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The Middle Eastern Coalition (Arabic: تحالف الشرق الأوسط), commonly abbreviated to MEC, is a fictional military alliance in the Battlefield franchise. As the name suggests, it is a military alliance composed of different parts of Middle Eastern (mostly Arabic) nations.


Battlefield 2[]

In Battlefield 2, the Middle Eastern Coalition (often abbreviated MEC) is a faction in Battlefield 2, fighting alongside the People's Liberation Army against the United States Marine Corps and later the European Union.

The Middle Eastern Coalition is a coalition of Arab states that was established shortly before the War[1]. The countries who formed the MEC felt that it was better to unite together in the hopes of a better future than to stand separated [2]. While we do not know the exact number and specific countries within the coalition itself, the locations mentioned as being under the reign of the MEC include but are not limited to areas in the Arabian Peninsula, Persian Gulf, Pakistan, and Afghanistan[3].

Using its oil reserves, the MEC would go on to purchase the best foreign equipment on the market and fund a well-trained, highly motivated, professional and unified armed forces[2]. It would ally itself with the Peoples Republic of China against the United States, fighting US forces across the Middle East.

At some point in the war, the European Union declared war on the MEC alongside China on February 15th, joining as an ally of the US. The MEC would go on to fight the EU forces in the following days. In the meantime, the MEC would go on to build up in several South American and Caribbean countries for planned invasion of the Eastern United States, which the US Forces in the region severely undermanned. With the goals of securing vital highways and so forth in order to assault Washington D.C[4]. In addition, they supported PLA forces in Alaska [5].

units[]

The MEC Second Armored is the belligerent force in Operation Harvest. They were one of the units which took part in the invasion of the United States, and are mentioned to have been attempting to cut the District of Columbia off from support.

It also has a Special Forces unit, which fights the United States Navy SEALs in the Special Forces expansion pack.

Engagements[]

Versus Map
Flag of the United States United States of America
EU European Union

Classes and Weapons[]

The MEC forces use a variety of weapons from Russia, as well as equipment used by Europeans. The MEC predominantly wear desert camouflage uniforms. Kits with body armor wear helmets and black vest, the Medic/Engineer kits wear beanies, the Special Forces kit wears a green beret, and the Sniper kit wears a ghillie suit.

Special Forces
Sniper
Assault
Support
Engineer
Medic
Anti-Tank

Vehicles[]

The MEC use a mixture of vehicles from different nations, Mostly Russia and China.

Emplacements
Light Vehicles
Armor
Fixed-Wing Aircraft
Helicopters
Boats

Victory/Defeat Themes[]

The MEC's victory and defeat theme were later used for the Insurgent Forces and MEC Special Forces.

Theme File Name (File Location) Description
load_MEC_music.ogg Loading theme
MEC_win.ogg Victory theme
MEC_loose.ogg [sic] Defeat theme



Battlefield 2: Modern Combat[]

In Battlefield 2: Modern Combat, the MEC makes its only appearances in the multiplayer aspect. As in Battlefield 2, the MEC's forces always engage the United States Marine Corps, in predominantly desert-type maps in the Middle East. The MEC's equipment and vehicles are mostly Russian in origin -- just as in Battlefield 2 -- however, their equipment tends to be older and less advanced compared to what they used in Battlefield 2.

Engagements[]

Versus Map
USMC logo United States Marine Corps

Classes and Equipment[]

Unlike in Battlefield 2, the MEC armament consists of older weapons and gear is less advanced.

Assault
Engineer
Spec Ops
Support
Recon

Vehicles[]

Like in Battlefield 2, the MEC uses mainly Russian-made vehicles, though Chinese and Turkish made vehicles are present. It also uses modified civilian vehicles.

Light Vehicles
IFV
Main Battle Tank
Naval Craft
Emplacement


Battlefield: Bad Company[]

In Battlefield: Bad Company, the Middle Eastern Coalition makes an appearance in both Single-player and Multiplayer. They are allied with the Russia and Legionnaire Mercenaries opposing the United States.

Singleplayer[]

In the singleplayer, the Middle Eastern Coalition appears in the final level Ghost Town as the antagonist faction for the first half of the level.

With Bravo One Charlie on the trail of the Legionnaire's gold, they eventually find themselves up against the MEC for the first half of the level. While the MEC are mostly fighting the US Army over Sadiz, an abandoned resort city near the Caspian Sea. Bravo One Charlie fights through the MEC forces until the latter half of the level, in which they are replaced by Legionnaire Mercenaries.

Like the other factions, MEC uses their class appearance in MP with the corresponding weapon.

Multiplayer[]

In Multiplayer, the MEC appears as one of the three factions. Opposing the United States Army exclusively.

Engagements[]

Versus Map
Flag of the United States United States of America


Classes and Weapons[]

Assault[]

Demolition[]

Recon[]

Specialist[]

Support[]

Vehicles[]

Light Vehicles[]

Tanks[]

Helicopters[]

Naval Vessels[]

Emplacements[]


Trivia[]

General[]

  • The MEC uses a fictional flag in Battlefield 2, uses a different flag in Battlefield 2: Modern Combat, and uses the flag of Ba'athist Iraq and Syria (before Syria's split with Iraq) in Battlefield: Bad Company.

Battlefield 2[]

  • The MEC battle dialogue is reused for Insurgent Forces and the MEC SF.
  • In the early stages of Battlefield 2 development, the MEC looked very different from their current appearance, resembling insurgents rather than a professional military force with a completely different flag. Their voices were also completely different.[6]
  • Within the texture file of the MEC pilot, there exists what seems to be another early design for the MEC flag.
  • In Battlefield 2, all MEC soldiers have a patch written in Arabic denoting them as being a Private (خاصة), though خاصة means "private" in the sense of privacy, rather than military rank.
  • Most of the flags of the MEC are three-striped, with a green vertical stripe taking up a third of the left, and two equal-sized horizontal ones of gold and white making up the right two thirds. There are two variations: one in which the gold stripe is on bottom, which is the most common one. However, there is a plain one with the gold on the top which is used on the MEC APC.
  • The MEC is never referred to in the naming scheme of the weapon files, with all of their weapons being named with "RU" or "RUS", indicating Russia. Since Russia doesn't appear in the base game and only appears in the expansion pack, it is possible that MEC was originally going to be Russia but was cut early on in game development.

Battlefield 2: Modern Combat[]

  • The MEC flag from Modern Combat can be found on the left arm of all seven MEC soldier models in Battlefield 2, albeit with a white background and black foreground in the latter. There are two variants:
    • One with a bright green background and yellow foreground, as seen in the spawn menu, in-game on the right hand side of the screen to show reinforcement tickets, and as part of a ticker when a Conquest flag is being captured by the MEC.
    • One with a beige-golden background and a green foreground, as seen on IGN; this is the exact flag model seen in-game once the MEC has captured a position in Conquest.

Battlefield: Bad Company[]

  • In Battlefield: Bad Company, the MEC vehicle HUD color is yellow.
  • In Battlefield: Bad Company, the MEC never appears as attackers in Gold Rush.
  • Dropped kits in Battlefield: Bad Company bear a patch with the Battlefield 2 MEC flag and not the Ba'athist Iraqi flag. This was ether a reference or an oversight on DICE's part.

Gallery[]

References[]

  1. "In Battlefield 2, players will choose to fight for one of three military superpowers: the United States, the Chinese, or the newly formed Middle East Coalition. " - BF2 official website ; retrieved 20/1/2022
  2. 2.0 2.1 "The Middle Eastern Coalition (MEC) was formed out of a number of current-day Arab states that felt their futures were brighter together rather than apart. It would draw parallels with today's European Union. The MEC is anything but a terrorist state. It's well armed, [because it] used its oil reserves to purchase the best equipment on the market, including some European weapons. It is also highly trained and motivated." - Sean Decker, DICE Producer Oct. 29 2004 Gamespot dev Q&A ; retrieved 6/6/2022
  3. Arabian Peninsula: Zatar Wetlands, Kubra Dam, and
    Persian Gulf: Leviathan and Operation Clean Sweep
    Afghanistan and Pakistan: Road to Jalalabad
  4. "Meanwhile, the MEC has been slowly building up men and supplies in various South American and Caribbean locales for an invasion across the eastern coast of the United States. Severely undermanned, the US forces put up a fierce battle, but it's not long before the MEC have secured beachheads all along the East Coast. The majority of MEC forces have landed to the north and south of Washington DC. The MEC's first objective is to secure major highways and arteries leading into the capital. Once the MEC controls the supply routes, their assault on the US capital will begin!" - Tom Galt, lead level designer at DICE Canada ; [1] ; retrieved 6/6/2022
  5. Midnight Sun loading text
  6. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgS85u0ykjQ
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