U.S. Army Rangers

"Rangers lead the way!"

- U.S. Army Rangers Motto


 * For the sawed-off shotgun in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, see Ranger (Shotgun).

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).

Call of Duty 2
The US 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.

Levels

 * 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

Weapons

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

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
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.

Assault Rifles

 * M4A1
 * SCAR-H
 * M16A4

Submachine Guns

 * MP5K

Machine Guns

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

Shotguns

 * M1014
 * Shotgun (Attachment)

Sniper Rifles

 * M14 EBR
 * Intervention
 * Barrett .50cal

Handguns

 * M9
 * Desert Eagle
 * .44 Magnum (Used only by Shepherd)

Launchers

 * AT4
 * Javelin
 * Stinger
 * M203 (Mounted on rifles)

Other

 * Knife
 * Riot shield (Only in Museum)

Vehicles

 * M1A2 Abrams
 * M2A2 Bradley
 * M1126 Stryker
 * "Honey Badger"
 * M1026 HMMWV
 * M104 Wolverine
 * MQ-1 Predator
 * AH-64 Apache
 * AH-6 /MH-6Little Bird
 * UH-60 Blackhawk

Prominent Members
To see The full list of members see - U.S. Army Rangers/Members
 * General Shepherd (KIA)
 * Private First Class Joseph Allen (KIA)
 * Corporal Dunn
 * Sergeant Foley
 * Private James Ramirez

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
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 also play a larger role in the mission Goalpost where they help Delta Force assault Hamburg to recapture the vice president.

Quotes
Call of Duty 2
 * "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?"

Multiplayer Quotes

 * "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.)

Trivia

 * In Call of Duty 2 there is only one Corporal encountered in the 2nd Ranger Battalion, 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, watch, or an iPod attached to their arm where he can see it. They still somehow work when an enemy EMP goes off.
 * When playing online; if the user equips a SMG, the Ranger model will have a gas-mask hanging off the left side of his vest, and a rope hanging off his right side. The Ranger will also have smoke grenades attached to his vest (can also be seen in campaign with Rangers that are using a MP5K).
 * The player can buy a Ranger uniform for his Xbox Live Avatar for 400 Microsoft points
 * Also at the beginning of "Team Player", when Shepherd lifts the player up he says, "Rangers lead the way," the motto of the Rangers, and is said at the beginning of a multiplayer game when playing as the Rangers.
 * In Modern Warfare 2, every Ranger is either Caucasian or African-American.
 * The Rangers in MW2 have a different reload animation for the RPD than the other factions.
 * The Ranger logo's front sight changes from single player to multiplayer.
 * When playing sudden death 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 Modern Warfare 3, there is a chance that a Ranger's randomly generated name will be "T".

Video
Video:CoD: Modern Warfare 2 Soundtrack - End Credits

Ranger's full theme