Ik kan niet meer kiezen. ik heb pas nog Rainbow Six 3: Black Arrow gekocht wat echt een prachtig spel is maar vergeleken met deze shots en die van Ghost Recon II lijkt dat wel een oud en versleten spel :{
Voor de mensen die het willen weten is hier de officiele website.
Ook weer een must om te kopen 
Edit: voor de gene die niet klikken hier nog de tweede press release...
BACKGROUND:
Lebanon has always been a troubled land struggling for independence and freedom. This tiny nation, once known as the “Monte Carlo of the Middle East,” borders the eastern Mediterranean and has been plagued by both internal and external strife for decades. Because of its strategic importance, including its port access to the sea, Lebanon would be a prize for any of its neighbors, like Iran and Syria, as they struggle amongst themselves for regional dominance. Flare-ups over this Mediterranean jewel create dangerous instability. For this reason, United States Marines know this land well.
Despite international criticism of “war mongering” by many of his western allies, President Eisenhower in 1958 knew that a fast, bold force of U.S. Marines would be the best way to stop the neighboring United Arab Republic from invading Lebanon. Executing Operation BLUEBAT, a reinforced Marine landing team of the 6th Fleet landed in the seaport city of Beirut, without firing a shot. The swift and determined power of the Marines, which eventually grew to 14,000 Devildogs, discouraged the United Arab Republic and its terrorist guerilla insurgents who threatened Lebanon. Tensions in the region changed dramatically and Lebanon was safe once again. But the next time, almost 25 years later, the Marines would not have it so easy.
In 1983, Beirut (“the Root” in Marine parlance), took its toll the on the Marine Corps. Once again, terrorist guerilla insurgents supported by radical regimes outside the country were threatening the stability of this tiny independent country. President Reagan sent in 1,600 Marines as part of a U.N. peacekeeping force in Beirut to stabilize the country. The Marines’ mission was to provide a presence in Beirut that would help establish the stability necessary for the Lebanese government to regain control of their capital.
However, the politically charged environment brewed a recipe for disaster. Hamstrung by overly restrictive U.N. Rules of Engagement that placed practical constraints on self-protection, the Marines were forced into stagnant positions and were forbidden even to chamber rounds in their M-16s. Frustrated, the Marines felt trapped in a political quagmire.
Then, a lone truck laden with 12,000 lbs. of heavy explosives raced through security checkpoints, bypassing the guards with their unloaded weapons. Coming near the Marine barracks, a tall hotel where all Marines were required to stay, the truck exploded with an eruption that sent a shock wave throughout the ancient city. It was the largest conventional explosion detonated on earth since World War II. It resulted in the largest loss of American military personnel killed in a single attack since the Vietnam War. 241 Marines and sailors perished.
When Reagan ordered the redeployment of the Marines out of Beirut, the Devildogs were angry. The Marines swore never again to operate under such constraints. They vowed to take the “lesson learned” from Beirut and train for this new “asymmetric warfare” – where stateless terrorists hide and fight among the civilian populace like cancer destroying an otherwise healthy body. The Marines re-focused and re-trained for this new threat.
PRESENT DAY:
Beirut, 2006
For the last year, several groups of insurgents have taken quiet control of sections of Beirut and the surrounding areas. The largest, best-organized and best-funded of these groups is the radical Atash movement, led by Tarik Qadan, a local religious zealot of considerable influence.
The current Prime Minister of Lebanon, an impressive, strong-willed man, has kept the situation in check. Still the insurgents remain, and wait for their opportunity to strike.
Now that opportunity has come. The Prime Minister has left the country to seek medical care in the United States. Almost immediately, his aides begin to bicker among themselves and lose control over much of the Lebanese Army based in the city. In a rapidly deteriorating situation, Atash begins stepping up attacks within the city. This continues until Akhbar al'Soud, a Lebanese Colonel, takes command of the militia in Beirut and declares martial law in the city. Shortly after al'Soud takes control, large battles begin between the radical and militia forces, as they vie for control of the city and the country. Much of the fighting occurs in and around the Grand Serail, the Prime Minister's official home and the symbolic seat of government in Lebanon.
The Unites States and NATO decide the time for intervention has come. A joint operation, called Operation Preserve Peace, is begun, spearheaded by US Marines. With only small skirmishes and no casualties, the vital Beirut airport is quickly brought under US and NATO control. Shortly after, the Marines take control of the area around Beirut's main port, El Karantina, and establish El Karantina as their primary base.
As a fire team leader in the 28th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), your battle has just begun.
YOUR UNIT:
The 28th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), floating in the Mediterranean, is nothing less than lethal. Well trained, well armed and well equipped, the MEU (SOC) is capable of sustaining all out warfare, in any environment, for over 30 days without re-supply. Moreover, this force was certified Special Operations Capable. It is expert in heliborne assaults, maritime raids and MOUT – urban combat. A MEU (SOC) is the United States’ 911 shock troops.
Built around a Marine infantry battalion, the MEU is a self-sufficient, task-organized force that includes organic armor, artillery, air and supply support. Amphibious track armor and hovercrafts ensure the Marines can breach any beachfront. The massive CH-53E Super Stallion Heavy Lift helicopters, CH-46E Sea Knight Medium Lift helicopters, and the UH-1N Huey Utility helicopters provide combat assault over-the-horizon reach for strikes deep into the heart of an enemy's country. The lethal AH-1W Attack Cobra helicopter and AV-8B Harrier provide close air support for the Marines on the ground.
The individual Marine is protected with the latest carbide augmented Kevlar body armor and armed with an M-16 A4 automatic rifle equipped with day and night sighting optics that allow the average Marine to hit his target at 600 meters, day or night. Add the latest in sophisticated communications, GPS, and night-vision goggles, and these Marines are ready to face any foe, any time.
Almost as important, these Marines also know their history. Every Marine does. Each Marine has learned the heroic accomplishments of those who have gone before and feels compelled not to let their brethren down. Rich in tradition, each Marine enters battle at the very tip of the spear, with the weight and reputation of being the most feared shock troops on the planet.
Trained in asymmetric warfare and free of U.N mandated ROEs that guaranteed earlier failure, these leathernecks are ready for battle. They have trained, trained and trained again at the urban combat facilities hidden among the hills about Camp Pendleton. They ran endlessly through the shoot-house drills until all could distinguish friend or foe instantly. Now, they are ready. The Marines and Sailors of the 28th MEU have returned to The Root.
Laatst bewerkt: 12 sep 2004
