This mission is also noted to be very long (compared to the other missions) and a test of endurance for the player. This level has become legendary in the course of WWII shooters and is heralded as the most intense mission of the entire game. Later on, in coordinating the Allies' establishing of a beachhead in Normandy he must go with Captain Ramsey to find paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division and assist them in taking out a battery of Nebelwerfers outside Carentan. He must first survive the assault on Omaha Beach. Powell is reassigned to the front lines to lead a platoon of solders in Operation Overlord. Operation Overlord (June 6–7, 1944): After his outstanding handling of the previous mission under difficult circumstances, Lt.This is one of two missions where Powell must go incognito, disguised as a German Officer, to enter the German submarine.

After the untimely death of Major Grillo, the mission must be fought by Powell alone.

Scuttling the U-529 (February 12, 1943): Powell is in Norway to scuttle the U-529, and destroy a prototype Naxos radar detector, a device that would shift the balance of power in the Atlantic back to the Nazis.

Powell must finally 'light the torch' atop a lighthouse to signal the beginning of Operation Torch. After saving Grillo, he must help complete Grillo's mission which includes securing the beach areas and taking out the local air field. The squad is ambushed and only Powell survives. In the Algerian coastal town of Arzew, Powell is part a ranger squad in a rescue mission to recover the SAS commando Major Jack Grillo. Powell begins his first mission as an OSS agent in North Africa.

Lighting the Torch (November 7, 1942): Lt.

You get to participate in historical events such as the Allied landings in Africa and the invasion of Normandy. You play as Lieutenant Powell throughout six different missions during which you're either assigned to the 1st and 2nd Ranger Battalions or an undercover operative of the Office of Strategic Services behind enemy lines. Lieutenant Mike Powell was an American soldier and OSS operative originally from the 1st Ranger Battalion, although he's transferred to the 2nd Ranger Battalion shortly before Operation Overlord.

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