Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30 is a first-person shooter video game created b y Gearbox Software for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation

2, Xbox and Mac OS X. It is the first game in the Brothers in Arms series. It is published by Ubisoft and was released in early 2005. The game takes place during World War I I and focuses on tactics. It was ported to the Wii in 2008, as part of the Brothers in Arms: Double Time compila tion. Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30 was also used to recreate scenarios in a 2005 History Channel special, also titled Brothers in Arms. Gameplay In most levels of Brothers in Arms, the player is in command of one or two separ ate 1-3 man teams, with the exception of several sections in which the player is not in command of any unit. There are two types of teams, which are automatically provided before each mission: Fire team: Made up of soldiers with the M1 Garand and the Browning Automatic Rifle and used to fix the enemy with suppressive fire. Assault team: Made up of soldiers usually with the M1A1 Carbine and the Thom pson submachine gun and is good for flanking the enemy while they are pinned down by the players fire team. Additionally, some levels provide the player with a tank in lieu of a team, prov iding players with heavy firepower and mobile cover. The player can also man the pintle-mounted M1919 Browning mac hine gun on the tank for additional suppression. Brothers in Arms is notable for its intuitive command system. Teams n be ordered to move, lay suppressive fire, rally, find cover, and charge the enemy. The game multiple points the effectiveness of fire and maneuver tactics, known as the Four Fs actually used by during World War II, expressed in the game tutorial as "Find, Fix, h" describing the steps in suppressing and flanking an enemy. and tanks ca stresses at the military Flank, Finis

The focus on team command is emphasized by providing the player with an inaccura te aim. Instead of having almost perfect accuracy with weapons in games like Call of Duty, Brothers in Arms model s weapons with erratic accuracy, and enemy fire can interfere with a player's aim to simulate the effects of supp ressive fire. The relative lack of accuracy is designed to simulate the difficulty in hitting targets in a combat situation as well as forcing the player to use team members to engage enemy units and provide better tactical op portunities. Plot

Brothers in Arms is based on the true story of the 502nd Parachute Infantry Regi ment of the famed 101st Airborne Division who were dropped behind German lines on D-Day. The game is based on th e historical Mission Albany, in which the player has to complete true-to-life missions of the 101st. The sequel Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood is also based on the last missions of the 101st, such as link up with 82nd Airborne Division and capture of Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte (which historica lly did not involve the 101st A/B as a whole, but some members volunteered to assist the undermanned 82nd Divisio n). The player takes the role of Joe "Red" Hartstock, a paratrooper (based on Harrison C. Summers and various oth er people) and leader of an airborne squad from Fox Company. The missions range from dropping into France on June 6 to the final defense of Hill 30 eight days later. Baker must lead his me n through troubled times and make decisions that may result in the death of a paratrooper, which causes him much heartache. Characters Main article: List of Brothers in Arms characters Baker's squad consists of Corporal Joe "Red" Hartsock, Cpl. Sam Corrion, Pprivat e First Class Jack Courtland, Pfc. Stephan "Obi" Obrieski, Private Larry Allen, Pvt. Johnny Rivas, Pvt. Michael De sola, Pvt. David Muzza, Pfc. Thomas "Zano" Zanovich, Pvt. Michael Garnett and Pvt. Dale "Kid" McCreary. The R adioman is Pfc. Kevin Benjamin "Legs" Leggett. The squad is one of three under Platoon Sgt. Greg "Mac" Hassay. "Mac" served under Sgt. Baker's father, whom he had much respect for, in the First World War and has promised to himself to make Sgt. Baker into a good soldier. Another character included is Sgt. Baker's best friend, tank commander Sgt. Geor ge Risner, with whom he spent his childhood. He commands a M5 Light Tank. George follows Sgt. Baker into a small French town outside Saint-Cme-du-Mont where his tank is hit by a panzerfaust. He soon dies while firing back at the Germans with Baker's M1911 pistol. Also included are real life personalities General Dwight D. Eisenhower, the Supreme Allied Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force and Lieutenant Colonel Robert G. Cole, who was aw arded the Medal of Honor for leading a charge against a German position outside Carentan early on June 11, 19 44. Another real-life character is Col. S.L.A. Marshall. Lt. Col. Patrick Cassidy is also featured in the series, he is the commander of the 1st Battalion of the 502nd PIR. Col. Howard R. Johnson (the commander of the 501st P IR) is also featured in the series.