Mobile Eingreiftruppe 2000 ("Mobile Strike Force 2000") or MET2000 (also simply MET) is one of the largest mercenary forces in the world: 200,000 personnel (not counting the ARGUS agents) serve in the classic land, air and sea branches (sea being the smallest). MET 2000 is SOTA-equipped, soldiers are well-trained and almost everybody has cyberware to some degree.
MET2000 is incorporated as an ÖAG, a partly public corporation. The major shareholders are:
- Allied German States 34%
- IFMU 21%
- Ruhrmetall 18%
(also see the note below)
40% of all MET personnel have to stand ready for use by the AGS government. MET 2000 is doctrinally the offensive force of Germany as the Bundeswehr is a pure defense army. MET intelligence services subsidiary ARGUS also support the BND, the German foreign intelligence service.
Differences between US and German material[]
The german sourcebook Deutschland in den Schatten lists MET2000 shareholders as Germany 34%, IFMU 21%, Ruhrmetall 18% and "large shareholders including Ares and Japan" 19%. The english translation of this sourcebook, Germany, lists Germany 34%, IFMU 21%, Ruhrmetall 18%, Ares 19% and "thousands of small shareholders" 18% (which makes a total of 110%).