Military Unit Stationed at Gorka? [Lore]

[Katana67 2907]

The in-game description for the Gorka-E camouflage pants is as follows...

 

"Tactical pants used by the unit stationed at Gorka, Chernarus."

 

 

This is what I was talking about with regard to fiction and integrating lore into DayZ and/or Chernarus. Now, of course, this could be just a clever use of wording, as the real-life camouflage pattern can indeed be called "Gorka-E." However, the description explicitly mentions a circumstance (i.e. a military/police unit stationed in Gorka).

 

Several tracts of interpretation could be applied here. First, that Gorka was the host to a Russian military unit prior to, or during, the outbreak. Second, that this is evidence of some sort of internal Chernarussian unit stationed in Gorka prior to, or during, the outbreak. There are other tangential considerations, like perhaps other nations having stationed troops there which also used "Gorka-E."

 

However, a Russian or Chernarussian garrison seem to be the most likely explanations.

 

Now, what does this mean for the game? Well, it can mean nothing... this is an item. Or, it could translate into a military base/camp/garrison in Gorka. I'd like to see the latter happen, to replace the since-vacated Stary Sobor military camp. Gorka is a bit off-center from where I personally would add a Stary Sobor analog (i.e. Guglovo or even just Novy). But, it could work.

 

EDIT - I took the liberty of writing a brief unit history for the potential lore item.

 

41st Internal Special Purpose Detachment (отряд специального назначения, OSN), Black Forest (черный лес).

 

 

Unit History

 

Formed in 2007 in response to instability caused by ChDKZ (Chedaki) guerillas in the eastern regions of Chernarus, the 41st OSN drew upon Chernarussian Defence Force (CDF) veterans and created a new special internal paramilitary unit. Based out of FOB Sokol (сокол), in Gorka, the 41st OSN saw action in multiple operations against ChDKZ guerillas. In 2009, after the Chernarussian Civil War, Minister of the Interior Arseniy Ryazanov re-purposed the 41st OSN for peacekeeping operations. The unit was mainly engaged in counter-insurgency operations, conducting small-scale raids in Gorka, Novy Sobor, and Guglovo against suspected ChDKZ remnant forces.

 

The 41st OSN was therefore transferred to the NATO Chernarus Force (CFOR) command, working alongside Russian and Georgian contingents out of FOB Berkut at Krasnostav. Later, during the outbreak of 2014, the 41st OSN was again subsumed under the command of an international organization, the newly formed UNOCHER (United Nations Operation Chernarus). The unit was ordered to construct roadblocks along the road from Novy Sobor to Gorka near Altar in order to enforce UNOCHER quarantine protocols.

 

As the infection containment measures failed in the west, originating near Myshkino and Zelenogorsk, the 41st OSN became inundated with refugees flowing east towards Berezino and Krasnostav. In this hectic climate, elements of the unit were alleged to have carried out unauthorized killings of civilians, as per the reporting of South Zagoria Independent journalist Olga Poroshenko. The 41st OSN was then divided into a roadblock and garrisoned contingent, with the bulk of the unit remaining within the makeshift perimeter of Gorka.

 

As the infected began to outnumber the refugee population, the 41st OSN was authorized to use lethal force by UNOCHER command. Radio contact with UNOCHER command was maintained until 12 May 2014 at 0300 local. Platoon leaders reported being trapped by infected personnel inside of FOB Sokol and the Gorka police station.

Edited May 27, 2014 by Katana67

[kingbritain 63]

Lovely idea. I personally never found Gorka-E clothing, but another military camp is always welcome.

[xenology 61]

I want there to be actual military units that will shoot anyone who comes near the base on sight

[brumey 116]

dark souls and demons souls had no Story at all, if you only scratched the surface!

 

but if u dig deep into it, and read item descriptions, things get  lore-y !!!   it tells a Story through item descriptions.  which is awesome!

[Katana67 2907]

41st Internal Special Purpose Detachment (отряд специального назначения, OSN), Black Forest (черный лес).

 

 

Unit History

 

Formed in 2007 in response to instability caused by ChDKZ (Chedaki) guerillas in the eastern regions of Chernarus, the 41st OSN drew upon Chernarussian Defence Force (CDF) veterans and created a new special internal paramilitary unit. Based out of FOB Sokol (сокол), in Gorka, the 41st OSN saw action in multiple operations against ChDKZ guerillas. In 2009, after the Chernarussian Civil War, Minister of the Interior Arseniy Ryazanov re-purposed the 41st OSN for peacekeeping operations. The unit was mainly engaged in counter-insurgency operations, conducting small-scale raids in Gorka, Novy Sobor, and Guglovo against suspected ChDKZ remnant forces.

 

The 41st OSN was therefore transferred to the NATO Chernarus Force (CFOR) command, working alongside Russian and Georgian contingents out of FOB Berkut at Krasnostav. Later, during the outbreak of 2014, the 41st OSN was again subsumed under the command of an international organization, the newly formed UNOCHER (United Nations Operation Chernarus). The unit was ordered to construct roadblocks along the road from Novy Sobor to Gorka near Altar in order to enforce UNOCHER quarantine protocols.

 

As the infection containment measures failed in the west, originating near Myshkino and Zelenogorsk, the 41st OSN became inundated with refugees flowing east towards Berezino and Krasnostav. In this hectic climate, elements of the unit were alleged to have carried out unauthorized killings of civilians, as per the reporting of South Zagoria Independent journalist Olga Poroshenko. The 41st OSN was then divided into a roadblock and garrisoned contingent, with the bulk of the unit remaining within the makeshift perimeter of Gorka.

 

As the infected began to outnumber the refugee population, the 41st OSN was authorized to use lethal force by UNOCHER command. Radio contact with UNOCHER command was maintained until 12 May 2014 at 0300 local. Platoon leaders reported being trapped by infected personnel inside of FOB Sokol and the Gorka police station.

[GrappleX 354]

I really liked the unit history you wrote up. Fantastic writing.

[Katana67 2907]

People of Chernarus

CFOR/UNOCHER

 DayZ Lore

United States

5^th Reconnaisance Battalion, FORECON Company, Recon Platoon Bravo

 

 

Unit History

 

Deployed to Chernarus in late 2009 as an element of Joint Special Operations Task Force – West (JSOTF-W), Recon Platoon Bravo participated in several peacekeeping operations alongside Czech and German Special Operations Forces (SOF). The unit was tasked mainly with running interdiction operations along the Takistan-Chernarus border outside of South Zagoria. On 26 January 2012, Recon Platoon Bravo intercepted a shipment of weapons into Chernarus. Joint Intelligence Estimate assessed that this shipment was destined for remnant ChDKZ forces in South Zagoria. With the closure of FOB Jasper in 2013, Recon Platoon Bravo was moved to FOB Ripper at the International Airfield in South Zagoria. There, the unit participated in peacekeeping operations near Lopatino and Vybor in conjunction with Czech SOF.

 

During the Outbreak Crisis of 2014, Recon Platoon Bravo was tasked with finding a lost convoy of Marines and Czech peacekeepers near Vyshnoye. On 6 May 2014, Recon Platoon Bravo discovered the convoy north of Vyshnoye and found that it had been overrun by insurgent forces, noting burnt trucks and APCs, as well as bodies strewn about the road. There were no survivors present. Recon Platoon Bravo reported taking fire when attempting to secure the area, also noting a high presence of “unarmed civilian collaborators.” Taking heavy casualties, Recon Platoon Bravo was forced to widthdraw back to FOB Ripper. The status of Recon Platoon Bravo is unknown, crew manifests list FORECON personnel on an outbound fight when FOB Ripper was abandoned on 14 May 2014.

 

71^st Airborne, 4^th Brigade Combat Team, 248^th Parachute Infantry Regiment

 

 

Unit History

 

Part of the main contingent of conventional US forces in the CFOR/UNOCHER mission, the 248^th PIR was initially tasked with securing FOB Berkut and FOB Ripper for CFOR use after the Chernarussian Civil War. The unit suffered several casualties in securing the northern regions of Chernarus, causing deep resentment of the Chernarussian population in some of the company command structures. Several company commanders were reprimanded for “reprehensible conduct” directed toward civilians in Gvozdno and Lopatino respectively.

 

The 248^th PIR worked alongside JSOTF-W personnel in policing illicit traffic moving through the Russia-Chernarus border. Rumors of a cross-border raid, in breach of Russian sovereign territory, were censored by the Chernarussian government and CFOR command. Russian border guards reported hearing helicopters hover over a town on the night of 7 June 2013 some three miles inside of Russian territory. No evidence was found to implicate American troops, however, it is widely assumed to have been a JSOTF-W insertion by 248^th PIR aviation elements.

 

During the Outbreak Crisis of 2014, the 248^th PIR made a “combat” drop into western South Zagoria, near Zelenogorsk. This unit was one of the first to respond to the spreading infection in South Zagoria. The unit was then tasked with implementing UNOCHER quarantine procedures around Zelenogorsk. Being a hotbed of initial infection, WHO monitors and international journalists regularly captured footage of 248^th PIR troops executing suspected infected personnel amidst widespread rioting in the city.

 

The remnants of 248^th PIR were then forced back to Green Mountain, where contact was lost on 8 May 2014. The reports of the 248^th PIR’s last stand were heavily suppressed and classified, owing to the controversial events leading up to the unit’s demise. The Green Mountain radio station therefore went offline after the location was overrun, exacerbating the confusion across Chernarus.

 

United Kingdom

 

HMS Sterling, Duke-class frigate

 

 

Unit History

First deployed to supporting the BAF’s operations in Takistan, the HMS Sterling was moved to the northern Green Sea in support of CFOR operations. Naval incursions were few and far between during the peacekeeping operations, as such, the Green Sea duty station was a quiet one. During the Outbreak Crisis of 2014, the Sterling was tasked with implementing a naval quarantine alongside German and American vessels.

 

The Sterling became inundated with unregistered refugees on-station off the coast of Chernogorsk. Unsure of his orders, the captain of the vessel allowed refugees on-board and also allowed a number of unregistered vessels past the naval cordon due to an inability to accommodate any more refugees. This proved fatal when the Sterling was tasked with shelling Chernogorsk, an order that was not able to be carried out, given that the crew had been overwhelmed by infected personnel that they had inadvertently let on-board.

 

The Sterling drifted aimlessly on a rough southeastern current, eventually running aground on a shoal off of Skalisty island. Infected personnel washed ashore on the previously untouched island, therefore infecting a small population of residents which had refused to evacuate with the UNOCHER forces.

 

47 Commando, Royal Marines

 

 

Unit History

 

Like many of the BAF contributors to CFOR, 47 Commando saw combat action in Takistan before being re-purposed to CFOR. For many units deploying to Chernarus after having been engaged in combat in Takistan, a CFOR deployment was equated with a vacation. 47 Commando was stationed at FOB Charlotte, near Balota, CFOR’s main headquarters. As such, 47 Commando was tasked with monitoring the coastal area from Kamenka to Elektrozavodsk. A relatively uneventful deployment, as most of the remnant ChDKZ militants had been relegated to rural regions, Royal Marines were frequent patrons of clubs in Chernogorsk.

 

During the Outbreak Crisis of 2014, 47 Commando was tasked with providing security in Chernogorsk. Amidst widespread looting and rioting, Marines were filmed putting down massive crowds of infected and uninfected personnel alike. Eventually, the infected presence in Chernogorsk became untenable, causing 47 Commando to retreat to FOB Charlotte at Balota on 9 May 2014. Two days later, FOB Charlotte was overrun and 47 Commando was forced to retreat again to Kamenka. This retreat was dubbed by media outlets as the “Bloody Gap,” resulting in heavy losses to 47 Commando. The failure of the retreat was attributed to the narrow corridor near Kamenka, which allowed crowds of infected personnel to surround the retreating forces and refugees.

 

The fate of 47 Commando is unknown, a BAF unit was rumored to have fled out of South Zagoria and into Chernarus proper. Elements of 47 Commando are assessed as likely to have been present, although information is spotty owing to the widespread infection thereafter.

 

 

Czech Republic

19^th Mechanized Battalion, Hrom (“Thunder”)

 

 

Unit History

 

The Czech Republic’s main contribution to CFOR/UNOCHER forces has become a mainstay in mobility for the mission in South Zagoria. While US and UK forces maintained a network of transportation, the 19^th Mechanized Battalion was regarded as the most efficient unit to follow if one needed to move across Chernarus safely. Relatively unfamiliar to the area, the unit quickly built up friendly relations with the civilian population in the center of South Zagoria, mainly operating around Vyshnoye, Staroye, Mogilevka, and Stary Sobor.

 

The “Thunder” moniker was given to the unit by a man in Stary Sobor, who awoke in the middle of the night assuming that there was a thunderstorm coming from the south. He looked outside of his farmhouse only to see a convoy of Czech armor rumbling across a field toward a suspected ChKDZ position.

 

During the Outbreak Crisis of 2014, the 19^th Mechanized Battalion was tasked with securing the country route from Zelenogorsk to Stary Sobor to provide for medical evacuation. However, the unit was atypically slow in achieving this objective, owing to the unit operating outside of its area of responsibility. Stretched thin along the isolated highway, elements of the 19^th Mechanized Battalion were overrun by infected flooding east from Soznovka. Although the unit was able to withdraw, it left the fields around Green Mountain dominated by infected and left the 248^th PIR cut off around Zelenogorsk.

 

Likewise, the road to Stary Sobor was therefore left unguarded.The unit was able to regroup upon return to Stary Sobor, having lost over half of its vehicles in the retreat. On 5 May 2014, the 15^th Mechanized Battalion escorted a contingent of Marines in a convoy towards Elektrozavodsk. The convoy was reported missing at 0245 local. The next day, UNOCHER imagery placed the convoy at Vyshnoye. Elements of the 5^th Reconnaisance Battalion were called in to investigate, finding the 19^th Mechanized Battallion completely decimated.

 

Germany

 

8^th Mountain Infantry Brigade (Gebirgsjägerbrigade), Alpha and Bravo Companies

 

 

Unit History

 

As a major sponsor of UN peacekeeping operations abroad, the Heer could only spare one small element of mountain warfare soldiers for the CFOR mission. The 8^th Mountain Infantry Brigade spared two companies of soldiers to supplement the British forces stationed at FOB Charlotte at Balota airfield. Widely considered to be a wasteful nuisance in CFOR, despite being highly competent soldiers, the 8^th Mountain Infantry Brigade was relegated to infrequent northern patrols far from its base in southern Chernarus. Owing to administrative mismanagement, the unit was largely rendered ineffective in CFOR peacekeeping operations and the deployment was viewed as purely symbolic.

 

During the Outbreak Crisis of 2014, the unit was on exercise in the northern wilderness of Chernarus. Communications were lost very early on with the unit, until late in the stages of the outbreak. The unit emerged from the forest on 12 May 2014 near Gvozdno. The two companies reported discovering fields of infected personnel around Gvozdno, and was forced to fall back to the fortified Devil’s Castle. A Russian and Georgian contingent was dispatched on 13 May to relieve the encircled companies. However, contact was lost with the German contingent at Devil’s Castle. No survivors were found on 14 May when the Russian and Georgian forces managed to reach the outskirts of Gvozdno.

 

Chernarus

 

41st Internal Special Purpose Detachment (отряд специального назначения, OSN), Black Forest (черный лес)

 

 

Unit History

 

Formed in 2007 in response to instability caused by ChDKZ (Chedaki) guerillas in the eastern regions of Chernarus, the 41st OSN drew upon Chernarussian Defence Force (CDF) veterans in order to create a new internal paramilitary unit. Based out of Firebase Sokol (сокол), in Gorka, the 41st OSN saw action in multiple operations against ChDKZ guerillas. In 2009, after the Chernarussian Civil War, Minister of the Interior Arseniy Ryazanov re-purposed the 41st OSN for peacekeeping operations. The unit was mainly engaged in counter-insurgency operations, conducting small-scale raids in Gorka, Novy Sobor, and Guglovo against suspected ChDKZ remnant forces.

 

The 41st OSN was therefore transferred to the NATO Chernarus Force (CFOR) command, working alongside Russian and Georgian contingents out of FOB Berkut at Krasnostav. Later, during the outbreak of 2014, the 41st OSN was again subsumed under the command of an international organization, the newly formed UNOCHER (United Nations Operation Chernarus). The unit was ordered to construct roadblocks along the road from Novy Sobor to Gorka near Altar in order to enforce UNOCHER quarantine protocols.

 

As the infection containment measures failed in the west, originating near Myshkino and Zelenogorsk, the 41st OSN became inundated with refugees flowing east towards Berezino and Krasnostav. In this hectic climate, elements of the unit were alleged to have carried out unauthorized killings of civilians, as per the reporting of South Zagoria Independent journalist Olga Poroshenko. The 41st OSN was then divided into a roadblock and garrisoned contingent, with the bulk of the unit remaining within the makeshift perimeter of Gorka.

 

As the infected began to outnumber the refugee population, the 41st OSN was authorized to use lethal force by UNOCHER command. Radio contact with UNOCHER command was maintained until 12 May 2014 at 0300 local. Platoon leaders reported being trapped by infected personnel inside of FOB Sokol and the Gorka police station.

 

88^th Aviation Regiment (авиационный полк), Bashnya (Башня)

 

 

Unit History

 

Formed after the Chernarussian Civil War, with the help of foreign aid (largely from the United States), the 88^th Aviation Regiment proved to be the CDF’s premier air-mobile force. Whilst the unit’s airframes (primarily updated UH-1s and Mi-17s) were considered obsolete by comparison to the CFOR airframes provided for by the US and UK, the 88^th nonetheless performed admirably in supporting CDF peacekeeping operations in the central region of Chernarus. The unit suffered only one combat loss in support of the CFOR mission.

 

The 88^th Aviation Regiment occupied a unique role with the CFOR command structure, acting as an arbitration unit between CDF police and the foreign military powers in support of CFOR. Colonel Dmitry Polyakov, the units commanding officer, rose to prominence in the post-war Chernarussian politcal arena. This would prove crucial in the unit’s survival during the Outbreak Crisis of 2014.

 

During the outbreak, the 88^th Aviation Regiment was initially tasked with crowd control operations and PSYOP pamphlet distribution along the Stary Sobor-Staroye-Elektrozavodsk corridor. However, as the situation on the ground took a turn for the worse, the 88^th was tasked with supporting VIP extraction of Russian and Chernarussian nationals in Elektrozavodsk, Chernogorsk, and Berezino respectively. Although this saw the unit operating outside of its original area of operations, the political negotiations of Colonel Polyakov provided for fuel prioritization and allocation away from other aviation units. The fate of the majority of the 88^th Aviation Regiment’s airframes and personnel is unknown, although it is likely that some of the more aged airframes were left behind after the evacuation of South Zagoria.

 

Georgia

 

1 Reconnaissance Troop (სადაზვერვო ძალების), Special Forces Brigade

 

 

Unit History

 

1 Recon Troop was formed specifically with the purpose of monitoring and containing insurgencies. Familiar with small-scale separatist conflicts, the Georgian Ministry of Defense (MOD) solicited the training of American advisers in creating a new sub-unit within their current Special Forces architecture. The unit specialized in stealthy insertions and blending in with the population, with every member having learned a foreign language. Contrary to the modernization programs of the Georgian conventional military, 1 Recon Troop adopted older gear and indigenous weapon platforms as to maintain a further capability to conduct deniable operations.

 

The presence of 1 Recon Troop in CFOR was largely classified until the 2014 Outbreak Crisis. Earlier leaked documents implicated 1 Recon Troop in cross-border operations into both Russia and Takistan, with connections to JSOTF-W implied in the documentation. As such, an inquiry was prompted by oversight organizations and 1 Recon Troop was placed on indefinite leave pending the result of the investigation.

 

However, during the transition to UNOCHER, 1 Recon Troop was activated to perform reconnaissance in the western portion of South Zagoria. 1 Recon Troop was tasked with scouting Myshkino and Pustoshka, in support of World Health Organization (WHO) response teams searching for “patient zero” and the origin of the outbreak. Contact was lost with the WHO teams in addition to 1 Recon Troop on 13 May 2014 near Myshkino.

 

Russian Federation

 

13^th Guards Airborne Division, 92^nd Airborne Regiment, Berkut

 

 

Unit History

 

The 92^nd Airborne Regiment was initially tasked with setting up a Forward Operating Base (FOB) at the Krasnostav airport, to which the unit gave its nickname “Berkut.” After having constructed FOB Berkut, the 92^nd was then tasked with peacekeeping operations in the northeast of South Zagoria. Mainly operating around Berezino, Svetlojarsk, Polana, and Solnichniy, the 92^nd gained a reputation for abruptness in their securing of residential areas, often sweeping entire swathes of a city in the middle of the night. However, the bulk of the operations were traditional monitoring and peacekeeping.

 

Before the Outbreak Crisis of 2014, the unit sustained only one combat casualty in nearly four years of peacekeeping. However, the 92^nd was tasked with securing the northeastern portion of South Zagoria during the outbreak. As one of the last units to encounter the infected, the 92^nd took a markedly offensive approach to combatting the infected. The unit provided for the evacuation (by Russian Spetsnaz units) of VIPs in Berezino and Svetlojarsk. Commanders of the 92^nd then made a strategic decision to abandon the southern portion of South Zagoria in favor of mounting a northwestern offensive from FOB Berkut.

 

Despite initial successes in securing the towns of Khelm, Olsha, Gvozdno, and Dubrovka, the 92^nd was halted when it attempted to rescue the encircled German contingent at Devil’s Castle. Forced to abandon its previous gains, the 92^nd was therefore confined to the area around FOB Berkut. After the gas line explosion in Svetlojarsk on 15 May, the 92^nd abandoned the town (leaving several un-moored transport vessels in the harbor) and began evacuating from Chernarus. The 92^nd evacuated FOB Berkut on 17 May 2014, amidst heavy casualties and leaving many unprotected civilians on the tarmac.

 

DISCLAIMER - I got bored and wrote a ton of unit histories for fictional units in Chernarus around the time of the outbreak. As such, there may be clerical mistakes in terms of order-of-battle, as I'm not intimately familiar with things like FORECON unit structures.

[Cap'n (DayZ) 1827]

Chernarus

 

66nd Airborne Division, 12th Mechanised Rifle Company "канец, or "Boar"

 

 

Unit History

 

Originally stationed outside of Kirovograd, near the Sveltaya river, this unit was transferred to the South Zagoria province in the 2007 and 2009 civil conflicts to fight insurgents. The unit, which is the only mechanized unit imbedded with the Airborne services, is equipped with it's own unique gear, and has seen some of the most intense combat of the whole of the CDF. Preferring admirably in the 2009 conflict and border conflicts with the Takistani Republican Militia, it served two peacekeeping tours in Takistan before being sent back to Chernarus in late 2012. Held in high regard for its successful combat record, the company has always been relied upon to deploy high mobility troops to intense combat regions in Kosovo, Afghanistan, Takistan, South Zagoria, and even Nogova in the Soviet days. Carried directly over from its CSSR predecessor, the unit was equipped with several Antonov heavy transport planes, and a plethora of airborne Soviet IFV's. Their uniform consists of a darker, summer oriented TTSKO variant, and they can often be seen with the eponymous telnyashka shirt and green beret, adhorned with the Chernarussian green and yellow star. With the slow economy of Chernarus, the unit has had to make due with old and outdated Soviet gear, but has still performed admirably, even with its limited equipment.

 

Their final test was the Chernarussian Outbreak of 2014. While most Chernarussian units deployed were the undertrained National Guard (most units were redirected towards Novigrad, Kirovograd, and Belozersk), the unit was sent fairly early, to respond to what was initially perceived as a Russian incursion into Chernarussian territory. They quickly took control of the villages of Gznodo and Grishino, and were involved with several dozen skirmishes with infected. However, fuel eventually ran out, and the unit was forced to cover ground on foot. By late May, most of the unit had either deserted or succumbed to bandit raids, and it was decided that the remnants would retreat into central Chernarus. By June 13th, all contact with the remaining force was completely lost.

 

(The Cyrillic text should be Czech, not Russian, as Chernarussian is linguistically identical to Czech.)

Edited May 31, 2014 by Cap'n

[Chaingunfighter 917]

I love it, gives them good reasons to have some seemingly "unrealistic" objects in the game, even though it's a fictional medium. More so realistic reasons to make them realistic, I guess :P

[pale1776 375]

People of Chernarus

CFOR/UNOCHER

DayZ Lore

United States

5^th Reconnaisance Battalion, FORECON Company, Recon Platoon Bravo

Unit History

Deployed to Chernarus in late 2009 as an element of Joint Special Operations Task Force – West (JSOTF-W), Recon Platoon Bravo participated in several peacekeeping operations alongside Czech and German Special Operations Forces (SOF). The unit was tasked mainly with running interdiction operations along the Takistan-Chernarus border outside of South Zagoria. On 26 January 2012, Recon Platoon Bravo intercepted a shipment of weapons into Chernarus. Joint Intelligence Estimate assessed that this shipment was destined for remnant ChDKZ forces in South Zagoria. With the closure of FOB Jasper in 2013, Recon Platoon Bravo was moved to FOB Ripper at the International Airfield in South Zagoria. There, the unit participated in peacekeeping operations near Lopatino and Vybor in conjunction with Czech SOF.

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During the Outbreak Crisis of 2014, Recon Platoon Bravo was tasked with finding a lost convoy of Marines and Czech peacekeepers near Vyshnoye. On 6 May 2014, Recon Platoon Bravo discovered the convoy north of Vyshnoye and found that it had been overrun by insurgent forces, noting burnt trucks and APCs, as well as bodies strewn about the road. There were no survivors present. Recon Platoon Bravo reported taking fire when attempting to secure the area, also noting a high presence of “unarmed civilian collaborators.” Taking heavy casualties, Recon Platoon Bravo was forced to widthdraw back to FOB Ripper. The status of Recon Platoon Bravo is unknown, crew manifests list FORECON personnel on an outbound fight when FOB Ripper was abandoned on 14 May 2014.

71^st Airborne, 4^th Brigade Combat Team, 248^th Parachute Infantry Regiment

Unit History

Part of the main contingent of conventional US forces in the CFOR/UNOCHER mission, the 248^th PIR was initially tasked with securing FOB Berkut and FOB Ripper for CFOR use after the Chernarussian Civil War. The unit suffered several casualties in securing the northern regions of Chernarus, causing deep resentment of the Chernarussian population in some of the company command structures. Several company commanders were reprimanded for “reprehensible conduct” directed toward civilians in Gvozdno and Lopatino respectively.

The 248^th PIR worked alongside JSOTF-W personnel in policing illicit traffic moving through the Russia-Chernarus border. Rumors of a cross-border raid, in breach of Russian sovereign territory, were censored by the Chernarussian government and CFOR command. Russian border guards reported hearing helicopters hover over a town on the night of 7 June 2013 some three miles inside of Russian territory. No evidence was found to implicate American troops, however, it is widely assumed to have been a JSOTF-W insertion by 248^th PIR aviation elements.

During the Outbreak Crisis of 2014, the 248^th PIR made a “combat” drop into western South Zagoria, near Zelenogorsk. This unit was one of the first to respond to the spreading infection in South Zagoria. The unit was then tasked with implementing UNOCHER quarantine procedures around Zelenogorsk. Being a hotbed of initial infection, WHO monitors and international journalists regularly captured footage of 248^th PIR troops executing suspected infected personnel amidst widespread rioting in the city.

The remnants of 248^th PIR were then forced back to Green Mountain, where contact was lost on 8 May 2014. The reports of the 248^th PIR’s last stand were heavily suppressed and classified, owing to the controversial events leading up to the unit’s demise. The Green Mountain radio station therefore went offline after the location was overrun, exacerbating the confusion across Chernarus.

United Kingdom

HMS Sterling, Duke-class frigate

Unit History

First deployed to supporting the BAF’s operations in Takistan, the HMS Sterling was moved to the northern Green Sea in support of CFOR operations. Naval incursions were few and far between during the peacekeeping operations, as such, the Green Sea duty station was a quiet one. During the Outbreak Crisis of 2014, the Sterling was tasked with implementing a naval quarantine alongside German and American vessels.

The Sterling became inundated with unregistered refugees on-station off the coast of Chernogorsk. Unsure of his orders, the captain of the vessel allowed refugees on-board and also allowed a number of unregistered vessels past the naval cordon due to an inability to accommodate any more refugees. This proved fatal when the Sterling was tasked with shelling Chernogorsk, an order that was not able to be carried out, given that the crew had been overwhelmed by infected personnel that they had inadvertently let on-board.

The Sterling drifted aimlessly on a rough southeastern current, eventually running aground on a shoal off of Skalisty island. Infected personnel washed ashore on the previously untouched island, therefore infecting a small population of residents which had refused to evacuate with the UNOCHER forces.

47 Commando, Royal Marines

Unit History

Like many of the BAF contributors to CFOR, 47 Commando saw combat action in Takistan before being re-purposed to CFOR. For many units deploying to Chernarus after having been engaged in combat in Takistan, a CFOR deployment was equated with a vacation. 47 Commando was stationed at FOB Charlotte, near Balota, CFOR’s main headquarters. As such, 47 Commando was tasked with monitoring the coastal area from Kamenka to Elektrozavodsk. A relatively uneventful deployment, as most of the remnant ChDKZ militants had been relegated to rural regions, Royal Marines were frequent patrons of clubs in Chernogorsk.

During the Outbreak Crisis of 2014, 47 Commando was tasked with providing security in Chernogorsk. Amidst widespread looting and rioting, Marines were filmed putting down massive crowds of infected and uninfected personnel alike. Eventually, the infected presence in Chernogorsk became untenable, causing 47 Commando to retreat to FOB Charlotte at Balota on 9 May 2014. Two days later, FOB Charlotte was overrun and 47 Commando was forced to retreat again to Kamenka. This retreat was dubbed by media outlets as the “Bloody Gap,” resulting in heavy losses to 47 Commando. The failure of the retreat was attributed to the narrow corridor near Kamenka, which allowed crowds of infected personnel to surround the retreating forces and refugees.

The fate of 47 Commando is unknown, a BAF unit was rumored to have fled out of South Zagoria and into Chernarus proper. Elements of 47 Commando are assessed as likely to have been present, although information is spotty owing to the widespread infection thereafter.

Czech Republic

19^th Mechanized Battalion, Hrom (“Thunder”)

Unit History

The Czech Republic’s main contribution to CFOR/UNOCHER forces has become a mainstay in mobility for the mission in South Zagoria. While US and UK forces maintained a network of transportation, the 19^th Mechanized Battalion was regarded as the most efficient unit to follow if one needed to move across Chernarus safely. Relatively unfamiliar to the area, the unit quickly built up friendly relations with the civilian population in the center of South Zagoria, mainly operating around Vyshnoye, Staroye, Mogilevka, and Stary Sobor.

The “Thunder” moniker was given to the unit by a man in Stary Sobor, who awoke in the middle of the night assuming that there was a thunderstorm coming from the south. He looked outside of his farmhouse only to see a convoy of Czech armor rumbling across a field toward a suspected ChKDZ position.

During the Outbreak Crisis of 2014, the 19^th Mechanized Battalion was tasked with securing the country route from Zelenogorsk to Stary Sobor to provide for medical evacuation. However, the unit was atypically slow in achieving this objective, owing to the unit operating outside of its area of responsibility. Stretched thin along the isolated highway, elements of the 19^th Mechanized Battalion were overrun by infected flooding east from Soznovka. Although the unit was able to withdraw, it left the fields around Green Mountain dominated by infected and left the 248^th PIR cut off around Zelenogorsk.

Likewise, the road to Stary Sobor was therefore left unguarded.The unit was able to regroup upon return to Stary Sobor, having lost over half of its vehicles in the retreat. On 5 May 2014, the 15^th Mechanized Battalion escorted a contingent of Marines in a convoy towards Elektrozavodsk. The convoy was reported missing at 0245 local. The next day, UNOCHER imagery placed the convoy at Vyshnoye. Elements of the 5^th Reconnaisance Battalion were called in to investigate, finding the 19^th Mechanized Battallion completely decimated.

Germany

8^th Mountain Infantry Brigade (Gebirgsjägerbrigade), Alpha and Bravo Companies

Unit History

As a major sponsor of UN peacekeeping operations abroad, the Heer could only spare one small element of mountain warfare soldiers for the CFOR mission. The 8^th Mountain Infantry Brigade spared two companies of soldiers to supplement the British forces stationed at FOB Charlotte at Balota airfield. Widely considered to be a wasteful nuisance in CFOR, despite being highly competent soldiers, the 8^th Mountain Infantry Brigade was relegated to infrequent northern patrols far from its base in southern Chernarus. Owing to administrative mismanagement, the unit was largely rendered ineffective in CFOR peacekeeping operations and the deployment was viewed as purely symbolic.

During the Outbreak Crisis of 2014, the unit was on exercise in the northern wilderness of Chernarus. Communications were lost very early on with the unit, until late in the stages of the outbreak. The unit emerged from the forest on 12 May 2014 near Gvozdno. The two companies reported discovering fields of infected personnel around Gvozdno, and was forced to fall back to the fortified Devil’s Castle. A Russian and Georgian contingent was dispatched on 13 May to relieve the encircled companies. However, contact was lost with the German contingent at Devil’s Castle. No survivors were found on 14 May when the Russian and Georgian forces managed to reach the outskirts of Gvozdno.

Chernarus

41st Internal Special Purpose Detachment (отряд специального назначения, OSN), Black Forest (черный лес)

Unit History

Formed in 2007 in response to instability caused by ChDKZ (Chedaki) guerillas in the eastern regions of Chernarus, the 41st OSN drew upon Chernarussian Defence Force (CDF) veterans in order to create a new internal paramilitary unit. Based out of Firebase Sokol (сокол), in Gorka, the 41st OSN saw action in multiple operations against ChDKZ guerillas. In 2009, after the Chernarussian Civil War, Minister of the Interior Arseniy Ryazanov re-purposed the 41st OSN for peacekeeping operations. The unit was mainly engaged in counter-insurgency operations, conducting small-scale raids in Gorka, Novy Sobor, and Guglovo against suspected ChDKZ remnant forces.

The 41st OSN was therefore transferred to the NATO Chernarus Force (CFOR) command, working alongside Russian and Georgian contingents out of FOB Berkut at Krasnostav. Later, during the outbreak of 2014, the 41st OSN was again subsumed under the command of an international organization, the newly formed UNOCHER (United Nations Operation Chernarus). The unit was ordered to construct roadblocks along the road from Novy Sobor to Gorka near Altar in order to enforce UNOCHER quarantine protocols.

As the infection containment measures failed in the west, originating near Myshkino and Zelenogorsk, the 41st OSN became inundated with refugees flowing east towards Berezino and Krasnostav. In this hectic climate, elements of the unit were alleged to have carried out unauthorized killings of civilians, as per the reporting of South Zagoria Independent journalist Olga Poroshenko. The 41st OSN was then divided into a roadblock and garrisoned contingent, with the bulk of the unit remaining within the makeshift perimeter of Gorka.

As the infected began to outnumber the refugee population, the 41st OSN was authorized to use lethal force by UNOCHER command. Radio contact with UNOCHER command was maintained until 12 May 2014 at 0300 local. Platoon leaders reported being trapped by infected personnel inside of FOB Sokol and the Gorka police station.

88^th Aviation Regiment (авиационный полк), Bashnya (Башня)

Unit History

Formed after the Chernarussian Civil War, with the help of foreign aid (largely from the United States), the 88^th Aviation Regiment proved to be the CDF’s premier air-mobile force. Whilst the unit’s airframes (primarily updated UH-1s and Mi-17s) were considered obsolete by comparison to the CFOR airframes provided for by the US and UK, the 88^th nonetheless performed admirably in supporting CDF peacekeeping operations in the central region of Chernarus. The unit suffered only one combat loss in support of the CFOR mission.

The 88^th Aviation Regiment occupied a unique role with the CFOR command structure, acting as an arbitration unit between CDF police and the foreign military powers in support of CFOR. Colonel Dmitry Polyakov, the units commanding officer, rose to prominence in the post-war Chernarussian politcal arena. This would prove crucial in the unit’s survival during the Outbreak Crisis of 2014.

During the outbreak, the 88^th Aviation Regiment was initially tasked with crowd control operations and PSYOP pamphlet distribution along the Stary Sobor-Staroye-Elektrozavodsk corridor. However, as the situation on the ground took a turn for the worse, the 88^th was tasked with supporting VIP extraction of Russian and Chernarussian nationals in Elektrozavodsk, Chernogorsk, and Berezino respectively. Although this saw the unit operating outside of its original area of operations, the political negotiations of Colonel Polyakov provided for fuel prioritization and allocation away from other aviation units. The fate of the majority of the 88^th Aviation Regiment’s airframes and personnel is unknown, although it is likely that some of the more aged airframes were left behind after the evacuation of South Zagoria.

Georgia

1 Reconnaissance Troop (სადაზვერვო ძალების), Special Forces Brigade

Unit History

1 Recon Troop was formed specifically with the purpose of monitoring and containing insurgencies. Familiar with small-scale separatist conflicts, the Georgian Ministry of Defense (MOD) solicited the training of American advisers in creating a new sub-unit within their current Special Forces architecture. The unit specialized in stealthy insertions and blending in with the population, with every member having learned a foreign language. Contrary to the modernization programs of the Georgian conventional military, 1 Recon Troop adopted older gear and indigenous weapon platforms as to maintain a further capability to conduct deniable operations.

The presence of 1 Recon Troop in CFOR was largely classified until the 2014 Outbreak Crisis. Earlier leaked documents implicated 1 Recon Troop in cross-border operations into both Russia and Takistan, with connections to JSOTF-W implied in the documentation. As such, an inquiry was prompted by oversight organizations and 1 Recon Troop was placed on indefinite leave pending the result of the investigation.

However, during the transition to UNOCHER, 1 Recon Troop was activated to perform reconnaissance in the western portion of South Zagoria. 1 Recon Troop was tasked with scouting Myshkino and Pustoshka, in support of World Health Organization (WHO) response teams searching for “patient zero” and the origin of the outbreak. Contact was lost with the WHO teams in addition to 1 Recon Troop on 13 May 2014 near Myshkino.

Russian Federation

13^th Guards Airborne Division, 92^nd Airborne Regiment, Berkut

Unit History

The 92^nd Airborne Regiment was initially tasked with setting up a Forward Operating Base (FOB) at the Krasnostav airport, to which the unit gave its nickname “Berkut.” After having constructed FOB Berkut, the 92^nd was then tasked with peacekeeping operations in the northeast of South Zagoria. Mainly operating around Berezino, Svetlojarsk, Polana, and Solnichniy, the 92^nd gained a reputation for abruptness in their securing of residential areas, often sweeping entire swathes of a city in the middle of the night. However, the bulk of the operations were traditional monitoring and peacekeeping.

Before the Outbreak Crisis of 2014, the unit sustained only one combat casualty in nearly four years of peacekeeping. However, the 92^nd was tasked with securing the northeastern portion of South Zagoria during the outbreak. As one of the last units to encounter the infected, the 92^nd took a markedly offensive approach to combatting the infected. The unit provided for the evacuation (by Russian Spetsnaz units) of VIPs in Berezino and Svetlojarsk. Commanders of the 92^nd then made a strategic decision to abandon the southern portion of South Zagoria in favor of mounting a northwestern offensive from FOB Berkut.

Despite initial successes in securing the towns of Khelm, Olsha, Gvozdno, and Dubrovka, the 92^nd was halted when it attempted to rescue the encircled German contingent at Devil’s Castle. Forced to abandon its previous gains, the 92^nd was therefore confined to the area around FOB Berkut. After the gas line explosion in Svetlojarsk on 15 May, the 92^nd abandoned the town (leaving several un-moored transport vessels in the harbor) and began evacuating from Chernarus. The 92^nd evacuated FOB Berkut on 17 May 2014, amidst heavy casualties and leaving many unprotected civilians on the tarmac.

DISCLAIMER - I got bored and wrote a ton of unit histories for fictional units in Chernarus around the time of the outbreak. As such, there may be clerical mistakes in terms of order-of-battle, as I'm not intimately familiar with things like FORECON unit structures.

You. Are. The. Damn. Boss.

[Bruce of Wayne 81]

There may be an actual canon answer. I don't know if they were at Gorka, but at the beginning of the vanilla arma 2 campaign, there were Chernorussian Defense Forces defending a church who get killed defending it.

[Katana67 2907]

There may be an actual canon answer. I don't know if they were at Gorka, but at the beginning of the vanilla arma 2 campaign, there were Chernorussian Defense Forces defending a church who get killed defending it.

 

That's on Utes, not on mainland Chernarus.

[Bruce of Wayne 81]

That's on Utes, not on mainland Chernarus.

Ah, ok. I should play through the A2 campaign and see what I find in relation in Dayz?

[Bruce of Wayne 81]

Ah, ok. I should play through the A2 campaign and see what I find in relation in Dayz?

I did not mean to put a question make there. And the mobile site doesn't seem to have edit for some stupid reason

[Pvt_Larry (DayZ) 98]

Awesome job all round. Nice find with the item and the unit histories are excellent. I now consider them- SEMI-OFFICIAL LORE!!

[Katana67 2907]

Awesome job all round. Nice find with the item and the unit histories are excellent. I now consider them- SEMI-OFFICIAL LORE!!

 

Thanks, this is the chronology that I've been working with to fit these units in to the overall story.

 

http://forums.dayzgame.com/index.php?/topic/186377-framework-for-lore-discussion/

[GunnyITA 107]

 

People of Chernarus

CFOR/UNOCHER

 DayZ Lore

United States

5^th Reconnaisance Battalion, FORECON Company, Recon Platoon Bravo

 

 

Unit History

 

Deployed to Chernarus in late 2009 as an element of Joint Special Operations Task Force – West (JSOTF-W), Recon Platoon Bravo participated in several peacekeeping operations alongside Czech and German Special Operations Forces (SOF). The unit was tasked mainly with running interdiction operations along the Takistan-Chernarus border outside of South Zagoria. On 26 January 2012, Recon Platoon Bravo intercepted a shipment of weapons into Chernarus. Joint Intelligence Estimate assessed that this shipment was destined for remnant ChDKZ forces in South Zagoria. With the closure of FOB Jasper in 2013, Recon Platoon Bravo was moved to FOB Ripper at the International Airfield in South Zagoria. There, the unit participated in peacekeeping operations near Lopatino and Vybor in conjunction with Czech SOF.

 

During the Outbreak Crisis of 2014, Recon Platoon Bravo was tasked with finding a lost convoy of Marines and Czech peacekeepers near Vyshnoye. On 6 May 2014, Recon Platoon Bravo discovered the convoy north of Vyshnoye and found that it had been overrun by insurgent forces, noting burnt trucks and APCs, as well as bodies strewn about the road. There were no survivors present. Recon Platoon Bravo reported taking fire when attempting to secure the area, also noting a high presence of “unarmed civilian collaborators.” Taking heavy casualties, Recon Platoon Bravo was forced to widthdraw back to FOB Ripper. The status of Recon Platoon Bravo is unknown, crew manifests list FORECON personnel on an outbound fight when FOB Ripper was abandoned on 14 May 2014.

 

71^st Airborne, 4^th Brigade Combat Team, 248^th Parachute Infantry Regiment

 

 

Unit History

 

Part of the main contingent of conventional US forces in the CFOR/UNOCHER mission, the 248^th PIR was initially tasked with securing FOB Berkut and FOB Ripper for CFOR use after the Chernarussian Civil War. The unit suffered several casualties in securing the northern regions of Chernarus, causing deep resentment of the Chernarussian population in some of the company command structures. Several company commanders were reprimanded for “reprehensible conduct” directed toward civilians in Gvozdno and Lopatino respectively.

 

The 248^th PIR worked alongside JSOTF-W personnel in policing illicit traffic moving through the Russia-Chernarus border. Rumors of a cross-border raid, in breach of Russian sovereign territory, were censored by the Chernarussian government and CFOR command. Russian border guards reported hearing helicopters hover over a town on the night of 7 June 2013 some three miles inside of Russian territory. No evidence was found to implicate American troops, however, it is widely assumed to have been a JSOTF-W insertion by 248^th PIR aviation elements.

 

During the Outbreak Crisis of 2014, the 248^th PIR made a “combat” drop into western South Zagoria, near Zelenogorsk. This unit was one of the first to respond to the spreading infection in South Zagoria. The unit was then tasked with implementing UNOCHER quarantine procedures around Zelenogorsk. Being a hotbed of initial infection, WHO monitors and international journalists regularly captured footage of 248^th PIR troops executing suspected infected personnel amidst widespread rioting in the city.

 

The remnants of 248^th PIR were then forced back to Green Mountain, where contact was lost on 8 May 2014. The reports of the 248^th PIR’s last stand were heavily suppressed and classified, owing to the controversial events leading up to the unit’s demise. The Green Mountain radio station therefore went offline after the location was overrun, exacerbating the confusion across Chernarus.

 

United Kingdom

 

HMS Sterling, Duke-class frigate

 

 

Unit History

First deployed to supporting the BAF’s operations in Takistan, the HMS Sterling was moved to the northern Green Sea in support of CFOR operations. Naval incursions were few and far between during the peacekeeping operations, as such, the Green Sea duty station was a quiet one. During the Outbreak Crisis of 2014, the Sterling was tasked with implementing a naval quarantine alongside German and American vessels.

 

The Sterling became inundated with unregistered refugees on-station off the coast of Chernogorsk. Unsure of his orders, the captain of the vessel allowed refugees on-board and also allowed a number of unregistered vessels past the naval cordon due to an inability to accommodate any more refugees. This proved fatal when the Sterling was tasked with shelling Chernogorsk, an order that was not able to be carried out, given that the crew had been overwhelmed by infected personnel that they had inadvertently let on-board.

 

The Sterling drifted aimlessly on a rough southeastern current, eventually running aground on a shoal off of Skalisty island. Infected personnel washed ashore on the previously untouched island, therefore infecting a small population of residents which had refused to evacuate with the UNOCHER forces.

 

47 Commando, Royal Marines

 

 

Unit History

 

Like many of the BAF contributors to CFOR, 47 Commando saw combat action in Takistan before being re-purposed to CFOR. For many units deploying to Chernarus after having been engaged in combat in Takistan, a CFOR deployment was equated with a vacation. 47 Commando was stationed at FOB Charlotte, near Balota, CFOR’s main headquarters. As such, 47 Commando was tasked with monitoring the coastal area from Kamenka to Elektrozavodsk. A relatively uneventful deployment, as most of the remnant ChDKZ militants had been relegated to rural regions, Royal Marines were frequent patrons of clubs in Chernogorsk.

 

During the Outbreak Crisis of 2014, 47 Commando was tasked with providing security in Chernogorsk. Amidst widespread looting and rioting, Marines were filmed putting down massive crowds of infected and uninfected personnel alike. Eventually, the infected presence in Chernogorsk became untenable, causing 47 Commando to retreat to FOB Charlotte at Balota on 9 May 2014. Two days later, FOB Charlotte was overrun and 47 Commando was forced to retreat again to Kamenka. This retreat was dubbed by media outlets as the “Bloody Gap,” resulting in heavy losses to 47 Commando. The failure of the retreat was attributed to the narrow corridor near Kamenka, which allowed crowds of infected personnel to surround the retreating forces and refugees.

 

The fate of 47 Commando is unknown, a BAF unit was rumored to have fled out of South Zagoria and into Chernarus proper. Elements of 47 Commando are assessed as likely to have been present, although information is spotty owing to the widespread infection thereafter.

 

 

Czech Republic

19^th Mechanized Battalion, Hrom (“Thunder”)

 

 

Unit History

 

The Czech Republic’s main contribution to CFOR/UNOCHER forces has become a mainstay in mobility for the mission in South Zagoria. While US and UK forces maintained a network of transportation, the 19^th Mechanized Battalion was regarded as the most efficient unit to follow if one needed to move across Chernarus safely. Relatively unfamiliar to the area, the unit quickly built up friendly relations with the civilian population in the center of South Zagoria, mainly operating around Vyshnoye, Staroye, Mogilevka, and Stary Sobor.

 

The “Thunder” moniker was given to the unit by a man in Stary Sobor, who awoke in the middle of the night assuming that there was a thunderstorm coming from the south. He looked outside of his farmhouse only to see a convoy of Czech armor rumbling across a field toward a suspected ChKDZ position.

 

During the Outbreak Crisis of 2014, the 19^th Mechanized Battalion was tasked with securing the country route from Zelenogorsk to Stary Sobor to provide for medical evacuation. However, the unit was atypically slow in achieving this objective, owing to the unit operating outside of its area of responsibility. Stretched thin along the isolated highway, elements of the 19^th Mechanized Battalion were overrun by infected flooding east from Soznovka. Although the unit was able to withdraw, it left the fields around Green Mountain dominated by infected and left the 248^th PIR cut off around Zelenogorsk.

 

Likewise, the road to Stary Sobor was therefore left unguarded.The unit was able to regroup upon return to Stary Sobor, having lost over half of its vehicles in the retreat. On 5 May 2014, the 15^th Mechanized Battalion escorted a contingent of Marines in a convoy towards Elektrozavodsk. The convoy was reported missing at 0245 local. The next day, UNOCHER imagery placed the convoy at Vyshnoye. Elements of the 5^th Reconnaisance Battalion were called in to investigate, finding the 19^th Mechanized Battallion completely decimated.

 

Germany

 

8^th Mountain Infantry Brigade (Gebirgsjägerbrigade), Alpha and Bravo Companies

 

 

Unit History

 

As a major sponsor of UN peacekeeping operations abroad, the Heer could only spare one small element of mountain warfare soldiers for the CFOR mission. The 8^th Mountain Infantry Brigade spared two companies of soldiers to supplement the British forces stationed at FOB Charlotte at Balota airfield. Widely considered to be a wasteful nuisance in CFOR, despite being highly competent soldiers, the 8^th Mountain Infantry Brigade was relegated to infrequent northern patrols far from its base in southern Chernarus. Owing to administrative mismanagement, the unit was largely rendered ineffective in CFOR peacekeeping operations and the deployment was viewed as purely symbolic.

 

During the Outbreak Crisis of 2014, the unit was on exercise in the northern wilderness of Chernarus. Communications were lost very early on with the unit, until late in the stages of the outbreak. The unit emerged from the forest on 12 May 2014 near Gvozdno. The two companies reported discovering fields of infected personnel around Gvozdno, and was forced to fall back to the fortified Devil’s Castle. A Russian and Georgian contingent was dispatched on 13 May to relieve the encircled companies. However, contact was lost with the German contingent at Devil’s Castle. No survivors were found on 14 May when the Russian and Georgian forces managed to reach the outskirts of Gvozdno.

 

Chernarus

 

41st Internal Special Purpose Detachment (отряд специального назначения, OSN), Black Forest (черный лес)

 

 

Unit History

 

Formed in 2007 in response to instability caused by ChDKZ (Chedaki) guerillas in the eastern regions of Chernarus, the 41st OSN drew upon Chernarussian Defence Force (CDF) veterans in order to create a new internal paramilitary unit. Based out of Firebase Sokol (сокол), in Gorka, the 41st OSN saw action in multiple operations against ChDKZ guerillas. In 2009, after the Chernarussian Civil War, Minister of the Interior Arseniy Ryazanov re-purposed the 41st OSN for peacekeeping operations. The unit was mainly engaged in counter-insurgency operations, conducting small-scale raids in Gorka, Novy Sobor, and Guglovo against suspected ChDKZ remnant forces.

 

The 41st OSN was therefore transferred to the NATO Chernarus Force (CFOR) command, working alongside Russian and Georgian contingents out of FOB Berkut at Krasnostav. Later, during the outbreak of 2014, the 41st OSN was again subsumed under the command of an international organization, the newly formed UNOCHER (United Nations Operation Chernarus). The unit was ordered to construct roadblocks along the road from Novy Sobor to Gorka near Altar in order to enforce UNOCHER quarantine protocols.

 

As the infection containment measures failed in the west, originating near Myshkino and Zelenogorsk, the 41st OSN became inundated with refugees flowing east towards Berezino and Krasnostav. In this hectic climate, elements of the unit were alleged to have carried out unauthorized killings of civilians, as per the reporting of South Zagoria Independent journalist Olga Poroshenko. The 41st OSN was then divided into a roadblock and garrisoned contingent, with the bulk of the unit remaining within the makeshift perimeter of Gorka.

 

As the infected began to outnumber the refugee population, the 41st OSN was authorized to use lethal force by UNOCHER command. Radio contact with UNOCHER command was maintained until 12 May 2014 at 0300 local. Platoon leaders reported being trapped by infected personnel inside of FOB Sokol and the Gorka police station.

 

88^th Aviation Regiment (авиационный полк), Bashnya (Башня)

 

 

Unit History

 

Formed after the Chernarussian Civil War, with the help of foreign aid (largely from the United States), the 88^th Aviation Regiment proved to be the CDF’s premier air-mobile force. Whilst the unit’s airframes (primarily updated UH-1s and Mi-17s) were considered obsolete by comparison to the CFOR airframes provided for by the US and UK, the 88^th nonetheless performed admirably in supporting CDF peacekeeping operations in the central region of Chernarus. The unit suffered only one combat loss in support of the CFOR mission.

 

The 88^th Aviation Regiment occupied a unique role with the CFOR command structure, acting as an arbitration unit between CDF police and the foreign military powers in support of CFOR. Colonel Dmitry Polyakov, the units commanding officer, rose to prominence in the post-war Chernarussian politcal arena. This would prove crucial in the unit’s survival during the Outbreak Crisis of 2014.

 

During the outbreak, the 88^th Aviation Regiment was initially tasked with crowd control operations and PSYOP pamphlet distribution along the Stary Sobor-Staroye-Elektrozavodsk corridor. However, as the situation on the ground took a turn for the worse, the 88^th was tasked with supporting VIP extraction of Russian and Chernarussian nationals in Elektrozavodsk, Chernogorsk, and Berezino respectively. Although this saw the unit operating outside of its original area of operations, the political negotiations of Colonel Polyakov provided for fuel prioritization and allocation away from other aviation units. The fate of the majority of the 88^th Aviation Regiment’s airframes and personnel is unknown, although it is likely that some of the more aged airframes were left behind after the evacuation of South Zagoria.

 

Georgia

 

1 Reconnaissance Troop (სადაზვერვო ძალების), Special Forces Brigade

 

 

Unit History

 

1 Recon Troop was formed specifically with the purpose of monitoring and containing insurgencies. Familiar with small-scale separatist conflicts, the Georgian Ministry of Defense (MOD) solicited the training of American advisers in creating a new sub-unit within their current Special Forces architecture. The unit specialized in stealthy insertions and blending in with the population, with every member having learned a foreign language. Contrary to the modernization programs of the Georgian conventional military, 1 Recon Troop adopted older gear and indigenous weapon platforms as to maintain a further capability to conduct deniable operations.

 

The presence of 1 Recon Troop in CFOR was largely classified until the 2014 Outbreak Crisis. Earlier leaked documents implicated 1 Recon Troop in cross-border operations into both Russia and Takistan, with connections to JSOTF-W implied in the documentation. As such, an inquiry was prompted by oversight organizations and 1 Recon Troop was placed on indefinite leave pending the result of the investigation.

 

However, during the transition to UNOCHER, 1 Recon Troop was activated to perform reconnaissance in the western portion of South Zagoria. 1 Recon Troop was tasked with scouting Myshkino and Pustoshka, in support of World Health Organization (WHO) response teams searching for “patient zero” and the origin of the outbreak. Contact was lost with the WHO teams in addition to 1 Recon Troop on 13 May 2014 near Myshkino.

 

Russian Federation

 

13^th Guards Airborne Division, 92^nd Airborne Regiment, Berkut

 

 

Unit History

 

The 92^nd Airborne Regiment was initially tasked with setting up a Forward Operating Base (FOB) at the Krasnostav airport, to which the unit gave its nickname “Berkut.” After having constructed FOB Berkut, the 92^nd was then tasked with peacekeeping operations in the northeast of South Zagoria. Mainly operating around Berezino, Svetlojarsk, Polana, and Solnichniy, the 92^nd gained a reputation for abruptness in their securing of residential areas, often sweeping entire swathes of a city in the middle of the night. However, the bulk of the operations were traditional monitoring and peacekeeping.

 

Before the Outbreak Crisis of 2014, the unit sustained only one combat casualty in nearly four years of peacekeeping. However, the 92^nd was tasked with securing the northeastern portion of South Zagoria during the outbreak. As one of the last units to encounter the infected, the 92^nd took a markedly offensive approach to combatting the infected. The unit provided for the evacuation (by Russian Spetsnaz units) of VIPs in Berezino and Svetlojarsk. Commanders of the 92^nd then made a strategic decision to abandon the southern portion of South Zagoria in favor of mounting a northwestern offensive from FOB Berkut.

 

Despite initial successes in securing the towns of Khelm, Olsha, Gvozdno, and Dubrovka, the 92^nd was halted when it attempted to rescue the encircled German contingent at Devil’s Castle. Forced to abandon its previous gains, the 92^nd was therefore confined to the area around FOB Berkut. After the gas line explosion in Svetlojarsk on 15 May, the 92^nd abandoned the town (leaving several un-moored transport vessels in the harbor) and began evacuating from Chernarus. The 92^nd evacuated FOB Berkut on 17 May 2014, amidst heavy casualties and leaving many unprotected civilians on the tarmac.

 

DISCLAIMER - I got bored and wrote a ton of unit histories for fictional units in Chernarus around the time of the outbreak. As such, there may be clerical mistakes in terms of order-of-battle, as I'm not intimately familiar with things like FORECON unit structures.

 

 

 

Nice story...Would be wonderful if they are going to apply it to the game, along with the loots! But also more weapons are needed then.

Germans use G36K and C

While American uses M4-M16

etc...

 

In my opinion the Gorka Camo is the one that won't fit the camouflage in game!

TTSKO is perfect!

...Probably the Flektarn Camo and Multicam would be a good camo!

[slippery gypsy 107]

nerds

[DMentMan 707]

I want there to be actual military units that will shoot anyone who comes near the base on sight

that would be cool, but dean said no human AI

[Chaingunfighter 917]

You. Are. The. Damn. Boss.

 

Nice story...Would be wonderful if they are going to apply it to the game, along with the loots! But also more weapons are needed then.

Germans use G36K and C

While American uses M4-M16

etc...

 

In my opinion the Gorka Camo is the one that won't fit the camouflage in game!

TTSKO is perfect!

...Probably the Flektarn Camo and Multicam would be a good camo!

 

Guys, you know you can post spoilers/shorten posts when quoting, right? No need to quote the entire lore, images included.

Edited June 2, 2014 by Chaingunfighter

[Katana67 2907]

that would be cool, but dean said no human AI

 

Yeah, I don't want human AI either.

 

This is just set up to give people an idea of what lore can add to DayZ. Instead of things just... being... they can be explained. And therefore, the player can uncover the story of the outbreak incrementally.

 

Plus, if they're willing to make a hundred or so books for DayZ, I would assume that they could make a hundred or so "lore documents" that could be picked up by the player.

[trev186 389]

So anyone notice how the Gorka gear states it is for the CDF members stationed at Gorka military base? BUT there is no Gorka Military base !

 

maybe they will add a Gorka base? That would be cool since Gorka is center of the map I imagine it would be even more dangerous then NEAF as forces converge from all sides.