The team carried what Reece recognized as Flux Defense Raider Xs on Ferro Concepts single-point slings. The Raider was a micro PDW, or Personal Defense Weapon, designed for operations in semipermissive, nonpermissive or denied environments where concealability was paramount but where one also needed additional capability beyond that offered by a traditional handgun. The Raider chassis system with a spring-loaded stock accepted the 9mm SIG P320 Fire Control Unit, barrel and slide and offered operators the speed, maneuverability, and concealability of a pistol with the magazine capacity and stability of a carbine. It was designed for those times you want a rifle, but the operational environment just does not allow for it. These were coyote tan and affixed with SIG MODX-9 suppressors, Aimpoint T2 red-dot optics, and SureFire X300Ts mounted in the six o’clock position. Top-mounted charging handles allowed for L3 Harris NGALs – Next Generation Aiming Lasers – to be attached to three-slot picatinny rails on the left side. Reece noted they had all tac reloaded after their engagement; the larger capacity thirty-round magazines were in their weapons and the twenty-one-round magazines were secured in their foregrips. These were professionals.