KATE: Oh? Interesting. Actually - the airstrike on the town - the details of that are... fuzzy.
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Overview[]
This is a premium mission that requires ownership of the Laws of War DLC.
The player controls an unnamed CSAT SOFoperative. In spite of the government's siege, they have embarrassingly failed to retake Oreokastro from the insurgents after two weeks of fighting. To send a message to the insurgents and to cover for the AAF's incompetence, CSAT command have dispatched a three-man team of elite operators to call in an airstrike on the village.
There are no alternate pieces of equipment to choose from.
Objectives[]
Primary[]
(1) Clear Castle
(2) Reach Observation Post
(3) Identify All Targets
(4) Direct Air Strike
(5) Move to EXFIL
Optional[]
(6) Remain Unseen
(7) Don't Kill IDAP Worker!
Mandatory[]
The operative must survive
Once the airstrike has been authorised, you must not miss any of the targets
Do not destroy the IDAP camp
Avoid collateral damage/friendly fire
Do not leave the castle area
Walkthrough[]
Primary 1: Clear Castle[]
Insurgent positions.
You start off on a parachute and will land within walking distance of the Thronos Castle north of Oreokastro. Wait until your teammates also land, then make your way towards the castle and stop at about 200-300 metres away.
Go prone and order your two subordinates to do the same (make sure they're also in a good position before doing so). There are a total of seven insurgents that you need to eliminate. Pick your target carefully and assign your team members their own too.
There is no fixed order to follow but make sure you eliminate the insurgents in quick succession and don't allow any of the survivors to spot a dead body. Once all the insurgents are killed you can safely move in to secure the castle (don't forget the fighter watching the western corner of the castle).
Primary 2: Reach Observation Post[]
Move to the walls of the castle overlooking Oreokastro after eliminating all of the insurgents. Switch to your laser designator and look in the direction of the village.
Primary 3: Identify All Targets[]
There are a total of five targets of opportunity to mark. They are:
A: Three technicals parked along the main road into the village
B: A machine gunner; he's located just behind the three technicals but on the roof of a house
C: A sniper due south of the machine gunner's position, positioned above the water tower
E: The barricade itself; you should be able to spot several fighters garrisoned nearby
You must call out each of the respective targets before you can call in the airstrike. New "objectives" will pop up every time you identify one.
If you want to keep the doctor alive (see Optional objective below), then you must wait for him to return first. Be sure to wait for the dialogue between MacDade and Bishop to trigger - this will be your indication that the doctor has begun to move.
Primary 4: Direct Air Strike[]
NOTE:
This objective CAN be failed if you position the designator incorrectly.
If you want to guarantee a hit, point the designator directly at the house where the doctor is treating his patient (or was depending on whether you want to keep him alive).
Point your designator at the centre of the targets in-between the technicals and the carpenter's shop so that all marked targets will be caught in the blast zone (don't forget that CAS will be approaching from the east), and then open the Support Menu and call in the airstrike. The bomber will arrive shortly afterwards and take care of the rest. There is no need to continue lasing the target once the bomb has dropped.
Primary 5: Move to EXFIL[]
Head straight for the extraction point once the cluster bomb hits (you'll see an LSV parked there with a few operatives waiting for you). Once you get close enough, the ending cutscene will play and it'll be mission complete.
Optional 6: Remain Unseen[]
To "complete" this objective, you must eliminate all the insurgents before moving to secure the OP without allowing a single one of them to raise the alarm, either because they saw one of their comrades' corpses, or your team was spotted visually/alerted to your gunfire.
However, except for being spotted visually, you get a small grace period of about three seconds before your cover's blown (for every other situation). So, make the most of your window of opportunity if you're "detected". This can be quite difficult to do on your first try, so save before you open fire if you're not confident with being able to re-engage targets quickly with the Katiba Carbine.
Optional 7: Don't Kill IDAP Worker![]
The doctor's location.
Despite the misleading objective name, there are actually two that must be identified in order for them to survive the airstrike: an aid worker on the far right (next to the church - look for a parked ambulance) and a doctor who is near centre of the village.
The IDAP doctor will be inside the building near the village centre. Look for a blue bench right next to a single-storey house.
He can be spotted with the designator's thermal vision but only just barely (as only his back is visible), so it's better to identify him with regular day or night vision instead. Once the doctor has left the house and moved far enough you can safely call in the airstrike.
Do make sure you wait for him to return to the church BEFORE calling in the bomber however, otherwise he will die in the airstrike!
Tips[]
To avoid detection early, you might want to prioritise taking out the three men near the parked van first. Unlike the other insurgents, one will always go on patrol throughout the castle after a short while and will eventually stumble onto a corpse if he isn't taken care of quickly.
You can eliminate all three simultaneously if you assign each of your team members one target BEFORE ordering them to Open Fire. Just remember to place them in a good position overlooking the insurgents; they can't shoot what they can't see.
Do be mindful of the insurgent inside the castle's walls. This particular fighter will always be standing guard over the northern archway but since his back is always turned, you can easily ambush him from behind rather than risk taking a bullet to face.
Trivia[]
"CSAT" special forces.
It should be noted that the SOF team leader is specifically ranked as a Captain for this memory. His two subordinates likewise are ranked as Sergeant and Corporal, respectively.
The outro shows the three operatives observing their handiwork before revealing the "true" identities of both the player's character and his subordinates.
The Redacted is the only official campaign mission in ArmA 3 where Viper operatives outfitted in Arid Hexacam gear make an appearance (shown manning the LSV in the ending cutscene).
