British Commandos

The British Commandos were special forces units created by the United Kingdom during World War II. Functioning under the Combined Operations Headquarters, the Commandos were created with the purpose of carrying out raids within German-occupied Europe in 1940. Identified by their distinctive green berets, the Commandos would perform 57 raids within Europe between 1940 and 1944, and go on to take part in operations in all theatres of the war. Though they were disbanded following the end of the war, many modern special forces units trace their roots back to the World War II Commandos, including the British Special Air Service and the United States Army Rangers.

An unspecified unit of British Commandos appear as a playable faction in Battlefield 1942: Secret Weapons of WWII.

Battlefield 1942
The Battlefield 1942: Secret Weapons of WWII expansion introduces the British Commandos as a new elite faction. The faction has access to more varied and advanced weaponry and vehicles alongside those already used by the British Army. The Commandos fight against the German Elite Forces and Wehrmacht.

Kits
The British Commandos are issued the same equipment as the British Army alongside some unique weapons, such as a Suppressed Sten submachine gun and the Bren Light Machine Gun. The Engineer kit is equipped with a Shotgun, in significant contrast to the bolt-action rifles generally used by the class, enabling the Commando Engineer to function in close quarters much more effectively than those from other factions. All kits are equipped with Commando Knives which can used as melee weapons or thrown at enemies.

All kits wear the Commando's distinctive green berets. Like the German Elite Forces, the British Commandos will don different outfits depending on the map being played. On urban maps, they wear tan outfits similar to those worn by the British Army kits while a white and grey camouflage uniform with black gloves is worn on snowy maps.

Light Vehicles/APCs

 * Willys MB
 * M3 Half-track
 * LVTP
 * XA42
 * M4A1 MMC

Tanks/IFVs

 * M4 Sherman
 * M8 Greyhound

Fixed-Wing Aircraft

 * C-47 Skytrain
 * F-85 Goblin
 * AW-52
 * Spitfire

Naval Vessels

 * Commando Raft

Emplacements

 * M2 Browning