<s>
Darkest	B-Application
Hour	I-Application
:	I-Application
Europe	I-Application
'	I-Application
44-	I-Application
'	I-Application
45	I-Application
is	O
a	O
free	O
modification	O
developed	O
by	O
Darklight	O
Games	O
,	O
and	O
The	O
Darkest	O
Hour	O
Team	O
for	O
Tripwire	O
Interactive	O
's	O
multiplayer	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
Red	B-Application
Orchestra	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ostfront	I-Application
41-45	I-Application
,	O
It	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Western	O
Front	O
during	O
World	O
War	O
II	O
between	O
1944	O
and	O
1945	O
,	O
depicting	O
the	O
conflict	O
between	O
Allied	O
and	O
German	O
forces	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
large-scale	O
operations	O
are	O
covered	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
invasion	O
of	O
Normandy	O
,	O
Battle	B-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Bulge	I-Device
,	O
Operation	B-Application
Market	I-Application
Garden	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Battle	O
of	O
the	O
Hürtgen	O
Forest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Darkest	O
Hour	O
gameplay	O
style	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
its	O
parent	O
game	O
,	O
Red	B-Application
Orchestra	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ostfront	I-Application
41-45	I-Application
,	O
although	O
with	O
many	O
expansive	O
changes	O
especially	O
to	O
the	O
armor	O
system	O
,	O
have	O
many	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
round	O
shatter	O
,	O
overmatch	O
,	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
break	O
the	O
traverse	O
of	O
the	O
turret	O
,	O
optics	O
,	O
kill	O
tank	O
crew	O
with	O
a	O
penetrating	O
shot	O
,	O
different	O
ammunition	O
types	O
such	O
as	O
armour-piercing	O
discarding	O
sabot	O
(	O
APDS	O
)	O
,	O
armour-piercing	O
ammunition	O
(	O
AP	O
,	O
or	O
HVAP	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
high-explosive	O
anti-tank	O
(	O
HEAT	O
)	O
,	O
tank	O
brew	O
ups	O
and	O
many	O
other	O
features	O
not	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wacht-am-Rhein	B-Device
–	O
German	O
armor	O
attempts	O
to	O
seize	O
critical	O
roadways	O
from	O
an	O
American	O
armored	O
unit	O
in	O
the	O
opening	O
hours	O
of	O
the	O
Ardennes	O
Offensive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
reach	O
a	O
broader	O
audience	O
,	O
this	O
consolidated	O
group	O
,	O
composed	O
of	O
remaining	O
original	O
team	O
members	O
along	O
with	O
new	O
talent	O
,	O
produced	O
a	O
substantially	O
overhauled	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
culminating	O
in	O
an	O
acclaimed	O
re-release	O
through	O
Steam	B-Application
in	O
June	O
2009	O
under	O
its	O
current	O
title	O
,	O
Darkest	O
Hour	O
:	O
Europe	O
'	O
44-45	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
following	O
years	O
,	O
three	O
more	O
updates	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
released	O
via	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
adding	O
more	O
maps	O
,	O
vehicles	O
,	O
weapons	O
,	O
and	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
original	O
Red	B-Application
Orchestra	I-Application
maps	O
and	O
other	O
features	O
were	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
mod	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Work	O
was	O
begun	O
on	O
adding	O
Mare	O
Nostrum	O
content	O
,	O
another	O
mod	O
for	O
Red	B-Application
Orchestra	I-Application
41	O
–	O
44	O
,	O
to	O
Darkest	O
Hour	O
.	O
</s>
