Foreward

Two things are certain in Call of Duty 3: Death and Taxes... well so not much taxes, but you will DIE and you will DIE OFTEN! Don't be too worried about it, death can be great (other than the morphine injections you get). Dying lets you know not to do something stupid again. If you are going to the left of an area to flank enemies and can't seem to get anywhere, then try flanking right or some other way. You may find a route that works so easily you'll slap yourself for not seeing the "obvious" tactic.

Second, live for checkpoints. Once you see those lovely green words, take a breather, do some breathing exercises, walk the dog, and then strap your bullet-ridden corpse back in there.

Third, listen to your men; listen because they know war tactics better than you. If they tell you to advance, it is because you've eliminated enough of a chain (see chains below) to cut it off and make some progress forward. Sometimes you will hear commands, but they are directed to other soldiers. Make sure you listen to your name and only respond to it.

Forth, do things differently. If something recommended here doesn't work for you, try something else. If that doesn't work, try something else again. Throw a grenade first to throw off the krauts, Eliminate chains in different orders. Try different cover, try no cover, try just running directly at them with your hands waving like a maniac.

The AI for COD3 works very simply, they have a destination that they are going to go to, and 90% of the time they will run until they get there, set themselves, and fire at you. During their trip is the best time to shoot, they are wide open and not prepared to return fire.

Chains: Gerry will always try to fill out the line. They will continually spawn inside the house, and run out to fill in the cover. Your job is to kill the guy behind the tree, then the car, then the barrels, then the boxes, and finally hiding by the door. If you can do it fast enough Gerry won't fill in those spots, and you'll be in the house. If you do it boxes, barrels, car, tree, you may find that the boxes and barrels are filled in by the time you kill the tree guy.

This is an example of a horizontal Chain. The enemy will be in chains all the time, either vertical or horizontal. Horizontal chains need to be wiped out entirely before proceeding, whereas vertical chains are picked away. Consider walking through a trench with 5 sets of boxes between you and the end of the trench. Gerry will sit behind all 5 boxes, and if you stand in one place and kill them, you can go through more magazines than a bookstore, and they'll still be there. One of the differences between all the other difficulty settings and veteran is the respawn. Gerry will continually respawn on Veteran. If you kill and advance to box 1, now Gerry can only occupy boxes 2 - 5.

Eliminating chains is the KEY to this game. Learn it, practice it, master it, and RELOAD.

Fighting Tips:
In houses when you proceed upstairs look up first. Check for open areas and face those when you proceed. If there is more than one area, check in bursts. Pop up and look and once side, then pop back. Then check the other sides the same way. You may find where the guys are later, but when you hit a house that holds a check point for the first time it's sweet to beat it on the first try.

In houses never leave your back to an unknown opening. If you are clearing a room, run in headlong and guns a blazing. Quick reflexes and an automatic weapon will usually get the job done.

Use your compass, always look where your checkpoints are and keep focussed on getting them.

When you take damage, find quick cover. If none is around drop to the ground and try to shoot in the area of your soon to be killer.

Don't be afraid to fall back if you are overwhelmed. You can always push back again.

Jump, dodge weave, make yourself a moving target. It's hard to hit Krauts on the run, and it's hard to hit you on the run. It might not always work, but it's effective single and multiplayer.

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Page Listing 1 : Foreward 2 : Chapter 1: Saint Lo 3 : Chapter 2: The Island 4 : Chapter 3: Night Drop 5 : Chapter 4: Mayenne Bridge 6 : Chapter 5: Falaise Road 7 : Chapter 6: Fuel Plane 8 : Chapter 7: The Black Baron 9 : Chapter 8: The Forest 10 : Chapter 9: Laison River 11 : Chapter 10: The Crossroads 12 : Chapter 11: Hostage 13 : Chapter 12: The Corridor of Death 14 : Chapter 13: The Mace 15 : Chapter 14: Chambois

Chapter 1: Saint Lo