Three years after the events of Harvest Red, the ruling government of Takistan led by Colonel Muhammad R. Main article: Operation Arrowhead (campaign) NOTE: Only available with the Operation Arrowhead expansion pack. Navy pilot who was sent to raid a Russian airfield prior to the invasion's commencement. The campaign follows the story of Ed Winter, a U.S. Main article: Eagle Wing (campaign)Ī free addon campaign, Eagle Wing explores an alternate timeline where the United States launches a full-scale invasion of Chernarus to drive out both the ChDKZ and Russian military forces.
NOTE: This campaign was included with the release of Patch 1.05 but is considered to be non-canonical in the official timeline. Marines from the 27th Marine Expeditionary Unit are deployed to the country to drive back the ChDKZ and help restore order to the nation.ĭeployed to spearhead the counterattack, the campaign predominately follows Master Sergeant Matthew Cooper, a Marine from USMC Force Reconnaissance fireteam callsigned Razor Team. Under the request of the Chernarussian government-in-exile, U.S. The Green Sea region nation of Chernarus finds itself embroiled in civil war as a powerful insurgent army calling itself the Chernarussian Movement of the Red Star (ChDKZ) lays siege to government forces, overrunning the South Zagoria region and even executing the nation's Prime Minister. All predominately take place in countries coasted to the fictional Green Sea.
A total of three premium DLCs are available for purchase but require the Operation Arrowhead expansion to install and cannot be run standalone (the base game itself however, is not required):
Operation Arrowhead also included a platform update which introduces weapon zeroing, thermal vision modes, wearable backpacks, along with defensive electronic countermeasure systems for aircraft.ĪrmA 2 is the first game in the series to feature multiple DLCs which expand the base game's content. Made available for purchase one year after ArmA 2's initial release, Operation Arrowhead is the primary expansion pack for ArmA 2 and features numerous additions, ranging from three new terrains for the fictional Green Sea region country of Takistan, as well as many new vehicles and weapons, along with several factions and radio protocols. The second modern-era game to be released after ArmA: Armed Assault, ArmA 2 is the third main title in Bohemia Interactive's flagship ArmA series.Įxpansion pack Main article: ArmA 2: Operation Arrowhead