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Dialogue - translated German

Medal of Honor: Frontline

Part 2: A Storm in the Port
Chapter 3: Eye of the Storm

Dry docks of U-boat facility. Lorient, France. August 18, 1944, 5:00 a.m.

I opened the hatch of U-4902 and found myself at the U-boat facility. The sky was still black as night, and gray clouds filled the upper atmosphere. I cold easily smell ocean water around me, and it was making me a little nauseous. The submarine had apparently docked, for there was a ramp on its side for people to get on and off. I quietly stepped my way off the U-boat and onto the cemented ground.

I hid behind a stack of crates in case there were any guards scanning the dock. I saw two Germans moving a crate of fish.

"We'd better put a tarp over these in case it rains."

"You're such a do-gooder, Kurt!"

"Fine! Let them rot, then!"

Once again I had no idea what was being said. I knew I had to ask for German language tutorials when I got back to base. In the meantime, I had to go unseen, and anyone who did see me would have to die at my hands. I noticed a crate of stick grenades, so I grabbed a bunch of them before moving on.

I tossed one of the grenades at the pair with the fish. Naturally, they reacted by trying to throw it away. I shot at one of them with the MP- 40 to give a needed distraction. The other died in the grenade blast. A bullet hit the concrete near me, and I took cover. There was a Nazi guard in a tall tower, and he started shooting at me as soon as he heard my first attack. I stood up from behind the crates and fired on the Nazi, but the machine gun was practically useless from a long range. I pulled out the Colt .45 and fired a couple bullets. One managed to pierce the Nazi's chest. As he put a hand to his wound, he fell from the tower and hit the ground with a bone-cracking splat.

This wasn't going to do me any good. I needed something that was effective at a long range. I then remembered that the French Resistance was on my side, and they mentioned that they dropped a package on top of one of the buildings that could help my out. I saw one building with a winding staircase and a ladder to the top, so I decided to try it, first. Not before I encountered another guard by a supply truck. It took some dodging, but a few MP-40 bullets in the chest took him out.

As I climbed the ladder on the building, a sudden announcement came over the intercom. "Attention all dock personnel. U-4902 has docked and must be boarded and secured, immediately! There is a danger of an Allied stowaway attempting to make his way off the U-boat and into the shipyards."
 Either it was telling everyone to keep up the good work, or they found out I was here. In either case, I made it to the roof. I turned when I heard shouting. A German was running at me, firing his rifle. After dealing with him, I went to the other side of the glass roof structure. A catwalk connected this building with a second, and a Nazi was standing guard there. I rushed him and knocked him off. I continued on, not wanting to see the result of the fall.

I searched the top of the building and saw a briefcase. I went over to it and opened it up. There were pieces of a rifle and several demolition charges. Obviously, the Resistance knew about my mission, or else they wouldn't have gone to this trouble. Assembling the rifle, I discovered a scope. There was one kind of gun I knew of that had this kind of accessory – a Springfield '03 Sniper Rifle. I grinned as I loaded the 5- round clip and looked through the scope of the newly assembled rifle. I found a German in the distance atop a tower similar to the one I saw earlier. I aimed for his head and pulled the trigger. The lack of recoil was delightful, but the loud "bang" it made wasn't. The Nazi I targeted was taken out, but it may have also alerted the others in the general area.

Stuffing the charges in my bag, I made my way to the other building. A pair of Nazis at a higher level began firing at me from under a water tower. I took cover behind the glass structure, coming out occasionally firing the MP-40. When they finally fell, I took a glance at what was below. A battleship was docked here, and a couple crewmen were walking on its deck. I aimed the Springfield at a guard on top a crane. A shot in the head brought him down.

"KA-BOOM!"

When I heard the explosion, I rushed over to the ladder and looked over at the U-boat. The timed charges had gone off, and U-4902 sank into the dock waters, useless. Several guards ran alongside the dock, probably responding to the intercom announcement. Deciding to freak them out, I tossed one of the grenades at them. They tried to run, but they reacted a little too slow, the explosion sending them to the ground or into the water. I climbed down the ladder and then the stairs, running over to the next corner.

The men on the battleship obviously heard the explosion nearby, for one of them manned a mounted machine gun on the craft's railing. I ducked behind the crates placed there, but I knew they wouldn't hold for long. Peeking ever so slightly, I aimed the Springfield at the gunner's head. When he fell in a crumpled heap, the other took his place, but he met the same fate. The coast clear, I proceeded down the dock past the battleship. The next alleyway was filled with Germans, so I tossed another grenade amongst them. Those who weren't killed by the blast met their maker thanks to my MP-40.

Going through the alley, I saw a flight of stairs. A Nazi ran up them to try and get me. He tried to hit me with the butt of his machine gun, but I ducked and hit him in the chest. As he dropped to the ground unconscious, I took out the clip of his gun and went down the stairs. At the end of the alleyway, there were many more Nazis – at least five of them. Like the group before them, they were taken out with a grenade and MP-40 fire. With them out of the way, I went up the next flight of stairs.

This was probably the shipping area of the facility. A line of boxcars and other train cars lined the track next to a warehouse. There was another docking pen nearby with a U-boat docked there. A couple smaller building were on the other side of the pen, as were a pair of machine gun stations. Taking cover behind a building, I aimed the Springfield at the Nazi in the closer station. The gunshot killed the guard there, but it alerted others on the rooftops. They fired at the spot where I was, but I started running over to where the dead Nazi lay. I then ran to the second nest and manned it. There were men on top of the U-boat, so I fired at them before they could react.

When the last man on the submarine fell into the water, I abandoned the machine gun and peered through the windows of one of the buildings. There was an officer looking over something, so he didn't see me at the window. I charged in and shot him in the chest with my Colt. When he collapsed, I took a look at what was on the desk. It appeared to be plans for a new weapon, but, naturally, I couldn't read German. Feeling it to be important, anyway, I rolled it up and put it in my bag.

Setting my eyes on the warehouse, I exited the house, encountering a pair of Nazi guards on their nightly patrol. I knocked one out and fired my pistol at the other. With no other current distraction, I rushed over to the stationary boxcars. There was a ramp that went over the track, but I had a feeling there was a guard or two on it. Hearing running from the other side, I tossed a grenade at the corner of the last boxcar. It exploded just as the threats turned the corner. I went around the line of cars and ran over to the ladder. Climbing it, I heard another announcement. "Security alert! The U-boat stowaway has been seen crossing the facility heading for the wet docks! Scan the horizon atop the warehouses and shoot anything that moves!"

When it was finished, several Germans came running along the rooftops. I fired the Springfield in their direction, and two were taken down, while the rest took cover. The guards on the ramp below fired at me, so I dropped, the bullets flying above me. I fired sniper rifle bullets at them, and they fell soundly. After reloading the rifle, I continued across the rooftops and killed the men who were taking cover. I finally reached the end and found a ladder going into the warehouse. I climbed down halfway and stopped where I was.

I stopped because there were at least half a dozen guards or researchers below. I noticed a device on the far wall, which was probably an alarm. Taking careful aim, I tossed a grenade under it. Of course, the Nazis below heard the "plunk", but they were too late to stop it destroying the alarm. I then jumped down onto the catwalk, firing the MP-40 at the Nazis. Two were taken out before the rest took notice of my presence. The door opened, and I heard shouting outside. I threw a grenade at the entrance, and I heard screams with the explosion. After finishing off the Germans in the warehouse, I climbed down to the ground and left the building.

The next alleyway was filled with piles of crates, which made perfect cover for any surprise attackers. I hurled a couple grenades over the crates and heard panicked shouts. After the explosions and screams, I slowly made my way through the alley, MP-40 in hand. Encountering no other Nazis, I peered around the corner. This was probably another section of the shipping section, for a trio of supply trucks were parked outside the storage building. Seeing no one outside, I decided to sabotage their shipping plans. I set a demolition charge on one of the trucks and took cover behind the second. The explosion destroyed the truck, but it caused the Germans in the building to react.

The Nazis opened the garage door and walked out. When one came by where I was hiding, I shot him in the head. The others came by in response, but they met similar fates. One hit the alarm inside the building, but he got machine gun fire in the back before I turned it off. Moving quickly, I destroyed the other two supply trucks in similar fashion to the previous one. I then entered the building, hoping to find anything else that was important. After killing an armed worker in the corridor, I opened the door to find another Nazi writing something at his desk. When he looked up and saw me, I quickly knocked him out. Another rolled up piece of paper lay on the desk, so I grabbed it and put it in my bag.

I suddenly heard a squeal of tires outside. Peering outside, I saw another supply truck. The Nazis in it probably saw the smoke rising into the sky, and predicted an ambush. I quietly went to the entrance and waited for anyone to come by. One did, and only one, so he was the first to fall. I then ran out, tossing a grenade near the truck. I then started firing the MP-40. Like many times before, those who weren't killed by me were blown away by the explosion. When they were dead, I put another demolition charge on the truck and moved back.

I had to find some way to get to the wet docks, but according to the floor plan, they were on the other side of the building before me, and there was no other way around. I flinched when the truck exploded. As a result of that explosion, a long steel structure connected to the building dropped, landing on top of the truck. It was quite a coincidence, for it created a walkway to the wet docks. Carefully walking on the now hot structure, I got to the top of the building. The next part of the facility lay before me, and the U-boats docked there were going to experience a "sinking" feeling...

End of Chapter 3