Operation Bushfire

DATE: 25/11/2021

TIME (GMT): 19:00

ERA: Modern

MAP(S): Chongo

TYPE: COOP

GAME: Arma 3

EVENT: Official

AUTHOR(S): Vuk

SLOTS: 83 / 96

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RATING: (13)

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Rhodesia, a former British colony in southern Africa, declared unilateral independence from British rule in 1965. The Rhodesian government sought to protect its stability and noteworthy prosperity amidst turbulent times of political change in Africa. Politically opposed insurgent groups such as the Zimbabwe African National Liberation Army (ZANLA) gained followers and traction in the years leading to the Rhodesian declaration of independence. These groups were funded and supplied by the Russian and Chinese communists and operated out of bordering countries Zambia and Mozambique. ZANLA insurgents were responsible for various terrorist attacks against Rhodesian citizens which ultimately sparked a long lasting conflict. This resulting war is known as the Rhodesian Bush War and lasted from 1964 to 1979.

Operation Bushfire takes place in 1973 and seeks to simulate a type of operation commonly seen throughout the Bush War. 2nd Commando of the Rhodesian Light Infantry deploys to the Mozambique border to reinforce an outpost that is expected to be the destination of an incursion by ZANLA forces. Once the attack has been thwarted, 2nd Commando must regroup and organise a raid into Mozambique in order to locate and destroy ZANLA training camps and their supplies.