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Subject: Top 10 Special Forces
Diablo_45    1/3/2004 5:54:04 AM
any ideas ??? (1 per country please)
 
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beersheba    RE:Top 10 Special Forces   7/6/2004 3:15:17 AM
Patton620, I wouldn't like to go ranking any of those special forces in any order. UK, Australia, US, Germany, France, Kiwi, Isreal, Poland...the list goes on. They all have top quality special forces. But I'm curious as to why you hold the Spetznaz in such high regard??
 
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southern cross    RE:Top 10 Special Forces   7/6/2004 9:20:10 AM
was it the spetznaz who did the CT op in the russian theatre? cause if it was then they lose many points for that bungle
 
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Ehran    RE:Top 10 Special Forces   7/6/2004 11:16:53 PM
spetznaz is kinda generic term for russian "special" forces. you will find spetznaz police units and security firms now in moscow. also the actual quality of different military spetz units varied considerably.
 
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Patton620    RE:Top 10 Special Forces   7/6/2004 11:54:20 PM
i just believe that they, they meaning spetznaz probably have more combat experience than other special forces from the other countries that u named beersheba. Yes of course they were not always successfull in there missions but their experience in several combat zones like afganistan during the soviet invasion and even in chechneya today, cannot be discounted here. i also remember hearing about some spetznaz forces being deployed to bosnia sorry i dont remember where i heard this it but dont take my word for their involvement in bosnia.
 
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DON HECTOR    RE:Top 10 Special Forces   7/7/2004 8:12:04 PM
i think they will be: 1-SAS 2-U.s 3-russian 4-german 5-frensh 6-chineese 7-israili 8-swedish 9-polish 10-egyptian
 
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southern cross    RE:Top 10 Special Forces   7/7/2004 9:10:16 PM
my perdsonal choice, and thats what it is my beleif from what i know so dont go attacking my list. in countries not individual special forces. 1.USA 2.UK 3.Australia 4.France 5.Israel 6.Germany 7.New Zealand (quality not size) 8.Polish 9.Spain 10.Russian
 
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panaceus    RE:Top 10 Special Forces   7/8/2004 10:52:11 AM
This would be my list based purely on the operational ability and current experience 1. Israel: Shatayet 13, Sayaret Matkal 2. US: Navy Seals (probably because they are most widely reported) 3. SBS/SAS (UK, Aussie's and New Zealand) 4. India: Para-commandos (SF groups only), MARCOS, NSG (extensive combat operations for the last 20 years continously in Kashmir, Northeast India, Sri Lanka and Punjab)Marcos is currently carrying out anti terrorism and anti-pirate operations (ship boarding etc.)in the malacca straits and near deigo garcia 5. Poland/France/Germany 6. Russia 7. China (not much experience as SF but intensive ground training and more frequent excercises as compared to western SF units 8. Italy 9. Scandanavian countries 10. Japan (very small SF group but highly trained unfortunately lack in combat experience) As an after thought There is not much of a difference between no. 2 and no.3 but Isreal would definetly be on the top because of their constant threat and skirmishes ever since the state of israel was formed. That kind of experience can never be developed in the hardest training courses
 
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CCCP_ru    CCCP!!!   7/9/2004 10:30:21 AM
UK Isreal Russia US Germany France ....hmmmm....
 
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MasterCaution    Portuguese Airborne.......   7/10/2004 5:12:04 PM
From what I have read and heard from people in the Armed Forces, the Portuguese Special Forces, wether they are Navy, Army or Airforce, are some of the best in the world. They have had lots of war experience in the ex-colonies, limited resources, which in turn made them very efficient and very well trained.
 
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Who dares wins    RE:Top 10 Special Forces   7/21/2004 1:47:57 PM
this is a reply to the original message, i can't understand a bloody word you said
 
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