The British Commandos were elite special forces created after Britain was thrown off of the European continent to continue the fight against Germany. They conducted clandestine operations to raid enemy territory, sabotage infrastructure, and steal valuable information and technology.
No. 4 Commando’s first mission was Operation Claymore, a raid on occupied Norwegian Lofoten Islands to sabotage the major fish oil production. The Commandos destroyed 18,000 tons of shipping and captured over 200 Germans. Even more significant the commandos had captured the rotor wheels for an enigma machine and its code books which provided vital information for deciphering Germany’s naval codes. The Commandos also participated in a raid on coastal France and in the disastrous Dieppe Raid.
As the Allies continued to push back Germany there was little need for special commando raids and commandos were then used as elite infantry to act as spearheads for assaults.
No. 4 Commando participated in the Normandy Landings landing on Sword Beach. Their first mission were to capture a gun battery at Oistreham. Next they helped reinforce paratroopers that were holding the Pegasus Bridge. The Commandos continued to serve in the Normandy campaign protecting the beachhead’s left flank. The Commandos participated in Operation Infatuate or the battles to liberate the Scheldt river to open up shipping to the Belgian port of Antwerp
This would be a Guerilla squad. Their unique weapon would be the Patchett Machine Carbine. The Patchett was developed by Sterling Armaments Company in 1944 as a replacement for the cheap and crude Sten. Some Patchetts were trialed in combat by paratroopers and commandos. Notably an officer of No. 4 Commando was photographed with a Patchett. The Patchett would go on to be refined until it evolved into the Sterling SMG
To make this squad even more special, it could come with a unique secondary weapon as well. The De Lisle carbine was a heavily modified Lee-Enfield for clandestine operations used by British commandos. The Sterling Armaments Company developed a prototype De Lisle with a folding stock instead of a full wooden stock. This is the same exact stock that was used for their Patchett smg
I think it would be a neat pair to have a Guerilla Commando squad with both a Patchett smg and a De Lisle carbine that came from the same company and having the same stock. They’re like brothers!