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Delta Force is regarded as the most elite, highest trained and most combat effective strike force the US military has under their government and British and Australian SAS are highly respected among them.
I was just reading their wikipedia page which provides links also for all evidence of information. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delta_Force Quote:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austral...rvice_Regiment Also talks about their training and enlistment process for Delta and SAS. I just found this extremely badass video of the Australian SAS under training, I recommend everybody on here watch it. Its awesome and shows that we got the skills to pay them bills ha! Australian SAS Training Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JRqK2dFQCg Last edited by GTS_300_Coupe; 27-12-2007 at 09:15 PM. |
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yeah the SAS are pretty badass, they were the ones doing all the covert intell when the USA invad..i mean liberated Iraq.
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The legion etrange would chew up and spit out them blokes..
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i would love to be in the SAS. that would be the most awesome thing ever.
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![]() Back on topic, whether it's the Aussie SAS, the German GSG or the US Army Rangers...the best trained soldiers in the world are the one's who have actually seen "real" combat and it's ugly aftermath, no amount of training can prepare you for that...
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Back to the subject, the aussie SAS are one of the top group of combat troops around on par probably with the NZ SAS who are very highly sort after for major conflicts .
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They are probably the most battle experienced outfit in the world,and have been on constant deployment almost forever,have a look at their current deployments. These guys are considered expendable,no political loss if a few dont make it back.. Look at their past history,they get sent into the worst of the worst,and are renown for fighting till the last man.. |
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Australian SAS is reguarded as one of the best if not the best.... this is from other operators (delta, seals, etc) and their oponents....NVA and Vc called them the "phantoms of the jungle"
I have family friends and relatives that have served and I am in the SAS book list which is run by one of my relatives. All special forces are professional units that are a force to be reakoned with... Its easy to be one of the best when the Australian SAS is small compaired to others and doesn't have other units in the same country... |
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at any rate, yes, the SASR are good, but so are the Gurkha's and the Recce's (south african special forces)
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If you read '18 hours, Roberts Ridge, Black hawk Down and Bravo Two zero' you can't see how they are not the best.....The American special forces read like a black comedy, the fact that they get many out alive is amazing and a testimant to there real abilities the way they get into the sh%t is a joke and usually bad admin
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I remember being told, by my cousin i'm pretty sure (he's ex-army), that the Aus regular army guys had a go at the delta force final training run, and blitzed the delta guys times by some ridiculas amount
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With my limited knowledge , i think the SAS are the best. The problem with the Yanks is that they seem to be always on CNN etc.. When is the last time the SAS whereabouts were telecasted on the media .We never know what they are doing ,neither does the opposition. Old mate taliban just has to watch CNN etc to know what the yanks are up to !!
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Of course the SAS guys are good. duh.
Old joke from the second Desert storm: A large group of Iraqi soldiers are moving down a road when they hear a voice call from behind a sand dune. "One Aussie SAS soldier is better than ten Iraqis". The Iraqi commander quickly orders 10 of his best men over the dune whereupon a gun-battle breaks out and continues for a few minutes, then silence. The voice once again calls out "One Aussie SAS soldier is better than one hundred Iraqis". Furious, the Iraqi commander sends his next best 100 troops over the dune and instantly a huge gun fight commences. After 10 minutes of battle, again silence. The Aussie voice calls out again "One Aussie SAS soldier is better than one thousand Iraqis". The enraged Iraqi commander musters 1000 fighters and sends them to the other side of the dune. Rifle fire, machine guns, grenades, rockets and cannon fire ring out as a terrible battle is fought.... Then silence. Eventually one badly wounded Iraqi fighter crawls back over the dune and with his dying words tells his commander, "Don't send any more men...... its a trap. There's two of them".
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Saying they are 'the best' is kind of strange. Consideration must be given to the theatre of war they are operating in. Jungle combat is considered a very strong point for Australian SASR, whereas the British SBS, fo rinstance, would be considered the best in the world at storming or taking a ship. Similarly, then Green Berets are basically only a highly competent teachign outfit, but are teh best at getting results using local units.
I don't think its possible to declare any special forces unit as 'the best'. It needs to be qualified a little more than that with where they are operating and what they are trying to achieve.
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SF Units worldwide are ranked in tiers, and yes, the SASR is right up there.
Oh and for anyone who has read '18 Hours' and thinks its a good book about the SASR, please rethink. It is a bucket of puss bs story and the sig that wrote it is quite hated now. SASR are extremely good operators, as well they should be. They all originate from "The worlds best small Army". ![]()
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Please explain how it is BS? did he embelish his story of just write it? |
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Apparently the Kiwi SAS are pretty good....
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When the old man was in the SAS ('73-'78), most credit worldwide was given in this order: Pommy SAS Aussie SAS French Foreigh Legion Seal's were ranked quite lowly and Green berets were less again. When it came to Jungle warfare, the Aussie SAS and Pommy trained Ghurka's were right at the pointy end. Times have changed, and the Aussie SAS, once known for it's skills in the jungle is well held and respected in Afghanistan. Still won't tell me anything the old bugger! Daniel. |
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In East Timor when TNI were still around Dili, in a scene captured by camera crew, had a Ghurka simply walking in and 'camping' himself directly in an Indonesian pit overlooking town, his weapon aimed at those 'occupying' troops, to make them uncomfortable and leave. One of the Indonesians standing up, in english bearing 'sly-smile' and sarcastic laugh said vis - 'you look, but not aim gun at us okay?' and phsically motions the stock of Ghurkas rifle 'away' - so that it is not aimed directly at them. The ghurka, a smaller build man, not in the least showing intimidation, simply immediately re-aims and continues observation, 'ignoring' the Indonesian as irrelevant. They get up and chatter among themselves at their new 'visitor' camped in their elevated pit and slink off away from the scene. A tense moment that signalled the 'determination' of the Gurkha, they understood what I'd call the displayed 'arrogance' of serving TNI and would accept none of it. IF they had tried something on, no doubt in earth none of the three indonesians would be alive, the ghurka meant business. Last edited by Keepleft; 05-01-2008 at 03:47 AM. |
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