Subsequently, General Kelley is reinstated and the 52nd and 81st cease firing on Task Force Talon the 104th under the command of Colonel Whitemore and the Consortium continues to fight, only to be destroyed. Not long later however, Congress impeaches President Cardiff. The 52nd, 104th and 81st Airborne divisions guarding the launch site assault the Task Force Talon team, who are still marked as traitors. Jefferson attempts to stop the shuttle launch but fails. Task Force Talon travels to Cape Canaveral where the X-357 virus is scheduled for launch into space via the Space Shuttle Liberty. Task Force Talon also learns that the Consortium plans to mutate the X-357 virus so that it is capable of killing humans, but this can only be done in an environment such as outer space. so that he may personally testify against Cardiff in the U.S. forces defend the naval base against Consortium forces until Watts finishes his speech and is evacuated to Washington D.C. Morelos agrees but declares that Cardiff has outlived his usefulness. An enraged Cardiff orders Whitemore to destroy Richter at any cost. naval base in the Bahamas, Watts gives a speech to the American people on live television testifying against Cardiff and the Consortium.
Morelos or retrieve the biological sample, they manage to discover and rescue Senator Watts, who is still alive. Morelos.Īlthough Task Force Talon fails to locate Dr. Task Force Talon raids a Consortium hacienda in Cuba in search of the last submarine and a Consortium biological weapons expert, Dr. In Cuba, they soon discover that President Cardiff is working with the Consortium and is behind former President Baldwin's assassination. Having come under fire by the Consortium, Burns helps them to destroy two of three submarines and helps Task Force Talon subsequently land their forces in Cuba. Major Richter and Task Force Talon, who are now officially branded as traitors, meet up with Admiral Burns and the USS Tarawa aircraft carrier. Task Force Talon commandeers a Consortium Visby-class corvette and escapes Cancún, pursuing a trio of Consortium Typhoon class submarines carrying the biological samples. Task Force Talon also discovers that the biological cargo contains X-357, a virus which is deadly against animals, but harmless against humans. In Mexico, they encounter the shipment's recipient: the Consortium, a highly advanced and well-funded shadowy military organization which was assumed to have been eradicated in the events of the previous game. With the help of Jefferson, Richter and Task Force Talon track Whitemore's C-17 Globemaster transport carrying a shipment of USAMRIID biological barrels to Cancún, Mexico. Jefferson stays behind to find out what is really going on. Richter sends a small unit of Task Force Talon to rescue Oz Jackson and escape. Army forces, and is arrested for trespassing. However, once there, he is attacked by U.S. Richter sends Oz Jackson to Fort McCoy, Wisconsin to meet Colonel Whitemore, leader of the Red Cell. However, Red Cell, the military unit responsible for escorting Watts is not questioned. Army are arrested on conspiracy and assassination charges. Several important government officials including General Kelley of the U.S. Vice President Cardiff survives and becomes the new President of the United States. Although both succeed in their missions, Senator Watts disappears shortly thereafter and is announced dead by officials. During the operation to rescue Cardiff, President Baldwin is assassinated with an explosive device while his motorcade is leaving the White House. Major Jason Richter of Task Force Talon intervenes, sending Sergeant Major Ray Jefferson and Sergeant Oz Jackson respectively to rescue Senator Watts and Vice President Cardiff. presidential election, the two presidential candidates, Senator Watts and Vice President Cardiff are attacked.
Plot Main article: The Day of the ConsortiumĪct of War: High Treason takes place over the course of three days, three years after the events of Act of War: Direct Action.