SOCOM
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The Mk.23 SOCOM is an offensive handgun weapon system, similar to Heckler & Koch's USP series of handguns. The SOCOM is chambered for the powerful .45 ACP cartridge and has a 12 round capacity. It is usually also equipped with a Laser Aiming Module (LAM) and a sound suppressor.
The SOCOM is the first gun Solid Snake finds in Metal Gear Solid, and is often considered Snake's trademark gun, despite the fact that during the Plant Chapter he uses a USP (the SOCOM and the USP are very similar weapons, however) and an M4 carbine. Snake, disguised as Iroquois Pliskin, hands Raiden a SOCOM.
The SOCOM is in the back of the truck at the beginning of Metal Gear Solid, because of this, it can be completely missed if the player doesn't explore much. However, it can be found in the holding cells in Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes if Snake misses the SOCOM in the truck; he automatically picks it up during a scripted sequence. While noisy at first, a SOCOM suppressor can be found in the Tank Hangar.
