Private military companies
From the Metal Gear Wiki
Private Military Companies or PMCs are "Guns-For-Hire", consisting of soldiers employed to take part in military action and often belonging to a state which is not directly involved in the conflict. Usually hired warriors, wanting pay for their duties, mercenaries are often known by the government but rejected. Although rejected, if the time comes when a nation needs extra troops or "dirty work" to be done, they would probably hire these mercenaries. Most mercenary groups often break off of former government or military, like with Gurlukovich's group of Pro-Communist soldiers.
In tune with the War Economy, numerous smaller and local scaled PMCs are also prevalent, such as in the Middle East, where private operators are hired as battlefield commanders and trainers for the militia. Most of the militiamen in the Middle East actually belonged to a nameless PMC, where most of the local men turned to for employment out of desperation. The rebel army Solid Snake fought with in South America also managed to hire their own PMC for assistance.
In 2014, the five largest group of PMCs were all are working under a single mother-company named Outer Heaven, which is in turn ultimately headed by Liquid Ocelot. Logistically, technologically, and tactically advantaged, they are deployed all over the globe with the use of high-tech, high-end technology on the battlefield, and can come in and out of any conflict with minimal casualties.
The fate of the PMC forces is uncertain following the destruction of the Patriots and the collapse of the war economy; but it is likely that they are eventually disbanded.
[edit] List of PMCs
Otselotovaya Khvatka
- Based in Russia.
- Оцелотовая Хватка lit. "Ocelot Grip"
- "Arms of the octopus, arms for your war"
- — Pieuvre Armement slogan
- Based in France.
- Deployed in South America, fighting with the South American state army against the Rebel Guerrilla Soldiers.
- lit. "Octopus Armaments"
- Vehicles used include Strykers and Sliders.
- "A sense of duty when the risks run high"
- — Praying Mantis slogan
- Based in the UK.
- Deployed in the Middle East, to fight the Militia.
- Vehicles used include Strykers, Humvees, Attack UAVs and Sliders.
- "Never a shot in the dark"
- — Raven Sword slogan
- Based in the US.
- Deployed in Eastern Europe, in efforts to take out the Paradise Lost Army, led by Big Mama.
- Also deploy Humvees, Attack UAVs, and Sliders.
- "Evolution reinvented"
- — Werewolf Slogan
- Based in the US.
- Deployed unmanned units to Shadow Moses Island to stop the progress of Solid Snake.
[edit] Gallery
 A couple of Praying Mantis soldiers in the Middle East. |
 A Pieuvre Armement soldier. |
 A Raven Sword soldier. |
 A Humvee operated by Raven Sword, deployed on a routine patrol. |
 Werewolf deployed mainly un-manned units to Shadow Moses. |
