Spetsnaz


 * This article is on the sub-faction of the larger and more prominent Soviet Armed Forces and Ultranationalist factions. 

The Spetsnaz are an enemy faction featured in Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Call of Duty: Black Ops and the upcoming game, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.

They appear as allies in the mission "Project Nova " in the game Black Ops. Counter to popular belief, Spetsnaz is not a terrorist organization, it is an anti-terrorist unit in Russia.

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
In Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, the Spetsnaz makes appearance only in Multiplayer as one of the four factions. They always oppose SAS. They appear on the maps Bloc, Countdown, Crash, Downpour, Overgrown, Pipeline, Shipment, Vacant, Wet Work and Winter Crash.

Singleplayer
The Spetsnaz first make their appearance in Wolverines!, in which they paradrop into suburban Virginia, attempting to capture the United States' capital. They are easily recognizable by their red Urban Camouflage uniforms, and many also wear gas masks. The Spetsnaz are the main enemy for the remainder of the Rangers' campaign. The Spetsnaz also make an appearance in Special Ops, where they are the enemies in the missions Suspension, Body Count, Big Brother, Homeland Security, Wardriving, and Wreckage.

Multiplayer
The Spetsnaz in multiplayer are far different from the Spetsnaz in Call of Duty 4 ' s multiplayer. Instead of being dressed as guerrillas, they wear more professional and standardized uniforms. They appear on the maps Bailout, Derail, Estate, Highrise, Overgrown, Salvage, Skidrow, Storm, Sub Base, Terminal, Vacant and Wasteland. Unlike in Call of Duty 4 and Black Ops, they fight against all of their enemy factions, mainly Task Force 141.

Spetsnaz Spawn Theme

Spetsnaz Defeat Theme

Assault Rifles

 * AK-47
 * TAR-21
 * FAL

Submachine Guns

 * UMP45
 * Vector
 * P90
 * MP5K (In "The Gulag")

Light Machine Guns

 * RPD

Shotguns

 * Striker
 * SPAS-12

Sniper Rifles

 * Dragunov

Rocket Launchers

 * RPG-7
 * FGM-148 Javelin

Machine Pistols

 * PP2000

Other

 * Riot Shield (In "The Gulag")

Singleplayer
The Spetsnaz appear in the several missions throughout the game. They first appear in Executive Order, when fighting them off while trying to stop a launch. Next they appear in Numbers when the player's team attempts to capture Dr. Clarke. In the final scene Clarke slips on the roof and Hudson manages to catch him, but a Spetsnaz soldier manages to shoot him in the head. The Spetsnaz are harder to kill than normal A.I. in Black Ops due to increased armor, more accurate aiming, and the ability to survive knife stabs from the player. They also utilize combat techniques such as rolling out from harm's way.

Multiplayer
Alongside the Tropas and NVA, the Spetsnaz are a playable multiplayer faction opposite of the American-based factions. They wear similar garb to their opposite faction, but use slightly different camouflage and they don't use balaclavas or olive-drab colored helmets as seen in Executive Order, Numbers or WMD (in WMD they use snow-camouflaged helmets as in multiplayer, but in the campaign they use black balaclavas and the CCCP logo is on their back). They appear in Launch, Nuketown, WMD, Array, Grid, Summit, Kowloon, Discovery, Convoy, Stockpile, Stadium, Hangar 18, Silo and Drive-in multiplayer maps. They always fight the Black Ops.

Assault Rifles

 * AK-47
 * Galil
 * FAMAS

Submachine Guns

 * AK-74u
 * Kiparis
 * PM63
 * Uzi
 * Skorpion
 * MAC11

Light Machine Guns

 * RPK
 * HK21

Shotguns

 * KS-23
 * SPAS-12
 * Olympia

Sniper Rifles

 * Dragunov

Rocket Launchers

 * RPG-7
 * Strela-3

Sidearms

 * Makarov
 * CZ75

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
The Spetsnaz have been confirmed to appear in Modern Warfare 3's Spec Ops survival mode. They are more agile and tactical than in previous games as they will roll and dive from cover and attempt to sneak up on players.

Quotes

 * Он не жилец! - "On ne zhilets!" / "He is dead man!"
 * Он мой! - "On moy!" / "He is mine!"
 * Держись, товарищ! - "Derzhisʹ, tovarishch!" / "Hold on, comrade!"
 * Чёрт! Бойца ранило! - "Chyort! Boitsa ranilo!" / "Damn! Wounded soldier!"
 * Вспышка сзади! - "Vspyshka szadi!" / "Flash back!"
 * Чёрт! Не отрывается! - "Chyort! Ne otryvaetsya!" / "Damn! Doesn't come off!" - When stuck by a semtex or a Crossbow
 * Я трачу обойму за обоймой! - "Ya trachu oboymu za oboymoi!" / "I spend a holder for the clip!"
 * Одну секунду! - "Odnu sekundu!" / "Wait a second!"
 * Граната, берегись! -"Granata, beregisʹ!" / "Grenade, watch it!"
 * В яблочко! - "V yablochko!" / "In the bullseye!"
 * Головы! Граната к бою! - "Golovy! Granata k boyu!" / "Head's up! Frag out!"
 * Мне нужны патроны! - "Mne nuzhny patrony!" / "I need ammo!"
 * Санитар, сюда! - "Sanitar, syuda!" / "Medic!"
 * Не высовывайся, мы сейчас! - "Ne vysovyvaisya, my syeichas!" / "Keep it safe, we are on our way!"
 * Головы, граната!!! - "Golovy, granata!" / "Heads up, grenade!"
 * Как по маслу! - "Kak po maslu!" / "Clear shot!"
 * Блядь, граната!! - "Blyadʹ, granata!" / "Fuck, grenade!"
 * "Накрой их!" - "Nakroy ih!" / "Do not let them pop out!"
 * "Скоро его не будет!" - "Scoro yego ne bugyet!" / "He'll die soon!"
 * "Прикрываю!" - "Prikryivayu!" / "I cover you!"
 * "Я пустой! Перезаряжаюсь!" - "Ya pustoy! Perezaryazhayus'!" / "I'm empty! Reloading!"
 * "Вниз!!!" - "Vneez!" / "Get down!!!"
 * "Огонь в их направлении!" - "Ogonʹ v ih napravlenii!" / "Fire in their direction!"
 * "Он у меня на мушке!" - "On u menya na mushke!" / "He's in my scope!"
 * "Подавись!" - "Podavis'!" / "Eat this!"
 * "Удерживай их огнем!" - "Uderzhivay ih ognyom!" / "Don't let them to approach us!

Trivia

 * Actually, "Spetsnaz" is an abridgment of the words "Специальное назначение", that in Russian translate to "Special Operations".
 * The Arctic Flak Jacket model for the Spetsnaz faction has the same face model as the Spetsnaz Interrogator who kills Bowman in the mission "Payback".
 * The Arctic Ghost Perk in multiplayer uses the same face model as Dimitri Petrenko.
 * In both Modern Warfare games, the Spetsnaz symbol is inaccurate. The Black Ops version is much closer.
 * Spetsnaz Zombies appear in Ascension.
 * In Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, the Spetsnaz faction do not wear watches, whereas all other factions do.
 * In Call of Duty 4, a portion of the Soviet anthem is played during a Spetsnaz victory. In Call of Duty: World at War, the end of anthem is used instead of beginning.
 * The Spetsnaz is a faction that is against every team in multiplayer in Modern Warfare 2.
 * The Spetsnaz announcer in Modern Warfare 2 ' s multiplayer was presumably voiced by an American. A slight American accent can be heard in some phrases.
 * In Call of Duty 4 ' s (and Modern Warfare 2) multiplayer, when playing as Spetsnaz, if the player looks at the player's sleeves he can see the letters SPEC-OPs, meaning Special Operations/Operatives.
 * The Spetsnaz announcer of Modern Warfare 2 and Dimitri Petrenko in Black Ops are voiced by the same actor.
 * In Modern Warfare 2 multiplayer, the Spetsnaz announcer is voiced by Major Petrov, while in Call of Duty 4 multiplayer, the Spetsnaz announcer is voiced by Kamarov, which would not be true because he is a Loyalist. It could be that he is in the Spetsnaz GRU unit.
 * The Spetsnaz announcer in Modern Warfare 2 ' s Multiplayer is praised hysterically by many players due to his dramatic over reactions towards enemy killstreaks, especially the EMP and AC130. Ironically, he is relatively calm when a friendly Tactical Nuke is called in.
 * In Modern Warfare 3 the Spetsnaz have more faded blueish gray uniforms or black uniforms also many appear to be wearing black beanies.
 * When you win a game when playing Spetsnaz in Call of Duty 4 about 4-5 seconds of the Soviet national anthem can be heard.