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Arma 3 Sons of Babylon

Any resemblance to any person or organisation, real or fake is purely coincidental. The political stances depicted by factions within the mod do not reflect those of the author, this mod is made for fun and no political commentary will be tolerated


This mod aims to depict a fictional Middle Eastern power in the Arma 3 2035 setting known as the Middle Eastern Coalition (MEC) as well as some of the internal factions that oppose them, on release this is the Lions of the Mujahideen, an Islamic extremist group that has risen to prominence in the Middle East in recent years. Initially formed as a political and military alliance, increasing foreign intervention and the growing threat of Iran prompted these nations to unite into a federal nation. The MEC often clashes with Iran, Iraq, Israel as well as various insurgent groups. Despite their staunch anti-Iranian stance, they still maintain good relations with CSAT member and aligned states such as Russia and China. They also maintain cordial relations with the most of Europe, however tensions have been brewing with the US and UK, and even their European allies are beginning to distance themselves after Yasir al-Assad's seizure of power in a military coup in the late 2020s. Obviously, the MEC is heavily inspired by the faction of the same name from the Battlefield franchise, as well as their Squad counterparts the Middle Eastern Alliance, with some real world inspiration taken too. The Lions are primarily inspired by ISIS. Apart from the two CDLCs, the only dependency is the fabulous Aegis addon, however this mod contains an optional soft dependency for the GM: Cold War Germany CDLC, meaning that new content will automatically be added to the factions when running the DLC. Check below to see the content added with the soft dependency. There is also an official Antistasi Ultimate compatibility patch available here




Formed initially in the mid 2020's as a military and political alliance, increasing foreign interference in the region and the effects of the Black Recession caused the alliance to grow closer until the eventual establishment of a federation known as the Middle Eastern Coalition. While not as technologically advanced as many of their neighbours, they field a large military with a mixture of Eastern and Western equipment, although much of it is becoming outdated. While initially a democratic state, within 4 years of the nation's establishment 2 military coups were attempted, while the first failed, the second, lead by Colonel Yasir al-Assad succeeded. Al-Assad's government ramped up the anti-Iranian and anti-Western rhetoric to new levels, and massively stripped away power from the individual states of the union. The MEC often finds themselves in smaller scale skirmishes against neighbouring Iran, Iraq and Israel, as well as dealing with multiple insurgencies, the most notorious of which being the Lions of the Mujahideen.


The Lions of the Mujahideen are an Islamic Extremist group formed around the same time as the MEC. It's founder, Amir al-Khansaawi is a veteran of ISIS during the height of it's power in the mid 2010's. His devotion to his ideology only grew after he was detained by Iraqi authorities in 2015 and remained incarcerated for over a decade in a cramped prison camp until he escaped during a prison break. Appealing to former ISIS fighter's and former children of the Caliphate who grew up with the ideology ingrained in their psyche, he very quickly began to gain prominence in the region, and soon began seizing large areas of territory across the Middle East, as well as invigorating similar movements abroad in Africa and South East Asia . The group is known for their brutal tactics and disregard for international law, with many experts dubbing them "the new ISIS" both due to their similar ideology and the comparable power.


The Mesopotamian Federal Police are the official police force of the MEC, carrying out everyday policing as well as high value raids on certain targets. They are fairly poorly equipped, with modern weapons rare among their ranks, many officers still carry ageing AKM's. Despite this, their Counter Terrorism Service is a well trained force that has proven effective at eliminating local cells of insurgents. The sudden rise of the Lions of the Mujahideen has dragged the police into a direct combat role in many cases, a role that they have suffered high casualties in due to the lack of needed training.


As mentioned this mod contains optional content that will be activated when GM Cold War Germany or Expeditionary Forces are loaded, the following content will be added:

GM:
[MEC]
ZSU-23-4V1 - Anti-air
M113A1DK variants - APCs
BRDM-2 variants - APCs
BTR-60 variants - APCs
BMP-1 variants - APCs
2S1 - Artillery
2P16 - Artillery
M113A1G Mortar - Artillery
Iltis variants - Cars
Ural variants - Cars
Bo105 variants - Helicopters
T-55AM2 / T-55AM2B - Tanks
SPG-9 - Turrets
DShKM - Turrets
9K111 - Turrets
2B11 - Turrets
M120 - Turrets

[Lions]
ZSU-23-4V1 - Anti-air
M113A1DK - APCs
BMP-1 variants - APCs
BRDM-2 variants - APCs
BTR-60 variants - APCs
M113A1G Mortar - Artillery
UAZ-469 variants - Cars
Early T-55 variants - Tanks
PT-76B - Tanks
SPG-9 - Turrets
DShKM - Turrets
9K111 - Turrets
2B11 - Turrets
M120 - Turrets

FAQ:
Q: Can you add / remove x dependency?
A: No

Q: Can I reupload this in any way including private modpacks
A: Also no, not unless I have given you expressed permission

Q: Will this receive any further updates?
A: Treat this as a finished project, I cannot guarantee any updates of any kind, much less content updates, although I will try

Q: Where can I report bugs?
A: Join my Discord here [discord.gg]


Credits / Special Thanks:
-dmOrchard: Various retexture templates and technical support
-OokamiJamie: MEC camo swatch
-StellaStrela: Camos from her F.R.E.E textures repository
-Oxi: MEC Roundel symbol
-23rd CTF: Suggestions, feedback, testing, support and being an all around good unit
-Grave: Patrol cap model
-Seb: Templates for Vanilla uniforms and equipment
-PheasantOne and Evan - various screenshots
-BranFlakes - Providing retexture templates for the C-192
Other people I am most likely forgetting, if you helped with this mod, reach out so I can credit you

Maps Used For Screenshots:
Sa'hatra
Farabad (Global Ops)
Malden 2035
Kunduz River
Al-Salman 2.0
Others I don't know /remember

Known Issues:
-Vehicles inventories not setup - may fix later
-Incorrect textures on destroyed A-143, no solution afaik

License:
APL-SA