Delta Force

1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta (Airborne)
Appears in	Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Active	November 21st, 1977 - present
Country	United States
Type	Special Operations/Counter-Terrorism Unit

For the utility in Survival Mode, see Delta Squad.

"We can guarantee you a medal, a body bag, or both."

— Delta

The 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta, also known as Delta Force or Delta, is the U.S. Army's elite counter-terrorism/special operations unit. Delta Force appears in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. In the game, the player assumes the role of Derek "Frost" Westbrook, a Delta operator, while fighting through the streets of New York, France and Germany. They are also one of the multiplayer factions with Overlord being their announcer.

Delta Teams

• Tier 1 Alpha Unit
  • Team Metal
  • Team Anvil
  • Team Granite
  • Team Onyx
  • Team Viking
• C Squadron
• Desert One

Notable Delta operators

• Derek "Frost" Westbrook
• Sandman (K.I.A.)
• Truck (K.I.A.)
• Grinch (K.I.A.)
• Granite Leader (K.I.A.)
• Grizzly
• Thumper
• Gator
• McCoy (K.I.A)

Generated Names

• Angel
• Apex
• Archer
• Avatar
• Bearcat
• Bishop
• Blackhawk
• Boomer
• Boxer
• Boyle
• Bull
• Canine
• Chemist
• Chemo
• Cherub
• Coma
• Chino
• Coffin
• Cyclops
• Cypher
• Doc
• Druid
• Exxon
• Firefly
• Foxtrot
• Frolic
• Gator
• Hammer
• Hannibal
• Hazard
• Hitman
• Jayhawk
• Jester
• Justice
• Klepto
• Kojak
• Langley
• Longland
• Mamba
• Midnight
• Munson
• Neon
• Neptune
• Nomad
• Ogre
• Ozone
• Patron
• Peasant
• Pharaoh
• Pieces
• Poet
• Porter
• Preacher
• Prophet
• Raptor
• Reaper
• Redcell
• Roadie
• Robot
• Rocket
• Rooster
• Sparrow
• Taco
• Trojan
• Twister
• Undertone
• Utah
• Whiskey
• Worm
• Yankee
• Zero

Equipment

Handguns

• Desert Eagle (seen dual-wielded by Grinch)
• Five Seven
• USP .45
• M9
• P99

Assault Rifles

• M4A1
• ACR 6.8
• M16A4
• SCAR-L
• MK14
• UMP45(Just In Stay Sharp)

Submachine Guns

• MP5
• MP7
• P90

Light Machine Guns

• L86 LSW
• MK46

Sniper Rifles

• M14 EBR
• MSR
• Barrett .50cal

Shotguns

• AA-12
• KSG-12
• USAS 12

Launchers

• M203
• XM25
• M320 (Mounted on SCAR-L and ACR)
• M320 GLM (Seen on Toxic Paradise Special Ops mission Tier 2, wielded by Metal 0-4)
• SMAW
• Javelin
• Stinger

Grenades

• Frag Grenade
• 9-Bang
• Flashbang
• Smoke Grenade
• Semtex

Vehicles

• UH-60 Blackhawk
• M1A2 Abrams
• Stryker
• Humvee
• MH-6 Little Bird
• AH-64 Apache
• MQ-1 Predator
• V-22 Osprey
• Zodiac
• AC-130
• CH-46 Sea Knight
• Diver Propulsion Vehicles

Multiplayer Maps

Black Box

Dome

Downturn

Fallen

Foundation

Getaway (Face Off)

Hardhat

Interchange

Liberation

Lockdown

Lookout (Face Off)

Oasis

Outpost

Overwatch

Terminal (MW3)

Gallery

Sandman running through the streets of New York City.

Delta Operators running through the streets of New York City.

A Delta Operative with a ACR 6.8

Delta Force logo from Call of Duty ELITE

Delta Force Classes.

Delta Force Logo on the briefing screen.

A Delta Force Care Package.

A captured Delta Force position in Domination.

Delta Force members dropping from the Littlebird

A Delta Force operative firing an MP5.

Quotes

"Delta Team, you are cleared to engage."

— Delta Force Spawn.

Battle Dialog

"I'm reloading cover me!"

— Delta Force soldiers reloading their guns.

"Planting C4."

— Delta Force planting a C4.

"Planting Claymore."

— Delta Force planting a Claymore.

"RPG!"

— Delta Force shouting for incoming RPG.

"GRENADE!"

— Delta Force shouting for incoming Grenade.

"SEMTEX!"

— Delta Force shouting for incoming Semtex.

Trivia

• It appears that multiple Delta Force Units were deployed elsewhere in the world during The Battle of New York, as seen in the intro to Black Tuesday. C Squadron was deployed to Libya and Desert One was deployed to Iraq.
• Military author and retired Delta Force Major Dalton Fury was one of the consultants for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.
• It was seen in several screenshots prior to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3's release that the Delta Force used the emblem of the U.S. Navy SEALs from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 as a placeholder.
• Their multiplayer announcer is Overlord.
• All of their missions involve riding a helicopter.
• Some Delta Force teams that appear in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 appear to be named after earthly substances, e.g. Granite and Onyx Team.
• Their spawn and defeat theme can be heard in "Goalpost", while the victory theme can be heard in "Black Tuesday".
• The watches worn by Delta Force members say "Rabbit Time".
• All Delta Force operators in MW3 have patches that read "O-POS" seemingly indicating every character has O Positive Blood.
• In multiplayer, even if the player's character is African-American, he will still have Caucasian arms in first-person.
• In the Discovery Channel series "Secrets of...", their commercial re-uses the Delta Force logo from Modern Warfare 3, along with other logos of special forces units.

Videos

Delta Force's spawn theme. Delta Force's victory theme. Delta Force's defeat theme.