There is a full environmental damage model built into the game. Every building can be partially destroyed or reduced to rubble. Vehicles and other environmental objects like tractors, bulldozers and boats can be similarly destroyed. This destruction is permanent throughout the entire campaign, so it is possible to "burn your bridges" by destroying buildings unnecessarily and then the player is without cover in a following mission. This feature adds to the realism of the game by allowing players to see the cumulative damage that days of modern combat can create. This is particularly noteworthy as the developers have stated that every structure on Skira is actually there in real life.
