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Viper (alternately called Viper Team) is an elite CSAT special operations force. It was added to ArmA 3 with the release of the Apex DLC.
Overview
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Background
Though their exact purpose remains highly classified, Viper are known to be an elite special forces unit that operates exclusively under the mandate of CSAT itself. They are specifically deployed for use in destabilisation operations in foreign countries with friendly relations to the West, and they often embed themselves into anti-government organisations.
The exact composition or size of the force is not known, but it can be assumed that they are at least comparable to or are equal in numbers to their NATO counterpart.
History
Not much information is officially known about Viper Team's date of organisation, but it can be assumed that they have been active for at least a year prior to the events of the The East Wind as they are a key part of CSAT's so-called "Apex Protocol" destabilisation efforts against Western nations.
Events of Remnants of War (2034)
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NOTE: This section contains spoilers from ArmA 3's Laws of War DLC 'Remnants of War' campaign.
Elements from Viper are implied to have taken part in the siege of Oreokastro. It was stated that they were seen by a local herder who lived nearby, and witnessed the team directing in the cluster airstrike that would ultimately wipe out the village. |
Events of Apex Protocol (2035)
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NOTE: This section contains spoilers from ArmA 3 Apex's 'Apex Protocol' campaign. Following the Pacific disaster that caused massive destruction to much of the Horizon Islands, Viper Team are sent to Tanoa in order to clandestinely provide support to the growing Syndikat insurgency. Viper supply Syndikat with financial aid and armament in order to foment civil unrest, and to de-legitimise the standing Horizon Islands government, enabling CSAT to expand its political and military influence in the island country under the pretext of restoring order and providing humanitarian aid. Through their aid, Syndikat quickly overwhelm the now-outmanned and outgunned Gendarmerie, and seize control over vast amounts of territory. As NATO forces begin their "Safe Horizon" exercises in co-ordination with the local authorities, CTRG are secretly deployed into Tanoa in order to identify the source of Syndikat's supplies and in the process, locate one of their own missing assets.   Video footage of the Viper operatives preparing to ambush CTRG
Their continued disruption of Syndikat's operations eventually leads them into conflict with Viper, who attempt to lure CTRG by using an informant called "Blue Cap" as bait in order to ambush the teams. However, Viper are unsuccessful and the units sent to eliminate the CTRG teams are wiped out in the attempt. With their mission now in jeopardy due to Syndikat's continued failures and at risk of being publicly exposed, Viper prepare to cease their operations and leave the country. They are betrayed by Syndikat's leader and lose control (along with vital information regarding the "Apex Protocol" itself) over the Eastwind device.
Solomon Maru blackmails Viper with an ultimatum, and threatens to sell the device to the highest bidder should they refuse to continue providing support.   Viper attempt one final assault against CTRG forces at the Blue Pearl Harbour Though they attempt to negotiate a deal with Syndikat, their meeting is interrupted once again by CTRG who raid the site in order to put a stop to Syndikat once and for all and to seize the Eastwind device itself. Just before his death, Solomon armed the Eastwind device in preparation for another earthquake to strike Tanoa. Both CTRG and Viper race to disarm (and claim) the device before its activation, with the latter launching an all-out assault against the CTRG teams. Their assault is ultimately futile however, and are wiped out through the combined efforts of CTRG Groups 14 and 15; the former arriving just in time to assist the ground forces in repelling Viper. |
Post-Apex Protocol
| « | The evidence has little basis in reality. Even so, the actions of a few individuals must not reflect upon the progress made by the whole. Xu Haifeng, Supreme Commander of Pacific CSAT forces
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Though it is not elaborated on, the public exposure of CSAT's "Apex Protocol" has put the fate of the organisation (and Viper itself) into question as the United Nations launches an inquiry into almost a decade of CSAT's unchecked expansionism across the globe.
Equipment
Viper are granted access to the latest in CSAT's experimental and prototype hardware. Their signature outfit is a special combat suit that provides superior (even in comparison to standard-issue CSAT fatigues) protection to small arms fire, and also camouflage the wearer against thermal sensors. They wear advanced helmets that not only provide the best ballistic protection, but also grant Viper operatives with a full panoramic view of their surroundings in both thermal and night-vision.
Viper operatives exclusively utilise the Type 115, a bullpup dual-role assault rifle that is chambered to fire caseless 6.5 mm ammunition and can disable vehicles with its underbarrel .50 BW anti-materiel rifle module.
For ground and air transportation, they primarily rely on Qilin LSVs and the Y-32 Xi'an (respectively) in order to travel in and out of their areas of operations.
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See also
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| CSAT • Gendarmerie • Russian Spetsnaz • Viper | |
| Apex DLC | Contact DLC | |