Quote:
Originally Posted by Gun Grape
Well I never was a member of some "elite" unit or service. But I'll try
Trust Shot
Stupidity and showboating. Intentionally having someone forward of the firing zone.
Hands not cammied or no gloves. Soldier with helmet has goggles on helmet but no cover on them to block glare. [color="Red"]These soldiers have just returned from an operation....they are getting their debriefing. It is natural to have taken some things off during debriefs. There is no imminent threat. [color="Red"]
Cammie netting used for rifle has a distinct horizontal pattern. Nothing grows horizontal in the wild. Eyes will be drawn to that naturally. Its out of place
The sniper has also taken up a position by a recognizable point. A tree. Thanks for making the directions for my squad to fire easy "Target Sniper ' base of tree at 2 oClock" instead of "He's about 15 meters forward of and 30 meters to the left the tree" You would appreciate the fact that: (1) Como is used to blend in with the environment surrounding you (2) Snipers do not fight in close combat. They engage from a distance of 2 to 5 km.
What may seem as a bad position for comoflaging yourself close up, maybe the ideal position for comoflaging yourself from a distance. The horizontal camo is ideal from a distance of 1 to 5 km. Detail cannot be seen at those distances. Blotches of colour are the only determinent.
 |
ooh look at those shiney boots.
Hands not cammied, face not properly camouflaged. Cammie should go all the way to the hairline. To include the neck
Soldier to the right has a dangling sling, in addition to the same discrepancies as his buddy. They grab everything. Neither one dummy cords their gear.
Again this is from a survival skills training workshop. It is not a training session for covert extraction or infiltration. The Maroon Berets each have their own specialty. These specialties range from medicine to the sabotage of enemy infrastructure. Acording to their specialty and duties their equipment also change. You would appreciate the fact that they wont use snipers during close combat environments. Because it is a survival course, certain things will be taken away from the soldiers. They will then be dropped off by helicopter to a certain area from which they will have to arive at their given destination on time. No heavy weapons. Just a pistol and knife. No uniform. Standard civilian wear.
Would you like me to critique the first set of pics? Pretty much the same things over and over.[/quote]
Quote:
Bordo Bereliler (Maroon Berets)-(MB) is an elite armed force that created by officers from Turkish Army. The unit was created to eliminate any inside or outside attack to country, a MB officer can survive in any type of terrain, climate, highly trained and educated special soldiers. Today it is under order of Special Forces (old Special Warfare Unit) It also works along with Attack Search & Rescue Teams (ASR) and Underwater Attack Teams (UWA) (Marine Search Teams actual size MB’s also does close protection of Government officials. (Reuters: Turkish Special forces (MB) won the first place in Germany 2004 Special Forces Competition)They became media famous with the caption of Terrorist Leader Abdullah Öcalan in Kenya and brought him back to Turkey. The MB’s identities remain confidential by MIT (Turkish Secret Service)
See NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Bordo Bereliler
|
2004 Special Forces Competition- 1st Place: Turkish Bordo Bereli Unit 2nd Place: Delta Forces
Some of the different uniforms and equipment used
Very High Altitude Jump Qualified Maroon Berets
Two Maroon Beret (In their capacity as close protection for Turkish First Family-this case the First Lady)
Actual footage of the Turkish Maroon Berets taken during the Kardak (Imia) Crisis from the Agean
Note the fool camo suited to the topography of the island.
On Roof-Top along side the route being used by the Turkish President.
VVIP Hostage Rescue Training
Assigned as Close Protection to General Yasar Buyukanit, Chief of the Turkish General Staff
Assigned here as Close Protection Security for His Excellency Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, NATO Secretary-General
http://www.nato.int/pictures/2004/040626b/b040626m.jpg