ID
29/01/2007 22:57
Just started playing CoD2 again on the Hard mode and i'm having trouble with this level, the tank keeps killing me by shooting through the walls :\
Tommm
28/01/2007 13:39
Make sure u pick up dat Mosin-Nagant scoped- U can use in the next missions! It's very helpful!
nazikiller
20/12/2006 19:11
I found this to be very difficult on Veteran because the damn tank always keeps its distance from you, machine gunning and shelling the whole time. It took three smoke grenades to get close enough to ambush it.
Sternhammer
28/05/2006 09:50
Taking out the panzers with my sticky bombs i very fun.
Oliver Clothesov
03/05/2006 17:17
dude but if its in veteran, it is not that simple that tank fires at you like crazy... and you should add in that you will need smoke grenades if doing in veteran mode... thanks for the guide, really helped =D
kaboose
30/04/2006 03:51
Haha, what a coincidence. I was having the EXACT same problem last night and this afternoon. Finally after nearly two or more hours of retrying the part over and over, I was successfully able to plant the bombs. Here's a brief walkthrough of what I did. First, using the sniper rifle that I hope you picked up earlier, I sniped all of the Germans in the area. A good sniping spot is up in the building. Just peek out of one of the two windows and have a hay day picking off the soldiers one by one. Once you have the area cleared, exit the building and make your way out through the door that faces the area that the tank is circling. As soon as you step out of the doorway, take a left and look for a little alcove/alleyway type area. There may be one othr soldier in there, taking cover behind a demolished wall. Then, you take cover as well and wait for the tank to move close to you. By close, I mean the side that would be on your right if you are looking out through the entrance of the alcove you entered. Then, cut through the center area and make your way over to the tank, place the charge, and get some cover. The tank will then explode and you'll be on your merry way. Hoped that help. I tried to be as clear as possible. If you have any questions, lemme know, I'll check up on the thread until bed. ~SSBMaster77
SSBMaster77
21/04/2006 17:00
Not hard at all!
Paramore
19/04/2006 23:41
This is fun and short level.
leo
14/03/2006 21:20
When you have to chase down the tank, consider equipping a pistol. You can move a lot faster with a pistol equipped, and the darned tank zips around. Kill their infantry first, of course.
dcp
10/02/2006 03:52

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Introduction
Walkthrough
The Winter War
Red Army Training
Demolition
Not One Step Backwards!
Repairing the Wire
Railroad Station No. 1
Fortress Stalingrad
Stalingrad City Hall
Comrade Sniper
The Battle of El Alamein
The Diversionary Raid
Hold the Line
Operation Supercharge
The End of the Beginning
The Tank Squadrons
Crusader Charge
88 Ridge
Rommel’s Last Stand
Armored Car Escape
Retaking Toujane
Assault on Matmata
The Battle for Caen
Prisoners of War
The Crossroads
The Tiger
The Brigade Box
D-Day
The Battle of Pointe du Hoc
Defending the Pointe
The Silo
Hill 400
Bergstein
Rangers Lead The Way
The Battle for Hill 400
Crossing the Rhine
The Crossing Point
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