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SOLDIER’S HANDBOOK
TABLE OF CONTENTS
V. CHARACTERS ..........................................................9
VI.WEAPONS ............................................................13
VII.VEHICLES............................................................16
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Sgt. Baker
Sgt. Matt Baker is
a soft-spoken youn
grew up in St. Lo g man who
uis, Missouri. Wh
he volunteered to en the war started,
be a paratrooper,
ed to lead his squ but never expect
ad. -
Sgt. Ha ssay
Sgt. Greg “Mac”
Hassay is a profes
who joined the Ar sional soldier
my before the wa
leader and an exc r. He is a tough
ellent tactician. He
“Shoot first – it pis tells his men to
ses the enemy off
long enough
to make the secon
d shot count!”
Staff Sergeant Ha
ssay is the platoo
3rd Platoon, Fox n sergeant for the
Company, 2nd Ba
ttalion, 502 PIR
(Baker's platoon).
Cpl. Corrion
Cpl. Sam Corrio
n is a tough worke
days before the wa r who spent his
r earning a living
He’s also a weap at a textile mill.
ons expert who kn
American and Ge ows both
rman small arms.
Pvt. Le ggett
Pvt. Kevin “Legs”
Leggett is a radio
from Brooklyn, Ne operator hailing
w York. Leggett is
obscure poetry an fond of quoting
d thinks that all
happy endings. He stories should ha
ve
’s just now starte
d to realize that
in war, the story
often ends differ
ently.
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Pvt. Allen
high school and Pfc. Tom Zanovi
Pvt. Larry Allen joined up right after ch
imme diate friendship with Pvt. Garnett in
struck up an
apart and pride themselves
boot camp. They’re rarely seen
y to find the humo r in any situation.
on their abilit
Pvt. Garnett
one that he’s the
Sgt. Risner Louis,
Pvt. Michael Garnett jokes to every Sergeant George Ris
ner was born in St.
here, Kent ucky. ” He was a dock work- unt eered for the U.S. Army
“boy from Now Missouri. Risner vol h
er on the Ohio River before signin
g up for the Army. r graduating from hig
with Matt Baker afte ic
Allen his first week in boot camp , and
. Becaus e of a kne e injury during bas
He met Pvt. school join the para-
. una ble to
they’ve been close friends ever since training, Risner was
nd. Risner
arated from his frie
troops and was sep and bec ame the
ps instea d,
joined the tank cor k in the 70th
Stu art tan
commander of an M5 e
talion. Ma tt was reunited with Georg
Tank Bat
Pfc. Courtland but the y wer e sep arated during the ner is scheduled to
from Richmond, in England, the tanks by sea. Ris
Pfc. Jack Courtland is a younger man opers went in by air, in Normandy after
D-Day.
invasion – the paratro up with Bak er
ng baseb all in his off time. He and has agreed to link
Virginia, who enjoys playi land at Utah Beach
one that some day he will be a professional ball
tells every
Yankees.
player – catcher for the New York
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C H A P T E R XI
SINGLE-PLAYER CAMPAIGN
To start a new single-player campaign, select Begin Game from the
Main Menu.To load a previously completed chapter in the single-player
campaign, or to continue your previous campaign from the last saved
checkpoint, choose Chapters from the Main Menu.As you play through
each chapter, the game will automatically save your progress to the
hard drive at various checkpoints. If you choose Continue, you will
begin at the last saved checkpoint from your previous session.
Choosing Chapters from the menu will give you the opportunity to
replay a previously completed chapter, but choosing this option will
delete your checkpoint progress from the last chapter you played (if
that chapter was not completed).
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Extras
Upon completion of each chapter, you will be awarded a medal based
on the difficulty level you selected. For each medal you receive (each
chapter completed on each successively higher difficulty level), you
will unlock a new item in the Extras menu (accessible from the Main
Menu).The medals you receive will be saved in your profile.To unlock
all the extras, you must first complete the game on the Difficult setting,
which will unlock the Authentic setting. Completing each chapter on Compass
Authentic will unlock the remaining extras. Shows the direction you are facing.
Objective Indicator
C H A P T E R XII Arrows on the outside of the compass point in the direction of your
PLAYING THE GAME next objective in each chapter.
When playing Brothers In Arms: Road to Hill 30, you will step into the Team Indicators
boots of Sgt. Matt Baker and lead the 3rd Squad, 3rd Platoon, Fox Shows the direction and relative health of the members of your
Company, 502nd Parachute Infantry regiment, 101st Airborne Division. team(s)/tank for that chapter. Different symbols represent your assault
The 101st Airborne, the Screaming Eagles, will spearhead the D-Day team, base of fire team, and tank.When the teams are in the “fall-in”
invasion by jumping into German-occupied France near the Utah Beach position they will move from the outer ring of the compass to the
invasion area and secure key objectives in Normandy.This is a danger- inside.
ous mission behind enemy lines, and it will require you to perform as Player Health and Posture
an elite U.S.Army paratrooper and command a squad of fellow para- Shows your level of health in the game – if Baker is wounded, the icon
troopers in a number of engagements with the enemy. will turn from green to yellow to red.This icon will also change from a
standing soldier to a crouching one depending on Baker’s current pos-
ture.
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Like good soldiers, Baker’s squad will follow his orders, but if they see At any time during combat, you can toggle the Situational Awareness
an enemy soldier or are fired upon, they will automatically open or key (default is V), which will pause the game and allow you to examine
return fire.They will also cover each other, and, when moving, will seek the current mission situation from above.This view will allow you to
the best cover for themselves and their teammates to avoid being shot. switch your focus between Sgt. Baker, his team members, the chapter
objectives, and any enemy forces that have been spotted (use the arrow
Enemy Suppression keys to switch focus).
When Baker and his squad engage a team of enemy soldiers, you will
see a suppression indicator appear above the center of the enemy unit. The enemy forces will only appear in Situational Awareness View if
This indicator will first appear red, but when the unit is fired upon, it Baker has already seen them and knows their location; thus, more sol-
diers may be present in a location than show up in the Situational
Awareness View.You can zoom in on focus points by pressing the
Zoom key (default is Z) and rotate around them by using the
Movement keys (default keys are W, S,A, and D).When you are finished
examining the situation, press the Situational Awareness key again to
Unsuppressed Suppressing Suppressed
return to combat.
Fire
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Thanks to the incredible team at Gearbox for realizing the vision through Brother’s In Arms: Road To Hill 30TM
synergy and collaboration that far exceeds the initial idea. Without you
guys and gals, there is no Gearbox.
Brothers In Arms Babies: Liam Martel, Maya Wildes, Gabriella & Isabella Dedicated to:
Velasquez, Katharine Doescher, Ethan Hernandez, Alexander & Evelyn
Armstrong, Elanor Wofford.
Brothers In Arms: Road to Hill 30™ The veterans of the 101st Airborne
©2005 Gearbox Software, LLC.All Rights Reserved. Published and distributed by in the defense of human freedom
Ubisoft Entertainment under license from Gearbox Software, LLC. Brothers In
Arms Road to Hill 30 is a trademark of Gearbox Software and used under
license. Ubisoft, Ubi.com, and the Ubisoft logo are trademarks of Ubisoft
Entertainment in the U.S. and/or other countries. Gearbox Software and the
Gearbox logo are registered trademarks of Gearbox Software, LLC.
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