The Lost Battalion is a semi-realistic Arma 3 MilSim unit portraying the 2/75th Ranger Regiment, with 3/160th SOAR and other attachments. We have been running since 2017.
A semi-realistic Arma 3 unit portraying the 2/75th Ranger Regiment, with 3/160th SOAR and other support attachments.
A handcrafted main operation every Friday evening, written and run by our own Zeus team. Briefing at 19:00, endex around 22:00.
That is what we expect from anyone holding a slotted role. Cannot make an op? Post an LOA or ELOA ahead of it and it counts as valid leave.
The Lost Battalion was founded as a Norwegian Armed Forces unit. Briefings, comms and paperwork all ran in Norwegian.
As more international players joined we switched the unit over to English, and moved from the Norwegian Armed Forces to a US Army structure.
A restless few years. We ran as US Special Forces, SEAL Team, Delta and Green Berets, then spent a stretch as US Marines while we worked out what actually suited the group.
We transitioned to US Army Rangers. The setup still was not settled, so for a while we ran a mix of Ranger operations and special operations work.
We implemented the 75th Ranger Regiment structure we still play today and built up a full platoon. At its peak that was three ground squads, Platoon HQ and an air detachment.
We began deliberately scaling back. The goal now is not how many members we have, but how good they are. That stays our focus going forward.
We learned early that you can have a hundred squads each specialising in their own department and still come up short. We tried a dedicated CAV detachment and a sniper/recon element before, and kept hitting the same problem: not every operation needs every enabler. Some nights you need a sniper team. Most nights you do not. Some nights you need Bradleys, APCs or IFVs. Most nights you do not.
In 2026 we wiped the air detachment entirely and rebuilt it from scratch, choosing to put together a small solid group of pilots rather than carry on with what we had. Corsair flies rotary and fixed wing for the platoon.
We expect 75% attendance a month from anyone holding a slotted role. If you cannot make an op, file an LOA or ELOA ahead of it and it counts as valid leave. A no-show without one is recorded as an AWOL.
Under 200 Arma hours
1 to 3 hours, depending on turnout and experience
Radio SOPs and ACE reports, map reading and PID, standing ROE, medical basics, addon options, controls and keybinds, smoke usage.
Install the modpack before you arrive. We go over what the mods are and how we use them, not how to set them up. After BCT you may attend two missions to try the unit out before continuing.
Read the BCT handoutOver 200 Arma hours, and mandatory for all full members
3 to 4 hours, depending on turnout and experience
CQB basics, room clearing SOPs, reaction to contact, movement under fire, the medical handout, and unit SOPs.
RASP candidates may attend one op if they have been cleared on the SOPs in advance.
Read the RASP 1 handoutAround 30 players on an average Friday.
Yes. We take complete newcomers and veterans alike. BCT exists precisely so that no prior Arma experience is needed.
Roughly 50 to 60 mods. Set aside about 40GB of disk space.
You start in the Overflow Squad. Once you are PFC and hold the relevant qualification you can request a specific role, if one is open. At the start of every deployment all roles reset and everyone submits first, second and third choices.
On the ground: Squad Leader, Team Leader, machine gunner, anti-tank, grenadier, engineer, medic, UAV operator and JTAC. In the air: rotary and fixed wing pilots. Rifleman needs no qualification at all.
About three hours. 19:30 to roughly 22:00, plus briefing beforehand and debrief afterwards.
Submit an LOA or ELOA at least 24 hours in advance and you are covered. A no-show without one counts as AWOL.
Europe, mostly Northern and Central. We run on CET/CEST and the unit is English-speaking.
Arma 3. That is where our focus stays for now.
Usually within 24 to 48 hours.
No forms to grind through. An application, a short chat, and we will get you into training and onto a Friday op.
