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"In Operation Velvet Shell, two GEO Operators join Team Rainbow to regain control of the "Coastline". Following a year of post-launch content, this major update aims to improve player comfort with an upgraded navigation interface, customisation selections and lots more."
Official Website Description

Operation Velvet Shell was the fifth free expansion to be released for Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege, and the first expansion of Year Two. It added two new Operators from the Spanish GEO CTU and the map Coastline.[1]

It was officially announced on January 19, 2017 and was released on February 7, 2017 worldwide. Players not owning the Year Pass gained access to the news operators a week later.

Features[]

  • Upgraded Navigation Interface
  • New tabs: "Home" (challenges, news, boosters) and "Play"
  • New rank icons

Map[]

Operators[]

Weapons[]

Gallery[]

Trivia[]

  • The pattern of the "Velvet Shell" headgear skin is actually constructed with the silhouettes of a Flamenco dancer.[2]

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