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US Army Special Forces<br />

Each man has a 9×19mm Beretta M9 pistol (Model 92FS) and a 5.56×45mm Colt M4A1 assault carbine (CAR-15A3 Model 927). Three men per 12-man A-team have a 40×46mmSR Colt M203A1 underbarrel grenade<br />

launcher (under M4A1). In addition, each A-team gets two 7.62×51mm Remington M24 SWS bolt-action sniper rifles (based on Model 700) and two 12.7×99mm Barrett M82A1 sniper rifles, plus 84mm Alliant M136<br />

LAW antitank rockets.<br />

<strong>The</strong> support battalion also has 5.56×45mm Colt M16A2 burst-fire rifles (AR-15A2 Model 645), 5.56×45mm FNMI M249E1 squad automatic weapons (FN MINIMI), 12.7×99mm Saco-Browning M2HB heavy machine guns<br />

and 40×53mmSR Saco MK19 MOD 3 grenade machine guns.<br />

Vehicles include Kawasaki ×L250D8 motorcycles, AM General M1097A2 HMMWV and S&S M1083 MTV trucks.<br />

<strong>The</strong> 160th SOAR provides Boeing MH-47E and Sikorsky MH-60K transport helicopters and AH-60L gunships.<br />

US SOCOM<br />

US Army 1st Special Forces Detachment Delta<br />

Delta operators use a variety of sidearms, among them the standard 9×19mm Beretta M9 pistol (Model 92FS) and the compact 9×19mm SIG-Sauer M11 pistol (P228). <strong>The</strong> 11.43×23mm (.45 ACP) H&K MK23 MOD 0<br />

OHWS suppressed pistol and 11.43×23mm (.45 ACP) H&K USP Tactical pistol <strong>are</strong> in service. However, the main sidearm is the 11.43×23mm (.45 ACP) Wilson Special Ops CQB pistol, a Colt M1911A1-clone made to<br />

their specifications. <strong>The</strong> 9×19mm H&K MP5-series is in use, of course, including the MP5K machine pistol, MP5A3 submachine gun and MP5SD3 suppressed submachine gun. Since the mid-1980s, Delta Force has<br />

used the 5.56×45mm Colt CAR-15A2 Model 723 assault carbine, which has now been replaced by the 5.56×45mm Colt M4A1 assault carbine (CAR-15A3 Model 927). Flight crews use the 5.56×45mm KAC M4A1K<br />

Helicopter Aircrewman Weapon, a shortened and sound-suppressed survival carbine. Standard longarm is the 5.56×45mm Colt M16A3 assault rifle (AR-15A3 Model 901). Sniper rifles include the 7.62×51mm H&K<br />

PSG1, the 7.62×51mm Remington M24 SWS bolt-action rifle (Model 700), 7.62×66mmB Remington M24 SWS bolt-action rifle (Model 700) and the 12.7×99mm Barrett M82A1. Suppressive fire is provided by the<br />

5.56×45mm FNMI M249E4 SPW light machine gun (FN MINIMI). <strong>The</strong> standard shotgun used to be the 18.5×70mmR Mossberg M500ATP8 Cruiser pump-action shotgun. Like all US special ops units, Delta also use the<br />

40×46mmSR Colt M203A1 underbarrel grenade launcher mounted beneath M4A1 and M16A3 rifles. Portable antitank weapons include the 84mm Alliant M136 LAW light antitank weapon (Bofors AT4).<br />

<strong>The</strong> 160th SOAR provides MDHC MH-6M Little Bird transport helicopters and MDHC AH-6M Little Bird gunships.<br />

US SOCOM<br />

US Navy Development Group (DEVGRU)<br />

DEVGRU was formerly known as SEAL Team Six. <strong>The</strong> SEALs adopted the 9×19mm SIG-Sauer P226 pistol as their standard handgun in 1986. It is still in service, a new batch was purchased in 1999. <strong>The</strong> 11.43×23mm<br />

(.45 ACP) H&K MK23 MOD 0 OHG suppressed pistol is in service since 1995, but not quite as popular as the SIG-Sauer because of its bulk. Some 9×33mmR (.357 Magnum) S&W Model 686 revolvers <strong>are</strong> also used,<br />

mainly for combat diver operations. <strong>The</strong> SEALs have special versions of the 9×19mm H&K MP5-series in service since 1985, the so-called Navy-models. <strong>The</strong>se include the MP5KN machine pistol, MP5N submachine<br />

gun and MP5SDN suppressed submachine gun. In 1995, the 5.56×45mm Colt CAR-15A2 Model 727 assault carbine was replaced by the 5.56×45mm Colt M4A1 SOPMOD assault carbine (CAR-15A3 Model 927). <strong>The</strong><br />

long-rifle used is the 5.56×45mm Colt M16A3 assault rifle (AR-15A3 Model 901). For desert operations the obsolete but long-ranged 7.62×51mm Springfield M14 OTB rifle is held in stock, some of them fitted with<br />

folding stocks taken from the Beretta BM-59 Ital Para. Sniper rifles include the 7.62×66mmB (.300 Winchester Magnum) Redick Arms M91 bolt-action sniper rifle (a modified Remington Model 700) and 12.7×99mm<br />

McMillan M88PIP bolt-action rifle. In 2000, the new 7.62×51mm KAC MK11 MOD 0 semi-automatic sniper rifle (SR-25) was adopted, replacing the 7.62×51mm Springfield M14 Sniper Security Rifle. <strong>The</strong> machine<br />

guns used <strong>are</strong> the 5.56×45mm FNMI MK46 MOD 0 light machine gun (a special version of the FN MINIMI-Para, similar to the M249E4) and the 7.62×51mm Saco MK43 MOD 0 machine gun (M60E3). <strong>The</strong>ir standard<br />

shotgun has been the 18.5×70mmR Mossberg M590A1 Mariner pump-action shotgun, now being replaced by the Remington Model 870PS. <strong>The</strong> 18.5×70mmR KAC Master Key underbarrel pump-action shotgun (under<br />

M4A1) is used for entry-action. <strong>The</strong> 40×46mmSR Colt M203A1 underbarrel grenade launcher is mounted under the carbines. Portable antitank weapons include the 84mm Alliant M136 LAW light antitank weapon<br />

and the 84mm FFV M3 MAAWS recoilless rifle.<br />

Air support is provided by heavily armed Sikorsky HH-60H helicopters.<br />

FOREIGN AGENCIES<br />

A collection of inventories of units from all over the world. Many <strong>are</strong> featured in Delta Green: Countdown.<br />

ARGENTINA<br />

Gendarmería Nacional Argentina (Federal Police)<br />

Sección de Fuerzas Especiales (Special Forces Section)<br />

A SWAT-type unit with the following equipment: 9×19mm SIG-Sauer P226 pistol, 9×19mm H&K MP5K submachine gun, 9×19mm H&K MP5A3 submachine gun, 9×19mm H&K MP5SD3 suppressed submachine gun,<br />

7.62×51mm SIG-Sauer SSG2000 bolt-action sniper rifle and 40×46mmSR H&K MZP1 grenade launcher.<br />

Vehicles include the MOWAG Roland 4×4 armoured car and RACA-Hughes Model 500M helicopter.<br />

Policía de la Provincia de Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires Police Department)<br />

Brigada Especial de Operaciones Halcón (Falcon Special Operations Brigade)<br />

A SWAT-type unit with the following equipment: 9×19mm Glock 17 pistol, 9×19mm H&K MP5A3 submachine gun, 5.56×45mm H&K HK33A2 assault rifle, 5.56×45mm H&K HK33SG1 sniper rifle and 18.5×70mmR (12-

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