SPIN-OFF: The following information stems from a spin-off expansion or third party Creator DLC and is considered to be non-canon in the main Armaverse timeline.
Richter was a senior commander of the U.S. Army contingent operating in Livonia as part of NATO's Exercise Electron-39.
For the duration of the exercises, Richter was stationed at Camp Konrad, a forward outpost located in Livonia's semi-abandoned Nadbór region. He worked closely with his subordinate, Major Don Homewood, to coordinate the exercises.[4]
In the wake of the incident, Richter was left responsible with coordinating the withdrawal of all U.S. forces out of the country when Electron-39 was cancelled at the behest of the Livonian government.[6] The hectic schedule resulted in Richter not sleeping for several days, and even experiencing a heart attack on at least one occasion.[7]
Death[]
Two weeks later on July 3rd, Richter boarded a truck and headed off to complete a last-minute errand when an unknown flying object suddenly began hovering over the skies of Nadbór.[8] Before anyone could respond, the seemingly alien craft discharged a high-power microwave (HPM) shockwave pulse that fried all electronic equipment in the region; Richter's pacemaker included.[1]
Instantly going into cardiac arrest, Richter's truck crashed just off the road leading to Point Hopi from Camp Kresnik.[2] By the time friendly troops dispatched by MAJ Homewood were able reach the site, he was discovered slumped over the wheel of his truck and was pronounced dead at the scene.[3]
Trivia[]
Richter's sole "appearance" in First Contact is his corpse inside a body bag, near the site where his HEMTT crashed.[9]
References[]
↑ 1.01.1ARMA 3:Contact 2019 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., First Contact, Close Encounters, "And, to make matters worse, there's been a, er... what did you call it? [...] A transitory, high-power microwave pulse. HPM. Not EMP... For us, that's the same difference. Electronics are FUBAR. If it wasn't in a shipping container or a Faraday, you can bet your ass it's cooked. That goes for NOD's, gunlights, non-tritium optics, and most of our vehicles... Old with diesel, yes. Gasoline, no. Also - pacemakers. Hence the reason I'm talking to you now and not the Colonel."
↑ 2.02.1ARMA 3:Contact 2019 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., First Contact, Close Encounters, "No - no, we lost power. Bunch of us left Konrad. I was driving and - oh, oh, damn, yeah, damn! Colonel Richter's dead. [...] His HEMTT crashed."
↑ 3.03.1ARMA 3:Contact 2019 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., First Contact, Close Encounters, "Our only casualty so far, but a problematic one. He overturned on the road, blocking access to Point Hopi. The sparkies there have functioning equipment which is slowly coming in but it might be some time before we can unfuck this mess."
↑ 6.06.1ARMA 3:Contact 2019 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., First Contact, Going Dark, \a3\missions_f_contact\data\img\intro2\articles\intro2_aan_image1_accident_co.paa, "A US board of inquiry has said it is "very unlikely" Russian provocateurs were behind the June 19 training accident in Livonia. The incident occurred when a Greyhawk UAV overshot its target and dropped a GPS guided bomb on a military site, claiming the lives of 7 Livonians and 1 American. Allegations of human error and a strongly-worded denial of responsibility from the White House have led to a collapse in US-Livonian relations, as well as the cancellation of the exercises themselves, creating a logistics nightmare and leaving 11,000 overseas personnel stranded.", AAN News
↑ARMA 3:Contact 2019 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., First Contact, Going Dark, "I shit you not. Colonel Richter? He's not slept for days. Either he's gonna fall asleep behind the wheel or he's gonna give himself another heartattack. [...] Logistics are a mess, I get that, but it's not worth killing yourself over."
