British Sas Weapons. They have earned the right to call themselves blades. Serving in north africa in the early days of the war stirling had observed the british trying to use commando tactics by deploying thousands of men at once.
These candidates are sent to operational squadrons for further training and eventual deployment. The glock 17 is now the british military s standard sidearm replacing the venerable browning high power. Special air service sas special forces weapons britain as with other multirole special forces groups the british special air service sas relies on a plethora of weapons to accomplish its many mission types.
Infantry section equipment six l85a2 a3 rifles two of which are usually equipped with an l123a2 a3 underslung grenade launcher ugl one l129a1 sharpshooter rifle one l7a2 general purpose machine gun can be replaced by an additional l85a2 a3 rifle at commanding officer s discretion.
Infantry section equipment six l85a2 a3 rifles two of which are usually equipped with an l123a2 a3 underslung grenade launcher ugl one l129a1 sharpshooter rifle one l7a2 general purpose machine gun can be replaced by an additional l85a2 a3 rifle at commanding officer s discretion. A new kind of unit. The unit specialises in a number of roles including counter terrorism hostage rescue direct action and covert reconnaissance much of the information about the sas is highly classified and the unit is not commented on by either the. The concept behind the sas was first developed by colonel david stirling.
