Action at Vierville

Action at Vierville
Game	Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30
Chapter Details
Date	June 7th 1944, D+1
Time	0900
Location	Vierville
Enemies	Infanterie
Objective(s)	Clear the Town of Vierville
Game Progression
Previous Mission	Rommel's Asparagus
Next Mission	Dead Man's Corner (in-game) Hell's Corners (chronologically)

"I couldn't sleep, so I made sure the guys pulling guard were awake. In the dark you can't help but think about home. I was thinking about George. How we used to launch bottle rockets in a creek behind his house and blame it on the kids down the street. How we always seemed to go after the same girls in high school. How he could be dead right now and I wouldn't even know it."

— Baker's Monologue

Action at Vierville is the 8th chapter of Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30. It introduces a tank squad and enemy tanks along with anti tank weapons in this chapter.

Summary

As the men push southwest toward St. Come-du-Mont, the action at Vierville is thick. On D+1, assistance from armor landed at Utah would help...

Plot

Baker and his men are waiting outside of Vierville and talking. Mac came to Baker and order him to take the town to clear the path to capture St. Come du Mont, a key town to capture Carentan. They are also provided armor support to help in the takeover. Baker and his men proceed to the town and faced German resistance.

Suddenly, an American tank came behind the Germans and attack them with its main gun. The tank commander reveals to be Baker's best friend, George Risner and they proceed to clear the town. Each section of Vierville are clear of Germans with the help of Risner's tank. They managed to clear a German squad garrisoned in the town, 2 anti tank artillery and 1 StuG.

Soon, the Germans launch a counterattack with a StuG supporting the enemy. Baker and his men managed to defeat the counterattack and take down the enemy tank. Baker meet with George for a small talk and prepare their attack on the causeway to St. Come.

Objectives

Clear the Town of Vierville

The next objective is the town of St. Come-du-Mont. To reach it, you must pass through Vierville.

Characters

• Staff Sergeant Gregory Hassay
• Sergeant Matthew Baker (Playable)
• Sergeant George Risner
• Corporal Joseph Hartsock
• Private First Class Kevin Leggett
• Private Larry Allen
• Private Michael Garnett (does not speak)

Weapons

American Weapons and Vehicles

• M1 Garand
• M1A1 Thompson
• M5 Stuart

German Weapons and Vehicles

• Kar 98k
• MP 40
• Pak 36
• StuG III Ausf. A

Teams

Fire Team:

• Cpl. Hartsock - B.A.R. M1918
• Pvt. Allen - M1 Garand
• Pvt. Garnett - M1 Garand

Tank:

• Sgt. Risner - M5 Stuart

Transcript

Main article: Action at Vierville/Transcript

Extras

Brothers in Arms Level Design Department

Brothers in Arms level designers

Brothers in Arms level designers

Brothers in Arms level designers

The Stuart Tank - Col. Antal Briefing

This is the U.S. M5 Stuart light Tank.

Tanks like this landed in the first wave at Utah beach and linked up with the paratroopers of the 101st Airborne during the D-Day invasion.

Among, the American tanks, the M5 had the least armor and the smallest gun. It was used primarily for reconnaissance, scouting missions and light infantry support.

The Stuart tank was armed with a 37mm main cannon, which was used against fixed positions and lightly armored vehicles. A 30 caliber machine gun, mounted co-axially with the main gun, which could be aimed with the turret at enemy infantry. A 30 caliber bow machine gun, which could be used for suppression of enemy positions. And a turret-mounted 30 caliber machine gun, which could be used by an infantryman riding on the back deck, just like Sergeant Baker can do in Brothers in Arms.

60 Years Later - Gearbox in Vierville

Art Director, Brian Martel, surveys the small village of Vierville.

Vierville begins and ends within view of this camera. Gearbox discovers evidence of the fighting that took place here 60 years ago.

Little has changed in Vierville in past six decades. This tomb was already 60 years old when the paratroopers fought through here in 1944.

This church is the centerpiece of Vierville. There are many pock-marks from bullet impacts in its walls. Other scares are even more ancient.

Randy Pitchford tells the story of the fighting that took place here for a television documentary.

In the cemetery, one can imagine the WW2 partroopers on D+1 taking cover behind the grave markers of the French WW1 soldiers buried here.

Pre-Production Lip-Synch Screen Test

Brothers in Arms - Extras - Pre-Production Lip Synch Screen Test

Gallery

PC Loading Screen

Trivia

• This is the first mission with a tank, including enemy tank and anti tank guns.

Difference in the PS2 version

• When George Risner talked, the cutscene camera is at a different angle.
• Red is equipped with an M1A1 Thompson.