Editing Chernarus (section)

=== Outbreak ===
Not much is known about the [[Infected]] outbreak in Chernarus, but sometime after the civil war of 2009, the inhabitants of the country became infected, likely with a disease or a similar biological affliction. It can be assumed the infection began sometime between late 2012 and late 2013 however or was at least occurring during that time due to the presence of the [[FNX45|FNX-45]] in the loot tables in-game.

In many places around Chernarus, garbage bags marked as "toxic waste" can be found, indicating some clean-up attempt was potentially made during the beginning of the outbreak.

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File:Toxicwaste.jpg|Toxic Waste
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At the same time, military troops of the [[Chernarussian Defence Forces]], the [[Russian Armed Forces|Armed Forces of the Russian Federation]], and the Allied Nations were clearly in Chernarus. If the reason for this was the outbreak or the prior/coincidental civil war, it is not known. Regardless, the combined forces could not stop the hordes of the infected and were slowly overrun even with heavy weapons like tanks, which were destroyed or abandoned. The military tried to contain the outbreak and organized the systematic disposal of corpses (as can be seen at [[Military Base (Kamensk)|Kamensk Military Base]]).

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File:MilitaryConvoy 1b.jpg|Remains of a Military Convoy
File:MilitaryConvoy 1c.jpg|Remains of a Military Convoy
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