Next COD to be... Cold War?

[AlexOC]

The Cold War was named the Cold War because there was NO warfare. Hence, COLD war. It was between Russia and the US. Vietnam is irrelevant to the Cold War.

So what we all just run around engaging in political discussions?

[Neil]

The Vietnam War was part of the Cold War, although it seems unrelated I think the Americans winning Vietnam was to assist them in the Cold War itself, I don't know, but I would assume due to the constant guerilla tactics used by the Chinese and Viet Cong during the war the Americans "fell back" so to speak.

It'll be a dirty game again like WaW no doubt, very little of the somehow clean dusty maps and instead a lot of trees, rivers and hills, if it's as twisted as it should be the game will be pretty sweet.

[Fez]

I'm pretty sure Russia supported the communist Viet Cong and sent some troops there.

Maybe either side was trying to prove their worth?

[Neil]

I'm pretty sure Russia supported the communist Viet Cong and sent some troops there.

Maybe either side was trying to prove their worth?

The Soviet Union was only shipping supplies to North Vietnam, I guess in aid against the Americans who were sided with South Vietnam, they also shot at the B-52 bombers and they had troops stationed in Vietnam, but that's about it I believe.

[Jordy]

The Cold War was named the Cold War because there was NO warfare. Hence, COLD war. It was between Russia and the US. Vietnam is irrelevant to the Cold War.

This. The Cold War is just spying and politics so it would make a crap game. I'm bored of people throwing the name "Cold War" around.

Call of Duty 4 & Modern Warfare 2 are deeply routed in the Cold War, especially the mission where you assassinate the guy from some tower blocks near Chernobyl (Ghillies in the mist I think).

Proxy Wars are the terms you are looking for, it's basically where two sides indirectly fight each other. For example in Vietnam, the US fought in it but they were fighting North Vietnam which was backed by the Soviet Union & China. The Korean war is a similar conflict to Vietnam, in that the US fought the Soviet backed North Koreans. Another example is the War in Afghanistan in the 1980s where the Soviet Union was attempting to take control of the country, however the US backed the likes of the Taliban during this war, but didn't actually fight.

A significant part of the Cold War was also the Cuban missile crisis (Easily the closest we've been to Nuclear War). This was mostly just spying and then a stand-off between the US & Soviet Union. I suspect that call of duty will tamper with history here and probably create a conflict.

So it'll either be the Vietnam War, or some made up Cuban War, or both.

[dbgtz]

I wouldn't mind a "what-if" scenario personally.

[Ardemax]

yeah we sorta knew it would be vietnam

[ItsDave]

Most reports of this new game are for Vietnam. Cold War wasn't a war, just a conflict of words, how many times. It was bitter arguement. It was called a cold war because it was heated discussion about war than never started so it got cold, hence COLD BLOODY WAR.

[Neil]

Most reports of this new game are for Vietnam. Cold War wasn't a war, just a conflict of words, how many times. It was bitter arguement. It was called a cold war because it was heated discussion about war than never started so it got cold, hence COLD BLOODY WAR.

The cold war lasted nearly 50 years, although there was no full scale war there was conflict, it was called a cold war because there was no massive attacks during it but that isn't to say there was no fighting at all, of course there was fighting.

[adzzzz8]

the only thing i know about the new cod is that its by the same people that did cod5. what's activsion i think but this cold war thing idk about i hope its somin more fun like ww1 or somin but cold war is just silly but the only bad thing is i can c it being the cold war! :S