Disignation [P] = Primary / main faction.
Disignation [S] - Secondary / minor faction.
Disignation [I] - Indirect faction.
Disignation [М] - multiplayer faction.
The main force to suppress the infection. Having closed the entire east coast and built defensive lines, they provide a protective perimeter with the help of instructors and advisors from BlackWatch.
A militarized internal security structure. Each state has its own National Guard unit or formation, which allowed them to build a temporary defense in each major city to help evacuate civilians. Unfortunately, due to poor equipment and a small number of troops, most of the National Guard soldiers died in battles with the infected. Only a few were able to either break through to regular units or began to survive in the wilds of the red zone.
A law enforcement agency in a military structure. At the beginning of the virus epidemic, they maintained discipline in the troops and acted as blocking detachments, returning those fleeing back to their units, but with daily growing losses, they took on the role of combatants on the defensive line, which they coped with many times worse than a regular soldier. In some army units, where losses remained low, military policemen retained their duties as before.
The Marine Corps, due to the military situation, were mostly with the fleet off the coast of Europe or were directly deployed on land as advanced, frontline or rear units. After the order to retum home, many units, along with the army, returned to the United States and began to fight against the infected, and especially the renegades.
The Air Force was primarily engaged in containing the infected by destroying bridges and airstrikes on infected clusters, as well as helping to evacuate civilians and airlift troops to hot spots where urgent reinforcements were needed. Later, when the US Armed Forces went on the offensive in the Red Zone, the pilots, while continuing to bomb infected clusters, also took on the duties of providing air support for ground forces, as well as transporting them to the front lines.
The Navy was mostly either in the outer waters of the United States or off the coast of Europe, supporting the regular army and marines fighting there. In the United States itself, there were reserve ships or those undergoing repairs in dry docks. After the outbreak, repairs to ships, patrol boats and rescue boats were suspended, and those that were operational attempted to evacuate from various coastal points.
The largest pharmaceutical company in the United States. They have been developing many viruses and medical products since the 70's. They received funding directly from the govemment. Having a good reputation and helping the state - the government turned a blind eye to the dangerous viruses they created. Creators of the "Black Light" virus.
A private military company (PMC) that actively and closely cooperates and works with the US military and the pharmaceutical company Gentek. They receive the most advanced military weapons and equipment, which they use to protect Gentek facilities. They have also participated in operations against bioterrorism, conducting covert operations and are responsible for containing biological threats and virus outbreaks. The forces of this PMC unsuccessfully localized the consequences of a terrorist attack by Panamanian bioterrorists in one of Gentek's New York complexes, but they managed to hide the company's developments and delay the inevitable for a while.
Government law enforcement, which dealt mostly with civil violations. Although there were more trained security forces in the police and other agencies, even they could not have fully localized, contained, or even delayed the spread of the virus. They were the main organizers of survivor camps and evacuation points in the red and yellow zones.
Before the outbreak, the New York City Police Department was considered one of the largest and most well-prepared departments in the country, but the police encountered something they were not prepared for and should not have done. It all started with a raid by Panamanian bioterrorists on the Gentek complex, during the assault and siege of which dozens of patrol officers and SWAT operatives were killed and wounded, which already significantly weakened the NYPD, and later the infected appeared. During protracted battles with crowds of infected and during the evacuation of civilians, they also suffered significant losses. In the end, one of the largest government structures tumed into scattered pockets of resistance to the infected in the heart of the red zone.
The Metropolitan Police Department was considered the most prepared to deal with any threat, and indeed they held out longer than the NYPD. This is also due to the fact that they were not weakened by the recent terrorist attacks. In addition, the National Guard and regular army entered the capital, which significantly strengthened the garrisons of survivor camps and evacuation points.
A government rescue organization. They coordinated the elimination of the consequences of an epidemic outbreak that local authorities cannot cope with. They also help local authorities with the evacuation of civilians. FEMA employs volunteers and scientists. They do not have armed units, which is why they are protected by the US Armed Forces.
In the past - people infected with the Black Light virus, released from a laboratory by Panamanian bioterrorists. Infection occurs through blood and saliva, which makes any close contact with an infected person deadly. But it is not enough for an infected person to bite a person. If a person does not resist, or does not resist enough, the person can be torn to pieces.
According to official information, after the withdrawal of troops to the "Great Wall lines in the red and yellow zones, about 50 percent of the entire population of these regions died. Those who remained were either evacuated or went missing. Many survivors gathered in groups and communities, because it was impossible to survive alone. Some of these groups became raiders and terrorized other groups.
Gangs consisting of criminal elements and forming small isolated groups that profit from other survivors by robbing, raiding camps, or extorting. They can fight against survivors, whom they rob and kill, as well as against the Renegades and the US Armed Forces, who actively hunt raiders, and against each other, not wanting to share their loot. Often have no moral principles. For them, it makes no difference whether to kill a person or take away his chance to survive.
The military, anarchists, lost patriots, radicals and other survivors left in the red zone, stuck for a long time without communication and help from the American government. They formed their own especially large community of survivors, whose camps are located throughout the red zone on the east coast. The group was able to clear out the infected and take control of multiple territories, rebuild camps, and establish internal communications between posts. They are actively fighting the infected and government forces, which are clearing the red zone of all threats, including the remaining people.