Middle Eastern Alliance
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| Theaters | Eastern Europe: Mestia Middle East: Al Basrah, Fallujah, Mutaha Nahost: Al Basrah, Fallujah, Mutaha Osteuropa: Mestia Southern Asia: Chora, Kokan, Lashkar Valley, Logar Valley Südasien: Chora, Kokan, Lashkar Valley, Logar Valley |
| 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.
History
While the MEA doesn't have a specific country that it's modeled after, people have speculated that it is modeled after the Iranian Army while others claimed that it is a mish-mash coalition of Arab countries, similar to the real-life Arab League. It is inspired by the Middle Eastern Coalition seen in Battlefield 2.
Flag
The MEA flag has a background of three colored horizontal stripes, light blue, black, and green. In the foreground, there is a white Hawk of Quraish holding a scimitar in each paw, with a seven-pointed star above its head.
Kits and Equipment
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In-Game equipment
The MEA predominantly combines Western firearms with Soviet heavy weapons and vehicles. They are also one of the few factions in the game that predominantly use battle rifles as their primary weapons, which fire full-power rifle rounds, providing high damage and suppression.
Their vehicle fleet consists of multiple light vehicles, a few tracked vehicles, and two types of main battle tanks. A unique feature of MEA vehicles is the additional UB-32 rocket pods, which are mounted on their BRDM-2 scout cars and MT-LBM APCs.
Weapons
Small Arms
- G3A3 - Battle Rifle
- G3A4 - Battle Rifle
- G3KA4 - Battle Rifle
- HK 51 - Battle Rifle
- MG3 - Medium Machine Gun
- G3SG/1 - Designated Marksman Rifle
- Hi-Power - Pistol
Grenades and Launchers
- M18 - Smoke Grenade
- F1 - Fragmentation Grenade
- HK79 - Underbarrel Grenade Launcher
- RPG-26 - Rocket Launcher
- RPG-7V2 - Rocket Launcher
- RPG-29 - Recoilless Rifle
Emplacements
- NSV - Heavy Machine Gun
- 9M133 Kornet - Anti-Tank Guided Missile Launcher
- Podnos 82mm - Mortar
Equipment
- G3 Bayonet - Bayonet
- Entrenching Tool - Shovel
- TM62 - Anti-Tank Mine
- SZ-1 - Explosive
- Soviet Field Binoculars - Binoculars
Vehicles
Land Vehicles
- Ural-4320 Transport - Truck
- Ural-4320 Logistics - Truck
- Simir Logistics - Light Vehicle
- Simir MG3 - Light Vehicle
- Simir Kord - Light Vehicle
- Simir Kornet - Tank Hunter
- BRDM-2 - Scout Car
- BRDM-2 UB-32 - Scout Car
- BRDM-2 Spandrel - Tank Hunter
- MT-LB VMK - Armored Personnel Carrier
- MT-LBM 6MA - Armored Personnel Carrier
- BMP-1 - Infantry Fighting Vehicle
- BMP-2 - Infantry Fighting Vehicle
- T-62 - Main Battle Tank
- T-72S - Main Battle Tank
Boats
- RHIB Transport - Boat
- RHIB Logistics - Boat
- RHIB MG3 - Boat
- RHIB NSV - Boat
Aircraft
- Mi-17 - Helicopter
- Pchela-1T UAV* - Reconnaissance Drone
- SU-25 Grach* - Close Air Support
*Commander Asset
Units
 91st Air Assault Battalion | |||
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| As a pivotal component of the Middle Eastern Alliance's military, the 91st Air Assault Battalion stands out for its remarkable mobility. Specializing in airborne, air assault, and complex terrain operations, this battalion maintains peak readiness, ensuring its rapid response capability to any sector of the frontier as dictated by central military command. | |||
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60th Prince Assur Armored Brigade | |||
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| The 60th Armored brigade is one of the oldest unit of the MEA. Often used as flanking force by its commander, it finds its origins in the legendary cavalry charges of Prince Assur, in the 4th century. Equipped with primarily with MBTs, this unit is very mobile and able to engage any other armored force of the world. | |||
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1st Battalion, Legion of Babylon | |||
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| The Legion of Babylon is the tip of the spear for the Middle Eastern Alliance. The 1st Battalion is always the first unit to be deployed in every theater that the MEA finds itself engaged in. It is equipped with all of the military hardware at the disposal of the MEA and is the most versatile unit in its military. | |||
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4th Border Guards Group | |||
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| The Border Guard Forces are responsible for security on all frontiers of the Middle Eastern Alliance. They act as an occupation force and will be the primary force to engage local insurgencies within the alliance's borders. Similar to a military police unit, they are only equipped with light vehicles. | |||
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3rd King Qadesh Mechanized Infantry Brigade | |||
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| Named after King Qadesh and his deadly war chariots, the 3rd Mechanized Infantry Brigade is one of the maneuver units of the MEA. Designed around armored personnel carriers and infantry fighting vehicles, it can engage even the most modern conventional fighting forces. Its doctrine is inherited from past soviets advisors: its vehicles will deliver infantry as close to the enemy and support them. | |||
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Vizir Hussein 2nd Support Battalion | |||
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| The support battalions of the MEA are the backbone of the alliance's military forces. They bring all necessary ammunitions, fuel and construction materials to the front. Not intended to fight the enemy directly, this unit is able defend itself in a limited capacity. The 2nd Battalion's name, Vizir Hussein, comess from the Vizir that organized the logistics for the siege of Tyr in th 8th Century.
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Gallery
Full Release
MEA Squad Leader
Pre-Release
Trivia
- The faction is inspired by the Middle Eastern Coalition faction in Battlefield 2 and Project Reality.
- Based on the presence of German small arms and Russian equipment, the faction could be partially based on Iran. The current regime is a Russian ally, and the previous regime had some fairly advanced and/or capable Western hardware (F-14, Chieftain tank, G3). Iran did have some T-62s and T-72s that were captured from Iraq as well.
- The faction could also be a fictional stand-in for Iran and Iraq combined and might include places like Syria or Turkey as well.
- In beta testing, the faction was labeled "G3: The Faction." This was later changed, but remnants of this name can still be found buried in the Squad SDK.
See also
References
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