A tribute to a worthy soldier: X. Willis, a terrific NCO gunner that excelled above all others that have ever been under my command. 100 exp, 70 morale (even after his whole squad was blown to pieces and he was fighting alone with one medic in the surviving bunker), and 80 rifle skill. He survived one sniper with only 16 hp left but luckily the medic saved him to last a couple more waves. Medic died while retrieving far-away crate. That soldier was a beast.
27 soldiers lost and 512 killed. Unfair my ass. Got the silver star for reaching a little past wave 111, and all that with 9 flankers since about wave 10 or so. Ha, I think I got the best of them Nazis.
Stop complaining all the time about pause button checkpoints--blah, blah, blah. You who do that should realize that in real life these renowned men of history did not get a second chance, so it is totally suitable that the player should have to complete the mission without dying--because it is mimicking reality. You have to experience to a small degree the pressure and high risk involved in being an RAF pilot in WWII guys. Don't mean to be rude here, just trying to make a reasonable point.