While the armed forces of the United Kingdom continue to shrink, they are very highly regarded for their professionalism and unit cohesion.

Part of the reason for this cohesion, especially among ground forces, the marine commandos and the RAF Regiment, is the Regimental system common to all commonwealth nations.  Click here for information on this system.

 ARMY

 ISSUE EQUIPMENT

• L2A3 Submachine Gun
• L85 (IWS) Assault Rifle
• L1A1 (FNFAL) Battle Rifle (Reserve Units)
• L42 Sniper Rifle
• L86A1 (LSW) Automatic Rifle
• L7A2 (MAG) Machine Gun
• HP35 Pistol
• Challenger Main Battle Tank
• Warrior (MCV80) Infantry Fighting Vehicle

 Special Forces

 Special Air Service

• 22nd BN (Regular) and 21st Bn (Reserve) - SAS Table
• 23rd Bn (Reserve) - USSF Table

 NOTES: Entrants to 22nd/SAS must serve one term in military prior to entering the SAS. 21st and 23rd/SAS can be entered from any branch of the Army, or directly from civilian life, if chararacter has STR+CON+AGL of 19+. 23/SAS specializes in helping recover friendly personnel, especially pilots, from enemy territory.

 21/SAS is a standard SAS unit. Note that entering 21 or 23/SAS requires the first term be served in the SAS, even though they are reserve units - the selection and training are fulltime propositions.

• Honorable Artillery Company (Reserve Unit) - LRRP Table   (Add Forward Observer to first term skills.) This reservist unit scouts targets for the Royal Artillery.
• Guards - Members of the Guards regiments must have STR+CON of 11+ to join,and Guards officers must have STR+CON+INT of 16+.  They receive a -1 to coolness under fire, and an extra level of Melee Combat (Armed).  They are exceptionally loyal to their regiments, even by British standards.  They are also extremely spit-and-polish, and Guards characters should be played as such.
• Gurkhas - Mountain Infantry

 Gurkha enlisted men are natives of Nepal. Most officers are British. Gurkha enlisted men receive Melee Combat: 2 in the first term, and receive a "Khukri", a particularly nasty knife, as an issue weapon (Khukri damage is 1D6+(Strength/2)). A Khukri resembles a cross between a knife and a sickle.

 ROYAL NAVY

 No Seabees

 Pilots Receive Pilot: 5 instead of Pilot: 6. The Royal Navy has three Helicopter/VSTOL carriers.

 Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm -

 Pilots receive Pilot: 5 instead of Pilot: 6

 Aircraft UsedThe fleet air arm uses Lynx Antisubmarine Warfare helicopters from its frigates, destroyers, and converted merchant ships. The three V/STOL carriers have Harrier fighter/bombers and Sea King ASW and Early Warning helicopters.

 Naval Special Forces:

• Royal Marines - Royal Marines (See "Marines" chapter)
• Special Boat Squadron - (Royal Marines) - SBS Table  (Must first serve a term in Royal Marines)
• Special Raiding Squadron (Royal Marines) - Naval Raider Table.  (May no longer exist)
• Arctic and Mountain Warfare Cadre (Royal Marines) - LRRP Table (Add Skiing and Mountaineering to first and Subsequent terms)
• Commando Coxswain - Special Boat Table

 ROYAL AIR FORCE

 Pilots receive Pilot: 5 instead of Pilot: 4 as initial skill.

 Aircraft Used

• FighterF4, Tornado F2, F3
• ReconJaguar, Nimrod
• AttackJaguar, Harrier
• EWCanberra
• StrikeTornado
• TankerNimrod
• TransportC130

 Prior Conflicts:

• Korea
• Malaysia (1950s and 1960s)
• Oman (1960s, again in 1970s)
• Aden (Now South Yemen) (1950s)
• Northern Ireland (1970s to present)
• (civilreligious strife)
• Falkland Islands War (1982)
• Gulf War (1991)

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