Every Historical Inaccuracy in Call of Duty Black Ops 2

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I like how the first mission alone has 117 inaccuracies

I’m actually quite sad that they didn’t portray the Soviets wearing sneakers. My grandpa fought in the Soviet Afghan war. One day he showed me a box of his old uniform. You can only imagine my surprised face when he pulled out blue Adidas gazelles as he explained that they were his “standard issue” footwear since he wore them more than any other footwear.

I know it’s completely valid that the family of Jonas Savimbi felt that he could have been seen as portrayed as a “Half-Orc Hulk Smash” type character, but my honest reaction as a young adolescent playing this game was that Jonas Savimbi was a badass strategist and War Hero to his countrymen

As someone who didn't know much about the Angolan War it was nice hearing all the details about it (Even if the details in BO2 are pretty far off) and how it compares to real life Tbh I feel like modern African wars aren't used enough in modern FPS, they are pretty underrated settings if you ask me.

I love Black Ops for its historical settings. They may not be realistic, but they're a gateway to learning more about lesser known conflicts.

Imagine sueing a game because they portrayed you as a brave warrior and a hero who fought communism. Edit: Thanks for 2000 likes!

Considering it's in the past now and that some of it was inpired by real life events you could also take a look at the historical inaccuracies in MW19.

Noriega's arrest in game: mason and woods have him to some exchange to seal his reputation. Noriega' arrest irl: lets play some rock music he could vibe to then arrest him.

Imagine actually putting a levitating minigun on a horse 💀

As a change of pace, would you consider covering other historical fps games like Battlefield 1, the Medal of Honor series or even Brothers in Arms?

I am an active duty U.S. Infantry Marine, and actively earning a gunsmithing degree, so I speak with confidence on the below points, feel free to add counter arguments if you desire - You shouldn't add a point on every use of inaccurate grenades and should instead add one point then point out how often the inaccuracy is, this caused an excessive amount of points added - Some guns you mentioned several inaccuracies on and would give one point, while other guns you charged several points on which is inconsistent - I think that gameplay features shouldn't be considered as inaccuracies since their only purpose is for gameplay design, and have no relation to the historical accuracy (Like no hands on the M2, scavenger, fast hands, etc.) - The "ACOG" listed in the menu is the 6x MDO (Machine Gun Day Optic) which in the USMC is only used on the M240B, however the optic shown on the FAL is actually the 4X RCO (Rifle Combat Optic) - The Grenade Launcher shown in the menu seems to be a blend of the M320 & GP25 - The AK's in game typically show the optics screwed into the guns rather than using the typical AK style mounts - The AK "Dong Grip" is entirely too blocky - The Mujahideen soldier saying "I will take you to the leader of the Mujahideen" isn't necessarily wrong as the translation of an Arabic dialect into English would be hard to portray that he's a leader of their encampment - The machete's in Panama also have backwards handles - Even to this day many SOCOM and Intelligence Agency personnel still use models of the M1911's, only until the late 2010's did SOCOM replace the MEUSOC 1911 for the Glock and/or Sig P320 - In the mission where you snipe Mason, calling a 7.62x54R a "Smaller caliber" than a .50 BMG is technically true however the round is still more than capable or tearing off a limb - The .45Tac in game isn't based off of the FNP-45, but instead the FNX-45 Tactical - You can't assume that the Cap-40 is chambered in .40 S&W because the U.S. Military has an odd nomenclature system, with that logic the M4 should be chambered in .44 Magnum - The FAL in game holding 25 instead of 30rnds could be considered wrong, but it is common even to this day (Even tho it is incorrect to believe this) that loading 2-5 rounds less than than a mags total capacity saves your mags over time providing safer feeding; this started in Vietnam when spring steel was less durable and we didn't issue anti-tilt followers in mags - On the racking of the M27 sometimes on newer modes the charging handle catches not allowing you to fully rack the bolt, so troops have to pull it harder causing a similar animation - The futuristic RPG-7 could be compared to the Airtronic PSRL-1 rocket launcher If you would like another individual for reference material regarding future content feel free to reach out and we can work something out, I have a very dense background in firearms, the U.S. military and many connections due to networking; I've no problem offering free advising for you!

ngl the angolan civil war mission was so silly and over the top that i never even thought it was based on real life events as a kid

The Afghanistan levels were inspired by Rambo 3 which him and Col. Trautman take on the Soviet Army. That's why it's all desert like in the film along with the huge tank used by Kravchenko.

15:59 In the Canadian military we’re just now phasing out the Browning Hi-Power. While yes the Hi-Power can hold 13 rounds, we’re only trained to load 10 since the spring in the magazine wears out easily and the weapon tends to jam a lot. So there is a precedent for this.

Actually the 2025 RPG is based almost entirely on the PSRL-1, an American brand version of the RPG-7 often given to NATO members or Allies as a means of helping the transitioning from Soviet based weapon designs to more modern and NATO resembled ones and is still in production to this day, though it is unclear if the US uses it themselves as the 2025 missions seem to imply it is the main launcher for the US and Allied forces.

Some of these complaints are just nitpicking. Like what’s the point of complaining that the ammo on the ground being all the right type of ammo for your weapon when you walk over them? These videos were better when they went over historical inaccuracies rather than the game sound design.

To be fair most "random names" of weapons are because they didn't pay for the naming rights of the weapon. There's been a handful of a game in which you kinda know exactly what the weapon is supposed to be but its given a different name (usually a military designation or a random name in general) and they slightly adjust something about it, or the name alone being change is "ok" for them to not be charged by the gun manufacturer (refering to the olympia) but it's happened many times through out COD as well a other random games. Copyright exists even for weapon names and they the game devs are supposed to somehow change them to not "Resemble: the real deal somehow or another. I'm not exactly sure what the standards that allow you do make the exact weapon but it not get considered copy right. But I do know Military Designations and random names tend to be "allowed:" by game devs and the gun manufacturers won't sue over them.

I think Woods has very bad dementia if these missions are bad

Noriega upon seeing his portrayal: “What did I do to deserve this?” People of Panama: “…ahh” Noriega: “I meant what specificly?”