Robert Johnson was a minor character in ArmA 2's Operation Harvest Red campaign.
Background[]
Johnson was a member of USMC Force Recon callsign Sabre Team. He was deployed to the Green Sea nation of Chernarus at the height of the civil war between Chernarussian government forces and pro-Russian separatists from the so-called "Chernarussian Movement of the Red Star" (ChDKZ).[1]
He served as the team's designated marksman and was subordinate to Sabre's leader, Sergeant Ian Simmons.
Operation Harvest Red (2009)[]
On October 4th, 2009, the 27th Marine Expeditionary Unit (27th MEU) would be deployed to the Green Sea in anticipation of Operation Harvest Red. The operation would involve an amphibious invasion of the entire province of South Zagoria from the coastline.[2] Before it could begin, all Force Recon fireteams would be tasked with the responsibility of laying the groundwork for the invasion by sabotaging coastal defences and knocking out ChDKZ command and control posts.[3]
Johnson's team would specifically be deployed to the village of Mogilevka. After securing the village, they would then be moving south towards the coast and hit the village of Prigorodki. However, one of Johnson's team members were pinned down by insurgents and needed immediate support.[4]
Although their mission had been compromised, a fellow Force Recon team, callsign Razor, were nearby to lend their support. Johnson's pinned down team member used smoke grenades to mark targets inside the village[4] while Razor's operatives laser marked the targets for artillery.[5] Once the targets were all confirmed destroyed, Johnsons's team began to move in the direction of the regional capital, Chernogorsk. Chernarussian government troops and the 27th's ground elements were already laying siege to the city, and Johnson's team (alongside other Force Recon elements in the area) was called upon to assist allied forces.[6]
During the siege, all Force Recon teams in the city were notified of the whereabouts of the insurgent group's leader and his senior commanders. Razor Team was closer to the targets, however, leaving Johnson's team to remain on standby until the leaders were captured.[7]
However, Razor Team did not return with the captives and had failed to report in. Johnson's team was notified of Razor's status and quickly moved into position to breach a warehouse on the outskirts of the city[8], though Johnson himself would not be participating in the raid.
Following the failed capture of the ChDKZ's leaders, Johnson rejoins Sabre as the MEU refocused its efforts on scouring the northern regions of the province for signs of the elusive warlord. One week later, they would soon be relocated to FOB Manhattan, an outpost built deep within the heartland of insurgent territory as the MEU transitioned from conventional warfare to counterinsurgency.[9]
However, the operation would soon be forced to a sudden halt when Chernarussian extremists carry out a terrorist attack in the Russian Federation's capital of Moscow. The MEU's mandate is soon revoked, with all Marine elements ordered to pull out of Chernarus completely within 48 hours.[10]
Before leaving, Captain Shaftoe orders Johnson's team to perform one last mission. They were to collect an insurgent defector - an individual known as "Spukayev". The man supposedly possessed knowledge of a ChDKZ conspiracy called "Operation Cobalt", which was apparently related to the bombings in Moscow. While Sabre would extract the defector from the village of Khelm[11], Razor would split up to retrieve the documents from his safehouse in Krasnostav.
Death[]
Johnson's team succeeded in bringing back the defector first, though they had to wait for Razor to return before they could leave Manhattan.[12]
At that exact moment, numerous explosions went off throughout the FOB. Alongside his fellow team members, Johnson is incapacitated after he is struck by a hail of gunfire and grenade explosions. He would later die from severe blood loss after he is stabbed with a knife by an unknown blond-haired individual.[13][14]
Personality and Appearance[]
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An African-American male, Johnson had short black hair and wore a Rhodesian Recon Vest (RRV) plate carrier, sage green-coloured Flame Resistant Organizational Gear (FROG) uniform, an olive green shemagh, as well as MARPAT-camouflaged pants. Unlike the other members of Sabre, Johnson always wore a MARPAT-camouflaged booniehat for headgear.
Trivia[]
- He is nicknamed as "Reaper" by the other members of Sabre.
- Alongside Zelmanski, Johnson is one of the only two members of Sabre that do not participate in the warehouse raid.
References[]
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See also[]
- Ian Simmons
- Martin Zelmanski
- Peter Adamson
- Sanjeev Raj
- Steve Kaminski