1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta (Airborne)
Appears in	Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Country	United States
Type	Special Operations/Counter-Terrorism Unit
Active	21 November 1977 - present

For the utility in Survival Mode, see Delta Squad.

"We can guarantee you a medal, a body bag, or both."

— Delta

The 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta, also known as Delta Force or Delta, is the US Army's elite and secretive counter-terrorism and special operations unit. Delta Force appears in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. In the game, the player assumes the role of Derek "Frost" Westbrook, a Delta operator, while fighting through the streets of New York,^[1] France and Germany. They are also one of the multiplayer factions with Overlord being their announcer.

Contents 1 Notable Delta operators 2 Delta Teams 3 Other Delta Operators 4 Equipment 4.1 Handguns 4.2 Assault Rifles 4.3 Submachine Guns 4.4 Light Machine Guns 4.5 Sniper Rifles 4.6 Shotguns 4.7 Launchers 4.8 Grenades 4.9 Vehicles 5 Multiplayer Maps 6 Gallery 7 Quotes 7.1 Battle Dialog 8 Trivia 9 Videos 10 References

Notable Delta operators

• Derek "Frost" Westbrook
• Sandman (K.I.A.)
• Truck (K.I.A.)
• Grinch (K.I.A.)

Delta Teams

• Tier 1 Alpha Unit
  • Team Metal
  • Team Anvil
  • Team Granite
  • Team Onyx
  • Team Viking
• C Squadron
• Desert One

Other Delta Operators

Equipment

Handguns

• Desert Eagle
• Five Seven
• USP .45

Assault Rifles

• M4A1
• ACR 6.8
• M16A4
• SCAR-L
• MK14

Submachine Guns

• MP5
• MP7

Light Machine Guns

• L86 LSW
• MK46

Sniper Rifles

• M14 EBR
• MSR

Shotguns

• AA-12

Launchers

• M203
• XM25
• M320 (Mounted on SCAR-L and ACR)
• M320 GLM
• SMAW
• Javelin
• Stinger

Grenades

• Frag Grenade
• 9-Bang
• Flashbang
• Smoke Grenade
• Semtex

Vehicles

• UH-60 Blackhawk
• M1A2 Abrams
• Stryker
• Humvee
• MH-6 Little Bird
• AH-64 Apache
• MQ-1 Predator
• V-22 Osprey
• Zodiac
• AC-130
• CH-46 Sea Knight
• Diver Propulsion Vehicles

Multiplayer Maps

Gallery

Quotes

"Delta Team you are cleared to engage."

— Delta Force Spawn.

Battle Dialog

"I'm reloading cover me!"

— Delta Force soldiers reloading their guns.

"Planting C4."

— Delta Force planting a C4.

"Planting Claymore."

— Delta Force planting a Claymore.

"RPG!"

— Delta Force shouting for incoming RPG.

"GRENADE!"

— Delta Force shouting for incoming Grenade.

"SEMTEX!"

— Delta Force shouting for incoming Semtex.

Trivia

• It appears that multiple Delta Force Units were deployed elsewhere in the world during The Battle of New York, as seen in the intro to Black Tuesday. C Squadron was deployed to Libya and Desert One was deployed to Iraq.
• Military author and retired Delta Force Major Dalton Fury was one of the consultants for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.^[3]
• In multiplayer they always face the Spetsnaz, excluding Black Box and Oasis, where they face the Inner Circle.
• It was seen in several screenshots prior to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3's release that the Delta Force used the emblem of the U.S. Navy SEALs from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 as a placeholder.
• Their multiplayer announcer is Overlord.
• All of their missions, excluding "Down the Rabbit Hole", involve riding a helicopter.
• The Delta Force teams that appear in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 most appear to be named after earth substances, e.g. Granite and Onyx Team.
• Their spawn and defeat theme can be heard in "Goalpost", while the victory theme can be heard in "Black Tuesday".
• The watches worn by Delta Force members say "Rabbit Time".

Videos

<videogallery id="0"> Video:Call_of_Duty_Modern_Warfare_3_Delta_Force_Spawn_Theme|Delta Force's spawn theme. Video:Call_of_Duty_Modern_Warfare_3_Delta_Force_Victory_Theme|Delta Force's victory theme. Video:Call_of_Duty_Modern_Warfare_3_Delta_Force_Defeat_Theme|Delta Force's defeat theme. </videogallery>

References

1. ↑ http://content.usatoday.com/communities/gamehunters/post/2011/05/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-3-the-first-entries-in-the-action-games-travelogue/1
2. ↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzC3p5fy4hE&feature=channel_video_title
3. ↑ http://www.commandposts.com/2011/11/dalton-fury-on-call-of-duty-and-black-site/

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