Task Missions

This runs in two stages. First, get at least one assigned player to the staging or overwatch marker, a point roughly 700 metres short of the target on your approach line. Reaching within about 50 metres flips the first stage complete and unlocks the assault. Second, clear the objective: you need at least one assigned player within about 1000 metres of the centre and zero enemies within about 200 metres of it at the same moment. On foot or mounted both count, and there is no hold action and nothing to carry.

Radio back-and-forth from headquarters on each stage change, a staging marker and waypoint for the first stage, then the objective marker for the second. While the area isn't clear, there's a one-in-five chance on every check (about every 10 seconds) that an enemy resupply event drops in, so in a longer fight expect one.

First stage, reach the objective marker (within about 50 metres) to start the fighting. Second stage, survive between one and five waves of attacking infantry, with armour or motorised support on roughly half of them. Each wave only gives way once every attacker from it is dead. After the final wave you also need an assigned player within about 1000 metres and no enemy within about 200 metres before it closes.

Radio calls per stage. Occasional flavour effects while fighting, a rare inbound bombardment warning when attackers are far out, or smoke and flares when they are close. Objective marker and waypoint.

Single stage. Get at least one assigned player within about 1000 metres of the objective and clear every enemy out of its radius. That radius matches the objective's own size, with no floor and no ceiling, so a small objective means a tight sweep and a large one can mean a wide sweep, wider than most assault tasks. Friendly troops fight alongside you, so it can finish while you are still moving up.

Opening radio call asking for immediate help capturing an objective near the named town, and an objective-secure call on success. Objective marker and waypoint. Expect friendly troops in the area, so watch your fire.

Single stage. One specific building is the target. Destroy that exact structure by any means: satchel or demolition charge, vehicle main gun, rockets, air support, or artillery. There is no proximity requirement, so you can drop it from range or with support. It closes the instant that one building is destroyed.

Opening radio call naming the building and town, and a confirmation call on success. A building marker sits on the target until it is down.

Single stage. One particular enemy group is locked to the task. You must get close enough for that group to stream in as live units, then kill every member. Killing other nearby enemy does nothing, only that one group counts.

Opening radio call about infantry near the named town, and a confirmation on success. A marker refreshes on the group's position until they are dead.

Single stage with three flavours. Standard: destroy the one designated enemy vehicle, getting close enough to stream it in cleanly if it is a tracked profile. Convoy ambush: destroy the supply truck before it reaches its drop-off, letting it arrive is a failure. Helicopter: track and shoot down the flagged transport helicopter before it completes its delivery.

Opening radio call naming the vehicle type and town, and a success or slipped-the-net call. A marker redraws on the live target each moment. For the helicopter the marker can lag its true position because the reveal is deliberately fuzzed.

Single stage. Kill or drive out every enemy within about 200 metres of the objective. The area is checked on a 30 second cycle, and the first check only runs 30 seconds after the task activates so defenders have time to appear. As soon as no enemy remains inside 200 metres it completes. No hold action, item, or vehicle needed.

Radio broadcast on start and on success. Standard task marker and waypoint at the objective. Force pool reward on success.

Single stage. Completely destroy the one target building with explosives, demolition charges, heavy ordnance, or air support until the structure collapses. There is no proximity requirement or hold action.

Opening radio call about a strategic position near the town, and a confirmation on success. A building marker refreshes on the target while it still stands.

Two stages. First, get any player within about 1000 metres of the battle position, a point set roughly 4 kilometres out from the enemy on the bearing toward the friendlies. On foot counts, no aircraft required. Second, clear every enemy, real or virtual, within about 1000 metres of the target point. It closes the moment that bubble is empty.

Radio direction and a full nine-line call for the strike run. Destination marker on the battle position, then on the target grid. A success exchange plays on completion. No smoke or strobe is placed for you.

Destroy the one tracked air-defence vehicle by any means: bomb, guided missile, or ground assault. Only that specific vehicle counts, even if several sit together.

Opening radio warning of air defence near the town. A marker follows the exact vehicle as it moves. Success plays a confirmation call and pays a force pool reward.

Destroy the one tracked enemy aircraft, by air-to-air, ground missile, or anti-air gun. Only that specific plane counts.

Opening radar-contact call with a bearing, range, and altitude readout. A marker tracks the moving aircraft. Success plays a confirmation call and pays a force pool reward.

A destination marker points you at the field; destroy at least three of the substantial buildings ringing the hangars or helipad, using bombs, demolition charges, or heavy weapons. Destroying only two never completes, and structures that were not on the marked list do not count.

Opening radio authorising you to deny the airfield with heavy ordnance. Destination marker on the field. Success plays a confirmation call and pays a force pool reward. The task text tells you to destroy at least three buildings.

The strike aircraft does the killing. The task succeeds when the marked building is destroyed and fails if the strike window runs out. Carry a laser designator and lase the building while the run comes in: that fires a one-off radio confirmation, and it is the whole of your part. There is no laser-guided homing involved, so the bomb does not follow your dot.

A radio call opens the task, a marker sits on the building, and a confirmation plays the first time you designate it. A success or failure call closes it.

Two stages. Pickup: drive or fly a vehicle with open cargo seats to within about 200 metres of the pickup point. The squad boards once the vehicle has seats for all of them, and the vehicle you arrived in still counts if you get out to secure the area, as long as it stays near the pickup and can still move. The stage completes once everyone is aboard. Insertion: move to within about 300 metres of the drop-off; the squad dismounts and the task completes once all are out. No hold action or item.

Within about 800 metres of the pickup, a marker appears with orange smoke by day or an infrared strobe at night. Standard markers and radio calls, plus a one-off mount-up prompt if you arrive without cargo space.

Screen and defend the vehicle the whole way. There is no point to reach and nothing to press, the task completes the moment the vehicle finishes its delivery run. Shooting attackers helps only by keeping the vehicle alive; you cannot speed it up.

A marker refreshes on the tracked vehicle each moment, a ground icon for the truck or an air icon for the helicopter. Radio calls on start and on outcome.

Raised where an AI pilot who ejected from a plane came down alive. The task marker sits 200 to 400 metres from the pilot, so search the area. Within about 500 metres the pilot shows an infrared strobe and a rescue hold action; complete it and the pilot joins your group, with you still leading. Then bring them to within about 10 metres of the return point, with the pilot within 30 metres.

A rescue marker near where the pilot landed, an infrared strobe and a Rescue hold action on the pilot once you're within about 500 metres, and a return marker for the last leg.

Move to within about 1000 metres to spawn the captive, held bound in a nearby building or cell with a marker and a radio update giving their name and grid. Complete the roughly eight-second rescue hold action within about 2 metres; the freed captive then joins your group. Escort them on foot to within about 10 metres of the safe point. The safe point is your side's AI Commander HQ, unless the C2ISTAR module's Delivery Destination names the nearest Player FOB or friendly base, or whoever made the task from the tablet's Generate Task screen Alt+clicked the map to set a Return point, which wins.

In game this task is called Hostage Rescue, with the objective Rescue the hostage, or POW Rescue Mission, with the objective Rescue the Prisoner of War. A captive marker sits at their position, radio updates give a name and grid when they spawn, and a success call plays on freeing and returning. The captive plays a bound animation until released.

Three stages. Secure: complete the roughly six-second secure hold action within about 3 metres of the VIP; they then join your group and follow or board your vehicle. Escort: get the VIP to within about 30 metres of the destination. The VIP then leaves your group and gets on with their job nearby while you hold the area for the Civic Hold Time (120 seconds by default; the countdown stops while enemies are within 150 metres, and the task fails if no player of your side is within 200 metres for 30 seconds). They then rejoin you for the return. Return: bring them back to within about 30 metres of the start. Completion tracks the VIP's own position, so make sure they actually follow or board.

A VIP marker at the pickup, a destination marker, then a return marker. The secure hold action prompt on the VIP, a confirmation subtitle, and radio calls per stage.

Three stages on a spawned van. Rally: get any player within about 100 metres of the source point. Move: personally drive the van to within about 60 metres of the destination, it checks the van's position, not yours, so you must be driving it. Deliver: at the destination, stand within about 4 metres of the van and complete the roughly ten-second unload hold action while the van is close to the handover point.

A departure marker at the rally point, a destination marker during the drive, and a handover marker at the end. The unload hold action appears on the van. Success names who completed the handover and boosts local support.

Three stages on one van. Collect: reach the van, either board it or come within about 12 metres. Move: drive the van to within about 60 metres of the destination. Distribute: with the van within about 35 metres of the destination point, stand within about 4 metres of it and complete the distribute hold action. Then hold the area for the Civic Hold Time (120 seconds by default) before it succeeds: the countdown stops while enemies are within 150 metres, and the task fails if no player of your side is within 200 metres for 30 seconds. The aid comes as a relief crate instead of a van when there is no road near the pickup, and otherwise at the Aid Airlift Chance setting (0 by default): you sling-load the crate under a helicopter and set it down by the local contact.

An aid-vehicle marker, an aid-destination marker, then a distribution marker. The distribute hold action appears on the van at the destination. Success plays a confirmation call and improves local sentiment.

Two stages. Deploy: bring a player within about 120 metres of the market to activate the attendees and start a roughly nine-minute security hold. Protect: defeat two or three enemy waves closing in from the outskirts. It only completes once every wave is beaten, no enemy remains within about 250 metres, and the full nine-minute clock has run out.

Event markers, radio calls on each phase and on success, and enemy groups visibly moving onto the market. Force pool reward and a positive support swing on success.

Two stages. Move: bring a player within about 150 metres of the clinic site. Open clinic: walk up to the wooden aid crate and complete the eight-second open-clinic hold action within about 4 metres of it. Then hold the area for the Civic Hold Time (120 seconds by default) before it succeeds: the countdown stops while enemies are within 150 metres, and the task fails if no player of your side is within 200 metres for 30 seconds.

Site and aid-supply markers, radio calls per phase, and an open-clinic prompt on the crate. A subtitle confirms the clinic when you finish, with a force pool reward and a support boost.

Single stage. Go to the marked leader and complete the six-second hold-shura action within about 3 metres of them. Then hold the area for the Civic Hold Time (120 seconds by default) before it succeeds: the countdown stops while enemies are within 150 metres, and the task fails if no player of your side is within 200 metres for 30 seconds. On foot, no item, no combat.

A local-leader marker at their position, radio calls on start and success, and a hold-shura prompt on the leader. A subtitle confirms the engagement, with a force pool reward and a support boost.

Go to the marked service building on foot and complete the repair hold action within about 4 metres of it. You must be carrying a toolkit, otherwise the action never appears. The hold runs somewhere between about 12 and 25 seconds depending on the building. Then hold the area for the Civic Hold Time (120 seconds by default) before it succeeds: the countdown stops while enemies are within 150 metres, and the task fails if no player of your side is within 200 metres for 30 seconds.

Opening radio call about a service needing repair, a marker on the target, and a repair prompt on the building. A confirmation subtitle names you and the town on success.

Two phases. Deploy: get a player within about 120 metres of the event to activate the attendees and start a roughly nine-minute hold. Protect: survive two or three enemy waves while keeping the organisers and crowd alive. It completes only once every wave is handled, no enemy remains within about 250 metres, and the hold timer has expired.

Event markers, radio calls per phase, and enemy waves approaching the site. Force pool reward and a support boost on success.

Two phases, same pattern as the community event. Deploy: bring a player within about 120 metres to start the roughly nine-minute hold and schedule the waves. Secure: defeat two or three waves while keeping the partner team alive. It completes once every wave is handled, no enemy remains within about 250 metres, and the timer has run out.

Liaison markers, radio calls, and on-screen liaison updates with a countdown and wave-by-wave status. Success plays a concluded-meeting call.

Get to the marked device and resolve it, either disarm it or destroy and detonate it, with a player present when it clears. You need a player within about 210 metres, the device to have actually streamed in and been seen live at least once, and no live undisarmed device within about 60 metres of the point.

Opening radio report of a device near the town, a marker at its position, and a confirmation call plus reward on completion.

The target does not exist until you close in. Get an assigned player within about 1000 metres of the marked position to spawn the target, which appears one of three ways: two figures meeting at a table and staying put (inside a nearby building on its floor when there is one within 50 metres, otherwise in the open), one arriving by vehicle, or one being driven out of the area. Then kill every spawned target figure. Any weapon works, no hold action or item. An insurgent recruiter is a variant: the task has no marker, and he has none, until your side has spotted him or one of you is within 200 m, after which the task follows him. Find the area first, as he waits at his Recruitment HQ rather than being driven in or out. With HVT Manhunt Chance above 0 on the C2ISTAR module, some start as a manhunt: you get a 1500 m search area instead of a target, and clues from civilians, his men, prisoners and informants shrink it to 900 m, then 500 m. Three clues bring a Wiretap task near his hideout; once it's done, HQ names a place and a time window of about ten minutes. Miss it and he goes to ground 2 to 4 km away with half the clues lost.

Opening radio about intelligence of a target near the town. No marker until you approach and the target spawns, then a marker tracks them, following them into any vehicle. The inbound and exfil variants add their own markers.

One object is the target. Get within about 3 metres of it, carrying a toolkit, and complete the setup-wiretap hold action, which takes roughly 15 to 30 seconds. No kills are required, you only need to reach the object with a toolkit. Success raises the enemy side's intelligence exposure. The AI Commander can also raise this before an attack, pointed at a comms building at the objective. When there's no comms building to tap, the task builds its own enemy comms camp on open ground at least 30 m from any building, and the target is a box set up in it. To find that room the camp can sit up to 500 m from the spot first picked. A vanilla or SPE toolkit works, and so do the SOG Prairie Fire toolkit and wiretap kit.

Opening radio about a comms post near the town. A marker labelled with the object appears once a player is within about 75 metres, not before. A confirmation subtitle and radio call on success.

Three steps. Reach the final rendezvous point (FRV) short of the objective, then man its observation posts (OPs), a minute at each by default; the C2ISTAR module's Recon OP Hold Time makes it 1, 2, 3 or 5 minutes, and the OP task says how long. By default there are two, both on the FRV's side of the objective, so you don't have to go round it. With the C2ISTAR module's Recon Task OPs set to 4 there are four, all round the objective and at least 45 degrees apart; any one can be manned first, each is ticked off with a radio line, and the report comes once all four are done. To watch from somewhere else, pick Move a recon OP in the C2ISTAR menu and click the map: the nearest OP not yet watched from moves there if the spot is on land, 250 to 900 m from the objective and can see it, and sits far enough round from the others (60 degrees with two OPs, 45 with four). An OP you've already held for the full time stays put, and a moved one starts its time again. Only enemy your side actually spots while someone is at an OP is reported: units it knows about, or ones a player at an OP can see clearly within 600 m, vehicles included. Watching longer finds more. Given by an AI Commander with Tasks Only Against Known Enemy on, when it knows nothing about an objective it's preparing to attack; what you report brings a second round of preparation tasks against it. An AI Commander with Find Out Before Attacking on also gives it on an objective it's about to attack, and holds the assault until you've reported, it's sure enough, or its Intel Wait runs out.

HQ says it has no picture of what the enemy holds there and asks for overwatch; a second call asks for eyes on. On success, a radio exchange and HQ saying it will plan against those positions. With a Military Air Component Commander on your side (or an allied one), the report also asks it for a strike there and then: a Strike on up to three of the vehicles you saw, best seen first, or CAS on up to three groups on foot when you saw no vehicle. The Air Commander still holds off CAS near friendly players. A recon the AI Commander asked for with Find Out Before Attacking doesn't ask, since that commander calls its own strike.

Three legs against one civilian. Pickup: complete the secure-informant hold action within about 3 metres; they then follow you or board your vehicle. Escort: bring them within about 30 metres of the destination. Handover: the same proximity at the handover point completes the task. The final step is proximity, not a hold action.

Radio calls per leg, an informant marker at the source, then safe-site and handover markers. A subtitle confirms when you secure them.

Destroy the one marked installation building with explosives, vehicle fire, or any destruction that levels it. Alternatively, the target also counts as done if its installation is shut down through the insurgency disable action. Either way it closes, and there is no need to clear the garrison.

Opening radio naming the installation, and a confirmation on success. The waypoint sits on the target building; there is no dedicated smoke or map marker during the destroy phase, so rely on the waypoint.

Two legs. Travel: get any assigned player within about 500 metres of the staging point, set roughly 700 metres short of the objective. Patrol: clear the objective of enemy, once no enemy of your side remains within about 500 metres of the centre, it completes. Simply standing there while enemy remain will not close it.

Radio calls for each leg and on success. Waypoints on the staging point then the objective. No smoke or strobe markers.

He waits until a player of the task's side is within 1.5 km, then walks to the building, plants up to 3 charges inside, runs about 100 m clear and sets them off 10 seconds later. Kill him, or detain him with the hold action on him, before that. A kill or an arrest counts once a player of your side is within 500 m of him or the building.

A task marker on the building with its own pin. Once he's stopped the charges never go off.