Forgotten Hope also improves several of the original BF1942 maps, such as Iwo Jima and Omaha beach. Forgotten Hope is also filled with new maps such as Saipan, Crete, Adak Island, and several Eastern Front Battles that were not part of BF1942. For example, the recoil of the weapons is more realistic (now when you fire a BAR you no longer get the recoil of a sub-machine gun), the flight physics have been made more accurate, and the damage weapons inflict is much more realistic. The physics of the game have also been changed in order to add to the realism. This mod adds tons of new weapons, maps, and vehicles, with the goal of making BF1942 as historically accurate as possible.
One mod that I have found to be well worth the download is Forgotten Hope. These mods have you doing everything from battling pirates to fighting on other planets. Since BF1942 hit the stores, tons of modifications have been released.
