Shadow Company


 * "Shadow Company is a different breed. No more vodka-drunk Ultranationalists. They're trained like we are."
 * — John "Soap" MacTavish

Shadow Company is an elite secret unit of private military contractors under the direct command of General Shepherd that appears as the main enemy faction for the last missions of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2's campaign, and in one Special Ops mission, "Snatch & Grab". All members of the unit are extremely loyal to General Shepherd to the point where they assisted him in his plans to betray Task Force 141.

Known Members

 * Shepherd
 * Avatar One
 * Oxide
 * Excalibur
 * Vinson
 * Lambert
 * Kestrel 3-2

Arsenal
Shadow Company soldiers are heavily armed, highly trained and extremely dangerous. Their choice of weapons consists of modern weapons, with the ACR and SCAR as their primaries. Their weapons of choice are similar to those of Task Force 141 and the U.S. Army Rangers. Their arsenal includes:

Assault Rifles

 * ACR
 * SCAR-H
 * AUG
 * M4A1

Machine Guns

 * M240
 * MG4
 * RPD

Sub-machine Guns and Machine Pistols

 * MP5K
 * UMP45
 * TMP
 * Vector
 * G18
 * P90

Shotguns

 * M1014
 * AA-12
 * SPAS-12
 * Underbarrel Shotgun

Handguns

 * M9
 * .44 Magnum (used by Shepherd)
 * M1911
 * Desert Eagle
 * USP .45

Grenades

 * M67 Grenade
 * Flashbang
 * Smoke Grenade (On character models)

Launchers

 * AT4
 * RPG-7
 * M203

Other

 * Riot Shield
 * Combat Knife
 * Dogs
 * WA2000

Vehicles

 * Technical
 * Up-armored SUV
 * UAZ-469
 * M1026 HMMWV
 * M1A1 Abrams
 * M2A2 Bradley
 * UH-60 Black Hawk
 * MH-53 Pave Low
 * AH-6 Little Bird
 * MH-6 Little Bird
 * Zodiac
 * MQ-1 Predator
 * F-15 Eagle
 * CH-46 Sea Knight

Equipment
Soldiers of this unit are distinguished by their black combat uniforms, with both a U.S. flag and a spade symbol patch being worn on either arm, and tan SDS BAE releasable body armor vests, and by wearing Pro-Tec bump helmets with balaclavas and tactical goggles, with night vision goggles occasionally being worn as well; they also have various other equipment such as magazines pouches, grenades, etc. (See the Character Models section below)

Head models
All Shadow Company soldiers are depicted as having a Caucasian skin tone and as wearing black balaclavas. Most soldiers will wear bump helmets which are either grey with black ballistic goggles pulled up or olive drab/khaki with similarly coloured ballistic goggles worn over the face and night vision goggles mounted to the helmet; there are also various detail differences (such as the olive/khaki helmet having a right-hand-side helmet light), but both models do have American flag patches on either side of the helmet, a left-hand-side light module, and a headset worn under the helmet for communications and/or hearing protection. Soldiers with riot shields will wear a standard military helmet in black with a protective visor.

Uniform and load bearing equipment models
All Shadow Company soldiers are depicted as wearing a black uniform with each arm bearing a US flag patch and a spade symbol patch, a coyote brown body armour vest with black MOLLE strips (load bearing equipment is also coloured this way), coyote brown combat gloves with black fingertips and hard knuckles, coyote brown kneepads, and black boots.

If the soldier is using an assault rifle, the character model has three rifle magazine pouches on the lower left of the chest, a MOLLE panel with three pistol magazine pouches on the upper left of the chest, four utility pouches (three on the right-hand-side, one on the left-hand-side), a radio pouch on the lower left of the back with a cable leading to a push-to-talk module on the upper left of the chest, a hydration bladder on the back with the drinking tube leading to a pouch on the upper right of the chest, two chemlight sticks on the upper right of the chest, and a coyote brown polymer drop holster on the right thigh.

If the soldier is using a submachine gun or a sniper rifle, the character model has a chest rig consisting of several open-top submachine gun magazine pouches (with two road flares or chemlight sticks and three pistol magazine pouches being attached directly to these), three horizontal magazine pouches on the upper chest, loose flashbangs and smoke grenades on the lower left-hand-side, a Special Air Service-type gas mask on the lower left-hand-side, a radio pouch on the lower left of the back with a cable leading to a push-to-talk module on the upper chest pouches, a roll of cable or rope and three small pouches on the lower right-hand-side, and a coyote brown fabric drop holster on the right thigh.

If the soldier is using a shotgun, the character model has a chest rig consisting of three pouches with shotgun shells being carried in external loops (as well as additional shotgun shells on the right shoulder and on a cross-diagonal strap), a carabiner with a tape roll, loose smoke grenades on the lower left-hand-side, various pouches on the lower left-hand-side and back (including a radio pouch with a cable leading to a push-to-talk module on the upper left of the chest), a large roll of cable or rope on the lower right-hand-side, and a tan polymer drop holster on the right thigh with an additional pistol magazine holder.

If the soldier is using a machine gun or a launcher, the character model has a chest rig with two large ammunition pouches on the lower left of the chest, one large ammunition pouch and two smaller ammunition pouches on the lower right of the chest, a coyote brown groin protector, a radio pouch on the upper left of the back with a cable leading to a push-to-talk module on the upper left of the chest, two smaller ammunition pouches on the lower left-hand-side, loose fragmentation grenades on the lower right-hand-side, and a black polymer drop holster on the right thigh.

If the soldier is using a riot shield, the character model has an additional body armour vest in urban camouflage, additional arm protection, a black groin protector, a battle belt in urban camouflage with loose smoke grenades on the left-hand-side, several utility pouches on the lower left- and right-hand-sides, a radio pouch on the upper right of the back with a cable leading to a pouch on the additional body armour vest, and a black polymer drop holster on the right thigh. Uniquely, the character model has a black body armour vest, black gloves with grey fingertips, and black kneepads compared to these being in coyote brown with some black detailing when worn by other Shadow Company soldiers.