Middle Eastern Alliance

Middle Eastern Alliance

Theaters	Middle East: Al Basrah, Fallujah, Mutaha, Tallil Outskirts Southern Asia: Chora, Kamdesh Highlands, Kohat Toi, Kokan, Lashkar Valley, Logar Valley, Sumari Bala
Uniform	DBDU

“	The MEA is a military organisation formed out of the need to coordinate resources and defence policy between a number of aligned nations in the region. Their use of well-trained indigenous personnel and stockpiles of foreign armament means that they are well adapted to fighting against the most technologically advanced of opponents.	„
	~ In-game description

The Middle Eastern Alliance (MEA) is a playable faction in Squad. This faction is the fifth conventional army featured in the game. It was officially announced on July 21, 2020^[1] and was released on September 23, 2020 as part of the v1.0 update.

Flag[edit | edit source]

The MEA flag has a background of three colored horizontal stripes, light blue, black, and green. In the foreground, there is a white silhouette of an eagle or hawk holding a scimitar in each paw, with a seven-pointed star above its head.

Kits and Equipment[edit | edit source]

Role Type	Role	Primary Weapon	Secondary Weapon	Explosives	Smoke Grenades	Medical Supplies	Addtl. Equipment
Command and Support	Squad Leader	G3A4 + Tracer, 7 mags	Hi-Power, 2 mags G3 Bayonet	F1 Fragmentation, 2 grenades	M18 White Smoke, 2 grenades M18 Yellow Smoke, 1 grenade M18 Green Smoke, 1 grenade	Field Dressing, 2 packages	Soviet Field Binoculars Rally Point
		G3A4 + Z-Point + Tracer, 7 mags		F1 Fragmentation, 2 grenades
		G3A4 + ZF1 + Tracer, 6 mags		F1 Fragmentation, 1 Grenade
	Lead Crewman	HK 51, 3 mags	Hi-Power, 2 mags G3 Bayonet	—	M18 White Smoke, 2 grenades	Field Dressing, 2 packages	Soviet Field Binoculars Vehicle Repair Tools Rally Point
	Lead Pilot	HK 51, 3 mags	Hi-Power, 2 mags G3 Bayonet	—	M18 Yellow Smoke, 2 grenades	Field Dressing, 2 packages	Soviet Field Binoculars Vehicle Repair Tools Rally Point
	Medic	G3A3, 7 mags	Hi-Power, 3 mags G3 Bayonet	F1 Fragmentation, 1 grenade	M18 White Smoke, 2 grenades M18 Yellow Smoke, 2 grenades	Field Dressing, 9 packages Medical Kit	Entrenching Tool Soviet Field Binoculars
	Medic	G3A3 + ZF1, 6 mags	Hi-Power, 2 mags G3 Bayonet	—	M18 White Smoke, 2 grenades M18 Yellow Smoke, 2 grenades	Field Dressing, 9 packages Medical Kit	Entrenching Tool
	Crewman	HK 51, 3 mags	Hi-Power, 2 mags G3 Bayonet	—	M18 White Smoke, 2 grenades	Field Dressing, 2 packages	Entrenching Tool Soviet Field Binoculars Vehicle Repair Tools
	Pilot	HK 51, 3 mags	Hi-Power, 2 mags G3 Bayonet	—	M18 Yellow Smoke, 2 grenades	Field Dressing, 2 packages	Soviet Field Binoculars Vehicle Repair Tools
Direct Combat	Rifleman	G3A3, 7 mags	G3 Bayonet	F1 Fragmentation, 2 grenades	M18 White Smoke, 2 grenades	Field Dressing, 2 packages	Entrenching Tool Ammo Bag Soviet Field Binoculars
		G3A3 + Z-Point, 7 mags		F1 Fragmentation, 2 grenades			Entrenching Tool Ammo Bag Soviet Field Binoculars
		G3A3 + ZF1, 6 mags		F1 Fragmentation, 1 grenade			Entrenching Tool Ammo Bag
	Automatic Rifleman	G3A3, 7 drum mags	Hi-Power, 2 mags G3 Bayonet	—	M18 White Smoke, 2 grenades	Field Dressing, 2 packages	Entrenching Tool Soviet Field Binoculars
Fire Support	Automatic Rifleman	G3A3 + ZF1, 7 drum mags	Hi-Power, 2 mags G3 Bayonet	—	M18 White Smoke, 2 grenades	Field Dressing, 2 packages	Entrenching Tool
	Grenadier	G3A3 HK79 + ZF1, 6 mags	G3 Bayonet	HK79 High Explosive, 10 rounds	HK79 Smoke Marker White, 2 rounds HK79 Smoke Marker Blue, 2 rounds HK79 Smoke Marker Red, 2 rounds	Field Dressing, 2 packages	Entrenching Tool
	Light Anti-Tank	G3KA4, 7 mags	G3 Bayonet	RPG-7V2 High Explosive Anti-Tank, 1 rocket RPG-7V2 Fragmentation, 2 rockets	M18 White Smoke, 2 grenades	Field Dressing, 2 packages	Entrenching Tool Soviet Field Binoculars
	Light Anti-Tank	G3KA4 + ZF1, 6 mags	G3 Bayonet	RPG-26 High Explosive Anti-Tank, 1 rocket F1 Fragmentation, 1 grenade	M18 White Smoke, 2 grenades	Field Dressing, 2 packages	Entrenching Tool
	Marksman	G3SG/1, 7 mags	Hi-Power, 2 mags G3 Bayonet	—	M18 White Smoke, 2 grenades	Field Dressing, 2 packages	Entrenching Tool Soviet Field Binoculars
Specialist	Machine Gunner	MG3, 4 ammo boxes	Hi-Power, 2 mags G3 Bayonet	—	M18 White Smoke, 2 grenades	Field Dressing, 2 packages	Entrenching Tool
	Heavy Anti-Tank	HK 51 + Z-Point, 7 mags	G3 Bayonet	RPG-29 Tandem Heavy Anti-Tank, 2 rockets	M18 White Smoke, 2 grenades	Field Dressing, 2 packages	Entrenching Tool Soviet Field Binoculars
	Combat Engineer	G3KA4 + Z-Point, 7 mags	G3 Bayonet	SZ-1 Explosive (30s Fuze), 1 block TM62 Anti-Tank Mine, 1 mine	M18 White Smoke, 2 grenades	Field Dressing, 2 packages	Entrenching Tool Vehicle Repair Tools Sandbags Razor Wire Soviet Field Binoculars
Miscellaneous	Unarmed	—	—	—	—	—	—

In-Game equipment[edit | edit source]

The MEA is a unique faction in the game because it predominantly combines Western/NATO gear (particularly small arms and infantry weapons) with Russian-made heavy weapons and vehicles. They are also the only faction in the game that predominantly uses battle rifles as their primary weapons, which fire full-power rifle rounds compared to the intermediate cartridges fired by other factions' assault rifles. This means that their standard-issue infantry weapons deal quite a bit of damage, but are mitigated by high recoil when fired full auto. Their vehicle fleet is mostly composed of Russian vehicles, most notably their trucks, main battle tanks, APCs, and IFVs.