History VideoGame / Battlefield1942

** The Soviets zig zag between using American, British, and even ''German'' weapons in the case of the Medic, simply re-using the [=MP18=] rather than using something like the PPSH SMG. In fact, the only Russian weapon that makes an appearance in the game is the Degtyaryov DP LMG for the Assault class.
** In what may be one of the greatest examples of this, the Midway (specifically, the multiplayer version) and Iwo Jima maps give the US Navy HMS ''Prince of Wales'', a British battleship, complete with giving it a US flag. No British ships of any kind were at either battle, nor does the ''Prince of Wales'' resemble any USN battleship[[note]]The ''Prince of Wales'' was a King George V-class battleship, notable for having quadruple gun turrets (four guns per turret) as part of her main battery, an extremely rare design which no US battleship ever had (going all the way back to the first American battleship, USS Texas), nor did any other British class of battleship other than the KGV-class[[/note]]. It should also be noted that the ''Prince of Wales'' only appears on those two maps, and the British do not have any major naval maps in the game.

The original game spawned two expansions: '''''Road to Rome''''', about the Italian campaign of 1943-1945, and '''''Secret Weapons of World War II''''', which introduced new maps, weapons and vehicles, specifically vehicles that never went beyond the prototype stage... and also [[StupidJetpackHitler jetpacks]].

The original game spawned two expansions: '''''Road to Rome''''', about the Italian campaign of 1943-1945, and '''''Secret Weapons of World War II''''', which introduced new maps, weapons and vehicles, specifically vehicles that never went beyond the prototype stage... [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers and]] also [[StupidJetpackHitler jetpacks]].

** The Armstrong Whitworth A.W.52 is armed with rocket pods and bombs while in reality, it's unarmed prototype flying wing.

* ArtificialStupidity: The bots have a notoriously awful AI.

* CarFu: It's possible to deal massive damage simply by driving into an enemy vehicle at full speed. One common tactic is to drive jeeps straight into tanks, kamikaze style. This can be made deadlier with the use of remote explosive charges.
** Of course, any player can also man any portion of the vehicle - just hotswap, and you can gun down people pestering your tank. This can also lead to certain planes' (such as Stukas or Junker 88) pilots swapping seats in midair in order to fire the mounted machine guns.

''Battlefield 1942'' is a multiplayer FirstPersonShooter by Creator/{{DICE}} and the first game in the ''VideoGame/{{Battlefield}}'' series. [[note]]''VideoGame/Battlefield1'' is a much more recent game down the line, "1" referring to "World War 1"[[/note]] It used the Refractor Engine and was released in 2002.

The original game spawned two expansions: '''''Road to Rome''''', about the Italian campaign of 1943-1945, and '''''Secret Weapons of World War II''''', which introduced new maps, weapons and vehicles, specifically vehicles that never went beyond the prototype stage... [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers and also]] [[StupidJetpackHitler jetpacks]].

''Battlefield 2'' moved the setting to TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture. The series later returned to World War II with ''Battlefield 1943'', ''VideoGame/BattlefieldHeroes'' and ''VideoGame/BattlefieldV''.

** It's definitely possible to be this when playing in solo mode against bots thanks to well-placed ambush sites (near ammo crates) and the [[ArtificialStupidity AI's limits]].

* CrewOfOne: [[UniversalDriversLicense Everyone]] can at least drive or fly any vehicle, though some vehicles require another player to fire their weapons, some vehicles can have more than one gunner, and some vehicles can carry passengers.

** The Soviets zig zag between using American, British, and even ''German'' weapons in the case of the Medic, simply re-using the [=MP18=] rather than using something like the PPSH SMG. In fact, the only Russian weapon that makes an appearance in the game is the DP LMG for the Assault class.

* AntiAir: 40 mm Bofors gun for the Allies and Flak 38 for the Axis.

* ArtificialStupidity: The bots are notoriously awful.

** A glaring example is the "Market Garden" map. The battle of Arnhem was fought by the British 1st Airborne Division, yet the playable Allied faction of the map is American. For obvious balance reasons, Allies are given tanks and heavy artillery on this map, while in real life the British paratroopers lacked such support and lost the battle as a result.

** ''Secret Weapons of World War II'' adds the Douglas C-47 for the Allies, which is basically a mobile air spawn point.
* LastStand: The Berlin map is this for the Germans in the original game, against the Red Army.

* StupidJetpackHitler: ''Secret Weapons of World War II'' added various German planes that were planned but never saw mass production, such as the Horten 229 flying wing or the Bachem 349 rocket plane. It also featured ''[[JetPack actual jetpacks]]''. For the sake of balance, this is also inverted with the use of many Allied prototype weapons and vehicles.

** ''Secret Weapons of World War II'' features battles with mass produced versions of vehicles that never went beyond the prototype stage such as experimental jet planes, working anti-air missiles and a mass produced American super-heavy tank.