Armored Warfare

Summary

Armored Warfare is a free-to-play massive multiplayer online tactical military game that places you in the driver’s seat of some of the most advanced and devastating machines ever to hit the battlefield. Command modern tanks, armored vehicles, and more. MODERN MILITARY TECHNOLOGY Wield the might of steel titans to crush your enemies! Take control of the most formidable weapons of war ever created: heavily armed tanks, artillery, and more. In Armored Warfare, you’ll pilot and fight in the most powerful armored vehicles from countries across the globe. JOIN CO-OPERATIVE MISSIONS Unite with your friends to tackle the toughest missions assigned by command. Each mission will vary based on the vehicle you choose. Only the best-coordinated teams will be able to outmaneuver the enemy! Opposing forces, controlled by advanced AI, will provide a formidable challenge to your success. MODERN VISUALS Armored Warfare is powered by CryENGINE 3, delivering an immersive experience like no other. Witness realistic reflections in your sights, water splashes, rain obscuring enemy positions, smoldering wreckage, and more – step into a virtual battlefield that rivals reality itself! LARGE-SCALE COMBAT Dive into intense, fast-paced player versus player battles. Work with your allies to execute strategic maneuvers and tactics to secure victory while crushing your opponents under your treads. Armored Warfare is simple to pick up, but difficult to master. MODERN WAR ZONES Battle across global hotspots, from icy tundras to blistering deserts. Fight in realistic environments that could be the scene of a modern conflict, such as oil refineries, port cities, and urban centers. Bring warfare into the 21st Century.

Storyline

At the dawn of the 21st century, few could foresee the inferno ignited by a multitude of local hotspots scattered across the globe. Europe was inundated with refugees, tens of millions escaping conflicts driven by rage, avarice, and the lingering effects of financial turmoil and stagnation that began in the most fragile regions and spread relentlessly. Greece's total economic collapse set off a chain reaction that plunged Europe into disarray. Bulgaria bore the brunt of it—its Greek-owned banks collapsing alongside Greece. The entire region was engulfed in chaos, devastating countless lives and shattering any semblance of stability, but also creating opportunities for the unprincipled to capitalize on the crisis. The remnants of the European Union were paralyzed by the widening chasm between governments and their citizens, and violent anti-government demonstrations became the norm, giving rise to numerous anarchist factions. Weapon stockpiles from the crumbling governments of the developing world became the arsenals of the insurgencies. In the Middle East, the Syrian crisis spread throughout the region, tearing the country into multiple warring factions, with Kurdish militias striving to carve out their own territories amid the chaos, frequently clashing with Turkish forces in a conflict that quickly escalated into a full-scale civil war. As Europe struggled with these crises, the newly elected American president opted for isolationism, recalling most troops stationed abroad, fearing that further military involvement in the Middle East could lead to another "Iraq" scenario. This decision was bolstered by new technologies that enabled the USA to achieve energy independence. The new American strategy of offering military support to U.S.-friendly nations heavily relied on American-backed private military companies, as seen in the 2018 War of the Precipice between Israel and its neighbors. This strategy had significant consequences, resulting in the loss of direct influence in many parts of the world, especially South America. This power vacuum led to the emergence of the Alianza de Sangre, a multinational criminal drug cartel that gradually seized control of large parts of Mexico and Central America. The cartel funded guerrillas across South America, sparking multiple civil wars and reaping massive profits from the chaos. South American governments were helpless against this well-funded criminal empire without external help, and the lawlessness south of the American border gave rise to numerous American nationalist militias that steadily gained power across the region. Asia's largest superpower, China, entered the late 2010s with a series of economic tremors caused by currency instability, oil shortages, and rising separatist movements in several regions. China implemented policies that bordered on martial law, with harsh crackdowns and brutal control measures, managing to maintain order, but barely. In Europe, NATO, now in decline, was tested for the first time in years when nationalist guerrillas emerged in Estonia. The entire Baltic region descended into conflict, and the chronically underfunded NATO was called upon to respond. Due to a lack of resources, American support, and the fear of igniting another global war, an armed response was denied, and by 2020, NATO effectively ceased to function as a viable entity. Global tensions also fueled violence along the Indian-Pakistani border. Amid the chaos, five nuclear warheads were stolen from the Pakistani facility at Khushab, and one was detonated in the Indian city of Hyderabad, killing millions and causing catastrophic economic damage. The world waited anxiously for someone to claim responsibility for the attack. That announcement never came, and the unexplained, senseless brutality of this atrocity served as the final warning for the world to act. Weakened by insurgency and internal conflict, the world's major powers—China, the European Union, Russia, and the United States—came together to discuss how to confront the new multinational threats. After lengthy negotiations, a treaty was signed that would forever alter the world. The treaty stipulated that the internal affairs of all participating nations would be managed by their own militaries, but major threats to entire regions or continents would be addressed by a newly established independent international organization: the International Security Department. The ISD would utilize Private Military Companies, freely formed under the principle of exterritoriality. The ISD would oversee the operations of the PMCs but in return would provide them with logistical and political support. Each PMC could be structured according to its own rules (ranging from loosely organized groups of mercenaries to private armies equipped with modern weapons), but all would have to follow the ISD code, or risk being labeled as renegades and prosecuted (effectively by other PMCs). The size of the PMCs could vary from small bands of mercenaries to entire brigades or divisions, and their equipment was just as diverse—from outdated vehicles long abandoned even by third-world militaries to state-of-the-art machines procured from arms dealers approved by the ISD. These dealers found the ISD contract highly advantageous: in exchange for a promise not to supply anyone deemed an enemy of the ISD, authorities often turned a blind eye to the methods dealers used when “acquiring” their inventory. The most successful of these dealers signed exclusive contracts with the largest private forces, making them some of the wealthiest individuals on the planet. Unfortunately, this system had its own drawbacks. Cases of mercenary units going rogue or switching allegiances were not uncommon, and for years it took the combined strength of the ISD and the loyalists to eliminate such rebels and make examples of them. Despite these challenges, the system proved effective, and by the early 2030s, PMCs had become the dominant and, in practice, the only force capable of managing major crises in contested regions. As we approach the midpoint of the 21st century, it is no longer in doubt—the world is ablaze. The combined strength of the loyal PMCs is now the only hope for preventing the Earth from descending into another dark age. Whether they will succeed remains to be seen.

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