Msta (Russian: Мста) is a remote settlement located in South Zagoria, Chernarus.
Overview[]
A sedentary farming village located to the east of Staroye, Msta lies at the base of the Pustoy Khrebet mountain.
Towards the end of the September Crisis of 2009, Msta was used by insurgents from the so-called "Chernarussian Movement of the Red Star" (ChDKZ) as their Main Operating Base (MOB) for the province.[1] It was destroyed after a joint coalition force consisting of troops from the Chernarussian Defence Forces (CDF), the National Party (NAPA), and U.S. Marines from the 27th Marine Expeditionary Unit (27th MEU) attacked the village in a combined arms assault.[2]
History[]
On October 19th, 2009[2], the CDF and guerilla fighters from NAPA conducted a province-wide offensive aimed at liberating territory that the Chernarussian government had been forced to cede to the ChDKZ under the terms of a Russian-negotiated ceasefire two days prior.[3]
Within hours of launching their offensive, the CDF and NAPA succeeded in retaking many settlements throughout the province. The government had also secretly managed to secure a complete withdrawal of all Russian military forces from the country after their peacekeeping mandate was unanimously revoked by the UN Security Council.[4][5] With their departure, Marines from the 27th MEU were cleared to redeploy into the country to help the CDF/NAPA retake the province.[6][7]

The joint CDF/NAPA/USMC force launches their attack against the ChDKZ MOB (2009)
Scouts eventually pinpointed and discovered the main ChDKZ base at Msta. At this stage, the last of the ChDKZ's units were holed up at the village and were preparing to muster their defences against the inevitable assault.
However, they were simply unable to withstand the pressure from all three forces attacking Msta simultaneously. With the destruction of their MOB, the ChDKZ were decisively broken as a fighting force and would scatter once more into isolated cells (as "sotnyas"). Remnants of the insurgency continued to fight on for a few more days, but they would eventually be wiped out by the end of October 22nd.[2][8]
Facilities[]
Main base[]

The ChDKZ's main base of operations is set up in the open fields to the west of the village. It serves as the primary logistical hub for its fighters, vehicles and leaders of the movement.[1]
The insurgency movement's Mobile Headquarters (MHQ) vehicle, light vehicle assembly point, barracks, and heavy vehicle assembly point are situated here. An anti-air radar was also set up next to the village, away from the MHQ and main base itself.
Trivia[]
- Msta is actually featured first in the alternate, non-canonical mission Delaying The Bear, whereupon the outskirts of the village is used as a rally point for NAPA's fighters after they are ambushed by the Russian military.[9]
Gallery[]
Config references[]
CfgWorlds[]
- ↑ CfgWorlds >> Chernarus >> Names >> vill_Msta >> position[] >> {11333.79,5421.3999}
References[]
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See also[]
Settlements on Chernarus | |
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Cities | Chernogorsk • Elektrozavodsk |
Towns | Berezino • Gorka • Kamyshovo • Krasnostav • Nadezhdino • Novy Sobor • Orlovets • Polana • Solnichniy • Staroye • Stary Sobor • Vybor • Zelenogorsk |
Villages | Balota • Bor • Dolina • Drozhino • Dubrovka • Grishino • Guglovo • Gvozdno • Kabanino • Kamenka • Khelm • Komarovo • Kozlovka • Lopatino • Mogilevka • Msta • Myshkino • Nizhnoye • Olsha • Pavlovo • Petrovka • Pogorevka • Prigorodki • Pulkovo • Pusta • Pustoshka • Rogovo • Shakhovka • Sosnovka • Tulga • Vyshnoye |
Military installations | Balota airstrip • FOB Manhattan • FOB Reforger • Krasnostav airstrip • Vybor airport • Zelenogorsk forward outpost |