SAS Weapons and Tactics
C8 carbine
The Regiment's primary assault carbine
M16 & variants
5.56mm rifle / carbine
HK G3
7.62mm battle rifle used by UKSF
HK G36
Modern assault rifle made by Heckler & Koch
HK MP5
World famous counter-terrorist weapons - the MP5 sub machine gun
MAC-11 SMG
'Spray and pray' compact sub machine gun
Handguns
Info on the Sig Sauer P226, Browning High Power and other pistols.
Remington 870
Shotgun often loaded with special breaching rounds
HK417
Medium ranger sniper rifle
L96A1
The Regiment's long range sniper rifle
AW 50
.50 cal anti-material rifle
Arwen 37
Tear gas canister launcher used for counter-terrorism operations
Flash-Bang
Stun Grenade devloped by the SAS CRW wing.
M72 LAW
Compact anti-tank rocket launcher
Claymore
A portable anti-personnel mine used for defence and ambushes
M203
40mm grenade launcher fitted to SAS rifles
UGL
A modern grenade launcher system
MK19
40mm grenade launcher fitted to SAS vehicles used in the 1991 Gulf War
Stinger
Shoulder-fired Surface-To_Air missile (SAM)