Spetsnaz

Russian Spetsnaz is a counter-terrorist faction in Counter-Strike Online.

Offical description
The primary missions of the Russian SPETSNAZ are: acquiring intelligence on major economic and military installations and either destroying them or putting them out of action, organizing sabotage and acts of subversion; carrying out punitive operations against rebels; forming and training insurgent detachments, etc.

Overview
The Spetsnaz is a special purpose unit in Russia. It was formed in the Soviet era. The primary function of Spetsnaz troops in wartime was infiltration/insertion behind enemy lines (either in uniform or civilian clothing), usually well before hostilities were scheduled to begin and, once in place, to commit acts of sabotage (such as the destruction of vital NATO communications logistics centers) and the assassination of key government leaders and military officers.

Appearance
The Spetsnaz operative in the game are suited with gray urban camouflage uniform with a black Kevlar vest on it and a gray helmet with a red star on it. The player is recommended to choose this player model in snow terrain maps such as:
 * Survivor
 * Vostok
 * Office

Weapons and equipment
The Spetsnaz had adopted these weapons in game as their standard weapons:
 * USSR/Russia Izmash AK-47 assault rifles (replaced by the AK-74 in the 1970s)
 * USSR/Russia Izmash AKM assault rifles (seen in Chechen wars)
 * Russia Izmash AN-94 assault rifles
 * Israel IMI Tavor TAR-21 assault rifles
 * Russia KBP VSK-94 surpressed sniper rifles
 * USSR/Russia Izmash Dragunov SVD self-loading sniper rifles
 * USSR/Russia Izmash PKM machine guns

Trivia

 * The selection icon shows a Spetsnaz operative welding an M249 with the background image of Survivor.
 * This character model should be used frequently on snow terrain maps.