Share your views, on which are the best Special Forces in the world today. Take into account their training, actual missions, records, etc.
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The one that suceeds!
Combat actions are you win some, you lose some.
Awfully difficult to quantify.
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It’s hard to say, especially because it isn't much known about them. My guess would be between British SAS and Russian Alfa's.
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In terms of training, it takes more than a year to produce a U.S Army Special Forces soldier (aka Green Berets). They're the best at what THEY do. I can't compare them to the SEALs, because SEALs specialize in maritime operations.
So, there's really no "Who's better?...." question here.
It's like comparing apples and oranges.
But I know of no other units like the U.S Army Special Forces in the world, so I'll assume they're the best.
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Originally posted by giggs88But I know of no other units like the U.S Army Special Forces in the world, so I'll assume they're the best.
Cheers!...on the rocks!!
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Originally posted by Officer of EngineersDisagree Captain. The SAS does not carry heavy firepower with them. They call in strikes instead.
I'll clarify myself. From info read in memoires of ex-SAS officers/NCOs, for instance during joint exercises, The SAS teams were always a minute or two ahead of the US teams in basic drills like slithering down choppers and quick assault. I was just comparing these basic issues.
That's a whole world of difference when compare to forces who carry their own firepower (ie, the Indian Army).
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Originally posted by lemontree
Sir that is use of old doctrine which I belive is changing now. The IAF has become a little more accurate and we are not scared of calling them in :)
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Originally posted by lemontreeThe SAS beats them hands down, at least this is what joint exercises have shown.
Well, that's what the SF does. Don't know if the SAS can really be compared to them. But I don't know what the SAS does, so.....
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Originally posted by giggs88Well, that's what the SF does. Don't know if the SAS can really be compared to them. But I don't know what the SAS does, so.....
SAS are primarily anti-terrorist and assassination (not to put too fine a point on it).
That's just a rough description though.
One of the reasons that SAS are described as "the best" is that they have so much more experience than pretty much anybody else.“He was the most prodigious personification of all human inferiorities. He was an utterly incapable, unadapted, irresponsible, psychopathic personality, full of empty, infantile fantasies, but cursed with the keen intuition of a rat or a guttersnipe. He represented the shadow, the inferior part of everybody’s personality, in an overwhelming degree, and this was another reason why they fell for him.”
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Yea TopHat, you got it. The training itself takes 1 year (or MORE for Medical Sergeants!!). They completely immerse themselves into the culture (they dress, look, and talk like the native people).
When I think of SAS, I think Delta, since that's how Delta was inspired (the SAS). SF is just something completely different from the SAS.
http://media.militaryphotos.net/phot...anistan/bones2
SF in Afghanistan. Pretty freakin' unconventional.
http://professionalsoldiers.com/vide...eel_400_MB.mpg
Huge ass video about SF. :)
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Originally posted by giggs88Yea TopHat, you got it. The training itself takes 1 year (or MORE for Medical Sergeants!!). They completely immerse themselves into the culture (they dress, look, and talk like the native people).
Cheers!...on the rocks!!
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The British SAS and SBS are the best and every serviceman respects that.
The US Delta are fanatstic and then i think it's the Seals
You can't count the Aussie's out so i'm putting them right below the US because they are superior when it comes to special forces.
The Russian Spestnaz are some really tough SOB's.
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