User blog comment:Chaosian/Primary source for Tower Pack DLC/@comment-76.175.195.131-20130908224636/@comment-1932315-20130909030051

It was the war that happened 7 years ago, a war could be World War III.

The player is not Artyom in the Tower Pack. Artyom is said to be in his very early twenties at the time of 2033 and not a captain in any point in the timeline. Once more, he doesn't share the same voice actor as the Captain.

Neither the Rangers nor Metro Command had much to do with the Hanza Red-Line War, but that's a good thought.