Monte Cassino

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"The Axis has another formidable fortress in this monastery south of Rome. Allied troops must advance up steep terrain to the top of a tall hill, then penetrate the interior of the monastery, all the while facing oppressive fire from numerous stationary guns and heavy tanks."

— World War II Anthology Edition Manual

Monte Cassino (Italian: Montecassino) is a map in Battlefield 1942: The Road to Rome.

Conquest[]

"This is a CONQUEST: ASSAULT map.
The Allies must take control of three points along the hillside and two more inside the monastery. To win an assault scenario, the team tasked with attacking must control every control point on the map. The defenders win if they are successful in holding the attackers at bay when the fighting is over."

— World War II Anthology Edition Manual

This map features the Free French against Germany. This map isn't popular because it is nearly impossible to take the hill and win as the Free French and it's an uphill battle.

Available to Germany are light tanks, heavy tanks, mobile artillery and stationary cannons, which are quite useful against the French.

Equipment[]

"SPECIAL: The German PAK 40 will not respawn upon destruction."

— In-game briefing

In addition to the vehicles that spawn at each base, there are several stationary MG 42 and PAK 40 scattered across the map, but not tied to any control point. They will not respawn upon destruction.

Control Points[]

The village[]

The French uncapturable base to the north of the river. It spawns two M3 Grant, two Priests and an M10.

In singleplayer, if the player is on the Allied side, there will be three M3 Grant and two Priests. If the player is on the Axis side, there will be an M3 Grant, two Priests and two M10.

Lines of defense[]

Crossing the river, and before reaching the monastery, the French soldier will need to pass through three German lines of defense. These spawn no unique vehicles.

The monastery entrance[]

A German control point that spawns no unique vehicles. To capture this flag, one needs to enter the monastery and find a way to climb up the walls.

The monastery[]

The German main base which can be captured by French forces. It spawns a Wespe and a Sturmgeschutz outside the monastery. In singleplayer, if the player plays as the Allies, there will be two Sturmgeschutz.

As with the monastery entrance control point, one needs to find a way to climb up the walls to capture this flag. However, in singleplayer, the control points "The monastery entrance" and "The monastery" are moved to the ground surface, inside sandbag structures within the monastery complex. This is to allow bot access.

Outcomes[]

"The Germans were doomed before this battle began. The fury and courage of the Allied troops came as a complete shock to the enemy. They were not prepared to defend against such a swift and punishing attack. The Allies came up the slope and penetrated the monastery so quickly that the Germans didn't even have enough time to sound out. Although the Allies suffered heavy losses, the Italian campaign is near its end. With this defeat and losses elsewhere, the collapse of the German war machine is near."

— French Victory

"Unfortunately, the Germans proved to be too strong and the monastery too fortified a position for the Allies. The Germans had the advantage of the high ground and used it for all it was worth, bombarding any Allied push with a rain of steel and fire. Thousands of Allied soldiers were lost trying to take the hill, and although it sometimes looked as if the day would turn in the Allies' favor, it never did. The enemy retains control of the peninsula, and liberation of Italy now seems hopeless."

— French Defeat

"Berlin sends its gratitude. The line has held and the ravaged Allied forces are retreating to the countryside. The monastery provided an effective shelter that rendered all assaults futile. While the enemies limped home in defeat, the pride of the Fatherland has been restored at Monte Cassino. This victory has dealt a severe blow to the Allies and allowed the Germans to keep its ironclad grip on Italy."

— German Victory

"The Allied forces ripped through Germany's defenses at Monte Cassino, leaving the Germans stunned and in disbelief at their defeat. Regardless of how long they held the monastery and how well they held it, it was eventually a lost cause. And with this loss, control of Italy and eventually that of southern Europe leaves with it. World domination is slipping from Berlin's grasp as surely as German forces lost this key battle."

— German Defeat