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Coltan Blues is the fourth mission of ArmA 2's Operation Arrowhead campaign.
Overview[]
After securing the Narran Dare pass, T.F. Knight heads north for the Takistani military base in Feruz Abad. The player controls Graves leading the Special Force team 'Gambler' which is tasked with freeing the hostages from the downed C-130J.
Objectives[]
- (1) Locate the Captives
- (2) Secure the coltan mine
- (3) Secure the military base
- (4) Defuse the Bombs
- (5) Protect Feruz Abad
Walkthrough[]
Freeing the Captives[]
Special Force team 'Gambler' is dropped via helicopter in the mountains near the coltan mine. Upon landing the team spots Takistani rebels - depending on your actions in previous missions, they may just disperse or interact with you and offer their help in taking the mine.
After making your way above the mine, the signal for the plan 'Montana' is given and T.F. Knight moves in to assault Feruz Abad. 'Gambler' may eliminate Takistani soldiers in the mine from distance using their sniper rifles.
Defuse the Bombs[]
After clearing the mine, there's only one body to be found - Joe Harris is declared dead and an alarm is sounded after 'Gambler' finds out that the mine is littered with bombs. Your task is to defuse the bombs using a remote control case placed in the main building - there is one Takistani soldier defending it and a civilian. If the civilian is unharmed, they will provide you a piece of paper with the defuse code - which is written in Takistani.
Protect Feruz Abad[]
With the mine secured and bombs taken care of, a helicopter will come to pick you up and you are tasked with defending Feruz Abad. Takistani jets are coming to level the town. The best way is to jump into the anti-air machine gun and watch for the jets coming in along the valley.
The mission ends after this attack and a cutscene between the main characters plays out.
See also[]
| Playable missions in ArmA 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Operation Harvest Red | First To Fight • Into The Storm • Amphibious Assault • Harvest Red • Razor Two • One Week Later • Manhattan • Bitter Chill (Delaying The Bear) • Badlands (CDF/NAPA) • Dogs of War (CDF/NAPA) • War That Never Was (Newborn Republic • Setting Sail • Missing In Action • Revelation) | |
| Eagle Wing | Eagle Wing • End of the World • Empty Wasteland | |
| Operation Arrowhead | Backstab • Good Morning T-stan • Pathfinder • Coltan Blues • Open Season • Sandstorm (From Hell) • Eye of the Hurricane (Finishing Touch • Operation Phoenix) • Press Conference | |
| Operation Crimson Lance | Blue Jam • Lancers • Heat • Mountain Lair | |
| Silver Lion | War Criminal • Patrol • Man's Best Friend • Fireworks • Wind Storm • Dum Spiro Spero • Thunderstorm • There Will Be Flood | |
| Operation Black Gauntlet | Inception • Reception • Vocation • Confirmation • Transportation • Elimination • Malfunction • Retaliation • Preparation (Operation Black Gauntlet) • Aviation (Operation Black Gauntlet) • Decision • Deception (Termination) | |
| Missions are listed in order of left-to-right based on chronological order. (Parenthesis) indicate route-specific and/or alternate non-canon missions. | ||