The bulk of the coalition's military might is divided up into different forces depending on the region that they operate in; as of current, this consists of Mediterranean[2][3] (Altis), Pacific[4][5] (Tanoa), and North African[6][7] (Malden) branches.
Formed at the apex of the Canton Protocol summits, this strategic alliance of states is built upon the goals of mutual defense, expanded global influence, and sustained economic growth.
Set against the context of foundering economies and civil unrest across the west, CSAT has risen in prominence over the last decade. Investment in shared civil and military technology and the aggressive pursuit of opportunities and partnerships throughout Asia, South America and North Africa has led to a sharp increase in strategic tension across the globe, as traditional spheres of power and influence are encroached upon.
Recently partnering with the government of The Republic of Altis and Stratis, joint civilian and military projects are supported by an independent mechanized brigade-sized force officially operates under the authority of Col. Vahid Namdar.
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Background[]
Headed predominately by the People's Republic of China and the Republic of Iran, CSAT as a whole consists of several other East Asian, Middle Eastern, Central Asian, and South American member states.
Other known members include the Republic of Belarus[8] and several North African countries.[7] The organisation has also made offers to the Russian Federation for full membership, and are partnered together on trade and technology sharing[9][10][11][12], though the latter has yet to make an official decision.[13]
With the sharp decline in Western geopolitical and economic soft power over the past two decades, CSAT's influence throughout the world has risen significantly and has allowed it to encroach into regions that were traditionally pro-West.[2]
As seen during the events of the Prologue, CSAT's dominance over world affairs is clearly demonstrated in their interactions with the NATO peacekeepers of Task Force Aegis. The peacekeepers are reluctantly forced to abide by orders to step aside whenever CSAT forces are present[14], and are also unable to countermand any CSAT directives issued to the AAF.[15]
As of the events of Apex Protocol, CSAT itself is divided up into three known (but not exclusive to) "branches" that are based in different parts of the globe. This consists of:
Mediterranean[]
Griffin Regiment's emblem
Mediterranean CSAT forces operating on the Republic of Altis and Stratis consist of the brigade-sized 24th Mechanized Regiment from the Iranian Armed Forces as part of Griffin Regiment.[2]
They were primarily tasked with providing counterinsurgency (COIN) training[3], the loaning of military assets, as well as supporting the AAF with combat support and logistics.[16] All units fall under the direct command of Colonel Vahid Namdar.[2]
Pacific[]
CSAT forces stationed in the South Pacific consist of an unknown regiment-sized force from the Chinese People's Liberation Army. Their composition is unknown, as is the name of their leading officer, though the entire force falls under the direct command of Xu Haifeng, the supreme commander of all CSAT forces operating in the Pacific.[5]
Following the outbreak of an unknown super-strain of malaria in the country's Tanoa Province, Chinese forces are also stationed on the Horizon Islands. They work closely with government agencies to provide a combination of COIN support, training, and logistics.[17] Additionally, Chinese forces assist in the distribution of humanitarian aid to local communities affected by the outbreak, as well as guarding checkpoints leading into quarantine zones throughout the province.[18]
North Africa[]
Scimitar Regiment's emblem
A detachment of mechanised troops from the Scimitar Regiment, which consists of the armed forces from unknown North African member states, are deployed to the island of Malden.[7]
They are based alongside a small fighter wing from the Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force, who are stationed at the former U.S. airbase north of the island near La Trinité.[6]
The Apex Protocol[]
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NOTE: This section contains significant spoilers from ArmA 3 Apex's 'Apex Protocol' campaign.
Dubbed as the Apex Protocol, it is CSAT's de facto methodology of expanding its military and political control across regions where historically, it has seen little-to-none influence. The strategy involves inciting extended periods of instability in smaller, yet strategically valuable nation states through clandestine means, spreading civil unrest and political division.
Through these circumstances, CSAT diplomats, special advisers and eventually peacekeeping forces are deployed to "help" restore order. The end goal is to construct a chain of pro-CSAT governments to shield member states with subservient vassals, and to contain the Western bloc with states hostile to their interests.
The strategy, as analysed by spy agencies[19], consists of three distinct phases:
Phase One
Viper operatives in talks with Syndikat insurgents (Horizon Islands, 2035).
Viper operatives are inserted into regions designated as "at risk" of political, economic, military or environmental instability.
Smaller teams or lone individuals act as negotiators to provide the groups with signals intelligence (SIGINT) and detailed information regarding government infrastructure. They are authorised to fund the organisation(s) with a mixture of local and internationally recognised denominations.
After examining the socio-political landscape and identifying potential weaknesses, the advisers build a network of connections with the organisation(s).
Having forged relationships with the exploitable organisation(s), operatives begin to integrate themselves into these networks/dissident groups.
Their targets identified, operatives proceed to committing acts of provocation, agitating existing local grievances (i.e. socioeconomic disparities), sabotaging infrastructure and furthering the spread of unrest.
Once relations deteriorate into a suitable "flashpoint" condition, operations continue into an "End Game" phase. In such cases, the intensity of Viper activities increase, commonly involving overt combat support for the organisation(s).
With the situation overwhelming the government and international recognition of the emergent crisis develops, Viper scales back the scope of their activities.
CSAT diplomats are then dispatched to provide intelligence support to the state, offering a detailed and thorough understanding of the anti-government organisation(s).
Representatives lay out practical, short-term solutions to address the crisis ranging from humanitarian aid to the deployment of peacekeepers.
The diplomats will continue to advise the government, ultimately enabling preferential trade agreements and the establishment of military/naval bases on the country's soil.
History[]
As the West retreats into isolationism, CSAT takes charge and leads the world both as an economic and military powerhouse.
TF Aegis Soldier: Yeah, but CSAT? How'd we ever let that happen, you know? Sergeant Conway: Not our call any more. They got jobs. Growth. Influence. Fucking... China, man.
While its geopolitical adversaries remain bogged down by domestic issues, CSAT's members have been bolstered by decades of unparalleled growth and technological advancement.
Every year, Western and Eastern nations alike continue to seek membership in the hopes of gaining a share in the bloc's prosperity. The latest summits, first held in the Syrian capital of Damascus[27] and in Russia's Moscow later that year[28], have already gained the coalition several new members.
Our CSAT partners recognise the new truth. The potential of our nation. We share with them and grow. They represent the new future. Our new future, our new truth.
Incumbent leader of the Republic of Altis and Stratis, Colonel Georgious Akhanteros, reaffirms his nation's commitment to welcoming CSAT investment
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In Southern Europe, countries suffering from harsh austerity measures and expulsion from the EU have turned to seek investments and humanitarian aid relief from the Republic of Iran.[16] Meanwhile in the Asia-Pacific, Chinese naval supremacy[29] has allowed it to directly challenge the U.S. in the South China Sea and throughout the region.[30]
Even as the 2030s draw to a close, its Western rivals remain convinced that CSAT's rise can be halted. But with each year's passing, the coalition's influence and reach only continues to strengthen; its ascension to status of being the world's premier superpower, very much appears to be inevitable.[31][32]
Events of Beyond Hope (2026)[]
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NOTE: This section contains spoilers from ArmA 3's Tac-Ops Mission Pack DLC scenario 'Beyond Hope'.
Nine years prior to the events of The East Wind, the island nation of the Republic of Altis and Stratis falls into chaos after an Altian military officer called Georgious Akhanteros launches a coup against the civilian government and forcibly seizes power in May of 2026.[33][34] After four years of bloody civil war, the AAF are finally able to achieve a decisive victory against the Loyalists in battle and are given recognition as the official government of the republic.[35]
In the aftermath of Akhanteros' success, the two parties agreed to ratify the Jerusalem Cease Fire Agreement of 2030, putting an end to the hostilities.[36][35] With the country ostracised by the West[37], Akhanteros' newly established government received funding and political support from CSAT to prop up his rule.[16]
Events of the Prologue (2034)[]
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NOTE: This section contains spoilers from ArmA 3's 'Prologue' campaign.
With CSAT's blessing, the AAF violently crush all protests against their new government.
While victorious, Akhanteros' government was hugely unpopular and faced rebellion from its civilian population[38], as well as from within the military itself[39][40], which had grown corrupt and bloated in no small part thanks to CSAT's "aid".[41]
A new group of insurgents formed from remnants of the Loyalists would eventually begin to openly rebel against the AAF.[42][43] With the threat of yet another full-blown civil war primed to begin, the international community stepped in to intervene. CSAT immediately offers to provide counterinsurgency and humanitarian assistance to the AAF[41], which is graciously accepted by Akhanteros.[16]
Soon after, a meeting is arranged between the AAF and the FIA in order to negotiate a ceasefire between the two sides, with the sit-down to take place at the old capital of Kavala.[36][44] In reality, both sides had ulterior motives behind the meeting; the AAF intended to eliminate the group's leaders in one stroke, while the insurgents intended on starting an uprising in the city.[45]
With CSAT backing them, the insurgent uprising is swiftly crushed by the AAF. Survivors are interrogated and then executed at the direction of CSAT officials present at the site.[46][47]
Events of Remnants of War (2034)[]
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NOTE: This section contains spoilers from ArmA 3's Laws of War DLC 'Remnants of War' campaign.
Barely a week after the failed uprising in Kavala at the height of the counterinsurgency campaign, the village of Oreokastro to the north-west of the country is taken over and fortified by the FIA.[36] With his government's stability at stake (and under CSAT pressure), Akhanteros orders that the village be taken back; through lethal force if necessary.[48]
The siege does not go according to plan however, as the AAF suffer one humiliating defeat after another from the insurgents, who in spite of their losses, hold out longer than either side had expected them to.
The alleged CSAT cluster bomb responsible for razing Oreokastro to the ground.
Increasingly frustrated by his incompetence and continued failures, CSAT pressures Akhanteros into taking the village back once and for all.
Whether out of sheer desperation or deception, a cluster bomb airstrike is eventually directed towards the village by an alleged 3-man CSAT special forces team. The brazen airstrike devastates the entire village and results in the deaths of almost every civilian and insurgent entrenched inside.[49]
Events of The East Wind (2035)[]
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NOTE: This section contains spoilers from ArmA 3's 'The East Wind' campaign.
The loss of Oreokastro had dealt a significant blow against the FIA, but its destruction had ironically also done much harm to the AAF's already poor reputation, with the village becoming a rallying symbol for the FIA's recruitment efforts.[38] Defections from the AAF were at an all-time high, with low morale and corruption becoming even more rife from within the organisation.[40]
CSAT forces interrogating FIA insurgents.
CSAT leadership cared little for these concerns, and merely stepped up their aid efforts and counterinsurgency training while on occasion intervening to assist the AAF in rooting out insurgent cells.[50] Nonetheless, this aid did come with strings attached, as CSAT laid out conditions that the country's sole international airport would be reserved for their exclusive use as a military airbase, along with setting up various research facilities on the island.[51]
With Akhanteros in their pocket, he quickly agrees and permits CSAT to establish their facilities on the island, essentially pushing aside NATO forces to make way for them.[14][52]
The attack almost wipes out the task force, but the survivors manage to regroup and somehow manage to retake the initiative from the AAF. Forced to retreat, the AAF seemingly appeal for CSAT to intervene. To the surprise and shock of the peacekeepers, CSAT launches an all-out counterattack against the remaining NATO forces[53], and eventually eliminate what's left of the group.[54][55]
Stepping Stone
NOTE:Stepping Stone takes place during the events of The East Wind's Adapt episode.
The invasion of Malden begins, with NATO forces attacking the towns of Le Port, Cancon and then Houdan.
Responding to the AAF's surprise attack against the peacekeepers of TF Aegis, a U.S.-led task force invades the island of Malden in order to secure a safe passage through to the Republic of Altis and Stratis.[6] Though the Chinese forces on the island refuse to partake in any of the hostilities[56], the North African Scimitar Regiment retaliates against NATO forces and does not stand down.[57]
At the same time, divisions within CSAT begin to foment, with confusion spreading amongst member states over whether the alliance was actually at war with NATO or not.[58] For the Chinese government at least, it denied any involvement in the fighting[56], and essentially granted a green light to the NATO task force to continue with their operation. The last of Scimitar Regiment's forces are finally defeated after a major battle at Dourdan and are forced to surrender to the NATO task force.[59]
Adapt
While TF Aegis as a whole were taken out, certain members of the group had made it intact to the mainland, where they immediately began providing assistance to the FIA's rebellion efforts.[60] The FIA's growing numbers, combined with the AAF being pressured by CSAT into dealing with the group by any means necessary, meant that the AAF were forced to use more heavy-handed tactics to deal with the group.[61]
This stretched them thin from trying to maintain a presence everywhere[62], and the AAF were slowly bled dry by the FIA after multiple operations result in the loss of almost all of the northern and western parts of the country. Though CSAT forces did intervene on occasion (and whenever they did, they inflicted heavy losses on the insurgents as seen in the operation on Kavala[60][63]), they mostly refused to provide direct support for the AAF outside of loaning their heavy armour assets.[64]
CSAT's artillery battery at Poliakko comes under fire from FIA insurgents.
Ultimately, CSAT forces are faced with the prospect of having to fight against a NATO invasion force, which quickly overruns both Stratis and the western parts of the mainland. They set up an artillery battery at the town of Poliakko[65] and dig into their positions at the Altis International Airport, bracing for NATO's attack.
Win
As U.S.-led NATO troops were initially unaware that AAF/CSAT troops had fortified the airport so heavily, they were easily beaten back[66] and even faced up against a surprise CSAT counterattack at their defensive lines at Neochori.[67][68][69]
Unable to evacuate in time, Iranian soldiers left behind surrender peacefully to U.S.-led NATO forces.
Although both sides repelled their respective attacks[70], CSAT are eventually forced to retreat as the airport comes under heavy attack from NATO artillery bombardment.[71][72] They slowly pull out and begin to move eastward and southwards, avoiding contact with NATO forces at all costs. Those that were not able to retreat in time disarmed themselves and surrendered peacefully to the invasion force.[73][74]
For the remainder of the CSAT regiment, they handed over the last of their heavy vehicles to the AAF, and began the process of shipping out their scientific and non-combat engineering personnel.[36] Knowing that the AAF's defeat was inevitable at this point[75], they ordered what was left of the AAF to buy them as much time as possible, while the remainder of their personnel gathered at the airfield near Selakano to evacuate.[76][77]
Following the defeat of forces loyal to General Akhanteros, the provisional ceasefire has held firm. With a new round of NATO-CSAT talks due imminently, strategic analysts point to encouraging signs of a lasting peace, with a shared peacekeeping deal on the table.
AAN news report detailing the aftermath of the Altis Incident during the events of Apex Protocol
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Peace talks being held in Kavala with Col. Namdar present (far left).
Having been completely abandoned by CSAT[74], the AAF are forced to unconditionally capitulate to NATO forces and agree to an immediate ceasefire.[76]
Though CSAT publicly continue to deny any involvement in the fighting, they are shown to be present at the peace treaty talks following the conflict's conclusion and are due to sign a joint peacekeeping deal with NATO that would oversee the demilitarisation of the AAF.[80]
Events of Apex Protocol (2035)[]
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NOTE: This section contains spoilers from ArmA 3 Apex's 'Apex Protocol' campaign.
In light of the Pacific disaster that inflicted massive destruction to much of the Horizon Islands, CSAT immediately denounces NATO's commencement of joint military exercises in the South Pacific, with NATO having begun their so-called "Safe Horizon" exercises in collaboration with the local Tanoan authorities.[81]
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All these Chinese, Russian, Iranian weapons we keep finding - and who knows what else - someone's bringing them in.
CTRG Group 15 operator Salvo noting on the origin of Syndikat's weapons caches
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Though conventional CSAT troops are not actually present on the island of Tanoa, CSAT's elite Viper special operations unit is deployed to the country in order to sow havoc amongst the Tanoa's populance. They do so by supporting Syndikat, an anti-government insurgency group that was actively seeking to overthrow the civilian government, with weapons, equipment, and funding.[82][83]
To no surprise, Exercise Safe Horizon was indeed a cover operation for NATO's black ops unit, CTRG, to insert into the country in order to retrieve one of their missing assets[84], as well as finding the source of Syndikat's funding and supplies. One successful mission after another gradually begins to chip away at Syndikat's strength[85][86], until the group's leader himself is eventually killed at the hands of CTRG.[87]
AAN journalists investigate one of Viper's black sites.
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Documents seen by AAN investigative journalists - the so-called 'Apex Protocol Papers' - have exposed a global network of illegal CSAT operations.
Post-Apex Protocol AAN report
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To make matters worse, NATO forces (with the covert assistance of CTRG) eventually manage to secure one of Viper's black sites containing critical intel detailing CSAT's so-called 'Apex Protocol'.[36][88]
The papers revealed CSAT's elaborate scheme that was specifically designed to curtail Western influence in countries that had friendly relations to the United States and its allies.[89] This revelation sends shockwaves throughout the international community, and seemingly marks the beginning of the end for the coalition.[90]
Post-Apex Protocol[]
In spite of the overwhelming evidence, CSAT officials continue to deny allegations of the Apex Protocol's existence (2035)
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Evidence of a deliberate, sustained, high-level effort to incite death and chaos, has brought into question the continued viability of the Canton Protocol Strategic Alliance itself. Leaders from across the world have united in a call for action, seeking to bring those responsible to justice swiftly.
AAN report on the "Apex Protocol Papers"
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As a direct result of the extensive efforts of CTRG, CSAT's so-called 'Apex Protocol' was exposed to the world.[36][88][90]
The release of the "Apex Protocol Papers" saw CSAT's methodology come under extensive scrutiny by the international community, as a decade of its unchecked soft power expansionism across the globe is called into question by the United Nations.[90][91][92]
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Je pleure pour mes compatriotes. Il n'y a pas de place pour le doute. Le CSAT a engrengé chaos et destruction à grande échelle. En fournissant de l'équipement militaire, des armes de guerre à de dangereux criminels, c'est la population des îles Horizon qu'ils ont cherché à assassiner. Ils sont illegitimes. Leur heure est arrivée! [I weep for my countrymen. There can be no question. CSAT have engineered chaos and destruction on a massive scale. By supplying dangerous criminals with military weapons, they have sought to murder the people of the Horizon Islands. They are illegitimate. Their time has come to an end!]
Benjamin Hope, President of the Horizon Islands, publicly denounces CSAT
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An emergency summit is immediately held with all member states in light of the revelations. However, in spite of publicly denying its existence[93], CSAT begins to face the danger of fragmenting within itself, as its Eurasian, African, and Pacific members seek to distance themselves from the revelations.[91] With the fragile alliance now on the brink of collapse and its influence suddenly on the reverse, the world is slowly returning to the status quo.[92]
SPOILER ALERT
NOTE: This section contains spoilers from ArmA 3 Apex's 'Apex Protocol' campaign.
However, Eastwind's existence is never revealed by NATO and CTRG to the public.[94] It remains unclear as to whether CSAT retains any further devices or the ability to manufacture additional units.
Events of Old Man (2038)[]
Despite the "Apex Protocol" revelations, the alliance has surprisingly rebounded from its losses and has slowly regained much of its lost influence over the past three years.
In mid 2038[36], a super-strain of malaria strikes the Horizon Islands, with the country's Tanoa province being particularly hit hard by the outbreak. Despite the best efforts of Western governments and NGOs[95][96], no known methods of treating the disease have proven effective, and hundreds continue to perish from the disease with each passing day.[97]
However, a change in leadership has occurred following the retirement of former president Benjamin Hope.[98] The new leaders of the Horizon Islands government, chaired by a pro-CSAT political party named Nouveaux Horizons, agree to allow for an influx of humanitarian aid from CSAT.[97]
Jointly-operated Chinese/Tanoan checkpoints are built along the main roads leading into quarantine zones.
CSAT's medical teams are immediately dispatched to many of the quarantined settlements, and their treatments prove to be highly effective at stopping and curing the disease.[99][100][101]
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Former president of the Horizon Islands, Benjamin Hope, has condemned government decisions regarding CSAT's militarization of Tanoa. Speaking at a fundraising event for Nouveaux Horizons, he condemned both foreign intervention and militant groups affiliated with L'Ensemble for exploiting the nation's current malaria crisis. La Roche agreed to Canton Protocol demands for combined counter insurgency operations with local gendarmes last week, sparking violent protests in Georgetown, Tanouka, and Ouméré.
Radio report on the latest troop surge
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To "assist" with the continued aid relief, CSAT officials have demanded that the limits of their deployment mandate be expanded to allow for the addition of more forces. With no viable alternative and no valid reasons to object, the government caves into CSAT demands and agrees to a troop surge.[17]
SPOILER ALERT
NOTE: This section contains spoilers from ArmA 3's 'Old Man' campaign.
From the onset of the crisis, the reality was that the entire outbreak was a man-made disaster that was deliberately caused by CSAT.
CSAT's troop surge is authorised by the Horizon Islands government following their successful handling of the crisis.
After years of extensive research and development, the alliance's top scientists were able to artificially engineer a malaria strain that they dubbed as "Atrox". Atrox was unique for its ability to target specific human genotypes and be completely resistant to any known form of anti-malarial treatment.[102]
Like regular strains of malaria, Atrox was transmitted via mosquito bites but once a human who possessed targeted genotypes was infected, they would quickly succumb to the diseases' effects without special medication containing anti-Atrox counteragents. As a demonstration, the people of the Horizon Islands, specifically ethnic Tanoans, would serve as the ideal test subjects to prove the strain's virulence.[102]
Without the knowledge of the Horizon Islands government, hired smugglers and CSAT special operations had brought shipments of Atrox-contaminated mosquitoes into the country, unloaded and distributed via trucks from the militarised port at Harcourt. They were released in numeroussettlements and were the instigators behind the whole crisis.[103]
Aid teams planting crates with contaminated mosquitoes at random villages to propagate Atrox's spread.
A research lab was also established on Tuvanaka to help scientists create samples of both the strain itself and its counteragent on-site.[104]
However, the deployment soon encounters a new problem in the form of an anti-government movement calling itself the L'Ensemble. The insurgents were slowly gathering momentum and sympathy from the public as the government's unquestioned support for the CSAT presence was deeply unpopular.
Furthermore, an unknown insurgent was also causing much havoc with numerous quarantine zone checkpoints coming under attack. Eventually, even a SAM battery and the hidden lab are struck. Unfortunately, the lab was successfully raided, and the insurgents were able to flee with a sample of the Atrox counteragent.[105]
The following information is of ambiguous canonicity.
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Though the losses were regrettable, the Horizon Islands government nonetheless had no choice but to continue accepting CSAT requests in exchange for anti-Atrox vaccines.[106] In turn, any remaining Western influence in the country was effectively stamped out by the crisis, making the Horizon Islands yet another successful addition into CSAT's fold.
Post-Old Man[]
A year later, CSAT has continued to expand with the addition of new members; most notably, the Republic of Belarus[8] following the 2035 Moscow Summit.[28]
However, Belarus' addition has also helped to ignite the spread of anti-CSAT paranoia throughout NATO's remaining Eastern European members.[8] Though its acceptance has thus far been a liability, it has also allowed the alliance to exploit the incompetence of NATO leaders and place CSAT one step closer to reaching its main goal: Russia.
Following the offer, the Russian Federal Assembly deliberates on the question of full membership into the alliance.
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A return to bilateral Cold War-era thinking could be disastrous for everyone. If the US continues to ignore the new world order, and insists on creating enemies where there are none, they run the risk of making their fears a reality.
Russian officials denounce NATO wargames on the eve of a membership offer from CSAT
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NATO's commencement of joint military exercises near the Russian Federation's borders has been a boon to the organisation, fuelling Russian fears of NATO expansionism at its frontier, and pushing its leaders closer towards CSAT.[32][13]
As of June 17th, 2039, the alliance has offered a lucrative deal to the Russian government in the hopes of solidifying its expansion into Eastern Europe. However, the Kremlin has yet to confirm any official decision regarding full membership.[107]
ArmA 3-era North African CSAT soldiers based in the Atlantic (2035)
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CSAT equipment is predominately made up of assets acquired from various countries; namely Russian arms manufacturers. Iranian and Chinese defence industries have also collaborated heavily in order to reverse engineer several weapons systems that are of both Eastern and Western design in origin. Nonetheless, their forces utilise extremely advanced hardware that is on par with, if not superior to, their Western counterparts in almost every way.
For example, Iranian/Chinese CSAT soldiers are unique for their armoured fatigues which consist of two components; an over-suit camouflaged in their signature Hexacam pattern (for arid, urban, and tropical environments) and a bullet-resistant under-suit that is designed to provide ballistic protection from neck to toe against small arms calibres ranging up to 7.62 mm.
Hexacam camouflage patterns employed by CSAT forces in order from left-to-right: - Brown (Iranian, Altis) - Urban (Iranian, Altis) - Semi-Arid (Iranian/Chinese; pilots only) - Green/Tropic (Chinese, Tanoa) - Arid/Desert (North African, Malden)
Because their fatigues are armoured by default, CSAT soldiers eschew the need for plate carriers like their NATO/AAF counterparts and can wear load bearing vests instead - allowing them to carry much more ammunition and equipment (certain specialist troops still opt to wear tactical vests).
On the other hand, their Defender/Protector/Assassin helmets provide the best ballistic protection and surface coverage out of all modern combat helmets.
However, it should be noted that not all CSAT forces are equally equipped to the same standards as their Iranian/Chinese counterparts. North African troops stationed on the island of Malden for instance, only wear unarmoured light fatigues and chest rigs - both of which lack ballistic protection. Likewise, many do not have access to combat helmets and only wear simple ball/military caps for headwear.
While on deployments, CSAT soldiers do not wear the flag patches of their home nation, and instead bear the six red hexagons of the CSAT emblem. This also applies to their non-combat parade uniforms and hats; irrespective of their home nation's traditions, all are standardised according to a single design with the alliance's emblem clearly displayed.
- Helicopters DLC-exclusive vehicle - Variable transportation capacity depending on variant - Has dedicated variants that can repair, rearm, and refuel ground vehicles and heal infantry - Specific variants can utilise Slingloading
- Variable transportation capacity depending on variant - Has dedicated variants that can repair, rearm, and refuel nearby ground vehicles and heal infantry
- Jets DLC-exclusive vehicle - Has seven (7) internal weapon pylon hardpoints - Has six (6) external weapon pylon hardpoints - Has dedicated variant that is stealthed against radars - Stealthed variant does not have external hardpoints - Is the fastest fixed-wing manned jet
- Variable transportation capacity depending on variant - Has dedicated variants that can repair, rearm, and refuel nearby ground vehicles and heal infantry
- Is Data Link-enabled - Cannot transport any passengers - One of the two fastest tracked ground vehicles
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Trivia[]
CSAT as a whole is seemingly based on the real-world Chinese-led "Shanghai Cooperation Organisation", otherwise simply known as the "SCO".
During the pre-Alpha phase of ArmA 3's development, CSAT as a faction did not initially exist. Its "predecessor", within the context of ArmA 3's original setting and roster of factions, was based directly on the real-world Iranian Armed Forces.[108]
In fact, strings for uniforms[109] and config names for placeable groups[110] in the editor continue to refer to CSAT (at least for Mediterranean forces) as the Iranian Armed Forces. This does not apply to Pacific and North African forces, however, as they were only added after the Apex expansion pack and Tac-Ops DLC were released (neither factions existed at the time of the pre-Alpha).
It is specifically due to the depiction of the Iranian military as a playable (hostile) faction that ArmA 3 was eventually banned for sale in 2012 by the Iranian government.[111]
Prior to the release of the Bootcamp Update, Griffin Regiment was initially named as "Gryffin" but was later changed to Griffin for unknown reasons after the patch. The original name is still referred to as such in the game's files, as well as for the Regiment's shoulder insignia (String name: str_a3_cfgunitinsignia_gryffinregiment).[112]
On a Twitch livestream event held on March 8th, 2023[113], Bohemia Interactive developer Ivan Buchta described the inspiration for CSAT's design origins, stating that it was envisioned as a high-tech faction which "ruthlessly" employs scientific technologies for war.[114]
Buchta also explained that the faction's distinctive combat uniforms and helmets were not meant to be ubiquitously worn by all units, but were rather exclusive to CSAT special operations as opposed to conventional troops.[115]
The information below details unused, pre-release or removed content.
Raven Security insignia from ArmA 3's Alpha release.
During the pre-Alpha, Russian forces in the form of the Raven Security private military company were meant to be present.
According to the game's original plot, they were meant to be assigned to protect Iranian military facilities on Limnos (the former name of the Altis terrain) and would have served as a REDFOR sub-faction.[108]
Though they no longer exist canonically[116], a leftover of these Russian forces remains in the form of the in-game equippable Raven Vest, along with several config references and unused textures related to the PMC group.[117][118]
Notes[]
↑CSAT's exact year of formation is not known. However, the alliance does not exist prior to the events of Operation Black Gauntlet (2013) and no mention of the alliance is made in Take On Helicopters' Lark Rising (2013) campaign. It must also be formed no later than the events of Beyond Hope (2026), as the official website explicitly states that the alliance has been in existence for at least a decade prior to the events of The East Wind (2035).
↑At least one North African member state is implied to be the French-speaking nation of Argana.
↑Offered full membership in mid June 2039. Entry into the alliance not yet confirmed.
References[]
↑ARMA 3:Laws of War 2017 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., \a3\ui_f_orange\data\cfgleaflets\east_ca.paa"
↑ 3.03.1ARMA 3:Laws of War 2017 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., Remnants of War, The Redacted, "BISHOP: Okay, let's get back to CSAT. What were they doing there - on Altis - at this time? MACDADE: They were an embedded training team. ETT. Officially? They were just there to oversee counter-insurgency operations. BISHOP: And... unofficially? MACDADE: Anyone's guess. Lotta different rumors... black sites, car bombs, false-flags."
↑Bohemia Interactive a.s., 2016, Apex, Arma 3, viewed 7 March 2023, <https://arma3.com/apex>.
↑ 5.05.1ARMA 3:Apex 2020 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., Old Man, "Xu Haifeng, supreme commander of CSAT forces operating in the Pacific region, issued a statement from La Roche and reminded civilians to avoid any actions that might be interpreted as aggressive.", Radio Horizons
↑ 6.06.16.2ARMA 3:Tac-Ops 2017 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., Stepping Stone, Fait Accompli, "After our exit and the catastrophic handling of Cold War-era stockpiles, Malden has drifted into CSAT's sphere of influence. Our former base, here, to the north of the main airport, is now a major concern. China's got a squadron of long-range aircraft there. Shikras. Brass tacks: we need air superiority over the Gibraltar Straits - if we don't have that, we can't invadeAltis and Stratis."
↑ 7.07.17.2ARMA 3:Tac-Ops 2017 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., Stepping Stone, Fait Accompli, "The situation here on Malden is confused at best. China has attempted to de-escalate the crisis by allowing us to land a temporary holding force to monitor its long-range jets. However, troops from CSAT's North African member states are against us. They've retreated inland with some armored assets and man-portable AA systems, harassing our troops from afar."
↑ 8.08.18.2ARMA 3:Contact 2019 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., First Contact, False Negative, "But AAN's correspondent in Andrzejów, Sean Bradwell, says paranoia in Eastern Europe has reached a fever pitch since Belarus began accession talks with CSAT, following the 2035 Moscow Summit", AAN News
↑ARMA 3:Jets 2017 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., Field Manual/Vehicles/To-201 Shikra, "The To-201 Shikra is a fifth-generation, single-seat, twin-engine, all-weather tactical fighter aircraft. The aircraft was designed by CSAT and Russian joint syndicate."
↑ARMA 3:Jets 2018 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., Field Manual/Weapons/S-750 Rhea, "The S-750 Rhea Surface-Air-Missile system was designed by Russia to defend its airspace against hostile intrusion. The asset was adapted by CSAT based on a joint CSAT/Russian arms syndicate deal."
↑ARMA 3:Apex 2016 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., Field Manual/Weapons/Qilin, "The Qilin provides safe and fast operating speeds with superior levels of mobility and maneuverability. It is highly adaptable to severe, rugged and restrictive terrains while providing off-road, cross-country mobility under all types of weather conditions. The vehicle was produced in China with Russian cooperation, so some minor influence from Ifrit MRAP can be seen in the Qilin design."
↑ 13.013.1ARMA 3:Contact 2019 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., News Today 06.18.39, \a3\props_f_enoch\items\documents\data\newspaper_01_co.paa, "NATO gave us assurances once. The German border was a line in the sand. And yet that line has crept slowly eastwards. An arc of instability has arisen from the Green Sea to the Middle East. There are even US soldiers, conducting war games along our borders. I think it is fair to say, attraction and co-option are not [...]", News Today
↑ 14.014.1ARMA 3:Laws of War 2017 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., Remnants of War, The Peacekeeper, "Well, for one thing, the change in the peacekeeping mandate came out of the blue. We heard that pressure came down the pipe from CSAT. They had the leverage. [...] Maybe. Certainly the government had become frustrated with NATO - and vice versa. [...] But others said they just 'didn't have the guts' for it. Couldn't do what 'needed to be done'."
↑ARMA 3 2014 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., Prologue, Damage Control, "CONWAY: Shit... Hey! What are you doing? Hey, asshole, I'm talking to you! AAF SQUAD LEADER: This is none of your business, American. CONWAY: Buddy, I'm warning you, you pick this fight and you'll lose. AKHANTEROS: Is there a problem here, Sergeant? CONWAY: What's the problem? Your men are abusing these prisoners. AKHANTEROS: What my men do is my concern, and mine alone, Sergeant. CONWAY: The hell it is! Corporal, arrest them. AKHANTEROS: Don't you take another step. You are out of line, American. CONWAY: Broadway, Alpha 1-2 Actual. Message. Over. MACKINNON: 1-2, Broadway. Receiving. Send it, over. CONWAY: I've got Greenbacks abusing FIA prisoners at the MoD, sir. Please advise, over. MACKINNON: Copy. Wait one. 1-2, stand down. How copy? CONWAY: What? Sir, if I may- MACKINNON: Negative, 1-2, you are to stand down. That's an order. Confirm, over. CONWAY: ... Solid copy, sir. Out. AKHANTEROS: It was a pleasure doing business with you, Sergeant."
↑ 16.016.116.216.3ARMA 3:Tanks 2018 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., Altis Requiem, Salient Force, "Distrusting the Americans, we aligned ourselves with the Canton Strategic Alliance Treaty. They gave us technology, weapons. Economic and political support - and in return, we allowed them to use our island. They even had us train with their fourth generation Angara battle tanks."
↑ 17.017.1ARMA 3:Apex 2020 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., Old Man, "La Roche agreed to Canton Protocol demands for combined counter insurgency operations with local gendarmes last week, sparking violent protests in Georgetown, Tanouka, and Ouméré.", Radio Horizons
↑ARMA 3:Apex 2020 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., Old Man, "Another deadly malaria outbreak has occurred in Port-Boisé, just one kilometre from the popular tourist resort of Lijnhaven. Authorities have said it is the super-strain epidemic and are advising non-residents to stay away. CSAT medical personnel are working with emergency services to assess the severity of the situation.", Radio Horizons
↑ARMA 3:Apex 2016 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., Apex Protocol, End Game, \a3\missions_f_exp\video\exp_m07_vin.ogv, 00:05, "INTREP FROM: INT GROUP TO: CTRG COMMAND [DELTA-2] INFO: Apex Protocol Analysis PRECEDENCE: Flash", CTRG Central
↑ARMA 3 2013 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., The East Wind, \a3\missions_f_epa\video\a_in_intro.ogv, 00:09, "CIVIL DISORDER CONTINUES ACROSS MAJOR EUROPEAN CAPITALS", AAN News
↑ARMA 3 2013 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., Field Manual/Vehicles/MBT-52 Kuma, "A batch of a few dozen tanks and spare turrets were bought underprice from a south-European country facing an economic collapse. "
↑ARMA 3 2013 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., The East Wind, \a3\missions_f_epa\video\a_in_intro.ogv, 00:13, "REPORT: EEC 2034-2035 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AVERAGE SOARS TO 42%", AAN News
↑ARMA 3 2013 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., The East Wind, \a3\missions_f_epa\video\a_in_intro.ogv, 01:02, "Two decades of economic misery cannot be ignored. [...] Britain is an island not an empire! [...] The answer is no longer: 'send a gunboat' - it hasn't been the answer for the last 50 years.", AAN News
↑ARMA 3 2013 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., The East Wind, \a3\missions_f_epa\video\a_in_intro.ogv, 00:31, "REPORT: US ECONOMY SET TO SHRINK 2% IN Q2 [...]", AAN News
↑ARMA 3 2013 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., The East Wind, \a3\missions_f_epa\video\a_in_intro.ogv, 00:26, "'SHOULD THE US WITHDRAW FROM ITS REMAINING BASES IN EUROPE?' 75.3% AGREE", AAN News
↑ARMA 3 2013 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., The East Wind, Drawdown 2035, "C'mon, it's hardly like it's a surprise. The economy's been in the tank for a decade - at least."
↑ARMA 3 2013 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., The East Wind, \a3\missions_f_epa\video\a_in_intro.ogv, 00:51, "[...] CANTON PROTOCOL SUMMIT CONVENES IN DAMASCUS", AAN News
↑ 28.028.1ARMA 3:Apex 2016 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., Apex Protocol, Heart of Darkness, \a3\missions_f_exp\video\exp_m04_vin.ogv, 00:05, "REPORT: CSAT SET TO APPROVE PLAN TO EXPAND NUMBER OF MEMBERS IN UPCOMING MOSCOW COUNCIL SESSION", AAN News
↑ARMA 3 2013 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., The East Wind, \a3\missions_f_epa\video\a_in_intro.ogv, 00:51, "CHINESE BLUE-WATER NAVAL PROGRAMME ENTERS FINAL [...]", AAN News
↑ARMA 3Apex 2016 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., Apex Protocol, End Game, \a3\missions_f_exp\video\exp_m07_vout.ogv, 00:19, "LAND RECLAMATION DISPUTE IN SOUTH CHINA SEA ENTERS THIRD WEEK; US BATTLEGROUP MAINTAINS INCREASED PRESENCE, ESTABLISHES NO-FLY EXCLUSION ZONE", AAN News
↑ARMA 3:Contact 2019 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., First Contact, False Negative, "He added that many in the West are still concerned over the 'Apex Protocol Papers' and the bloc's projection of soft power expansionism. Exercise Electron, Bradwell states, is a way of bolstering confidence at a time when CSAT looks poised to achieve complete global hegemony. If Russia enters the fold, it would mean the final and most important domino has fallen.", AAN News
↑ 32.032.1ARMA 3:Contact 2019 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., News Today 06.18.39, \a3\props_f_enoch\items\documents\data\newspaper_01_co.paa, "Hans Brecht, NATO's Supreme Allied Commander in Europe, responded by saying the 'hour glass had turned' and that the West's sphere of influence would rapidly contract if Russia came into CSAT's fold. 'For far too long we've been relying on the cunning monkey approach, waiting in a tree for the bear and tiger to fight it out and exhaust themselves. But time's healed these animosities and now, we're stuck. The next 50 years will be about survival. Defending interests both militarily and economically. It's a situation we have feared, with no good course of action.'", News Today
↑ARMA 3:Tanks 2018 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., Altis Requiem, Lost Horizons, "But I was wrong. Corrupt politicians divided our nation, creating an enemy within. An age of austerity turned to one of anger, and protests descended into violence."
↑ARMA 3:Tac-Ops 2017 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., Beyond Hope, No Reprieve, "Altis, 2026. A military coup has toppled the government in Kavala. Opposition groups are crushed and peaceful protests end in violence. Support for the army wanes. Hundreds of soldiers disobey their orders and join the people, sparking civil war. Cities, towns, and villages are ravaged by the brutal fighting."
↑ 35.035.1ARMA 3:Tac-Ops 2017 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., Beyond Hope, Avenging Furies, "The tide however, gradually turned against loyalist forces. The military might of the rebels prevailed against the rag-tag, People's Army. Acts of repression followed. Hundreds were executed. Hundreds more disappeared, without a trace. In 2030, hostilities ended with the signing of a ceasefire in Jerusalem. But the peace did not last..."
↑ARMA 3 2013 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., The East Wind, \a3\missions_f_epa\video\a_in_intro.ogv, 00:51, "When Europe cast us out of their failed union of states, we rose from the ashes of a false society, a false economic norm. We gave new hope to our unemployed. Without Berlin's noose around our neck!", AAN News
↑ 38.038.1ARMA 3:Tanks 2018 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., Altis Requiem, Lost Horizons, "After the Battle of Oreokastro in October, 2034, things got worse. Repression stoked the flames of resistance and, six months later, the situation exploded. Of course, our tanks were no good against the guerrillas. So I began a conversion course and took command of one of their lighter cousins..."
↑ARMA 3:Laws of War 2017 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., Remnants of War, "BISHOP: Nathan, you said that Alexis had been a recruit in the Altis Armed Forces. MACDADE: Yeah. That's right. BISHOP: So, his decision to leave the army - to join the guerrillas - do you know how that came about? MACDADE: It's funny, I asked Markos the same thing once. He just... looked at me and shrugged. Later on, I heard their father had been killed in the civil war. But, I dunno. Whatever his reasons, Markos seemed to have made peace with the fact he wouldn't change his brother's mind..."
↑ 40.040.1ARMA 3:Tanks 2018 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., Altis Requiem, Lost Horizons, "Since the destruction of Oreokastro and the limitations to NATO's mandate, the Freedom and Independence Army have grown in strength. Our morale is weak. Our own people are against us. Reports of desertion and sabotage are rife. If we are to defeat this insurgency, we cannot waste our time, severing heads from the hydra. Instead, we must cauterize its wounds - drain the swamp - isolate the enemy and tighten our grip on those areas where they are strongest."
↑ 41.041.1ARMA 3 2014 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., Prologue, Common Denominator, "Peacekeeping efforts continue in The Republic of Altis and Stratis following the Civil War. Although some progress has been made, the newly-established government still faces serious obstacles, namely the inexperience of the Altis Armed Forces, or AAF for short. Officially, NATO Peacekeepers, primarily stationed on Stratis, have been seconded to Altis to cooperate and consult with the AAF. Unofficially, they have been assisting with training members of the AAF in order to ensure their ability to maintain security within the Republic itself. Recently, however, member states of CSAT have expressed interest in the Republic, further increasing already-heightened global tensions with NATO."
↑ARMA 3:Laws of War 2017 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., Remnants of War, "Y'see... the guerrillas there, they'd found themselves a new leader. Charismatic. Ex-military. For him, this was no 'time to surrender' - far from it. In fact, he used that time to rally his people - encouraged them to resist, build defenses."
↑ARMA 3 2013 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., The East Wind, \a3\missions_f_epa\video\a_in_intro.ogv, 00:14, "MILITARYHELICOPTER CRASH ON ALTIS - GOVERNMENT BLAMES FIA GUERRILLAS: 'The FIA are becoming increasingly desperate, as AAF forces begin to consolidate their position on Altis with the backing of Canton Protocol forces equipment and training.'", AAN News
↑ARMA 3 2014 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., Prologue, Rising Tensions, "Last week, an AAF patrol responded with lethal force to aggression from locals north of Kore, reportedly in self-defense. One casualty survived but later succumbed to their wounds, bringing the official death toll to 6. Peacekeeping forces on scene confirmed the reported timeline, but the justification for the patrol's use of force remains questionable. Following the incident, the government reached out to the FIA for a sit-down in Kavala, as a gesture of goodwill. As such, security has been ramped up, with peacekeeping forces watching over the proceedings. However, an AAF security convoy en route from the AAC airfield failed to pass an AAF checkpoint east of Kavala at its scheduled arrival time, nearly 20 minutes ago, raising fears that the situation is likely to escalate. It has failed to respond to hails from AAF Command."
↑ARMA 3 2014 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., Prologue, Damage Control, "Just under an hour ago, NATO troops were forced to engage members of the FIA in the vicinity of Kavirida. It has become clear that they were responsible for the attack on the convoy. Their motive is now apparent - the situation at the MoD rapidly deteriorated, succeeded by the FIA conducting an all-out assault on Kavala. Details are still coming in, but we are certain that the FIA's actions are a direct consequence of these events. It appears to have convinced the FIA that the sit-down at the MoD had not been conducted in good faith. The investigation is still ongoing."
↑ARMA 3 2014 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., Prologue, Damage Control, "AKHANTEROS: Is there a problem here, Sergeant? CONWAY: What's the problem? Your men are abusing these prisoners. AKHANTEROS: What my men do is my concern, and mine alone, Sergeant. CONWAY: The hell it is! Corporal, arrest them. AKHANTEROS: Don't you take another step. You are out of line, American."
↑ARMA 3:Laws of War 2017 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., Remnants of War, Oreokastro Memory, "BISHOP: I've been meaning to ask: after NATO pulled out - when CSAT stepped in - how did that affect your work? MACDADE: Day-to-day? I mean, COIN-ops stepped up but, honestly? Things were already sliding that way - even with NATO at the helm. For the most part, CSAT were mindful of our activities. Brutal - no doubt - but, at least... clinical. Whole thing felt like one big PR exercise for them."
↑ARMA 3 2013 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., The East Wind, \a3\missions_f_epa\video\a_in_intro.ogv, 00:20, "[...] GOVERNMENT GREEN-LIGHT CSAT AIRBASE ON ALTIS MAINLAND", AAN News
↑ARMA 3 2014 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., Prologue, Damage Control, "By Christmas of 2034, NATO's peacekeeping mandate would be limited to Stratis, a small island south of the Altis mainland. With conflict brewing in the Pacific, the world - and NATO itself - slowly started to forget about the tiny island republic."
↑ARMA 3 2013 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., The East Wind, Tipping Point, "MITCHELL: All callsigns, this is Charlie! We're facing a huge counter-attack here! We're being engaged by multiple unknown contacts! Numerous aircraft and infantry firing on our positions! Charlie is under heavy assault, I say again - CONWAY: Jesus Christ! Delta, this is Alpha! What the hell is going on?! Over! Captain Miller! Do you read? Respond! MILLER: Alpha, Bravo, listen carefully. There's not much time. These guys mean business. Disengage. Fall back from the town. Head north. We'll RV at a small bay. Grid 032 068."
↑ 56.056.1ARMA 3:Tac-Ops 2017 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., Stepping Stone, Fait Accompli, "Thankfully, the Chinese are keen to avoid a wider conflict. They've agreed to ground their jets and accept a temporary NATO holding force."
↑ARMA 3:Tac-Ops 2017 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., Stepping Stone, Fait Accompli, "However, African troops from CSAT's Scimitar Regiment are non-compliant. They've withdrawn into the island's interior, taking some tanks and man portable AA systems with them, here and possibly here, as well."
↑ARMA 3:Tac-Ops 2017 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., Stepping Stone, Disintegration Point, "As for good news, we're almost in a position to end this. CSAT are divided. Member states seem to have no clear consensus on whether or not they're at war with us... Meaning, hostile forces, here - and on Altis - may have, er, jumped the gun, so to speak."
↑ARMA 3:Tac-Ops 2017 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., Stepping Stone, Disintegration Point, "Excellent work, Sergeant! We're getting reports from La Trinité... CSAT's Scimitar Regiment just threw in the towel. Expect a full cessation of hostilities within the hour! Out."
↑ 60.060.1ARMA 3 2013 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., The East Wind, Signal Lost, "KERRY: Lieutenant, I see infantry close by. What's the situation? JAMES: Both AAF and CSAT forces are operating in the area. Mopping up after some offensive against the guerrillas. The situation's still pretty fucked up. Scattered pockets of resistance. You might use that to your advantage. I'd suggest you avoid contact where possible but, if your back's against the wall, just pray it's an isolated patrol. And, remember, CSAT is going to be better trained, better armed. Be fucking careful. Don't get swarmed. Play the odds. Over. KERRY: Got it. Appreciate the intel. Out."
↑ARMA 3 2013 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., The East Wind, Bomos, "Okay, so here's the situation. The recent attack on Kavala hit us hard. We lost valuable equipment and munitions - many months of supplies. And - to make matters worse – with Nikos still missing in action, we've lost a key link in our supply network. We're not desperate - not yet, at least - but the situation is only going to get worse from here. We must act now. We must strengthen our hand while we still can. Our British friend here has offered us a solution. Part of Miller'steam has been scouting enemy movement to the south. There's a weekly supply run between Agios Dionysios and a CSAT outpost in Fotia. His team will move in, ambush the convoy, and deliver the supply truck to one of our teams. So - unless there are any objections - I say we do this."
↑ARMA 3 2013 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., The East Wind, Bomos, "The AAF do not learn quickly. [...] Well, one of our contacts gave us a tip. They were to build a new checkpoint - part of this new offensive - near the northern coast. [...] It is. Although, I cannot say if it is CSAT pushing them harder, or their own bloody arrogance."
↑ARMA 3 2013 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., The East Wind, Supply Network, "The recent attack on Kavala hit us hard. We lost valuable equipment and munitions - many months of supplies. And - to make matters worse – with Nikos still missing in action, we've lost a key link in our supply network. We're not desperate - not yet, at least - but the situation is only going to get worse from here."
↑ARMA 3:Tanks 2018 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., Altis Requiem, Lost Horizons, "You hear about the T-140s? [...] They arrived in Pyrgos yesterday... CSAT drove 'em to Almyra overnight. I guess that means training's gonna start soon?"
↑ARMA 3 2013 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., The East Wind, Beyond Recognition, "As part of our assault on the airfield, we must neutralize a CSAT artillery position and assault the temporary command complex established in Poliakko's town center."
↑ARMA 3 2014 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., The East Wind, New Dawn, "Gentlemen, as you may have heard, our forces on Altis were unable to secure the airport. [...] As it turns out, there wasn't a chance in hell that we were ready for what awaited us. CSAT got one over on us this time - and intel suggests they're ready to hit back at any moment."
↑ARMA 3 2014 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., The East Wind, Resurgent West, "All units, intel indicates enemy mobilization at the airport and capital. Presumed counter-offensive inbound. Report to your CO, assume defensive positions and prepare for contact. Out."
↑ARMA 3 2014 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., The East Wind, Resurgent West, "What the..? Lieutenant, I've got Zodiacs on the coast here. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think we had any exercises planned. Confirm, over."
↑ARMA 3 2014 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., The East Wind, Resurgent West, "ARMSTRONG: All units, status report! What the hell just happened? Somebody tell me what the fuck just blew up! Over! KERRY: Crossroads, it's Kerry! It looks like we've just lost all of them, sir! Over! ARMSTRONG: What do you mean all of them, Corporal? KERRY: Uh - our AA - Omicron - Kilo, and... Starfire! I can see the fires from here!"
↑ARMA 3 2014 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., The East Wind, Resurgent West, "KERRY: Crossroads, Nomad here, enemy armored assault defeated. Awaiting further orders, over. ARMSTRONG: Confirmed, Corporal. The situation's finally under control over here! All units, hold your positions. We're not out of this yet! Out."
↑ARMA 3 2014 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., The East Wind, Air Superiority, "111TH ID SOLDIER: Hey, Kerry, if we can't take the airfield now, we're done here, right? KERRY: Uh, I dunno. Could be. Second time's the charm, right? Where's our armored support, though? 111TH ID SOLDIER: There is none. We gotta seize the harbor near the runway first. Don't worry - we've got their heavy hardware marked for the artillery - should be a cakewalk. KERRY: Sure. A cakewalk. ... Okay, man, that's my ride. Keep your head down."
↑ARMA 3 2014 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., The East Wind, Air Superiority, "Our assault on the airbase is in progress. Although you've lost your transport and are unable to join our push, you've fulfilled your objectives, secured our rear, and made sure the rest of our air support is safe. Thanks to you, we won't fail this time."
↑ARMA 3 2014 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., The East Wind, Preventive Diplomacy, "For now, CSAT forces seem to be under orders not to interdict our operations; they've once again pulled back. Command is trying to work out what exactly's going on. We need to bring an end to this conflict before the global situation escalates beyond our control."
↑ARMA 3:Laws of War 2017 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., Remnants of War, Oreokastro Memory, "CSAT withdraws support for the AAF and the government in Pyrgos capitulates hours later."
↑ 76.076.1ARMA 3:Tanks 2018 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., Altis Requiem, Terminal Defiance, "The only chance we had was CSAT. Their tanks were precious but their influence at a future negotiating table was vital. They needed more time, and we promised to give it to 'em. So, we retreated south and organized our lines of defense."
↑ARMA 3:Tanks 2018 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., Altis Requiem, Terminal Defiance, "Colonel Akhanteros is about to announce our surrender. But first we must oversee a successful rearguard action. CSAT are evacuating scientists and sensitive material via the airfield near Selakano. It's our job to ensure they leave our island safely. Exactly what it's all about, I cannot say. But the orders are clear and come from the very top. This mission is important."
↑ARMA 3 2014 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., The East Wind, Paradise Found, "JAMES: ... Kerry ... Do you copy? ... KERRY: Lieutenant? What the fuck? Where are you? JAMES: I'm... Checkpoint ... 210 ... 189 ... KERRY: Lieutenant James? ... What the hell ... 210-189? ... there's nothing up there. Lieutenant? Respond! ... Goddammit!"
↑ARMA 3:Apex 2016 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., Apex Protocol, Extraction, "The fact is, we have scant intel. The little we have is classified. CTRG has been tracking a clandestine network of CSAT operatives. We know them as 'Viper'. Group 14 got close in the Med, but the opportunity slipped away. Bottom line: we believe Viper possess the means - a device - to trigger a natural disaster. It's clear they're using Tanoan dissidents as cover."
↑ARMA 3:Apex 2016 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., Apex Protocol, Firestarter, \a3\missions_f_exp\video\exp_m03_vin.ogv, 00:01, "AAF DEFEAT CLEARS PATH FOR PEACE CSAT EXPRESS REGRET OVER 'MISCOMMUNICATIONS'", AAN News
↑ARMA 3:Apex 2016 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., Apex Protocol, Heart of Darkness, \a3\missions_f_exp\video\exp_m04_vin.ogv, 00:11, "BEIJING: NATO - US JOINT TRAINING EXERCISE SAFE HORIZON 'A CLEAR & PRESENT STRATEGIC PROVOCATION'", AAN News
↑ARMA 3:Apex 2016 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., Apex Protocol, Extraction, "The fact is, we have scant intel. The little we have is classified. CTRG has been tracking a clandestine network of CSAT operatives. We know them as 'Viper'. [...] Bottom line: we believe Viper possess the means - a device - to trigger a natural disaster. It's clear they're using Tanoan dissidents as cover."
↑ARMA 3:Apex 2016 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., Apex Protocol, Extraction, "SALVO: All these Chinese, Russian, Iranian weapons we keep finding - and who knows what else - someone's bringing them in. MILLER: It's complicated. Part of something bigger. TRUCK: But what's their agenda? MILLER: It's not the priority now. We'll sort out the details later."
↑ARMA 3:Apex 2016 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., Apex Protocol, Keystone, "Keystone is held somewhere inside the enemy's island stronghold in southern Tanoa. We anticipate heavy enemy activity in and around the AO. Time is of the essence. Locate, secure and extract Keystone."
↑ARMA 3:Apex 2016 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., Apex Protocol, Firestarter, "BROADALE: The weapons your team uncovered. Advanced stuff. Military grade. DUTTON: Yeah. Unexpected. But we might be able to work it to our advantage. BROADALE: How so? DUTTON: These kinda weapons are not simple to get a hold of - they're valuable. If we keep smashing all of Syndikat's toys, it'll provoke a response. BROADALE: You want to draw Warlock out into the open. DUTTON: Exactly. We've not been able to get a LOCSTAT on him as of yet. Guy's a ghost."
↑ARMA 3:Apex 2016 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., Apex Protocol, Apex Protocol (mission), "DUTTON: We've been analysing the int recovered. It points to what we suspected. Using embedded operatives, CSAT destabilise small, strategically valuable nation states. This strategy - the so-called 'Apex Protocol' - it's a pretext for CSAT diplomats, special advisors - even peacekeeping forces - to deploy. BROADALE: Resolving their very own chaos... DUTTON: Correct. Grooming a network of pro-CSAT governments."
↑ 90.090.190.2ARMA 3:Apex 2016 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., Apex Protocol, \a3\missions_f_exp_video\exp_m07_vout.ogv, 00:01, "Barely two months on from the Pacific Disaster, new revelations have shocked the international community. Documents seen by AAN investigative journalists - the so-called 'Apex Protocol Papers' - have exposed a global network of illegal CSAT operations. [...] Evidence of a deliberate, sustained, high-level effort to incite death and chaos, has brought into question the continued viability of the Canton Protocol Strategic Alliance itself. Leaders from across the world have united in a call for action, seeking to bring those responsible to justice swiftly.", AAN News
↑ 91.091.1ARMA 3:Apex 2016 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., Apex Protocol, End Game, "CSAT member states are due to convene for an emergency session in the coming days, exposing fault-lines within the alliance itself, and calling into question a decade of CSAT's soft power expansionism across Eurasia, Africa, and the Pacific region.", AAN News
↑ 92.092.1ARMA 3:Apex 2016 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., Apex Protocol, End Game, "As a direct result of the extensive efforts of CTRG, CSAT's Apex Protocol was exposed to the world. With the fragile alliance now on the brink of collapse, the world is slowly returning to the status quo."
↑ARMA 3:Apex 2016 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., Apex Protocol, End Game, \a3\missions_f_exp\video\exp_m07_vout.ogv, 00:47, "这些证据与现实不符。即使真是如此，我们也不能因少数几个有着错误行为的人而影响到全体组织的国际形象。 [The evidence has little basis in reality. Even so, the actions of a few individuals must not reflect upon the progress made by the whole.]", AAN News
↑ARMA 3:Apex 2020 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., Old Man, "They talk about malaria - but this? This is inexplicable. There's parasitic protozoans but no plasmodia! No evidence for a logical mutation! And you know what's really strange? CSAT are treating it like any other outbreak. I mean, make of that what you will."
↑ARMA 3:Apex 2020 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., Old Man, "I shit you not, I left him for like a couple of minutes, came back with an RDT and... Boom, he's burning up. I had about enough time to call the CMO before he, y'know... And his skin - I mean, hell, it was practically peeling off. Does that sound anything like malaria to you?"
↑ 97.097.1ARMA 3:Apex 2020 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., Old Man, "Tanoa. 2038. Exercise Safe Horizon has ended. NATO have reneged on their commitments. A malaria epidemic spreads... And a newly elected government calls for humanitarian support - from CSAT."
↑ARMA 3:Apex 2020 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., Old Man, "CSAT: Base (Ouméré) Some CSAT soldiers took over the playing field and community centre in Ouméré this morning. Looks like they've setup a mobile hospital - which doesn't make a lot of sense. The worst of the malaria outbreak's over on the Îles de Lijn."
↑ARMA 3:Apex 2020 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., Old Man, "Following the recent malaria super-strain outbreak in Luganville, a strict quarantine is now in force. Access into the town is strictly prohibited. Those concerned for residents, friends, and family members should contact Le Service de Santé de Tanoa on 555-455.", Radio Horizons
↑ARMA 3:Apex 2020 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., Old Man, "Temporary military checkpoints are now in place along several major roads, so please; drive carefully and allow for the extra journey time.", Radio Horizons
↑ 102.0102.1ARMA 3:Apex 2020 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., Old Man, "Our INTREPs all agree on one thing. CSAT have developed a mosquito-borne parasite; lethal only to certain genotypes. They've dubbed it the Atrox strain. And they're testing it out here, on ethnic Tanoans. Creating a disaster they themselves can respond to."
↑ARMA 3:Apex 2020 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., Old Man, "This picture appeared one month ago in the News Today. It's Tobakoro. A village no-one ever heard of 'til malaria wiped it off the map."
↑ARMA 3:Apex 2020 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., Old Man, "Now, according to data from our eye in the sky, there were construction materials transported to the island of Tuvanaka. There's even rumors that a geodesic dome is being built there... That must be where they are engineering these outbreaks. If we destroy it, we can expose the operation - drag these bastards out into the open..."
↑ARMA 3:Apex 2020 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., Old Man, "That was one hell of a distraction! Myteam are moving in, we'll try to get the counteragent. Head for the island of Sainte-Marie. I'll link-up with you there."
↑ARMA 3:Apex 2020 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., Old Man, "However, a cure for the malaria super-strain was slow in being synthesized - leading to many deaths."
↑ARMA 3:Contact 2019 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., News Today 06.18.39, \a3\props_f_enoch\items\documents\data\newspaper_01_co.paa, "Russian President Nika Grekova issued a surprise statement yesterday, citing July 15th as the date for a vote over membership to the Canton Protocol Strategic Alliance Treaty. If successful, accession talks could begin late next year.", News Today
↑Bohemia Interactive a.s., 2023, Background, History, and Setting | Discussions with Ivan Buchta and Scott Alsworth, Twitch [Online Video], viewed 30 March 2023, <https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1759425550>.
↑Twitch 2023 [Online Video], Buchta, I, Background, History, and Setting | Discussions with Ivan Buchta and Scott Alsworth, 01:19:18, "Ivan Buchta: For me, the railgun on the tank chassis, the T-100 Varsuk, was originally meant to be a railgun tank. But it was more like to distinguish CSAT from the West to really make them sort of intimidating, and highlight how much they utilise technology; how even ruthless they are in using science for war."
↑Twitch 2023 [Online Video], Buchta, I, Background, History, and Setting | Discussions with Ivan Buchta and Scott Alsworth, 01:50:11, "Ivan Buchta: At some point we were discussing some, like elite but as hunter-killer trained sci-fi warriors as part of CSAT. Basically, counter insurgency shock troops."
↑Twitch 2023 [Online Video], Buchta, I, Background, History, and Setting | Discussions with Ivan Buchta and Scott Alsworth, 01:49:13, "Ivan Buchta: We even had a private military company, Raven, led by some guy Borodin - so Russian-based PMC. [...] But otherwise it was completely wiped out because we didn't need this extra faction after change of scope for Arma 3."
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