Varyag Special Forces

The Varyag Special Forces Squadron is a Yuktobanian special forces unit. The unit is part of the Yuktobanian Ground Force  Varyag Squadron appears only in Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War.

Appearances
Varyag Squadron appears first in the mission Powder Keg (aka Operation Snake Pit). The special forces unit is deployed in the jungle around a massive ammo dump, equipped with Shoulder-Mounted SAM Launchers. Varyag repeatedly attempts to stop the attacking Wardog Squadron, but fails in doing so.

The unit appears once again, this time supporting several other units in a attempt to find a V1 Tactical Nuclear Weapon, which was stolen by a Yuktobanian Resistance group in the mission Ghosts of Razgriz (aka Operation Riverbed). Infantry from the group (this time without SAM Launchers) are deployed to find the Resistance's hideout. Varyag soldiers are carried in CH-47 Chinook helicopters (presumably also a part of Varyag Squadron. The unit fails to find the nuke before it is disabled by the Resistance.

Equipment

 * CH-47 Chinook- Used to transport members of Varyag squadron into and out-of combat zones.
 * Shoulder-Mounted SAM Launchers- Surface-to-Air missile launchers that can be carried by individual Varyag units and are undetectable from the air.

Trivia

 * Though Varyag Squadron's Shoulder-Mounted SAMs are supposedly undetectable from the air, they can be found by tracking the direction a fired missile came from and bombing or strafing that area.
 * "Varyag" is the name of a Soviet Aircraft Carrier.
 * The Varyag Squadron may be a reference to the Cossacks. Like the Cossacks, the Varyag Squadron is presumably and ethnic group. Many are likely to be mercenaries (like the Coassacks).
 * Varyag was a common Slavic name for Swedish-Viking tribes.