I also would like to recommend you playing Day of Defeat. Me and a couple of friends play it almost every night. Although there are a couple of annoyances with the Half Life engine, we generally have a blast playing it.
Also, Battlefield 1942 was never meant to be a realistic game. They may market it like that, but I didn't pay attention to the box that came with the game. BF1942 is a game for silliness and/or intense vehicular action. <- Don't quote me on that.
Tank, meet Mr. Jeep. Kablooie!