The Special Air Service (SAS) is an elite special forces regiment of the British Army featured in Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, and Call of Duty: Ghosts Extinction mode.
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare/Modern Warfare Remastered[]
In Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, the Special Air Service was a principal force in combating the Middle Eastern Opfor 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 only against the Spetsnaz. The SAS announcer is Gaz, while an unknown operative serves as the announcer for game modes exclusive to the remaster. The S.A.S plays a critical role in Call of Duty.
Known SAS Members (COD4 & MWR)[]
- S.A.S. Director MacMillan
- Captain John Price
- Gaz (K.I.A.)
- Captain John "Soap" MacTavish (K.I.A.)
- Mac (K.I.A.)
- Sgt. Arem
- Sgt. Barton
- Sgt. Wallcroft
- Paulsen (K.I.A.)
- Corporal Griffen (K.I.A.)
- Sgt. Lovejoy
- Sgt. Newcastle
Weapons[]
- M4 Carbine SOPMOD
- G36C
- M1911 .45
- USP .45
- M21
- Barrett .50cal
- MP5
- M249 SAW
- R700
- W1200
- M1014
- RPG-7
- FGM-148 Javelin
- FIM-92 Stinger
- AT-4
- Minigun
- M203
Multiplayer Maps[]
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2[]
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. Simon "Ghost" Riley is also another member of the SAS. 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. None of the SAS members in TF141 don the trademark gas masks as standard equipment. Captain John Price is featured as well in later missions as an NPC.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare: Mobilized[]
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.
Known SAS Members[]
- Capt. Bell
- Sgt. Walker
- Sgt. Patrick O'Neil
Weapons[]
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3[]
The SAS return in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, under the command of Major General MacMillan, callsign "Baseplate", donning their trademark gas masks as in Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. 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 only against the Inner Circle and Spetsnaz. Sgt. Wallcroft is the announcer for the SAS.
Known SAS Members[]
- Sgt. Marcus Burns
- Sgt. Wallcroft
- Cpl. Griffin (K.I.A.)
- Baseplate
- Sierra 1
- Meyers
- Sgt. Redgrave
- Bravo 9 Leader
- Bravo Two
- Tang
- Dekko 3
- Heath
- Wells
- Vulture Two-Two
Randomly Generated SAS Members[]
These names are seen in Both COD4 and COD Modern Warfare 3
- Abbott
- Adams
- Bartlett
- Boyd
- Boyle
- Bremner
- Carlyle
- Carver
- Cheek
- Clarke
- Collins
- Compton
- Connolly
- Cook
- Dowd
- Field
- Fleming
- Fletcher
- Flynn
- Grant
- Greaves
- Griffin
- Harris
- Harrison
- Heath
- Henderson
- Hopkins
- Hoyt
- Kent
- Lewis
- Lipton
- MacDonald
- Maxwell
- McQuarrie
- Miller
- Mitchell
- Moore
- Murphy
- Murray
- Pearce
- Plumber
- Pritchard
- Rankin
- Reed
- Ritchie
- Ross
- Roth
- Smith
- Stevenson
- Stuart
- Sullivan
- Thompson
- Veale
- Wallace
- Wallcroft
- Wells
- Welsh
Weapons[]
- M16A4
- PKP Pecheneg
- M4A1
- MP5
- USP .45
- SPAS-12
- MP7 (On their holsters)
- M1911 .45 (On their holsters)
- RSASS (Special Ops only)
- ACR 6.8 (Special Ops only)
- Five Seven (Special Ops only)
- Starstreak (Special Ops only)
- G36C (Special Ops only)
- M320 GLM (Special Ops only)
- SCAR-L (Special Ops only)
Multiplayer Maps[]
Notable military operations[]
1996[]
2011[]
- Obtaining a manifest from a ship in the Bering Strait
- Joint operation with Russian Loyalists to rescue Ultranationalist informant: Nikolai from a village in the Caucasus Mountains
- Escaping the helicopter crash to get Nikolai to the secondary extraction
- Safehouse|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
2016[]
Gallery[]
Videos[]
Trivia[]
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare[]
- 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.
- Some MP models wear U.S flags, and vice versa with Marines.
- SAS soldiers wear British army DPM uniforms on their trousers and body amour.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3[]
- 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" and their defeat theme in "Blood Brothers", when Soap dies.
- 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.
- Their motto "Who Dares Wins" is the name of an achievement with the same name after killing Makarov.
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