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U.S. Army Rangers
Leader(s)	Lt. Gen. Shepherd
Appears in	Call of Duty 2 (First appearance) Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Call of Duty: Black Ops II
Country	United States
Type	Special Operations
Engagements	World War II Cold War World War III Second Cold War
Active	1974–Present 1st Battalion formed 19 June 1942
Motto	Rangers lead the way

"Rangers lead the way!"

— U.S. Army Rangers Motto

The United States Army Rangers, or simply Army Rangers, are specialized, elite American special operations forces capable of conducting direct action operations. They are based in Fort Benning, Georgia. The Rangers are a light infantry unit that can deploy rapidly and are trained to be extremely flexible in the special missions they are assigned, specializing in airborne assaults (both by helicopter and parachute).

Contents 1 Call of Duty Series 1.1 Call of Duty 2 1.1.1 Levels 1.1.2 Weapons 1.2 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 1.2.1 Weapons 1.2.1.1 Assault Rifles 1.2.1.2 Submachine Guns 1.2.1.3 Machine Guns 1.2.1.4 Shotguns 1.2.1.5 Sniper Rifles 1.2.1.6 Handguns 1.2.1.7 Launchers 1.2.1.8 Grenade Launchers 1.2.1.9 Other 1.3 Vehicles 1.4 Members 1.4.1 Prominent Members 1.5 Multiplayer Maps 1.6 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 1.6.1 Weapons 1.6.1.1 Assault Rifles 1.6.1.2 Handguns 1.6.1.3 Grenade Launchers 1.6.1.4 Vehicles 1.6.2 Members 1.6.2.1 Prominent Members 2 Quotes 2.1 Call of Duty 2 2.2 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 2.2.1 Multiplayer Quotes 3 Gallery 3.1 Call of Duty 2 3.2 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 3.3 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 3.4 Call of Duty: Black Ops II 4 Trivia 5 Video

Call of Duty SeriesEdit

Call of Duty 2Edit

The U.S. Army Rangers are the only American soldiers seen in Call of Duty 2 in singleplayer and the American campaign. The playable character is a member of the 2nd Ranger Battalion, Dog Company, named Corporal Bill Taylor. He is under the command of Sgt. Randall. The campaign spans from the first days of the Normandy invasion to the final months of the war.

LevelsEdit

• The Battle of Point du Hoc
• Defending the Pointe
• The Silo
• Approaching Hill 400
• Rangers Lead the Way
• The Battle for Hill 400
• Crossing the Rhine

WeaponsEdit

• Thompson
• BAR
• M1 Garand
• M1 Carbine
• Springfield M1903
• M1911

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2Edit

The US Army Rangers are one of six multiplayer factions. They are also one of two playable factions in the game's campaign. They fought in Afghanistan for a while until they were transferred back to the United States to stop a Russian invasion. The Rangers' campaign is lived first through the eyes of Joseph Allen (for the levels "S.S.D.D." and "Team Player") and then James Ramirez for the rest of the US missions. Both are members of 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, and are squad-mates with key characters Sgt. Foley and Cpl. Dunn.

The Rangers were under the command of General Shepherd. The Rangers wear Army Combat Uniforms (in Universal Camouflage Pattern) and plate carriers colored in "Ranger Green" instead of the normal UCP patterns.

WeaponsEdit

Assault RiflesEdit

• M4A1
• SCAR-H
• M16A4
• ACR (Only found in SSDD and "The Pit")

Submachine GunsEdit

• MP5K
• UMP45
• Vector
• P90

Machine GunsEdit

• M240
• M249 SAW (Only found mounted in the level "Whiskey Hotel")

ShotgunsEdit

• M1014
• Shotgun (Attachment)
• Striker
• AA-12

Sniper RiflesEdit

• M14 EBR
• Intervention
• Barrett .50cal

HandgunsEdit

• M9
• Desert Eagle
• .44 Magnum (Used only by Shepherd)
• USP .45

LaunchersEdit

• AT4
• Javelin
• Stinger
• RPG-7

Grenade LaunchersEdit

• M203 (Mounted on M4A1, SCAR-H and M16A4)

OtherEdit

• Knife
• Riot shield (Only in "Museum")

VehiclesEdit

• M1A2 Abrams (High Roller, Binky, Smooches, Tirpitz)
• M2A2 Bradley
• M1126 Stryker
  • "Honey Badger"
• M1026 HMMWV
• M104 Wolverine
  • "Bigfoot"
• MQ-1 Predator
• AH-64 Apache
• AH-6/MH-6 Little Bird
• UH-60 Blackhawk

MembersEdit

Prominent MembersEdit

• General Shepherd (K.I.A.)
• Private First Class Joseph Allen (K.I.A.)
• Corporal Dunn
• Sergeant Foley
• Private James Ramirez

To see The full list of members see - U.S. Army Rangers/Members

Multiplayer MapsEdit

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3Edit

The Rangers appear in the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 mission "Black Tuesday" alongside Delta Force. They are seen briefly in the beginning of the mission. Rangers are assigned as a Q.R.F. (Quick Reaction Force) for Team Metal in the mission "Bag and Drag". They play a larger role in the mission "Goalpost" where they help Delta Force assault Hamburg to recapture the vice president, are seen in "Scorched Earth", supporting Team Metal with 3 Leopard 2 tanks and can be played as in the Special Ops missions, Negotiator and Special Delivery.

WeaponsEdit

Assault RiflesEdit

• M4A1
• SCAR-L
• M16A4
• ACR 6.8

HandgunsEdit

• M9
• M1911
• Desert Eagle
• Five Seven

Grenade LaunchersEdit

• M203 (Mounted on M4A1 and M16A4)
• M320 (Mounted on SCAR-L)
• XM25

VehiclesEdit

• M1A2 Abrams
• Stryker
• M1026 HMMWV
• AH-64
• MH-6 Little Bird
• UH-60 Blackhawk
• V-22 Osprey

MembersEdit

Prominent MembersEdit

• Carter
• Kelly
• Grant
• Naas
• Soucy

QuotesEdit

Call of Duty 2Edit

• "Jerries!"
• "Kiss my New York ass!"
• "Good thing Hitler cares for the Jerries, we don't give a rat's ass about ya!"
• "Here comes Fritz!"
• "Holy smokes! Look at them comin'!"
• "Here's a gift from Tennessee, Jerry!"
• "Hey Fritz! Your sister said to say hi!"
• "I have to reload! You two cover me!"
• "What's the matter, Fritz? Not used to the enemy shooting back?"

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2Edit

Multiplayer QuotesEdit

• "Rangers lead the way." - Once a Multiplayer Match begins.
• "Tango down!"- Killed an enemy.
• "Target Neutralized!" - Killed an enemy with an explosive.
• "Popping Smoke!"- When throwing smoke.
• "Frag out!"- When throwing a Fragmentation grenade.
• "GRENADE!" - When an enemy grenade lands near by.
• "Tossing a flashbang!" - After throwing a flashbang.
• "Flash out!" - After throwing a flashbang.
• "Tossin' stun grenade!" - After throwing a stun.
• "Planting Claymore!" - After planting a Claymore.
• "Throwing C4!" - After throwing/planting C4.
• "Changing Mag!" - Reloading.
• "Cover me, I'm reloading!" - Reloading.
• "Reloading!" - Reloading.
• "Your work is appreciated. Well done." - When the U.S. Army Rangers win in Multiplayer.
• "That's how it's done. Nice job, Rangers." - When the U.S. Army Rangers win in Multiplayer.
• "Mission accomplished. Well done." - When the U.S. Army Rangers win in Multiplayer.
• "Defeated. Don't let this happen again." - When the U.S. Army Rangers lose in Multiplayer.
• "We're not here to lose. Bring it, Rangers." - When the U.S. Army Rangers lose in Multiplayer.
• "Mission failed, bring it next time." - When the U.S Army Rangers lose in Multiplayer.
• " Hardcore Global-Thermo-Nuclear War. " - When a match starts playing Hardcore Global-Thermo-Nuclear War. (Only available in modded lobbies.)

GalleryEdit

Call of Duty 2Edit

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2Edit

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3Edit

Call of Duty: Black Ops IIEdit

TriviaEdit

• In Call of Duty 2, there is only one Corporal encountered in the 2nd Ranger Battalion named Bill Taylor.
• The "victory" and "defeat" themes for the Rangers are different excerpts from the same soundtrack. Both come from the "endrun" portion of the soundtrack for "Whiskey Hotel".
• When playing as the Rangers online, the player will sometimes have a GPS, or watch attached to their arm where he can see it.
• The player can buy a Ranger uniform for his Xbox Live Avatar for 400 Microsoft points
• When playing Elimination game types such as Search and Destroy, when all of the Rangers have been eliminated, the ending result says "U.S. Army Eliminated" instead of "Rangers Eliminated."
• In Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, there is a chance that a Ranger's randomly generated name will be "T". This may be a reference to Mr T.
• The Rangers of Modern Warfare 3 use different outfits than their counterparts in Modern Warfare 2.
• The Briefing for "Black Tuesday" shows that the 75th Rangers are fighting in central Manhattan alongside the 2nd Marine Division. The icon that marks their unit is a reused Modern Warfare 2 icon for the Rangers in multiplayer.
• They are the only American faction in the Modern Warfare Trilogy not to have the majority, if not all, of the main characters who belong to the faction killed off. Paul Jackson and his team were killed in a nuclear explosion, and Delta Force lost the majority of Team Metal.
• In Black Ops II, on the mission "Suffer with Me" the Rangers re-use the names of the Panamanian soldiers in "Time and Fate".

VideoEdit

CoD Modern Warfare 2 Soundtrack - End Credits(03:23)
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