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'''Ultimate Force''' was a British Television show that ran from 2002-2006. It centered around 'Red Troop', a crack SAS (Special Air Service) unit that was given the task of defending Britain from Terrorist threats in the Post 9/11 World. One of the creators was former SAS soldier Chris Ryan, and as such, has many elements of the real world SAS within the show. One criticism was the show's deference to "political correctness" when it had a female character joining the frontline SAS unit and engaging in front line combat, which would never happen in real life (even in today's mixed gender armed services).   
{{Infobox TV|{{PAGENAME}}
|name = Ultimate Force
|picture = UF box set cover.jpg
|country = [[Image:UKD.jpg|25px]] GBR
|channel =  ITV
|creator = Rob Heyland <br> [[Chris Ryan]]
|genre = Action <br> War
|dates = 2002 - 2007
|seasons = 4
|episodes = 21
|character1 =SSgt. Henry 'Henno' Garvie
|actor1=[[Ross Kemp]]
|character2=Cpl.Jamie Dow
|actor2=[[Jamie Draven]]
|character3=Col. Aidan Dempsey
|actor3=[[Miles Anderson]]
|character4 =Cpl. Louis Hoffman
|actor4=[[Christopher Fox]]
|character5=Tpr. Becca Gallagher
|actor5=[[Heather Peace]]
|character6=Cpt. Patrick Fleming
|actor6=[[Sam Callis]]
}}
'''''Ultimate Force''''' was a British television show that ran from 2002-2006. It centered around 'Red Troop', a crack SAS (Special Air Service) unit that was given the task of defending Britain from terrorist threats in the Post-9/11 world. One of the creators was former SAS soldier [[Chris Ryan]], and as such, has many elements of the real world SAS within the show. One criticism was the show's deference to "political correctness" when it had a female character joining the frontline SAS unit and engaging in front line combat, which would never happen in real life (even in today's mixed gender armed services).   


'''The following guns were used in the ITV1 series ''Ultimate Force'':'''
''' ''Ultimate Force'' has been split up into several pages, each for one Season:'''
<gallery widths=125px heights=150px perrow=4>
File:51JAP4K0SHL. SS500 .jpg| <div align="center">''[[Ultimate Force - Season 1]]'' <BR>(2002)
File:UFSeries2.jpg| <div align="center">''[[Ultimate Force - Season 2]]'' <BR> (2003)
File:UFSeries3.jpg| <div align="center">''[[Ultimate Force - Season 3]]''  <BR>(2005)
File:UFSeries4.jpg| <div align="center">''[[Ultimate Force - Season 4]]''  <BR>(2006 - 2007)</gallery>
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[[Image:51JAP4K0SHL. SS500 .jpg|thumb|right|400px|''Ultimate Force'' (2002-2006)]]
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== Handguns ==
 
===SIG-Sauer P226===
 
The [[Sig Sauer P220 pistol series#SIG P226|SIG-Sauer P226]] is the preferred sidearm of Red Troop and is used throughout the series. It is seen most prominently in Episode 1.5, "The Killing of a One-Eyed Bookie" in the hands of Sgt. Henno Garvie ([[Ross Kemp]]), who uses his P226 to take down several [[AK-47|Kalashnikov]]-toting IRA terrorists during an ambush.
 
[[Image:SigP226.jpg‎|thumb|none|300px|SIG-Sauer P226 9mm]]
[[Image:Vlcsnap-55656.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Henno aims his SIG P226 in Episode 1.5, "The Killing of a One-Eyed Bookie".]]
[[Image:Vlcsnap-60389.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Henno uses his P226 to intimidate a corrupt undercover RUC detective in Episode 1.5.]]
[[Image:Vlcsnap-77839.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Caroline Walsh ([[Alex Reid]]) unloads a SIG P226 at French special forces in Episode 2.1, "Communication".]]
[[Image:UFSIGDEMPSEY.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Col. Dempsey with his in Episode 4.2 "Charlie Bravo". ]]
 
===SIG-Sauer P228===
 
In some episodes, the smaller [[Sig Sauer P220 pistol series#SIG P228|SIG-Sauer P228]] also makes appearances in the hands of Red Troop, most notably in Episode 2.2, "Mad Dogs", when Henno, Jamie, and Ricky are all seen firing them on the range.
 
[[Image:Sig-Sauer-P228.jpg|thumb|none|350px|SIG-Sauer P228 9mm]]
[[Image:Vlcsnap-70990.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Henno and Jamie hiding in Episode 2.1, "Communication"; Henno has a SIG P228.]]
[[Image:Vlcsnap-79956.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Red Troop practices at the range with SIG P228s in Episode 2.2, "Mad Dogs".]]
 
 
===SIG-Sauer P225===
 
In Episodes 2.1 and 2.3, Jamie is seen using the [[Sig Sauer P220 pistol series#SIG P225|SIG-Sauer P225]] as his sidearm, even though this pistol is a dated design with a smaller magazine capacity than the P226s and P228s which Red Troop usually uses on the show.
 
[[Image:SIG-SauerP225.jpg|thumb|none|350px|SIG-Sauer P225 - 9x19mm.]]
[[Image:Vlcsnap-71766.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Jamie with his SIG P225 in Episode 2.1, "Communication".]]
 
===Colt M1911 Commander===
 
A [[M1911 pistol series#Colt Commander|Colt Commander]]-type [[1911]] variant (possibly an M1991A1) is used by one of the bank robbers in Episode 1.1, "The Killing House".
 
[[Image:ColtCommander1911.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Colt Commander M1991A1 - .45 ACP.]]
[[Image:Vlcsnap-5828.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The leader of the bank robbers prepares to issue a Colt Commander to one of the other robbers.]]
[[Image:UF1911C.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
[[Image:UF1911com.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
 
=== Beretta 92FS ===
 
A [[Beretta 92FS]] is used by "The Boss" in Episode 1.1, "The Killing House" and by a Chechen terrorist in 1.4, "Breakout".
 
[[Image:BerettaM92FS.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Beretta 92FS - 9mm]]
[[Image:UFM92.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
[[Image:UFM92a.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
 
===CZ 75===
 
[[CZ 75]] pistols (both the original and the newer CZ 75B) appear in the hands of bad guys throughout the series. In Episode 3.2, several characters use a CZ 75 Automatic (the machine pistol version) shown with a ported barrel.
 
[[Image:Cz75.jpg|thumb|none|300px|CZ 75 9x19mm]]
[[Image:Vlcsnap-19728.jpg|thumb|none|400px|An anti-globalization terrorist with a CZ-75 in Episode 1.2, "Just a Target".]]
 
[[Image:CZ-75B.jpg|thumb|300px|none|CZ 75B 9x19mm]]
[[Image:Vlcsnap-56743.jpg|thumb|none|400px|One of the IRA terrorists holding a CZ 75B on Jamie in Episode 1.5, "The Killing of a One-Eyed Bookie".]]
 
[[Image:Cz75fa.jpg|thumb|none|300px|CZ 75 Automatic 9x19mm with spare magazine]]
[[Image:UFCz75a.jpg|thumb|none|400px|]]
[[Image:UFCz75.jpg|thumb|none|400px|]]
[[Image:UFCz75c.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Showing the man how to shoot himself.]]
 
===Glock 17===
 
[[Glock#Glock 17|Glock 17]] pistols are used by some terrorists in the series. In Episode 1.5, "The Killing of a One-Eyed Bookie", they are used by IRA terrorists as well as Royal Ulster Constabulary officers. We also see a Glock 17 in season 3 episode 1, "Deadlier than the Male".
 
[[Image:Glock17EarlyModel.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Glock 17 9mm]]
[[Image:Vlcsnap-49193.jpg|thumb|none|500px|An IRA terrorist firing a stolen Glock 17 at Henno and Caroline in Episode 1.5, "The Killing of a One-Eyed Bookie".]]
[[Image:Vlcsnap-62718.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A crooked undercover cop holding his Glock 17 on Capt. Caroline Walshe ([[Alex Reid]]) in the same episode.]]
[[Image:UFG17.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
[[Image:UFG17c.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
 
===Glock 26===
 
A [[Glock|Glock 26]] was Becca's carry conceal seen in Episode 4.4 "Violent Solutions"
 
[[Image:Glock 26.jpg‎ |thumb|none|300px|Glock 26 subcompact Pistol - 9mm]]
[[Image:UFGlock.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
 
===Heckler & Koch USP===
 
[[Heckler & Koch USP]] pistols are seen in some episodes, usually in the hands of bad guys. The French SF unit all carry them in Episode 2.1, "Communication".
 
[[Image:USP9mm.jpg‎ |thumb|none|300px|Heckler & Koch USP 9x19mm]]
[[Image:Vlcsnap-74040.jpg|thumb|none|400px|A French SF soldier with an H&K USP in Episode 2.1, "Communication".]]
[[Image:Vlcsnap-73085.jpg|thumb|none|400px|The leader of the French special forces point an H&K USP at the captain of the ship in Episode 2.1, "Communication".]]
 
=== Beretta 92===
 
In Episode 1.2, "Just A Target", one of the anti-globalization terrorists uses what appears to be a very early [[Beretta 92 pistol series|Beretta 92]], as referenced by the fact that it has a rounded trigger guard and a frame-mounted safety on one side only. It may also be a very early [[Taurus PT92]], which was identical to the original Beretta 92.
:I'm starting to think it is in fact an older Taurus because it has a magazine release behind the trigger, a 92 has one on the butt. - [[User:Gunmaster45|Gunmaster45]]
 
[[Image:Beretta92oldest.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Beretta 92, the first Beretta model produced, noted by rounded trigger guard, butt located magazine release, and frame mounted safety (pre-decocking safety) - 9mm.]]
[[Image:UFBeretta1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
[[Image:UFBeretta2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
 
=== Taurus PT92 ===
 
See in episode 4.4 "Violent Solutions"
 
[[Image:TaurusPT92.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Taurus PT92 (stainless) 9mm]]
[[Image:UFBerettaI.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
 
[[Image:UFPT92.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
 
[[Image:UFPT92a.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
 
=== Walther PPK ===
 
In Episode 1.4, "Breakout", Henno uses a [[Walther PPK]] fitted with a suppressor. PPKs are also commonly carried by Red Troop as backup weapons or for covert missions. In Episode 1.6, Captain Caroline Walsh ([[Alex Reid]]) is given a PPK to capture a Serbian dictator.
 
[[Image:WaltherPPkSilenced.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Walter PPK .380 with a sound suppressor. (Brown factory grips)]]
[[Image:UFppk1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
[[Image:UFppk2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
 
=== Makarov PM ===
 
The [[Makarov PM]] is very frequently carried by terrorists in the show.
 
[[Image:MakarovIJ70.jpg|thumb|none|300px|]]
[[Image:UFpm.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
[[Image:UFpma.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
[[Image:UFpm2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
 
=== Bruni Automatic 8mm CAL (M1911 Blank firing gun) ===
In Episode 3.2, "Never Go Back", the leader of the Zimbabwean "Fire Brigade" carries a Bruni Automatic 8mm CAL pistol (which is a theatrical blank firing only replica gun).  The character may carry a real M1911 in other shots, but in this particular shot, he is aiming it at a child actor, so the replica M1911 is used.
[[Image:Bruni8mmM1911BlankGun.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Bruni Automatic 8mm CAL pistol, a blank fire only M1911 style stage pistol that is not a real firearm - 8mm theatrical blanks.  This model is no longer made as there are better M1911 stage guns currently for sale.]]
[[Image:UF1911.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The leader of the Zimbabwean "Fire Brigade" aims a Bruni Automatic 8mm CAL pistol at a little girl - 8mm Theatrical blank.]]
 
===Browning HP===
 
The [[Browning Hi-Power]] was seen in the hands of Henno in season 4 episode 1, "Changing of the Guard"
 
[[Image:Browning HP West German Police.jpg|thumb|none|300px|]]
 
[[Image:UFBHP.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
[[Image:UFBHP2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
 
[[Image:UFBHP3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Henno using the poetry of Mr. Browning.]]
 
=== Smith & Wesson 686 ===
 
First seen in episode 2.5. Also seen in season 3, episode 3 "Class of 1980". The second one seen in Season 4, episode 1, "Changing of the Guard". Might be the same one.
 
[[Image:UFrev.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
 
[[Image:UFrev2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
[[Image:UFrev3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
 
=== Walther P99 ===
 
Seen in Episode 2.4 "The List".
 
[[Image:UFWaltherP99.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
[[Image:UFWaltherP99a.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
 
== Submachine Guns ==
 
=== Heckler & Koch MP5A3 ===
 
The standard-issue weapons for the SAS unit Red Troop in the TV show are [[Heckler & Koch MP5#Heckler & Koch MP5A3|Heckler & Koch MP5A3]] submachine guns, which are always seen with Surefire fore ends and tactical flashlights as well as the SEF-style lower receiver. These weapons are typically used in Red Troop's domestic hostage rescue missions.
 
The other SAS unit, Blue Troop, also use identical weapons, as do many Metropolitan Police SO-19 (now CO-19) constables throughout the show.
 
[[Image:MP5A3 StockCollapsed.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Heckler & Koch MP5A3 9mm]]
[[Image:Vlcsnap-6995.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Jamie Dow ([[Jamie Draven]]) is issued his H&K MP5A3 and SIG P226 when he first joins Red Troop in Episode 1.1, "The Killing House".]]
[[Image:Vlcsnap-7793.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Blue Troop operators prepare to breach and enter the bank in Episode 1.1, "The Killing House".]]
[[Image:Vlcsnap-126438.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Corporal Pete Twamley with his MP5A3 in Episode 2.5, "What in the Name of God".]]
[[Image:Vlcsnap-297909.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Sergeant Henno Garvie firing his MP5A3 in Episode 3.1, "Deadlier Than The Male".]]
 
[[Image:UFMP5Sup.jpg|thumb|none|500px|An MP5A3 with suppressor and scope in Episode 2.4, "The List".]]
 
===Heckler & Koch MP5SD3===
 
Red Troop also makes use of the suppressed [[MP5# Heckler & Koch MP5SD|Heckler & Koch MP5SD3]] on some missions where maintaining a low profile is preferable in order to avoid alerting terrorists to their presence. These weapons are featured most prominently in Episode 2.5, "What in the Name of God" when Red Troop invades the stronghold of a Christian cult terrorist group to capture their leader.
 
[[Image:MP5SD3.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Heckler & Koch MP5SD3 9mm]]
[[Image:Vlcsnap-122525.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Red Troop enters the cult members' house in Episode 2.5, "What in the Name of God" with MP5SD3s.]]
[[Image:Vlcsnap-123817.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Jamie with his MP5SD3 in Episode 2.5, "What in the Name of God".]]
 
===Heckler & Koch MP5K===
 
[[Heckler & Koch MP5#Heckler & Koch MP5K|Heckler & Koch MP5K]] machine pistols appear in some episodes, such as Episode 1.5, "The Killing of a One-Eyed Bookie", where Captain Caroline Walsh ([[Alex Reid]]) uses one to fire back at IRA terrorists during the ambush. The version seen in the show is always the "KA1" variation, a version designed for concealed carry (it lacks the H&K diopter sights in order to avoid getting snagged on clothing when being drawn quickly from beneath a jacket).
 
[[Image:MP5KA4.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Heckler & Koch MP5KA4 9mm with 15-round magazine]]
[[Image:Vlcsnap-49826.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Caroline reaches for the H&K MP5KA1 in Episode 1.5, "The Killing of a One-Eyed Bookie".]]
[[Image:Vlcsnap-55186.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Caroline firing the MP5KA1 through the shattered front window of the car.]]
 
 
===Mini Uzi===
 
The [[Uzi#Mini Uzi|Mini Uzi]] machine pistol appears in several episodes.
 
[[Image:MiniUzi 01.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Mini Uzi 9mm]]
[[Image:Vlcsnap-117798.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A motorcycle gunman fires a Mini Uzi in Episode 2.4, "The List".]]
[[Image:Vlcsnap-4064.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The leader of the Chechen rebels fires her  Mini Uzi in Episode 3.4, "Weapon of Choice".]]
[[Image:UFMUZI.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Episode 4.4 "Violent Solutions"]]
 
===SA Vz.61 Skorpion===
 
The Tibetan nationalists can be seen with [[Skorpion SA Vz 61|Vz 61 Skorpion SA]] machine pistols in Episode 3.1, "Deadlier Than The Male".
 
[[Image:Skorpion-SA-VZ-61.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Skorpion SA Vz 61 - .32 ACP]]
[[Image:UFSASK.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
[[Image:UFSASK2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
 
===Calico M960A===
 
In Episode 3.2, "Never Go Back", Becca takes a [[Calico Series of Rifles and Pistols|Calico M960A]] from the stash of weapons and looks it over, though she winds up using a [[Steyr AUG]] on the mission.
 
[[Image:Calico960a.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Calico M960 9mm.]]
[[Image:UFcalico.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
 
===MAC-10===
 
The Al Qaeda terrorists in Episode 3.3, "Class of 1980", use many [[MAC-10]] machine pistols.
 
[[Image:IngramMAC10.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Ingram MAC-10 - .45 ACP]]
[[Image:UFMac10.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
 
===Steyr TMP===
 
The Al Qaeda terrorists in "Class of 1980" also use a couple [[Steyr TMP]] Submachine guns.
 
[[Image:SteyrTMP.jpg|thumb|350px|none|Steyr TMP 9mm]]
[[Image:UFTMP.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
[[Image:UFTMP2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
 
===IMI Uzi===
 
Seen in episode 4.2 briefly "Charlie Bravo". An Uzi was also first seen in Episode 2.1 "Communications" in the hands of French Special Forces.
 
[[Image:Uzi.jpg|thumb|none|350px|IMI Uzi 9mm]]
 
[[Image:UFUZI.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
[[Image:UFUZI2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
[[Image:UFUZI3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|note 2 magazines clamped together]]
 
===Walther MPL===
 
A [[Walther MP series]] submachine gun was seen briefly in episode 4.2 "Charlie Bravo" with stock missing.
 
[[Image:WaltherMP-L-1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Walther MPL 9mm with stock folded.]]
 
[[Image:UFMPL.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
[[Image:UFMPL2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
 
== Assault Rifles ==
 
===M16 series rifles===
 
For overseas missions where hostages and CQB are not important considerations, Red Troop uses several models in the [[M16 rifle series]], ranging from the very earliest M16 (SP1) to the M16A2, though in nearly all cases, their rifles seem to be fitted with the handguards of M16A2s. They also use [[Cobray 37mm Launcher]]s (to impersonate the [[M203 Grenade Launcher|M203]]) quite frequently.
 
[[Image:M16A1wA2Handguards.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M16A1 with A2 style handguards - 5.56x45mm.  Putting the distinctive A2 handguards on the older rifle was a method used by Movie/TV armorers to simulate A2 rifles when M16A1s were the only ones available.]]
[[Image:M16A2.jpg|thumb|400px|none|M16A2 5.56mm]]
 
[[Image:Vlcsnap-136037.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Pete Twomley ([[Tony Curan]]) using an M16A1 fitted with an M16A2 handguard in Episode 2.6, "Dead Is Forever".]]
[[Image:Vlcsnap-9886.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Dave Woolston ([[Louis Decosta Johnson]]) using an extremely beat-up M16A1 fitted with a Cobray 37mm Launcher in Episode 3.4, "Weapon of Choice".]]
[[Image:Vlcsnap-143503.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Henno using an M16A2 with Cobray 37mm Launcher in Episode 2.6, "Dead Is Forever".]]
 
[[Image:M16A1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M16A1 with 20 round magazine]]
 
[[Image:UFM16A1.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]]
[[Image:UFM16A1a.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]]
[[Image:UFM16M203sp.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Henno's M16 with night optics and M203 in Episode 2.6 "Dead is Forever"]]
 
===CAR-15/M16 carbine series===
 
Red Troop also uses [[M16 rifle series#|CAR-15/M16 carbine]] variations on its overseas missions which, like the full-size M16s they are also seen using, often have fake [[M203 grenade launcher]]s mounted under the barrels.
 
Throughout Season 3, Henno often uses a CAR-15 with an M203 of unknown variant. It looks like an XM177E2, except that it has a brass deflector on the receiver.
 
[[Image:CAR-15Rifle.jpg|thumb|none|400px|CAR-15/XM177 look-a-like 5.56mm]]
[[Image:Vlcsnap-285758.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Henno with his CAR-15/M203 combination in Episode 3.1, "Deadlier Than The Male".]]
[[Image:Vlcsnap-6560.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Another image of Henno with his CAR-15/M203 in Episode 3.4, "Weapon of Choice".]]
[[Image:Vlcsnap-8665.jpg|thumb|none|400px|A close-up of Henno with the CAR-15/M203 in Episode 3.4, "Weapon of Choice".]]
 
Model 733 CAR-15s (with 11.5-inch barrels and [[M16 rifle series#M16A2 Rifle|M16A2]]-style receivers) are used in several episodes, most notably Episode 3.4, "Weapon of Choice".
 
[[Image:Colt Model 733.jpg‎|thumb|400px|none|Colt Model 733 SMG - 5.56mm NATO]]
[[Image:Vlcsnap-9978.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Becca Gallagher ([[Heather Peace]]) with a Colt M733 in Episode 3.4, "Weapon of Choice".]]
 
==Colt Model 653==
Lt. Dotsy Doheny (Jamie Bamber) used a Colt 654 with a solid stock and 16 in barrel.
 
[[Image:UFColtAR.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
[[Image:UFColtARa.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
 
===Heckler & Koch HK33===
 
Another weapon which appears regularly in the series is the [[Heckler & Koch HK33]], and more specifically, the HK33A3 folding-stock variant. Red Troop typically uses these weapons with claw mounts and scopes as semi-automatic sniper rifles (i.e. Episode 1.5, "The Killing of a One-Eyed Bookie" and 3.4, "Weapon of Choice"). They also appear in the hands of French special forces in Episode 2.1, "Communication".
 
[[Image:HK93FS.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Heckler & Koch HK33A3 5.56mm]]
[[Image:Vlcsnap-45091.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Pete with a scoped HK33A3 in Episode 1.5, "The Killing of a One-Eyed Bookie".]]
[[Image:Vlcsnap-77699.jpg|thumb|none|400px|A French special forces soldier with an HK33A3 in Episode 2.1, "Communication".]]
[[Image:Vlcsnap-12635.jpg|thumb|none|400px|A Blue Troop sniper with a scoped HK33A3 in Episode 3.4, "Weapon of Choice". Clearly visible in this screenshot is the plug in the flash hider that enables the gun to fire blanks.]]
 
===AK-47/AKM variations===
 
Many [[AK-47]] and [[AK-47#AKM|AKM]] variants appear in the series in the hands of terrorists, rebel groups, and Third World armies. Red Troop also use AKs sometimes when they are out of ammunition for their own weapons, or when other weapons are not available.
 
Typical of most movies and TV shows made in the West, the Chinese [[AK-47#Norinco Type 56|Norinco Type 56]] (particularly the folding-stock Type 56-1) is the most frequently-seen Kalashnikov derivative in the series.
 
[[Image:Type56S.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Norinco Type 56-1 7.62x39mm]]
[[Image:Vlcsnap-129430.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Georgian militants passing Red Troop in a truck in Episode 2.6, "Dead Is Forever"; they are armed mostly with Chinese Type 56-1 rifles and at least one RPG-7.]]
[[Image:UFAK1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Pete Twamley with a Type 56-1 AK over his shoulder in Episode 1.3, "Natural Selection".]]
[[Image:Vlcsnap-10358.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Henno using a Type 56-1 AK in Episode 3.4, "Weapon of Choice".]]
 
[[AK-47#AKM|AKM]] rifles (or possibly Egyptian MISR copies or some other derivative) also appear in many episodes.
 
[[Image:AKMRifle.jpg|thumb|none|300px|AKM 7.62x39mm]]
[[Image:Vlcsnap-143899.jpg|thumb|none|400px|A Georgian militant with an AKM in Episode 2.6, "Dead Is Forever".]]
[[Image:Vlcsnap-16804.jpg|thumb|none|400px|IRA terrorist, Lavelle, firing an AKM in Episode 3.4, "Weapon of Choice".]]
 
Also common in the show are Yugoslav [[Zastava M70|Zastava M70B1 and M70B2]] assault rifles (i.e. Episode 1.5, "The Killing of a One-Eyed Bookie", and Henno also uses an M70B1 in Episode 1.6, "Something to Do with Justice"). These are Yugoslavian AKM variants with folding ladder sights for launching grenades.
 
[[Image:Zastava M70AB2.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Zastava M70B2 7.62x39mm]]
[[Image:Vlcsnap-66053.jpg|thumb|none|400px|An IRA terrorist firing a Zastava M70B1 in Episode 1.5, "The Killing of a One-Eyed Bookie".]]
[[Image:UFAKM.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Henno showing Serb militants how to use an M70B1 (fixed stock) model in Episode 1.6.]]
[[Image:Vlcsnap-5113.jpg|thumb|none|400px|"Russian" soldiers firing at Chechen rebels in Episode 3.4, "Weapon of Choice"; the soldier on the right is armed with a Zastava M70B2, while the other man has another Chinese Type 56-1.]]
 
=== Heckler & Koch G3 ===
 
In Episode 3.2, "Never Go Back", Red Troop used quite a few [[Heckler & Koch G3]] rifles (some A3s, and some A4s) during the mission to Zimbabwe.
 
[[Image:HKG3A3.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Heckler & Koch G3A3 7.62x51mm NATO]]
[[Image:UFG3a3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
[[Image:UFG3a3a.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
 
=== Heckler & Koch G36C===
 
One of the weapons in the arms stash in Episode 3.2, "Never Go Back" is a [[Heckler & Koch G36#Heckler & Koch G36C|Heckler & Koch G36C]] which is briefly handled but never used.
 
[[Image:Hkg36c.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Heckler & Koch G36C 5.56mm]]
[[Image:UFG36C.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
[[Image:UFG36Cs.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
 
=== Steyr AUG ===
 
In Episode 3.2, "Never Go Back", Becca and Dave both used [[Steyr AUG|Steyr AUG A1]] rifles.
[[Image:Steyr-AUG.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Steyr AUG A1 5.56x45mm]]
[[Image:UFAUG.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
[[Image:UFAUGa.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
[[Image:UFAUGs.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
[[Image:UFAUGc.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
 
=== L85A1 ===
 
British personnel throughout the show are seen wielding [[SA80|L85A1]] service rifles, which Red Troop themselves (like the real-life SAS) never use.
 
[[Image:Sal8.jpg|thumb|none|350px|SA80 5.56x45mm]]
[[Image:UFSA80.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
[[Image:UFSA80a.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
[[Image:UFSA80b.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
 
=== M4A1 ===
 
[[M16 rifle series#M4/M4A1 Carbine|Colt M4A1]] or something similiar. We start seeing these in season 4. I've only watched episode 1 of season 4, will replace some of the caps with others if they show up in the rest of the season. They might not be real M4s judging from the barrels. Everyone's in that episode except Louis had these M4s. Jem's Car-15 was selected either because they ran out of M4s or because his was able to attach an M203.
 
Becca's has a 16-inch barrel, so it may be a Colt Law Enforcement Carbine (like the one in ''[[I Am Legend]]''). Henno's appears to have correct barrel length.
 
[[Image:ColtM4A1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|]]
[[Image:UFM4.jpg‎|thumb|none|500px|]]
[[Image:UFM4a.jpg‎|thumb|none|500px|]]
[[Image:UFM4b.jpg‎|thumb|none|500px|]]
[[Image:UFM4c.jpg‎|thumb|none|500px|]]
 
=== FN FAL ===
 
Two verisons of the [[FN FAL]] Seen in at least one episode, season 4 episode 2, the paratrooper verison and one with Israeli model with wooden furniture and an L1A1-style flash supressor.
 
[[Image:Fal_para-1-.jpg‎ |thumb|none|400px|FN FAL 50.63 Paratrooper with 18" barrel - 7.62x51mm NATO]]
[[Image:Fal13-1-.jpg‎|thumb|none|400px|Israeli FAL ''"Romat"''  with Wooden Furniture 7.62x51mm NATO ]]
 
[[Image:UFFAL.jpg‎|thumb|none|500px|]]
 
[[Image:UFFAL2.jpg‎|thumb|none|500px|]]
 
[[Image:UFFAL3.jpg‎|thumb|none|500px|]]
 
== Sniper Rifles ==
 
===Accuracy International L96A1===
 
Whenever Red Troop requires sniper support, the snipers are typically armed with [[Accuracy International L96A1]] rifles in 7.62x51mm NATO.
 
[[Image:Accuracy International Arctic Warfare - Psg 90.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Accuracy International Arctic Warfare Magnum 7.62x51mm NATO]]
[[Image:Vlcsnap-74514.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Corporal Ricky Mann ([[Danny Sapani]]) aims an L96A1 in Episode 2.1, "Communication".]]
[[Image:Vlcsnap-297257.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A Blue Troop sniper on standby with an L96A1 in Episode 3.1, "Deadlier Than The Male".]]
 
[[Image:UFL96A1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Jem Poynton with his L96A1 in "Breakout"]]
 
===Accuracy International AW50F===
 
In Episode 1.2, "Just a Target", Jamie ([[Jamie Draven]]) goes undercover and joins a militant anti-globalization group which wants him to assassinate an international banker. The terrorists give him a huge .50 BMG [[Accuracy International Arctic Warfare series#AW50 / AW50F|AW50F]] long-range rifle, which none of them are able to fire accurately, and ask him to use it for the assassination. Jamie winds up using the gun to kill one of the terrorists at point-blank range, firing from the hip in a small room (in real life, doing this would cause anyone to go deaf).
 
[[Image:AW50F.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Accuracy International AW50F .50 BMG]]
[[Image:Vlcsnap-17115.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Jamie prepares to fire the AW50F in order to zero it in Episode 1.2, "Just a Target".]]
[[Image:Vlcsnap-19374.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Jamie refusing to use the AW50F.]]
 
===Mauser SP66===
 
Seen in season 4, episode 1 "Changing of the guard"
 
[[Image:UFrifleUK.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
 
[[Image:UFrifleUK2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
 
[[Image:UFrifleUK3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
 
 
===Heckler & Koch SR9 ===
 
One of the Green Berets in "The dividing line" had a SR9
 
 
[[Image:UFPSG.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
 
[[Image:UFPSG2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
[[Image:UFPSG3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
 
== Machine Guns ==
 
===FN Minimi===
 
Red Troop is frequently seen using the [[FN Minimi]] for support during missions overseas.
 
[[Image:M249 FN MINIMI DA-SC-85-11586 c1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|FN Minimi 5.56mm with 200-round ammo drum.]]
[[Image:Vlcsnap-136363.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Captain Caroline Walsh ([[Alex Reid]]) firing an FN Minimi in Episode 2.6, "Dead Is Forever".]]
[[Image:Vlcsnap-16049.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Another Red Troop soldier with an FN Minimi in Episode 3.4, "Weapon of Choice".]]
 
 
=== Maxim M1910/30 ===
 
[[Image:UFMGa.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
[[Image:UFMG.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
 
 
 
=== L7 GPMG===
 
[[Image:UFMAG.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
[[Image:UFMAG2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
[[Image:UFMAG3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
 
=== PKM ===
 
Seen in "Never go Back", season 3 episode 2.
 
[[Image:UFPKM.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
[[Image:UFPKM2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
 
===RPD===
 
Seen in season 4 episode 1, "Changing of the Guard"
 
[[Image:UFRPK.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
[[Image:UFRPKa.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
 
===Browning M1919===
 
Seen in "Weapon of Choice", season 3 episode 4
 
[[Image:UFMGUK.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
 
 
===Browning M2===
 
A [[Browning M2]] was seen in episode 4.2 "Charlie Bravo".
 
[[Image:BrowningM2.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Browning M2 .50 Heavy Barrel]]
[[Image:UFM2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
[[Image:UFM2a.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
[[Image:UFM2b.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
 
 
=== MG3 ===
 
[[MG42|MG3]] was seen in episode 4.2 "Charlie Bravo".
 
[[Image:UFMG3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
 
== Shotguns ==
 
 
=== Remington 870 ===
 
Used by the SAS to breach doors.
 
[[Image:UFShotty870a.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
[[Image:UFShotty870.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
 
=== Sawed off double barrel shotgun ===
 
Seen in the first episode of the series, "Killing House", one of the bank robbers had this weapon.
 
In the Episode Natural Selection, the rogue paratrooper that tried to prevent Candidates from finishing SAS Selection used this to fight and injure other Paratroops.
 
 
[[Image:SawedoffshotgunUntouchables.jpg|thumb|none|300px|]]
[[Image:UFShotty.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
[[Image:UFShotty1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
[[Image:UFShotty2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
[[Image:UFShotty4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
 
=== Double Barrel Shotgun ===
 
Caroline is seen with a full length verison of this in episode 2 of season 1 "Just a Target."
 
[[Image:UFShotty3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
 
===Armsel Striker===
 
Seen in season 3, episode 2, but used like it's a multi-shot grenade launcher.
 
[[Image:UFDao12.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
 
[[Image:UFDao12a.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
[[Image:UFDao12b.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
 
===Remington 870 Sawed Off===
 
A sawed off [[Remington 870]] with raised barrel ribbing is seen in season 3, episode 3, "Class of 1980" in the hands of terrorists.
 
[[Image:UFshottyuk.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
 
== Other ==
 
===(Fake) M203===
 
Red Troop's M16s and CAR-15s are often fitted with what appear to be [[M203 grenade launcher]]s. However, a close inspection of the receivers reveals that they are actually the look-a-like [[Cobray 37mm Launcher|Cobray 37mm launchers]] which are often used to substitute for the M203 in many films and TV shows.
 
[[Image:M16A1wNewCM203.jpg|thumb|none|362px|M16A1 with Cobray M203 replica launcher 37mm]]
[[Image:Vlcsnap-12438.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Henno ([[Ross Kemp]]) prepares to fire the Cobray M203 replica on his CAR-15 in Episode 3.4, "Weapon of Choice".]]
[[Image:UFM203.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Henno's M4 w/M203 in Episode 4.2 "Charlie Bravo". It looks like the launcher is strapped onto the rifle.]]
 
=== M72 LAW ===
 
[[Image:UFLAW.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Jem Poynton fires his M72A2 LAW rocket - 66mm]]
 
[[Image:UFLAW2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Henno firing a LAW]]
 
=== Unidentified Mortar ===
[[Image:UFmortor.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
 
=== RPG ===
 
Seen throughout the series.
 
[[Image:UFRPG.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
 
 
===94mm LAW===
 
Or more like a mock up of this weapon seen in episode 4.4 "Violent Solutions"
 
[[Image:UF94LAW.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
[[Image:UF94LAW2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
 
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Ultimate Force
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Channel ITV
Creator Rob Heyland
Chris Ryan
Genre Action
War
Broadcast 2002 - 2007
No. of Seasons 4
No. of Episodes 21
Main Cast
Character Actor
SSgt. Henry 'Henno' Garvie Ross Kemp
Cpl.Jamie Dow Jamie Draven
Col. Aidan Dempsey Miles Anderson
Cpl. Louis Hoffman Christopher Fox
Tpr. Becca Gallagher Heather Peace
Cpt. Patrick Fleming Sam Callis


Ultimate Force was a British television show that ran from 2002-2006. It centered around 'Red Troop', a crack SAS (Special Air Service) unit that was given the task of defending Britain from terrorist threats in the Post-9/11 world. One of the creators was former SAS soldier Chris Ryan, and as such, has many elements of the real world SAS within the show. One criticism was the show's deference to "political correctness" when it had a female character joining the frontline SAS unit and engaging in front line combat, which would never happen in real life (even in today's mixed gender armed services).

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