#5 – US Navy SEALs Hush Puppy/ Russian PB – Wolf never uses one in his fight against Sinaloa but has used it in his past. In Shadow Tier Wolf askes Chief Irwin if he knows anyone that can make the same modifications to his Russian PB. He does and its value is seen when Wolf plants bombs in the cartel aircraft.
The US Navy added a slide lock to the frame of their Smith and Wesson Model 39 to prevent the slide from operating, thus making the pistol a single shot. This was done to prevent the enemy from hearing the pistol operate. The suppressor was so effective with subsonic ammunition that the loudest part of the gun was the cycling of the slide. A detachable wire shoulder stock and holster were also part of the weapon package. The suppressor, called the Mark 3, was 5” long and weighed 8 ozs. Because the frogmen often operated in a marine environment, a chamber plug and muzzle cap made from phenolic were included in the Mark 22 kit. Special ammunition, Mark 4, featured a 158-gr. FMJ bullet with a green tip and loaded to 900 fps. Also included as part of the kit was a spare suppressor insert tube with extra heavy rubber wipes. These wipes were reputed to be serviceable for a couple of dozen rounds or so before needing replacement.
#4 – US Army M-21 sniper system and follow on M25 improvements. The Shadow Tier team snipers use the M21 system at the exchange in the desert of the NTC and MARS site.
Based on the M14, it has a National Match M14 barrel in a McMillan glass bedded fiberglass stock uses a special gas piston, a National Match spring guide and a Brookfield Precision Tool Advanced Scope Mounting System. Most rifles use scopes made by Leupold including the Ultra Mark 4 M1, Ultra Mark 4 M3, and Vari X-III LR M3. Suppressors for use with this rifle were manufactured by OPS.
#3 – Welrod Mk II Team uses the Welrod’s at the Beverly Wilshire to take out Javier Arellano Felix bodyguard and then later the same when they capture Eliana Cortes.
The Welrod takes the form of a 1.25-inch-diameter (32 mm) cylinder, about 12 inches (300 mm) long. The rear section of the cylinder contains the bolt, the middle section, the vented (16-20 ports) barrel and expansion chamber for the barrel, and the front section, the baffles (rubber) and wipes of the suppressor. There is a knurled knob at the rear that serves as the bolt handle, which unlocks when rotated 90 degrees. The magazine is also the grip and can be removed for easier conceal-ability. The exclusion of a pistol grip was apparently done to help conceal the weapon's purpose and in some groups it was called a "bicycle pump" due to its innocuous look with the magazine/grip removed.[1]
The Welrod is provided with sights marked with luminescent paint for use in low light conditions. Regarding operating range, the Mk I manual states: "It is accurate up to 30 yd (27 m) in daylight or 20 yd (18 m) on a fairly light night, but is most effective when fired in contact with the target." The muzzle end of the gun is ground slightly concave to minimize noise during a contact shot; this may have also improved grip against the target, decreasing the chance of missing.
The ported barrel of the Welrod serves two purposes: it releases the powder gases gradually into the rear of the suppressor, reducing the sound of firing, and it reduces the velocity of the bullet to subsonic speeds (especially important in the 9 mm version since the standard 9 mm loading is supersonic). The metal baffles and rubber wipes that follow the barrel serve to further slow the gases of firing, releasing them over a longer period of time and avoiding the sharp explosion that occurs when high pressure powder gases are suddenly released to the atmosphere. The Welrod uses a bolt-action design because it is simple, reliable and quiet. The bolt-action has only the noise of the firing pin hitting the primer, and the bolt can be cycled quietly.
Magazines of six and eight rounds were produced.
#2 – M4A1 SOPMOD Post formation of Shadow Tier everyone qualifies on the M4A1 in their setup they have built using the SOPMOD parts.
The Special Operations Peculiar MODification (SOPMOD) kit is an accessory system for the M4A1 carbine and other weapons used by USSOCOM, though it is not specific to SOCOM. The kit allows US SOF personnel to configure their weapons to individual preferences and mission requirements. The program dates back to September 1989, when the Special Operations Special Technology (SOST) Modular Close Combat Carbine Project was founded. This was the first program to standardize components from the 1970s/1980s era of "duct tape and hose clamps". The Material Need Statement (MNS) was signed on May 1992, and by September 1993, the Operational Requirements Document (ORD) for the program was validated. Responsibility for the program was then assigned to NSW Crane. The SOPMOD kit is composed mostly of non-developmental items and commercial off-the-shelf (NDI/COTS) accessories packaged together to support four M4A1 carbines
#1 – AK – 103 This is the rifle type that Capt. Gonzalez gets for Wolf and the team when they attack the logistics center in Sonora before the formation of the unit
The AK-103 is an assault rifle designed by Russian designer Mikhail Kalashnikov in 1994. It is an AK-100 derivative of the AK-74M that is chambered for the 7.62x39mm M43 cartridge, similar to the AKM. The AK-103 can be fitted with a variety of sights, including night vision and telescopic sights, plus a bayonet or a grenade launcher like the GP-34. It uses plastic components where possible instead of wood or metal, with such components being the pistol grip, handguards, folding stock and depending on the type, the magazine.