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Irish Republican Army [CUP]

Special Forces Faction, CUP version [SFF-C] that adds the Provisional Irish Republican Army to Arma 3.

Historical Info

The IRA are a Republican paramilitary organisation formed to establish an independent Ireland from Britain, and have been active since before the first World War. This mod is more focused on the 1983 to late 1990's time period, and their conflicts with British Armed Forces during that time.

The Faction

The general Provisional forces will use anything they can get their hands on, from civilian clothing, guerrilla gear or mixed camo captured or purchased from the black market. Darker colours and Woodland or DPM camo's are very common. Weapons used by the IRA vary, but M16A1's and M16A2's, AK and VZ-58's as well FN FAL's are common, supported by PKM's, bolt action rifles and submachineguns like the Scorpion and UZI. Many of these weapons were obtained from overseas via the black market in the US, Libya and the Middle East, as well as firearms from Europe or the UK.

Sidearms are not standardised, but revolvers, M1911's and Makarovs are all used, with the RPG-18 and RPG-7 being their primary AT weapons. M60 7.62 machineguns are in limited use in the IRA, being in use after after 1978.

Specialist Elements

IRA Veteran forces are better equipped and trained compared to the regular IRA fighters, and have better access to ex-British equipment like camo, body armour and have heavier weapons like the FN MAG and Strela AA missile. IED specialists are available for ambushes as well as working with explosives.

Supports

The IRA forces are backed by Medical, Anti-Tank and Command/HQ Elements as well as a sniper spotter team. ATV's and Dirt Bikes provide scouts and outriders for recce, while Land Rovers work as infantry transports as well as M2 armed fire support vehicles.

Faction has full Editor, Zeus, Task Force Radio, VCOM AI and ALiVE support (faction name IRA ) Also supports ACE3 Medical system.

Sources-
'Inside the IRA', Jane's Intelligence Review, Sean Boyne, 1996.
'The IRA-Finance and Weapons' 1983 Ulster police report, Public Record Office of Northern Ireland.
'I.R.A. Shifts Tactics, and the Results Are Deadly', New York Times 1988.
Some weapons and equipment in the mod is not 100% accurate, placeholders or things for a similar gameplay function have been used.

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