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.

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

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.

*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.*

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

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?

Imagine actually putting a levitating minigun on a horse 💀

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.

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.

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

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.

13:13 i never understood why this feature was cut from cod up until bo2 and was brought back as an attachment. Cod 1 had select fire as a feature, at least recent entries brought it back

While a "rapid fire" attachment is still kinda stupid, it could be done on AKs quite easily, with a rubber pad on the recoil spring to decrease the length the bolt travels

I absolutely LOVE these videos, and I hope you not only cover every other historical aspect of Call of Duty, but expand beyond Call of Duty and cover other historical games. Would love to see you cover Darkest of Days.

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

I always thought the ALICE gear used by the wrong factions was quite weird, as was the wrong gear being used by U.S. forces in Panama. For them, a PASGT vest and simple ALICE gear (or just ALICE gear by itself) would have worked instead of whatever they were wearing. They also could have reused the Colt Commando/CAR-15 from the first game too. Regardless, it's still a great game and one of the best Call of Duties.

1:28:55 In their defense, most firearms books from the early 2000's do pointed out it was supposed to be the standard army rifle by the time period depicted in game, so it's quite a neat detail that they chose it.

All these inaccuracies still don’t take away the factor of how incredibly great this game is.

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.

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.

I remember I once talked to a Former Marine who used the M4A1 Carbine as well as the M27. He said he hated the M27 because it was long and unwieldy adding that "it is a broomstick of a rifle". He claims that he would prefer the USMC to keep their Tank divisions as well as still use the M4A1.

They just keep getting longer, and I'm all here for it

As some people have already mentioned, you shouldn't nitpick things relating to gameplay, like perk abilities and carrying too much ammo. We know what video games are. We're here for the historical inaccuracies.

42:27 It is definitely possible to control a horse without holding the reins, however i doubt Mason is a skilled enough rider to do so

Actually, the fact that Savimbi has his iconic revolver is a positive. Doubt many people can distinguish between Colt and Smith&Wesson revolver handle.

A game that isn't historically accurate can be good, like black ops 2, while games that are bad can be historically accurate. But then there's Vanguard... which is bad and is historically innacurate.

The other 8 things they got it wrong : 1. The PLA's current digital combat is not Type 07, instead it was replaced by the Type 19 and Type 21 Xing Kong Camouflage. 2. As for the US Army, the Army service Blue Uniform is currently relegated as ceremonial dress uniform while the WW2 era pinks and greens uniform was brought back as the current standard service uniform. 3. In real life, The FAST helmet is mostly issued to the special forces such as Navy SEALS and Delta Forces, while US and Chinese conventional infantry units were equipped with IPHS and Enhanced Combat Helmets. 4. The security personnel on board the ship in Karma level should have any sorts of body armour when the ships was attacked by Raul Menendez. 5. The SWAT and LAPD officers in Cordies Die day level should have FAST helmets and Modular Scalable Vests when the invasion of LA begins. 6. The Navy Sailors on board USS Barack Obama should have worn ACH Helmets, PASGT Vest, PASGT Helmets, IOTV and ECH Helmets in combat instead of wearing nothing at all. On the other hand, the blueberries digital camo was replaced by NWU Type III. 7. The Navy Seals in 2025 should have worn NWU Type III instead of Multicam. In Archilles Veil level, the NWU Type II(Desert variant) should have worn by Mason and his teammates. 8. In the opening of the segments of Judgement day level, US Army Paratroopers and PLAAF Airborne Corps should the majority ones to join the paradrop assault on Haiti assisted by US Navy SEALS, US Green Berets, US Delta Forces, US Marines, PLAN Marines and PLA Jiao Long Special Forces. And where are the tank supports like the Type 15 light tanks, ZBD04 IFVs, M10 Bookers and M113?

I've been passing through a lot of dark moments in my life, but it's videos like these that makes me want to learn more about wars and history, and keep carrying on remembering that my life is not as bad as i think, thanks to exist mate, this channel is awesome and i hope you never stop, thank you for this awesome content you have ❤.

Dr Najib was from Paktia (but lived in Khost for some time) but yeah Khost was really loyal to the DRA "Unlike under previous Afghan governments, Khost had substantial representation in the DRA, and because so many of the PDPA leadership came from there, Khost City was nicknamed “Little Moscow” or the “Second Moscow.” Symbolically and strategically, it was one of the most important areas to the DRA government"

I disagree that mason cant set off anti tank mine that need 180kg force . you see mason is just big chungus and he has like shit ton of equipment and weapons on him.

Honestly, I'm loving your innaccuracies video because it also educates me about other stuff in history and pretty neat details regarding the military of other nations, including the weapons and equipment they used during that specific time period/war

as much as i appreciate the explanations as to what certain things should be in the game, i feel like there should be another counter you add titled "inaccurate, but ill let it slide" haha. like enemies using the same grenades which is most likely due to the devs trying to cut back on time and money from designing more models.. i mean, yeah, the Soviets and Cubans might be using other grenades, but they usually dont come into view long enough to make the distinction. (because youre trying to scram and not get blown tf up in the game lol)

I feel like a good number of the inaccuracies in the vid can be explained by developer shortcuts. The reason that the Angolan leader has a python is because that is the only wood handle revolver among the game's assets. They could have made a custom revolver model for that character, but since it was for one short mission, why would they? Same with the uniforms, etc.

Black ops II post credits scene is peak at its final tribute for the best cod series.

The fact that Noriega tried to sue Activision cracks me up.

Half of this is gameplay inaccuracy , not history that's painful to watch

One thing I'd just like to add for this games depiction of 2025 that had nothing to do with weapons, is that the police cars that you see in the missions "Cordis Die" based in Los Angeles appear to be inspired by the Carbon Motors E7 prototype, which at the time was a purpose built police cruiser that was only to be available for Law Enforcement agencies and planned to become available in 2012. Carbon Motors is now defunct, but at the time some were predicting that these cars would become standardized across major U.S cities in the near future. Thats just my thought anyway. Great work wit these vidoes, guys! wonder if in the future you might consider looking at some of the older or more recent Medal of Honor games like the 2010 reboot or Frontline or Allied Assault.

Gotta do a “What Black Ops II Got Right/Wrong” in 2025

All I'm hearing is you can't fire a minigun with one hand on horseback. Sounds like a skill issue

Actually frosty the plane at 0:54 is an Airbus A400 since it is a turboprop 🤓 (Also yes I know the C-17 was first built in ‘93 and the A400 is from 2009) Edit: I don’t mean to be that guy but I am picking up likes, I actually don’t get a lot of likes so thanks 🙏

I was actually flabbergasted seeing the MPLA rebels using machetes in human waves. So weird ngl, they should have been using Soviet equipment as well in organized assaults Speaking of child soldiers and military gear, MGSV Phantom Pain portrays this well, highly recommend checking it out, especially since it and BO2 share the same settings. Also, you should cover Medal of Honor 2010 and Modern Warfare 2019.

These vids never get less amusing and fascinating to watch and are dearly loved. it's staggering to see so many discrepancies in only what, half of a game? incredible work to everyone who worked on this

*I dare you to do a video on the historical inaccuracies of Black Ops: Declassified.*

I’d love to see one of these done on battlefield 1 or V

President Najibullah was originally from Paktia Province (Which Khost Was apart of until 1986-1987) however Dr Najibullah did spend alot of time in Khost in his earlier years, Many members of the DRA were from Khost though including Minister of Interior Sayed Mohammad Gulabzoy, Habib Mangal, a member of the PDPA politburo and ambassador to the USSR, Ghafar Lakan, minister of agriculture; Mahmud Alumgal Suma and Pohanmal “Professor” Guldad, both ministers of higher education; and Mir Ahmed Gorbuz, ambassador to Czechoslovakia.

Even though the Black Ops games aren't the most accurate, they're hella fun and still have more respect for history than Vanguard and WW2.

9:12 this makes the earlier point of many of them charging with machetes even dumber when their character models are wearing firearms they could be using instead ALSO JUST 11:45

I love this series of yours, it is so entertaining, interesting & thoroughly researched. As a history buff I am always humbled by your knowledge and work! Please keep it up

Lots of these are more of "unrealistic details" than "historical inaccuracies" but i guess only part of the game is set in actual history so its hard to make a lengthy video of it eh? 20:55 This is a model straight from COD2 thats why its german xD 1:01:25 Those gotta be money models from MW3 Somalia levels. Recycle moment heh.

2:48 I think Treyarch choose this kind of uniform for convenience. Judging by those photos, both MPLA and UNITA soldiers wore similar looking uniforms. This might make it hard for the player to tell the difference between friendly and enemy NPCs. However, they could have used the SADF instead of UNITA. The SADF wore mostly khaki uniforms. Plus the game is already using SADF vehicles, such as the Buffel and Eland Mk7.

Najibullah lived in Khost (when he was younger) but he wasnt originally from Khost (Khost was apart of Paktia province up until 1986 however) everything else is spot on

1:22:40 As a KEL-TEC KSG12 owner I can confirm what you said plus more. The KSG ejects shells down in the same place you load them not out the side. Also the sight would be way to low for the average person to use. There is more off about the model but those are the biggest things you missed.

Imo it feels like it’s becoming more of a critique about realism than it is about historical inaccuracies.

i love your historical inaccuracy vids. cant wait to see more

1:19:15 I think this is the entire point. In Achielles Veil, when attempting to shoot Menendez, he tells Farid "To those you serve, your life means nothing." This is also reconfirmed in the start of the game when Hudson tells Mason something on the lines of Woods being forgotten by the CIA since he got captured, I believe that they don't talk about it, because despite the actions of both foreign and US soldiers because it doesn't benefit the government, (Which is Menendez's entire motivation in the 2025 setting) another piece of evidence to support this is in the mission fallen angel, Menendez says "They care nothing for the suffering of their people. Neither to the Americans or the Chinese" in which the ISI commander says "They care. They care for their own interest,nothing more."

14:10 I am pretty sure the equipment that can be grabbed during each mission is mission only and mason just gets rid of the gear after to prepare for the next operation

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If you ever decide to branch out this series, I would love to see you take on Battlefield 1 and/or Battlefield 5

55:56 Well, you see that's simple. Menendez willed additional shells into the gun through sheer force of anger alone.

42:15 IIRC mounted archers had horses that were well-trained enough to respond to commands from the rider's legs, allowing the archer to use their bow. Mason *MIGHT* have a horse that was trained enough, but then he wouldn't need the reigns

41:36 I remember being an Afghan kid and buying BO2 and then playing this mission, being very aware that I had relatives in the PDPA and the Afghan Army’s intelligence branch that conducted operations in Khost. Then I start the mission and see Soviets and no Afghan soldiers. Anyways I’m glad there were no Afghan soldiers because I’d refuse to fire at them

Love the vid but ny only issue is a lot of these nitpicks were gameplay related and not history related which i think is wrong since CoD is an arcade shooter and not mil-sim. Other than that great vid!

37:36 Wouldn’t a Revolver that shoots blanks still be lethal at that range? Or maybe a bit closer? Like, it’s still shooting stuff out of it

I can’t wait until 2553 comes around so we can get “Listing every historical inaccuracy in Halo”

I had a great time doing some of the research for this video, good work as usual Frosty

pet peeve about these videos is the fact he’s listing gaming things for “historical” inaccuracies (like the perks and constantly charging a gun when picked up)

I don't think the weapons from the 2025 campaign meant to be futuristic versions of existing guns should be treated like they *are* the guns they're based on. But of course still mention stuff that doesn't make sense on any gun. Like bullets in transparent magazines not matching the actual amount of bullets in the gun. For example, yes, the XM8 failed to replace the M16A2/A4 in the US military or any military or even get adopted by one except in Malaysia. But the gun in game is not meant to be the XM8. Rather it is a new gun derived from the XM8. For guns like the AN-94, yes, tear them apart.

I wonder what the world would be like if history happened just as Call of Duty depicts it in their "historical" games

Great series so far, I’ve waited for this one! Thanks frosty! 🎉

thank you for your point about the Angolan civil war. the depiction of both sides was fucking INSANE, especially with jonas savimbi as som sort of gruff antihero. the man was a fucking monster, no question about it.

I thought maybe Treyarch changed the location of the Afghanistan mission because the leader of the mujahadeen in Kabul would've been Osama bin Laden. I checked where Osama bin Laden's mujahadeen were during this time, and it turns out he was definitely not in Kabul. So I have no other ideas why they'd change the place to Khost and have a generic mujahadeen leader. Frankly, I think this mission would've been better if it was Osama's mujahadeen group in the east of Afghanistan. The point of the Black Ops series (until 3) is that the CIA does dirty things all the time in the hopes of preventing something worse. Having Osama be a protagonist in this game would really hit the nail on the head. But seeing how they portrayed Savimbi, I don't think it was ever even put on a sticky note as an idea during development. Imagine if they portrayed Osama the way they did him. I personally see the Angola missions now as disrespectful misinformation, even though it was almost definitely unintentional. Mischaracterizing the barbaric, murderous, warlord that Savimbi was as a selfless hero has given him substantial support among fans of Black Ops 2 and the internet at large. Can you imagine if the same thing was done for other brutal warlords and dictators?

I feel like it would be pretty fitting to review the inaccuracies in Metal Gear Solid V since the two games focus on the two conflicts from the 80’s albeit being two completely genres

Imagine calling a video game perk/feature an historic inaccuracy

Bro is literally "🤓👆" But I love it.

28:11 also RPD has an accessory rail bolted directly to cover which is weird because: 1) cover is not so good as a sight mounting point because it hardly holds zero 2) What is the point of that dovetail side mount when it can't support scope rails due to open-cover LMG? Edit: 1:23:10 about KSG - After 7 shots, character should manually switch the tube selector to change the active magazine, also this should be done when reloading. Also KSG ejects spent casings downwards (loading and ejecting shares the same opening)

I really like this channel. Please do some other games with historical settings.

Tbh as a Nicaraguan kid growing up. Seeing how Nicaragua was interpreted in the game and getting our own Villain was dope as hell. So I can’t complain.

22:52 Raul was traumatized😭

I appreciate the effort and research put in this video, but the majority of these inaccuracies are far from historical. Ok, we get that the character does not pull the pin from a grenade, that the number of cartridges in the ammo belt are not accurately modeled, that the mounted guns have infinite ammo, that the player can hold a heavy mg with one hand etc. Yes, these are unrealistic, but by no means "historical" inaccuracies.

I love these videos Frosty, keep em up :)

bro i subbed 2 minutes in and just realised how long this video is.. this is amazing, thank you for the in depth research and interesting facts

Hello there I'd like to say you did a good job, however I noticed you made one mistake in your editing. The SU at 42:55 is an Su-24,not an Su-25 as you said.

46:42 Considering the amount of stuffs Mason is carrying, I don't it's weird that the mines can exploded from Mason walking on it

You should do a re listing of every historical inaccuracies in Vanguard with a lot more knowledge, it would be a fun video to watch.

these are the kinds of videos i always watch in a single sitting. good stuff man!

I really enjoy this series a lot! Thank you for taking the time to make amazing content with incredible research

FROSTY!!! 🤩🤩🤩 here we are once more my dude. Absolutely amazing video like always. Wish you good luck. Keep it up bro 😁😁😁

See I think Mason is just built different regarding all personal weight and strength inaccuracies

Something that makes me laugh is when kravchenko kicks mason for the first time, it looks like he completely misses 😂😂😂

8:03 The dude: Please help The Frosty 1: ...Which would be very unlikely for both sides...

Great video as always man. Is there a possibility you will be doing these for the original Modern Warfare trilogy?

_Maybe the real historical inaccuracies are all the friends we made along the way._

Greetings from Cuba, I love your videos Frosty, definitely one of the best channels on the platform 😎

Fucking madlad actually put in the Savimbi meme on an Enlisted sponsorship xD I was not expecting that at all. Props to you AND Gaijin especially for your jabs on the modern CoDs. Holy shit, that made my day :D