East Wind Device Background:


Its exact date of origin is not known, though due to the brief tremors experienced during the events of the Prologue, it is possible that it was already halfway or close to completion more than year prior to The East Wind.

Its existence is a closely guarded secret, and the CSAT alliance will go to extreme lengths to prevent the device(s) from falling into enemy hands.

Their resolve to do so is demonstrated in the non-canon ending of The East Wind, when both the device and research facility falls into the hands of CTRG Group 14 Captain Scott Miller. The loss of Eastwind forces CSAT into launching a massive counterattack to retake the device. The resulting invasion leads to the destruction of an entire brigade of NATO forces, initiating the start of World War III.

In Apex Protocol, Capt. Miller reveals that he believes the device was used to cause the subsea earthquake which initiated a tsunami, wreaking havoc across the Tanoa Province of the Horizon Islands. Throughout the campaign, NATO intelligence suggests that the device produces a series of foreshocks as part of its arming sequence.

By the end of Apex Protocol, Miller secures Eastwind and arranges to have it airlifted to an undisclosed location. CSAT attempts to reclaim the device by deploying black ops teams but are unsuccessful. Following its capture, the fate of the device continues to remain unclear.




Iranian Armed Forces Background:


The Islamic Republic of Iran Army (Persian: ارتش جمهوری اسلامی ایران), acronymed AJA (Persian: آجا), simply known as the Iranian Army or Artesh (Persian: ارتش, romanized: Arteš), is the "conventional military of Iran" and part of Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran. It is tasked to protect the territorial integrity of the country from external and internal threats and to project power.

Artesh has its own Joint Staff which coordinates its four separate service branches: Ground Forces, Air Force, Navy and the newly established Air Defense Force.




CSAT Background:

Formed at the apex of the Canton Protocol summits, this strategic alliance of states is built upon the goals of mutual defense, expanded global influence, and sustained economic growth.

Set against the context of foundering economies and civil unrest across the west, CSAT has risen in prominence over the last decade. Investment in shared civil and military technology and the aggressive pursuit of opportunities and partnerships throughout Asia, South America and North Africa has led to a sharp increase in strategic tension across the globe, as traditional spheres of power and influence are encroached upon.

Recently partnering with the government of The Republic of Altis and Stratis, joint civilian and military projects are supported by an independent mechanized brigade-sized force officially operates under the authority of Col. Vahid Namdar.



Headed predominately by the People's Republic of China and the Republic of Iran, CSAT as a whole consists of several other East Asian, Middle Eastern, and possibly even former NATO and Central Asian member states.

Other known members include the Republic of Belarus and several North African countries. The organisation has also made offers to the Russian Federation for full membership, and are partnered together on trade and technology sharing - though the latter has yet to make an official decision.

With the sharp decline in Western geopolitical and economic soft power over the past two decades, CSAT's influence throughout the world has risen significantly and has allowed it to encroach into regions that were traditionally pro-West.

As seen during the events of the Prologue, CSAT's dominance over world affairs is clearly demonstrated in their interactions with the NATO peacekeepers of Task Force Aegis. The peacekeepers are reluctantly forced to abide by orders to step aside whenever CSAT forces are present, and are also unable to countermand any CSAT directives issued to the AAF.


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