So my MC is UK ex army, served in Iraq, Al Basra. The military aspect is not huge in the story, but is pertinent. So far I have had him as a regular soldier, I have not mentioned his unit or rank. As the story is developing I find I need to give him a more detailed background. First I need his skill set to be upgraded so I wonder what unit may suit that? sort of 'special forces' or something. The next matter concerns guns. There is scene where he and a buddy he served with are going to extract a hostage from the clutches of two criminal brothers in a semi secure setting and the possibility of a few other hostiles to deal with. I had figured they would have two small assault weapons, automatic, and two hand guns. I need to know what weapons these guys might choose AND it be a possibility that they could get them (even if remote). They may also need to open a safe with an explosive, so expertise in explosives would be a factor as would choice of explosive. I have had really great help with a similar enquiry before, as I know nothing of matters military. Thanks
Don't know anything about weaponry used however, maybe this will help; Special Forces - see link https://www.hughmcmanners.com/military/uk-special-forces-guide/#:~:text=Britain%20has%20a%20number%20of%20Special%20Forces%20units%2C,Special%20Forces%20major%20general%2C%20from%20the%20UKSF%20Directorate. Other elite troops Royal Marines Parachute Regiment
There's a list of units / subunits involved in the Iraq war here. Weapons is a funny part; British soldiers were issued L85A1 and L85A2 variants of SA80 carbines which are notoriously terrible weapons. Here's some explanation.
The weapons they have for this were stolen from a private security unit working in the region. The MC is doing this with someone he served with, this someone, 'Mouse' worked for this private firm for a bit, but got the weapons from their training camp based in southern Spain, were he also worked, and smuggled them in part by part when coming into the UK on R&R. Does this sound feasible, at all? I could post the scene.