- "Following the events of the Campaign, two private military contractors — SpecGru and KorTac — are founded as special forces for hire, capable of carrying out international tactical operations."
- — Call of Duty Blog[1]
SpecGru is a private military contractor featured as a faction in the multiplayer of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III.
Background[]
Alongside their rivals KorTac, SpecGru was founded following the death of Hassan Zyani as special forces for hire to conduct various international operations. SpecGru and KorTac would frequently face off against each other at various locations around the world and amass new operators over time. At some point, SpecGru started operating within Al Mazrah and Ashika Island.
On June 8th, 2023, SpecGru launched an intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance mission called Operation: Red Light, Green Light to collect information regarding key points of interest within Vondel. Following the mass evacuation of Vondel's inhabitants, SpecGru deployed multiple fireteams into the city, including Victor Team comprised of Jesus "Chuy" Ordaz, Enzo Reyes, and Kleopatros "Kleo" Gavras. The fireteams met heavy ground resistance from Konni, and confirmed the presence of KorTac operator Nikto within the area before being forced to abort the mission.[2]
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II[]
As the only two multiplayer factions in Modern Warfare II, SpecGru and KorTac will always face off against each other. However, the SpecGru announcer for the match is dependent on the map being played.
UK Team Leader[]
- "Baseplate to Sabre-1, secure the objectives. You're clear to engage all targets."
- — UK Team Leader
The UK Team Leader (also known by the callsign Baseplate) is the commander of SpecGru's Sabre unit who serves as the announcer for the following maps:
Core Maps[]
Battle Maps[]
DE Team Leader[]
- "Jäger-1, Zentral. Secure the objectives. Weapons free on all targets."
- — DE Team Leader
The DE Team Leader (also known by the callsign Zentral) is the commander of SpecGru's Jäger unit who serves as the announcer for the following maps:
Core Maps[]
Battle Maps[]
Other[]
Callsigns[]
Command Units[]
- Baseplate (UK Team Leader)
- Zentral (DE Team Leader)
Ground Units[]
- Sabre-1 (unit commanded by UK Team Leader)
- Jäger-1 (unit commanded by DE Team Leader)
Aviation Units[]
- Longbow 3-1 (Precision Airstrike and VTOL Jet)
- Sender 3-1 (Emergency Airdrop and Juggernaut airdrop)
- Talon 2-2 (Stealth Bomber)
- Thunder 2-4 (Chopper Gunner)
- Tiger 4 (S.A.E.)
- Trojan 6-2 (Cruise Missile deployment)
- Vandal 3-1 (Overwatch Helo)
- Warlock 1-1 (Gunship)
Operators[]
Canon[]
Non-Canon[]
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III[]
SpecGru appears in Modern Warfare III. While operators are once again organized between SpecGru and KorTac like in Modern Warfare II, the fireteams have been now divided between SpecGru-allied sub-factions consisting of Task Force 141, U.S. Army Rangers, and U.S. Navy SEALs.
Operators[]
Canon[]
Non-Canon[]
Gallery[]
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II[]
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III[]
Trivia[]
General[]
- SpecGru's flag model in objective modes such as Domination has a blue color scheme.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II[]
- König was a SpecGru operator in the Multiplayer Open Beta.[3] Similarly, Velikan was originally announced as a SpecGru operator for Season Five.[4]
- In-game subtitles for Mila label her as "West Mil-Sim Female Operator", suggesting that there was originally a female Mil-Sim operator for SpecGru.
- The initials within the names of the two SpecGru announcers, UK and DE, are the two-letter country abbreviations of the United Kingdom and Germany respectively.
- The name of the DE Team Leader's unit, Jäger, means "Hunter" in German. Additionally, the DE Team Leader's callsign, Zentral, means "Central" in German.
- In Warzone Cup, SpecGru is known by the team name "Las Almas".
- The DE Team Leader never faces off against the SA Team Leader from KorTac in any map from Modern Warfare II.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III[]
- Lockpick was initially stated to be a KorTac operator.
References[]
- ↑ https://www.callofduty.com/blog/2022/10/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-II-campaign-early-access-launch-overview#Operators
- ↑ https://www.callofduty.com/blog/2023/06/call-of-duty-warzone-season-04-vondel-tactical-preview-map-guide
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9WGS8ankj8
- ↑ https://www.callofduty.com/blog/2023/07/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-II-warzone-season-05-content-drop-maps-modes-hip-hop#Operators
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