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Arma 3 Creator DLC: Spearhead 1944 is an Arma 3 expansion set in Normandy during World War II. You fight as Allied forces seeking to break out from a foothold in the bocage and liberate occupied Normandy, or defend German positions. The expansion includes two terrains based on real-world landscapes, a co-op campaign for up to 24 players, multiplayer modes and single-player and co-op scenarios.

Normandy and Mortain

Normandy covers 150 km² at a 1:2 scale and recreates the area where Operation Cobra took place, from St Lo to Roncey and Lengronne. Its terrain includes hedgerows, branching rivers, farmsteads, dug-in positions, orchards, ruined towns, period buildings and fortifications. The close terrain supports close-quarter firefights and combined-arms combat.

Mortain covers 64 km² at a 1:1 scale and includes landmarks associated with Operation Lüttich: the town of Mortain, Mortain Church, Hills 317, 314 and 285, Abbaye Blanche, Cambremont mine, Romagny and St. Barthélemy. Its defensive positions include dugouts, fortified checkpoints and hilltop networks. Compared with Normandy, Mortain has longer sightlines, larger fields, sparser hedgerows and greater changes in elevation, alongside rivers, orchards, sunken roads, farmsteads, ditches, villages and period-specific buildings.

Factions and equipment

The expansion adds six factions, civilians, 38 weapons, explosives, uniforms and other gear. The US 2nd Armored Division can use weapons including the M1 Garand, M1A1 Thompson and M2 Flamethrower, as well as the M1 57mm AT Gun, M1 81mm Mortar, M2 Machine Gun and M45 Quadmount. Its equipment also includes rifle grenades, thrown grenades, explosives, AT and APERS mines, TNT charges and the M9 Bazooka.

The German Wehrmacht fields the MG 42, Stg 44 and Flammenwerfer 41, along with the 10.5cm leFH18, FlaK 36 and 38, PaK 40, anti-tank grenades, concussion and smoke grenades, and Schützenmine 42 and TMI-42 AT mines. The French Interior Forces and French Liberation Army use weapons, grenades and mines from other factions as well as distinctive equipment such as the FM Mle. 1924 M29, Brno-Enfield MK 2, MAS Mle. 36, Fusil Mle. 208 12G and suppressed and unsuppressed Sten guns. The arsenal also includes more than 500 uniform variants, over 250 vest variants, over 100 backpack variants and over 350 headgear variants, plus accessories.

There are 67 vehicle variants, including:

• US vehicles: G-503 MB 4x4 variants for transport, armor, M1919A4, M2, ambulance and patrol use; G-508 CCKW 353 transport, ambulance, ammo, fuel and repair M2 variants; M16 and M3 half-tracks; M3A1 Half Track; M20 Armored Utility Car; M8 Light Armored Car; M10 Tank Destroyer; M18 Hellcat; M4 Sherman 75mm variants, including M4, M4A1, Composite Hybrid and M4A3 models; M4A1 and M4A3 T34 Calliope Shermans; M4A1 and M4A3 76mm Shermans; M4 and M4A3 105mm Shermans; and the P-47D Thunderbolt with M8 rockets, 500- or 1,000-pound bombs with optional impact delays, and a 100-pound white phosphorus bomb.
• German vehicles: Pkw. Kfz 1 R200 transport and MG34 variants; Sd. Kfz. 250/1 Half Track; Sd. Kfz. 305 Blitz transport, ambulance, ammo, anti-air, fuel and repair variants; PzKpfw III Ausf J/L/M/N; Pzkpfw IV Ausf G; Pzkpfw VI Ausf H1 Tiger; Pzkpfw V Ausf G Panther; Sd. Kfz.142/1 StuG III G early, coaxial-armed and late-war variants; Sd. Kfz.142/2 StuH 42; Sd. Kfz. 164 Nashorn; Sd. Kfz. 173 Jagdpanther; and the FW 190 F-8 with 20 and 13 mm machine guns, an SC-50 bomb with optional impact delays and an NC-50 smoke bomb.

Campaign and scenarios

The Operation Cobra campaign follows the 2nd Armored Division across large areas of Normandy in nine fully voiced missions. Animated briefings lay out each battlefield situation, tasks and objectives. In each mission, players can vote on tactical choices to try different approaches and roles. Roles include tankers, engineers, flamethrower operators and medics. The campaign supports up to 24 players or can be played alone with AI support.

Two single-player showcases introduce the US and German factions and their equipment during Operation Cobra. You can also play Der Zahnarzt, a French Resistance assignment for one player or up to four friends; lead an armored reconnaissance patrol in Prizefighter; or defend against an armored assault in Battle of St. Barthélemy. The expansion also features an M8 LAC command scenario and showcases for the US and German factions.

Multiplayer modes

The expansion includes these modes:

• Zeus: create missions and play US or German co-op scenarios, including ready-made scenarios.
• Combat Patrol: choose a faction, take on additional tasks and customize the mission through parameters, with automatic support for World War II mods.
• Escape: choose a faction and face a tougher experience, with automatic support for World War II mods.
• Warlords: choose a faction and customize the mode through mission parameters, with automatic support for World War II mods.

Combat systems

Additional systems change how you fight, coordinate and handle equipment:

• Revive system: use AI-supported features to drag unconscious allies, stabilize bleeding and adjust further revive options.
• Morale: AI units may retreat, drop their weapons or surrender. You can question prisoners of war for information about potential enemy forces and their locations.
• Indirect fire support: players and AI can call in mortars, heavy artillery and close air support over the radio, or request direct fire from nearby tanks.
• Vehicle damage: deflection, armor penetration, spalling, ammunition-rack cook-offs and damage to vehicle components are simulated, with enhanced visual effects.
• Reload animations: infantry weapons have multiple reload animations, including alternate animations for reloading a partly used magazine and loading individual rounds to top up fixed bolt-action rifle magazines.
• Hip fire and wall avoidance: machine guns can be held at the hip or shouldered without support, with aim increasingly affected over time. Longer weapons raise or lower when they hit walls or other objects.
• Soundscape: projectile sounds include ricochets and heavy impacts, and planes pass overhead with a Doppler effect based on real-world sounds. An ambient war sounds module is also available.
• Weapon attachments: bayonets and rifle grenades add options for anti-armor attacks, illumination, concealment and close- or long-range engagements.
• Flamethrowers: use fire attacks as a weapon and control the battlefield.
• Anti-tank gun movement: tow or push anti-tank guns with vehicles or by hand.
• Radio protocol: German factions issue and accept orders in era-appropriate language, while French factions use native French and period terminology.
• Flashlights: use flashlights during night operations; AI can use them too.
• Paradrops: mission makers and Zeus operators can set drop zones to deliver units and cargo by parachute anywhere over the battlefield.
• Hunter Squads: squads spawn near synchronized Hunter Squads - Spawn Point objects and hunt units in the synchronized groups.