Special Air Service
Leader(s)	General Charles Guthrie (Colonel-Commandant) Major General MacMillan (Director of Special Forces)
Appears in	Call of Duty Call of Duty: United Offensive Call of Duty 3 Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Call of Duty: Modern Warfare: Mobilized Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Call of Duty: Black Ops Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Country	United Kingdom
Type	Special Operations/Counter-Terrorism
Active	July 1941 – 8 October 1945 January 1, 1947 – Present
Motto	"Who Dares Wins"

For the British enemies in Project Nova, see British Commandos.

The Special Air Service (SAS) is a special forces regiment of the British Army featured in Call of Duty: United Offensive, Call of Duty 3, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.

Contents 1 Call of Duty 2 Call of Duty: United Offensive 3 Call of Duty 3 4 Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare 4.1 Multiplayer Maps 5 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 6 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare: Mobilized 7 Call of Duty: Black Ops 8 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 9 Call of Duty: Black Ops II 9.1 Multiplayer Maps 10 Gallery 11 Known SAS Members 11.1 Call of Duty 11.2 Call of Duty: United Offensive 11.3 Call of Duty 3 11.4 Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare 11.5 Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Nintendo DS) 11.6 Call of Duty: World at War (Nintendo DS) 11.7 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare: Mobilized 11.8 Call of Duty: Black Ops 11.9 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 12 Weapons 12.1 Call of Duty 12.2 Call of Duty 3 12.3 Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare 12.4 Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Nintendo DS) 12.5 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare: Mobilized 12.6 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 13 Notable military operations 13.1 1941 13.2 1943 13.3 1944 13.4 1945 13.5 1996 13.6 2011 13.7 2016 14 Trivia 14.1 Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare 14.2 Call of Duty: World at War 14.3 Call of Duty: Black Ops 14.4 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 15 Videos 15.1 Modern Warfare 16 See also

Call of DutyEdit

The Special Air Service was first featured in the original Call of Duty, where the player assumed the role of SAS Sgt. Evans. The player fights along side Captain Price and Sgt. Waters against the Wehrmacht in various situations, including an attack on the Pegasus Bridge, the sabotage of the Eder Dam, the destruction of the battleship Tirpitz and of several V2 Rockets.

Call of Duty: United OffensiveEdit

The SAS appear again in Call of Duty: United Offensive, where the player plays as Sgt. James Doyle. The SAS run several operations in Sicily in United Offensive.

Call of Duty 3Edit

In Call of Duty 3, the Special Air Service appears again, and this time James Doyle and Maj. Ingram are back, in company of Cpl. Duncan Keith and some members of the Maquis Resistance (French resistance), like Marcel, Pierre LaRoche and Isabelle DuFontaine. Their objective is to "clean" some areas of enemy concentration, in the towns of Toucy, Autun, and Les Ormes (the latter two are featured also as multiplayer maps in Call of Duty 3).

Call of Duty 4: Modern WarfareEdit

In Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, the Special Air Service was a principal force in combating the Middle Eastern hostiles and Ultranationalist Russian rebels during the six-day global conflict. Captain John Price's SAS team was critical in the US/UK operation, operating alongside Marine Force Recon to eliminate the Ultranationalist nuclear threat and kill Imran Zakhaev. The main SAS operative of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is John "Soap" MacTavish.

The SAS also appears in multiplayer, fighting against the Spetsnaz. The SAS announcer is Gaz.

Multiplayer MapsEdit

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2Edit

The SAS are featured in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 as part of Task Force 141 with John "Soap" MacTavish returning as an NPC and playable character. SAS members in Task Force 141 are not as easily identifiable because of a combination of British, American, Canadian, and Australian members, but can be recognized by the British flag on their shoulder patches. Captain John Price is featured as well in later missions, but he is not playable.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare: MobilizedEdit

The SAS shows up in Modern Warfare: Mobilized. One of two playable characters is an SAS operative, headed by Captain Bell and Sergeant Walker. They take part in a search for a nuke, eventually finding and disarming it.

Call of Duty: Black OpsEdit

The SAS is mentioned in the intel for the final campaign mission "Redemption" wherein an operative named Jonathan has been assigned as Lead Operator of a SAS team sent to South Africa.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3Edit

The SAS return in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, under the command of Major General MacMillan, callsign "Baseplate". They are featured in the campaign mission "Mind the Gap", when the player takes control of Sgt. Marcus Burns. Captains John "Soap" MacTavish and John Price also make another appearance as both NPCs and playable characters.

The SAS appears in multiplayer fighting against the Inner Circle. Sgt. Wallcroft is the announcer for the SAS.

Call of Duty: Black Ops IIEdit

SAS members can be briefly seen in the Reveal trailer. Nothing else is known at this time.

Multiplayer MapsEdit

GalleryEdit

Known SAS MembersEdit

Call of DutyEdit

• Cpt. Price (K.I.A.)
• Sgt. Evans
• Sgt. Waters

Call of Duty: United OffensiveEdit

• Sgt. James Doyle
• Maj. Gerald Ingram
• Pvt. Luyties (K.I.A.)
• Pvt. Denny (K.I.A.)
• Pvt. Hoover (K.I.A.)
• Pvt. Moditch (K.I.A.)

Call of Duty 3Edit

• Sgt. Doyle
• Maj. Ingram
• Cpl. Duncan Keith
• Pierre LaRoche (French SAS)
• Wilkins (K.I.A)
• Beattie

Call of Duty 4: Modern WarfareEdit

• Captain MacMillan (W.I.A.)
• Captain John Price
• Gaz (K.I.A.)
• Sgt. John "Soap" MacTavish (Later Captain) (K.I.A.)
• Mac (K.I.A.)
• Sgt. Arem
• Sgt. Barton
• Sgt. Wallcroft
• Paulsen (K.I.A.)
• Pvt. Griffen (Later Cpl.) (K.I.A.)
• Sgt. Lovejoy
• Sgt. Newcastle

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Nintendo DS)Edit

• Bravo 9

Call of Duty: World at War (Nintendo DS)Edit

• Pvt. Dawkins

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare: MobilizedEdit

• Capt. Bell
• Sgt. Walker
• Sgt. Patrick O' Neil

Call of Duty: Black OpsEdit

• Jonathan

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3Edit

• Marcus Burns
• Sgt. Wallcroft
• Cpl. Griffen (K.I.A)
• Baseplate
• Sierra 1
• Meyers
• Redgrave
• Bravo Nine (K.I.A.)
• Boyd
• Heath
• Cook
• Plumber
• Stuart
• Mitchell
• Harrison
• Hoyt
• Grant

WeaponsEdit

Call of DutyEdit

• Bren
• Lee-Enfield
• M1911
• Mills Bomb
• Sten

Call of Duty 3Edit

• Bren
• Lee-Enfield
• M1911
• Sten

Call of Duty 4: Modern WarfareEdit

• M4A1 SOPMOD
• G36C
• Colt M1911
• USP .45
• M21 Sniper Rifle
• M82
• MP5
• M249 SAW
• R700
• M4 Carbine
• W1200
• M1014

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Nintendo DS)Edit

• M9
• MP5
• M40A3
• RPG-7

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare: MobilizedEdit

• M9
• MP7
• MP5
• P90
• M249 SAW
• M4A1 Red Dot
• M40A3
• FGM-148 Javelin
• RPG-7

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3Edit

• MP5
• UMP45
• USP .45
• L118A
• SPAS-12

Notable military operationsEdit

1941Edit

• Joint operation with Dutch Resistance to clear out a village and destroy a Nazi supply train in Holland

1943Edit

• Infiltrating a Sicilian castle to destroy the Nazis communations, artillery battery and to retrieve some documents
• Ingram and Doyle fight their way through a village to escape Sicily by boat

1944Edit

• Joint operation with the French Resistance to rescue Marcel, a French Resistance membe near Touchyr
• Joint operation with the French Resistance to infiltrate a German fuel depot and plant explosives on the silos
• Joint operation with the French Resistance to rescue Major Gerald Ingram and other French Resistance members
• Operation conducted by Evans, Waters, Price, and other SAS members on September 7, 1944 to sabotage the Eder Dam's AA defenses and generators in preparation of second RAF bombing run
• Evans and company head for an airfield from the Eder Dam while attempting to evade German pursuers
• Evans and company fend off the opposition while awaiting exfiltration at the Airfield
• Price and Evans infiltrate the Tirpitz, plant charges in the boiler room, destroy the communications and grab the naval log in preparation of RAF bombing

1945Edit

• Evans, Waters, and other SAS members sabotage a mobile V-2 unit near Burgsteinfurt, Germany, called Batterie #445, based on American-acquired intel

1996Edit

• Lieutenant Price and Captain MacMillian make their way to a hotel in Pripyat, Ukraine where they will try to assassinate Ultranationalist Party leader Imran Zakhaev

2011Edit

• Obtaining a manifest from a ship in the Bering Strait
• Joint operation with Russian Loyalists to rescue Ultranationalist infromant: Nikolai from a village in the Caucasus Mountains
• Escaping the helicopter crash to get Nikolai to the secondary extraction
• Joint operation with Loyalists to capture Khaled Al-Asad in a village in Azerbaijan
• Defending the village from Zakhaev's men to escape by helicopter
• Joint operation with Loyalists and USMC to capture Victor Zakhaev in Southern Russia
• Rescuing Griggs and destroying a power station in the Altay Mountains
• Joint operation with USMC to infiltrate the launch facility
• Joint operation with USMC to reach the launch control room and input the abort codes
• Escaping the facility and killing Imran Zakhaev

2016Edit

• Securing some cargo held by Fregata Industries in London, England

Trivia Edit

Call of Duty 4: Modern WarfareEdit

• When choosing any Assault Rifle, or in some cases a Submachine Gun in multiplayer, the player will appear as the Marines did in the later levels of the story mode right down to having the Marine Corps Insignia, despite playing as the SAS.
• In multiplayer, the SAS, unlike the other factions, have two separate appearances depending on the level.
• Using the "Come On!" quick chat command while playing as the SAS faction in multiplayer will make Gaz say "Bloody Hell!" instead.

Call of Duty: World at WarEdit

• The SAS was going to make an appearance, due to the images of British weapons found in the games files that never appeared in-game, McFarlane Toys model of an SAS Trooper included in the Call of Duty series of toys and game code for Holland and Rhineland missions.

Call of Duty: Black OpsEdit

• According to the intel in the mission "Redemption", an SAS operative named Jonathan was working with MI-6 to hunt down Mason, Hudson, and Weaver.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3Edit

• The SAS, along with the FSO, are the only factions present in only one mission.
• Their spawn theme can be heard in final part of "Bag and Drag", while their victory theme can be heard in final part of "Goalpost".
• In multiplayer, their faction name is lengthened to Special Air Service.
• Their victory theme is also the theme for going on the disc channel with MW3 in the Wii on the Wii Menu.
• All of the multiplayer models of the SAS wear gas masks.

VideosEdit

Modern WarfareEdit

SAS' victory theme in Modern Warfare	SAS' spawn theme in Modern Warfare 3
SAS' victory theme in Modern Warfare 3	SAS' defeat theme in Modern Warfare 3

See also Edit

• United Kingdom
• British Army
• British 6th Airborne Division
• Allied Powers

v • d • e Factions of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Playable United States Marine Corps • Special Air Service • United States Air Force Friendly Loyalists Enemy Ultranationalist/Spetsnaz • Opposing Forces

v • d • e Factions of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Playable Task Force 141 • U.S. Army Rangers • Central Intelligence Agency Friendly U.S. Navy SEALs • Afghan National Army • United States Marine Corps • United States Army • United States Navy • United States Air Force Enemy Brazilian Militia • FSB • Opposing Forces • Shadow Company • Ultranationalist/Spetsnaz/Russian Airborne Troops • Inner Circle

v • d • e Factions of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Playable Special Air Service • Delta Force • Task Force 141 - Disavowed • Loyalists • Federal Protective Service of Russia • United States Air Force Friendly MI5 • MI6 • Private Military Company • Czech Resistance • Bundeswehr • GIGN • U.S. Navy SEALs • U.S. Marine Corps • U.S. Army Rangers • U.S. Army • Metropolitan Police Service Enemy Russian Armed Forces/Russian Airborne Troops/Russian Navy • Africa Militia • Inner Circle