PLA

People's Liberation Army Special Operations Forces or simply PLA SOF is a Counter-Terrorist faction in Counter-Strike Online.

Official description
This special forces were formed in the 1980 by the Chinese armed forces compiled. Their goals are to complete special tasks and respond quickly to issues. It was originally organized by the army in Guangzhou. In the end of the 1990s, the 7 Army special forces of the Chinese armed forces have been organized and officially in operation.

Overview
PLA is the Special forces branch of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Ground Force. It was specialized in rapid reaction combat in a limited regional war under high-tech conditions, commando operations, counter-terrorism and intelligence gathering. Although the size of the Special Operations Forces is classified, it is estimated to number 7000 ~ 14000 troops.

Appearance
The Devil Squad operators in game are suited with green uniforms with a purple Kevlar vest (similar to the one of the American DEVGRU) and a gray helmet. According to its appearance, this model is suitable for outdoor operations. It is recommended to use this player model in maps like:
 * Downed
 * Airstrip
 * Train

Weapons and equipment
The Devil Squad has been adopted these following weapons in game as their standard weapons:
 * China Type 95 light machine guns
 * China Type 95B compact assault rifles

Events

 * This faction is released on 21st March 2012 in CSO Indonesia alongside with Vigilante Corps.

Trivia

 * The selection icon shows a PLA operator wielding an M4A1 with the background image of Train map.
 * Once a player uses this model in game, he will get additional 10% experience points and 20% game points.
 * PLA model uses the textures from SEAL Team 6 except for the face and Kevlar vest parts.
 * The player will get 40,000 game points after purchasing this model.