ß-Spetznaz History written by DolphiNCommand

INDEX Beta Spetsnaz Update Metal Gear Solid Special External Links Site links Updates

Beta Spetsnaz Update

Many people have wondered what the reasoning behind the release of the Tokyo Marui Beta Spetsnaz has been. Why an AK of all things? At least it wasn't an Armalite, but is there going to be a call for a "modern" Kalashnikov after all, the AKS and AK47 mainly sells on the fact (in Japan) that it was in the Vietnam Conflict. But for the year 2001 - what gives?

Well, I think I've got a fair idea! With the stunning release of Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, on the Sony Playstation 2, It all becomes clear!

In the Game, Mr Unshaven himself, Solid Snake, comes up against a large amount of what look like Russian Special Forces. Dusting off his Mk23, and Scrabbling around for another FA-MAS clip, we find that the Spetsnaz guys are toting a rather familiar weapon! The AK74 Spetsnaz.

Okay, so its not exactly the same as the Tokyo Marui one, but have a look for your self here on these screen shots! (notice some of the rifles have the side folding stock)

Ok, Here are some more pictures of the AK Spetsnaz that appears in Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons Of liberty. Note the shot, where you are looking at the Rifle from behind the grilles of a locker.

Note that Tokyo Marui is actually Konami's "Weapon" consultant, and apparently appears in the credit sequence! Other credits include Silent Scope 1 and 2! where do you think Konami got all those PSG's from :D

From the looks of these pictures I predict that a side folding stock and a MGS russian style Silencer will be released as accesories for the Beta Spetsnaz, If not by Tokyo Marui, then by our friends in Taiwan

Metal Gear Solid Special

As mentioned before on this news page Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty features a lot of airsoft inspired kit. and vice versa. It's probably going to influence a lot of Airsoft sales in the year 2000, Which can only be a good thing!

Lets have a look at the kit which Solid Snake gets to faff about with this time round!

First off snake is armed with a silenced M9 that has been modified to shoot darts. and is equipped with a laser

Later on, Snake picks up a USP.45. MGS fans might be a bit miffed as the SOCOM is nowhere to be seen! however, the USP.45 also gets a rather cool laser system to replace the Wilcox unit of old.

FA-MAS - Yeah, snake gets to play with his old favorite the FA-MAS. 30 rounds of high
velocity NATO 5.56mm - can't be beaten. (Update: actually the FA-MAS is not in the game. The FA-MAS was in the demo, which is significantly different from the final game. - from Owen Humphreys)

AK74u - Well we all know what this looks like. Can anyone say AK Beta spetsnaz?

Metal Gear RAY Nuclear Powered and Nuclear armed, Amphibious and multi legged, Metal Gear REX is capable of deploying nuclear weapons anywhere around the world with out a moments hesitation. also able to take on and win against older variations of MG, specifically Metal Gear REX.

"Otacon! I think we have a problem...."

Tokyo Marui have already produced the FAMAS, the AK-Beta Spetsnaz, the Mk.23, the M9, and Idoubt that they are going to release a scale copy of Metal Gear RAY, although having said that, the TM Godzilla..... That leaves the USP .45. Perhaps Tokyo Marui might grace us with a GBB version? Perhaps we will get some special editions in the same vein as the CAPCOM:BIOHAZARD guns?

In the mean time Ithink TM are on to a winner with the NBB Mk23. its obvious Metal Gear connections is going to make them rather collectable when they are finally released!

Here are some Spetznaz armpatches found around on the net.

...and if you want some russian Spetsnaz kit to go with your spanking new Beta Spetsnaz, why not try: http://www.rusmilitary.com/

Update: Hideo Kojima is an airsoft fan!

Apart from the Beta Spetsnaz appearing in the game, We also discover that Hideo Kojima is an Airsoft fan! Now we dont get to see a piece of Airsoft gear per se. but we do get to see a helluva lot of BB's! I'll let Stuka from Airsoft Zone fill you in on the details.. Stuka - Airsoft in Metal Gear Solid 2 - spoiler 02:59 PM December 16, 2001 "Hmmm... It was pretty funny - I was playing MGS2 last night (over and over again) - in the part where you see Raven Toy. I shot the toy with the M9 - it initiated Alarm mode and started shooting bb's out of its minigun! It was pretty funny - he was spinning around in place, shooting little bb's all over the floor! In about a minute or two - the hall started to resemble my room, with white bb's all over the floor! Worth seeing - next time you play the tanker mission - shoot him and run for the locker... Once the coast is clear - laugh you a$$ off..." - Stuka!

MGS Links:
http://www.spawntoys.com/Metalgear/vulcan.jpg Get your own Vulcan Raven here from SpawnToys
http://www.16bit.com - Read about MGS figures here

Also if you want to find out what all the fuss is about, Download this trailer http://tvmedia.ign.com/media/mgs2/mgsdvdfull.MPG its 92 megabytes in size, but boy does it kick arse! For those of you that dont want to kill your modem we have the "petite" sized new trailer http://ps2movies.ign.com/media/tgs2001/fallvideo/mgs2tgs_en.asx a 9 meg download from IGN.

External Links:
Marui's page for the BetaS - it's in Japanese, but it's easily translatable, you can find a translated version here
Hustler's review - Hustler's (of Team2Sexy) review of this CQB AEG marvel

Site links:
TM AK47 review - a comprehensive AK review written by Inferno
TM AK47 Systema FTK fitting guide - written by Arnie, a complete guide into stripping and rebuilding your AK, right down to the little springs. :)