Is Arma 3 authentic?

[PurePassion]

Is Arma 3 Authentic?

Do you think Arma 3 looks oddly futuristic? Do you think it looks more like a fantasy game than Arma? Have you never seen some of those weapons or vehicles?
Then this Thread will help you!

It is dedicated to people who, from the first impression, think Arma 3 is not authentic. People who would like to easily show someone that in fact the opposite is the case and last but not least also people like me, who just like to discover all those little interesting details.
I hope this collection might actually help and open some eyes to get over this first impression of "future stuff".

Get comfortable, lay back and just assure yourself!


Vehicles:

Merkava tank

Here it is in real life and that's how it looks like in Arma 3.
Also notice how it uses the "Trophy" active protection system.


Patria AMV

Real life - Arma 3


Oshkos M-ATV

Real life - Arma 3

"Ansyr" M-RAP

Real life - Arma 3


Comanche Helicopter

Real life - Arma 3


Mi-48 "Kajman" Codename ONNTSA

Real life - Arma 3


LGS Fennek

Real life - Arma 3


L-159

Real life - Arma 3

YABHON-R UAV

Real life - Arma 3


KA-60

Real life - Arma 3


UGV

Real life - Arma 3


AH-6

Real life - Arma 3


V-22 "Osprey"

Real life - Arma 3


MK.8 SDV

Real life - Arma 3


F-35B

Real life - Arma 3


HEMTT Truck

Real life - Arma 3

special version

Real life - Arma 3


Car

Real life - Arma 3


Namer APC

Real life - Arma 3




Weapons:


NEMO mortar system

Real-life - Arma 3



GM6-Lynx

Real life - Arma 3


KAC LMG

Real life - Arma 3
caseless ammunition

CZ EVO 3

Real life - Arma 3

XM-25

Real life - Arma 3


Railgun concept

Real life - Arma 3


XM312

Real life - Arma 3


MK14 EBR

Real life - Arma 3


TAR-21

Real life - Arma 3

Butterfly

Real life - Arma 3

Other:

Camo Scheme

Real life - Arma 3


Radar station

Real life - Arma 3

Leather Moccasins

Real life - Arma 3


MCCS Micro Climate Cooling System

Real life - Arma 3


Transparent display/HUD technology

Real life - Arma 3


Greek Seagull

Real life - Arma 3


F-35 pilot helmet

Real life - Arma 3


Olive Trees

Real life - Arma 3


Maroula, Limnos

Real life - Arma 3

Spartan Trail

Real life - Arma 3

ISO-Container

Real life - Arma 3


Ops Core FAST Helmet

Real life - Arma 3





Another important element of Arma are the environments.
Arma 3 will take place on the island called "Limnos". Its real-life counterpart is called Lemnos and is situated in the Aegean Sea. The second island is called Agios Efstratios. If you are interested, I made a Picasa Web Album with a huge collection of pictures from Lemnos, Agios and similar places you can find here.

Now, let's take a look at some comparison shots of Limnos vs Lemnos.
• Nr.1
• Nr.2
• Nr.3

Agios Efstratios: Arma 3 vs Real life
• Nr.1
• Nr.2
• Nr.3

Next to the general outlines of these islands, the team even accurately modells characteristic buildings one can find there.
One example for that is the Limnos Power Plant.
• Arma 3
• Real life

As you can see, even the ventilators and the fucking pipe are in the correct place!




I hope you enjoyed taking a look at this collection and maybe look at things from a different angle now

ps. Huge shoutout for the team! When researching all the pictures and information for this thread, I was really astonished by the amount of detail and love you put into the game.

kind regards

pure

[Hellfire257]

Thank god you posted this. Hopefully this will end the plague of non-believers!

Good work!

[Sekra]

The simple fact that any Iranian would be using Merkavas or Tavors is so ridiculously stupid that it makes my brain bleed.

[Shelestov]

amm, actually "real life" photo of the infamous Mi-48 "Kajman" is not authentic. That's just Mi-28. Sure, devs have taken lot of stuff from it, but i think description need to be corrected. For great justice, you know...

[DetCord]

The simple fact that any Iranian would be using Merkavas or Tavors is so ridiculously stupid that it makes my brain bleed.

Ditto. Regardless of how anyone wants to play the ArmAverse card, from a TO&E standpoint, it is stupid and the imbecility of it leaves me somewhat speechless. However, it's been discussed ad-nauseum up to this point.

[Celery]

Are the butterfly, seagull and olive tree comparisons there to make sure we're not inventing sci-fi variants?

The simple fact that any Iranian would be using Merkavas or Tavors is so ridiculously stupid that it makes my brain bleed.

Perhaps today. Think into the hypothetical future!

[maionaze]

amm, actually "real life" photo of the infamous Mi-48 "Kajman" is not authentic. That's just Mi-28. Sure, devs have taken lot of stuff from it, but i think description need to be corrected. For great justice, you know...

Ditto. Regardless of how anyone wants to play the ArmAverse card, from a TO&E standpoint, it is stupid and the imbecility of it leaves me somewhat speechless. However, it's been discussed ad-nauseum up to this point.

Really? So if a country has the posibility to produce a foreign weapon design that is superior to it's own , during wartime, it wouldnt? What's so stupid about that?

Good post Pure, I say it needs to be a sticky

[DetCord]

Are the butterfly, seagull and olive tree comparisons there to make sure we're not inventing sci-fi variants?



Perhaps today. Think into the hypothetical future!

There are plenty of Iranian produced components. They have their own MBT, IFV, APC, and small-arms weapons designs now, and a few advanced ones in the pipe. Hypotheticals have nothing to do with it. It is however Iranian ideology first and foremost. Something most around here can't seem to get their heads around.

Iranians in Israeli vehicles is like Hitler and Nelly Sachs acting in a play together.

[maionaze]

There are plenty of Iranian produced components. They have their own MBT, IFV, APC, and small-arms weapons designs now, and a few advanced ones in the pipe. Hypotheticals have nothing to do with it. It is however Iranian ideology first and foremost. Something most around here can't seem to get their heads around.

Iranians in Israeli vehicles is like Hitler and Nelly Sachs acting in a play together.

You are talking about an Iran 20+ years into the future that went through a regime change. I can not remember where I read it, but they are not an islamic republic anymore. The whole "down with the zionists!!!" fades away after you made an example of them. What greater insult there is then to use their own technology against their allies.

[metalcraze]

Don't iranians use T-100?

I thought iranians used the hexa-camo stuff, while blufor used non-camo vehicles in ArmA3?