Operation Arrowhead - Mission 1 - Backstab AA II: OA Guide

The singleplayer campaign starts with a short intro. A socialist regime, which rules the Takistan with a heavy hand since the moment of taking up the reins in 1992 (which was done with a considerable military aid of Soviet Union), is now threatening the neighboring Karzegistan with Takistani chemical weapons, if the tableland Sharig (rich in oil) won't be "immediately returned to the people of Takistan". On the border with the neighbor the Takistani Army has disposed tactical ballistic missiles (SCUDs) which are able to strike Allied targets in Karzegistan and on Green See. This threat made by the Highest Socialist Bureau is a desperate attempt to maintain the remains of power which is now endangered by the attacks of the internal, royalist guerilla (supported by CIA). Guerillas try (with successes) to paralyze the production of petroleum and the mining of coltan (a precious metal ore) which are both used by local military junta to enlarge and enhance Takistani army and security services. Obviously this threat, made by Colonel Muhhamad R. Aziz (#1), who is in charge of socialist regime, wasn't accepted by United Nations Organization (UNO/UN) and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). They both gave an ultimatum to Aziz, demanding him to withdraw the Takistani Army from the border with Karzegistan. There was no reaction from Aziz, though, so on June 1, 2012, the allied forces established their bases in regions controlled by guerilla and started Operation Arrowhead, whose task is to neutralize ballistic missiles and preclude Takistani Army from attacking Karzegistan. That's all for starters. As you can easily guess now, you'll be taking part in Operation Arrowhead by playing alternately the roles of a simple infantryman, tankist, gunship's pilot and Special Forces operator.

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In the first scenario you're a US Special Forces Sergeant Terry Graves. His task in this Friday evening, May 25 (so before the beginning of a big scale operation) is to eliminate colonel Aziz. In order to do this a team of commandos managed to get under cover to Zargabad, the main town of Takistan. Aziz owns a villa near this city, but now he is residing at the Palace located in the centre of a town. On the streets of Zargabad you may see a lot of Takistani soldiers (#2).

When the car with commandos inside is traveling through the city you don't have a big influence on your character's actions - you can only turn his head around. And that's all you can expect in this scenario, which is, in fact, a prelude to a proper gameplay. Graves with his sniper rifle SWD in hands will wait for Aziz who is leaving the Palace (#3).

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You can't aim at the target or pull a trigger, all of this is still happening without your participation. This is probably the reason why Graves flubs his job - instead of shooting dead the colonel he hits his bodyguard (#4) and Aziz manages to escape alive.