IGN has some new screens, info, and video on the role and application of destructible cover in Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway. It's worth a look, especially since this is one of the few WW2 games still worth looking at. You can view their entire writeup HERE. Snippets and a clip are below.

"Anyone who has played either of the first two Brothers in Arms games knows cover is essential to survival. Both for you and your boys as well as the enemy. Guys that crouch down behind sand bags or wood fences used to be safe from incoming fire. Not so in Hell's Highway. Now firing on those surfaces will yield visual and tactical results. Wood realistically splinters away, not in bulk, but instead each plank on the fence will rupture and break as bullets shred through them. Toss in an explosive and watch the sandbags or fence get wiped clean from the face of the earth."

"In Hell's Highway you're no longer limited to suppressing and flanking your enemy. Instead, you'll be able to tell five machine gunners to target the piece of cover and, should it be of the proper material, they'll tear that sucker down. Volume of fire now plays a roll into BiA's gameplay, thus bringing the battlefield even closer to reality. "

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