Building on 10 years of constant engine development,ARMA IIboasts the most realistic combat environment in the world. It models real world ballistics & round deflection, materials penetration, features a realtime day/night cycle and dynamic wind, weather and environmental effects. The simulation of a combat environment is so effective, the engine forms the basis for training simulators used by real armies the world over.AlthoughARMA IIis set in the fictional ex-soviet state of 'Chernarus' the gameworld is actually a225 square kilometerchunk of the real world!ARMA II'shighly detailed landscape is a meticulous facsimile of real terrain, modeled using extensive geographical data. This recreated region is brought to life with spectacular environmental effects and populated with dynamic civilian settlements and wildlife. Wild animals roam the atmospheric forests while the people ofChernarustry to live out their lives among the war-torn streets.The 27th U.S. Marine Expeditionary Unithave been deployed to the former soviet country ofChernarusin this third installment in the series of award winning PC war simulators from Bohemia Interactive, creators ofOperation Flashpoint*: Cold War CrisisandARMA: Combat Operations.Force Reconnaissance Team Razor are among the first to fight. This elite five-man team are about to fall down the rabbit hole, trapped in a war not only for control of the country, but the hearts and minds of its people. With the might of the USMC offshore and the Russians anxiously watching from the north, the stakes couldn't be higher. The fate ofChernarusis balanced on a razor's edge...