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Caryc
Profile Joined September 2010
Germany330 Posts
November 27 2011 12:40 GMT
#101
i dont know which one is the best but im fucking scared by the mossad personally :S
sorrowptoss
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
Canada1431 Posts
November 27 2011 12:40 GMT
#102
Mossad.
Look out.
KryptoStorm
Profile Joined August 2010
England377 Posts
November 27 2011 12:41 GMT
#103
Nobody here is really qualified or educated enough to speak seriously about this topic, everyone can say their own SF are the best/most elite but nobody knows anything about it other than what they can read online, in my opinion the 'best' would be a combination of intelligent/well-trained. Not just 'most secretive' if that's a quality then...well yeah.
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niteReloaded
Profile Blog Joined February 2007
Croatia5281 Posts
November 27 2011 12:42 GMT
#104
ATJ Lucko (anti terrorist unit Lucko) :
[image loading]

I'm not actually serious, but CroCop was actually an anti terrorist soldier before he became big.
Poyo
Profile Joined June 2010
Canada790 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-11-27 12:44:23
November 27 2011 12:43 GMT
#105
Tough comparison, as many have mentioned different units specialize in different aspects or warfare. Can't judge by track record as its mostly classified or unknown. Reputation is great but probably not very accurate.

So I'm not sure how to answer this, I personally have intimate knowledge of the different array of Israeli special forces units in the IDF and I can assure you they are highly capable and very experienced.

Edit:
Oh by the way the Mossad is an Israeli intelligence agency equivalant to the CIA, it is not a special forces unit.
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alecspec
Profile Joined November 2011
Norway9 Posts
November 27 2011 12:46 GMT
#106
On November 27 2011 21:41 KryptoStorm wrote:
Nobody here is really qualified or educated enough to speak seriously about this topic, everyone can say their own SF are the best/most elite but nobody knows anything about it other than what they can read online, in my opinion the 'best' would be a combination of intelligent/well-trained. Not just 'most secretive' if that's a quality then...well yeah.


You dont know that.

Some might actually have some insight having been in or currently being in forces or forces with connections with them.

Dont shut down every one else because you dont know anything other that what you read or have seen in movies..
KeksX
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Germany3634 Posts
November 27 2011 12:46 GMT
#107
From what I've heard every kind of special forces is really badass. However, the turkish special forces were declared to be the best many times. Keep in mind that their forces are in the strongest around the NATO.
Hunterai
Profile Joined October 2010
Thailand842 Posts
November 27 2011 12:46 GMT
#108
Dark Templar, obviously ;-)
MotherOfRunes
Profile Joined December 2010
Germany2862 Posts
November 27 2011 12:46 GMT
#109
On November 27 2011 21:32 TranceStorm wrote:
Its a pretty pointless to compare the different elite special forces units of different nations since all of them have their members trained to probably peak human ability levels. In the end, the effectiveness of any unit is determined by logistics/information, etc. Might as well just say that they are all about even.


thats true. but you still can compare em in terms of training and equipment etc etc....


but funny story....i reallly hate amarican tv shows....but 1 got my attention i think its called " the deadliest warriors" or something like that.
they compare warriors of the present and past (for example samurai vs. viking). the show is focused on weapons and armor etc etc followed by a "simulation" of those clashing.
the show itself is just a stupid slaughterfest with no real science in it. its for bloodthirsty bored viewers.

1 of the episodes got my very special attention....
GSG9 (the german police elite unit) vs. SWAT (the US counterpart)

and it turned out the most biased propaganda recruiting video for SWAT. (seems swat needs new young member)

it was really a joke because they give SWAT unfair advantages (they had to do a swat parcour simulating a urban hostile situation where u have to clear rooms, shoot the boogies and dont shoot the civillians as fast as u can)

then the propaganda begun:

1. they didnt mention that swat uses since ages the german mp5 submachinegun (the best ever to be built). instead they got a new very handy but crappy US submachinegun. its very handy rapid firing but unprecise and not reliable.
but ok it fits for this urban combat situation.
what did gsg9 got? (btw they use also the mp5 for urban combat) they had to do it with the friggin G36 ASSAULT RIFLE (yes not even the short "k" version for commandos) its a friggin nice rifle but totally unhandy and not suited for urban combat in houses!!!!!!! it slows em down soooo much.(so why didnt get swat a shitty M16 then :D:D )

2. the pros they used for the parcour. SWAT had these 2 very exoirienced SWAT members, while the german GSG9 had 1 normal soldier who had done a gsg9 training (its a joke, its not even close tto a real gsg9 training and they dont train urban combat) and another non gsg9 military guy.....WHAT A FRIGGIN JOKE!!!!!!!!

and surprise surprise they beat gsg9 by 20 seconds....but if you look at the circumstances they should have won by at least 40 seconds. thats how bad swat is.....


"Your Razor sucks!" -Kuroky's Dad
nathangonmad
Profile Joined September 2010
United Kingdom316 Posts
November 27 2011 12:49 GMT
#110
Its gotta be the British SAS
Keep trying Leenock
SilentchiLL
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Germany1405 Posts
November 27 2011 12:49 GMT
#111
On November 27 2011 21:36 alecspec wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 27 2011 21:22 gwaihir wrote:
Navy seals and SF are a joke compared to most ....yes get over it americans....
best is probaly the british SAS, followed by german KSK and russian speznaz


No you are wrong.

Many of the teams are not comparable to SAS but SEAL team 6 and BUDS for example are among worlds finest SpecOps.

Do not think KSK is considered in the same league as SAS and Spetznaz mate.



Well the GSG9 won in the years 2005 and 2006 international comparission competitions (the Original SWAT World Challenge (OSWC) in the USA)

And the SEK of Baden-Württemberg won the international Combat Team Conference, which is known as the inofficial worldchampionship of police and military special forces, this year and defended it's title as the worldchampions from the year 2007.

Don't really know what the KSK have accomplished and I'm too lazy to look it up
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alecspec
Profile Joined November 2011
Norway9 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-11-27 12:56:06
November 27 2011 12:51 GMT
#112
On November 27 2011 21:49 SilentchiLL wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 27 2011 21:36 alecspec wrote:
On November 27 2011 21:22 gwaihir wrote:
Navy seals and SF are a joke compared to most ....yes get over it americans....
best is probaly the british SAS, followed by german KSK and russian speznaz


No you are wrong.

Many of the teams are not comparable to SAS but SEAL team 6 and BUDS for example are among worlds finest SpecOps.

Do not think KSK is considered in the same league as SAS and Spetznaz mate.



Well the GSG9 won in the years 2005 and 2006 international comparission competitions (the Original SWAT World Challenge (OSWC) in the USA)

And the SEK of Baden-Württemberg won the international Combat Team Conference, which is known as the inofficial worldchampionship of police and military special forces, this year and defended it's title as the worldchampions from the year 2007.

Don't really know what the KSK have accomplished and I'm too lazy to look it up


GSG9 are good at what they do, counter terrorism and "Swat" like police operations
MotherOfRunes
Profile Joined December 2010
Germany2862 Posts
November 27 2011 12:53 GMT
#113
On November 27 2011 21:51 alecspec wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 27 2011 21:49 SilentchiLL wrote:
On November 27 2011 21:36 alecspec wrote:
On November 27 2011 21:22 gwaihir wrote:
Navy seals and SF are a joke compared to most ....yes get over it americans....
best is probaly the british SAS, followed by german KSK and russian speznaz


No you are wrong.

Many of the teams are not comparable to SAS but SEAL team 6 and BUDS for example are among worlds finest SpecOps.

Do not think KSK is considered in the same league as SAS and Spetznaz mate.



Well the GSG9 won in the years 2005 and 2006 international comparission competitions (the Original SWAT World Challenge (OSWC) in the USA)

And the SEK of Baden-Württemberg won the international Combat Team Conference, which is known as the inofficial worldchampionship of police and military special forces, this year and defended it's title as the worldchampions from the year 2007.

Don't really know what the KSK have accomplished and I'm too lazy to look it up


GSG9 are good


they rape everybody (not military)

"Your Razor sucks!" -Kuroky's Dad
SilentchiLL
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Germany1405 Posts
November 27 2011 12:55 GMT
#114
On November 27 2011 21:53 gwaihir wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 27 2011 21:51 alecspec wrote:
On November 27 2011 21:49 SilentchiLL wrote:
On November 27 2011 21:36 alecspec wrote:
On November 27 2011 21:22 gwaihir wrote:
Navy seals and SF are a joke compared to most ....yes get over it americans....
best is probaly the british SAS, followed by german KSK and russian speznaz


No you are wrong.

Many of the teams are not comparable to SAS but SEAL team 6 and BUDS for example are among worlds finest SpecOps.

Do not think KSK is considered in the same league as SAS and Spetznaz mate.



Well the GSG9 won in the years 2005 and 2006 international comparission competitions (the Original SWAT World Challenge (OSWC) in the USA)

And the SEK of Baden-Württemberg won the international Combat Team Conference, which is known as the inofficial worldchampionship of police and military special forces, this year and defended it's title as the worldchampions from the year 2007.

Don't really know what the KSK have accomplished and I'm too lazy to look it up


GSG9 are good


they rape everybody (not military)




I think the GSG9 is specialised on antiterror missions and so on while the KSK is there for warmissions.
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MotherOfRunes
Profile Joined December 2010
Germany2862 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-11-27 12:57:47
November 27 2011 12:55 GMT
#115
On November 27 2011 21:55 SilentchiLL wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 27 2011 21:53 gwaihir wrote:
On November 27 2011 21:51 alecspec wrote:
On November 27 2011 21:49 SilentchiLL wrote:
On November 27 2011 21:36 alecspec wrote:
On November 27 2011 21:22 gwaihir wrote:
Navy seals and SF are a joke compared to most ....yes get over it americans....
best is probaly the british SAS, followed by german KSK and russian speznaz


No you are wrong.

Many of the teams are not comparable to SAS but SEAL team 6 and BUDS for example are among worlds finest SpecOps.

Do not think KSK is considered in the same league as SAS and Spetznaz mate.



Well the GSG9 won in the years 2005 and 2006 international comparission competitions (the Original SWAT World Challenge (OSWC) in the USA)

And the SEK of Baden-Württemberg won the international Combat Team Conference, which is known as the inofficial worldchampionship of police and military special forces, this year and defended it's title as the worldchampions from the year 2007.

Don't really know what the KSK have accomplished and I'm too lazy to look it up


GSG9 are good


they rape everybody (not military)




I think the GSG9 is specialised on antiterror missions and so on while the KSK is there for warmissions.

thats correct
but KSK is also trained in everything GSG9 does, that means anti terror too
that means they are even better. but they never participate in such competions where GSG9 wins vs everybody, because KSK is really a top secret unit, thats why they will never show up.
"Your Razor sucks!" -Kuroky's Dad
FT.aCt)Sony
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States1047 Posts
November 27 2011 12:59 GMT
#116
On November 27 2011 17:34 travis wrote:
I am no expert on this, but given that we are the U.S. of fuckin' A - I would have to guess Navy Sea;s/Pararescue Jumpers.

After doing some research maybe they are 2nd to the British SAS?

Also maybe there's special forces we don't know about O.O


Pararescue or "PJ's" is undoubtedly probably the elite. So many current active duty US underestimate just what the Air-Force has and I've seen that first hand. I unfortunately had to be re-classed from PJ due to a injury I incurred during the training, tearing my ATFL and CFL ligaments in my right ankle completely. The training as a whole is 2 years aside from your general indoctrination training just to make it through to the pipeline.

As a PJ you go to the various different spec-ops schools for a set period of time. Those are:

US Army Airborne School - 3 weeks
US Army Combat Divers School - 4 weeks
US Navy Underwater Egress Training - 1 day
US Air Force Basic Survival School - 2.5 weeks
US Army Free-fall Parachutist School - 5 weeks
Special Operations Combat Medic Course - 22 weeks
Pararescue Recovery Specialist Course - 20 weeks

Overall, they are a balanced piece of machine.
MotherOfRunes
Profile Joined December 2010
Germany2862 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-11-27 13:02:07
November 27 2011 13:00 GMT
#117
On November 27 2011 21:36 alecspec wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 27 2011 21:22 gwaihir wrote:
Navy seals and SF are a joke compared to most ....yes get over it americans....
best is probaly the british SAS, followed by german KSK and russian speznaz


No you are wrong.

Many of the teams are not comparable to SAS but SEAL team 6 and BUDS for example are among worlds finest SpecOps.

Do not think KSK is considered in the same league as SAS and Spetznaz mate.


thats the most ridiculous thing. KSK is o
ne of THE specops....ofc they play in the same league. KSK plays even in a league above compared to some other specops....u clearly have no idea what the KSK is
"Your Razor sucks!" -Kuroky's Dad
KryptoStorm
Profile Joined August 2010
England377 Posts
November 27 2011 13:01 GMT
#118
Task Force 141!
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rpgalon
Profile Joined April 2011
Brazil1069 Posts
November 27 2011 13:05 GMT
#119
For those not familiar with BOPE, here is one episode from the book Elite da Tropa, regarding their training. This is in the start of the training, when they are trying to cull out the weak.

"The day they arrive, they are put on horseback. No saddle. And off they go on a 100km trip on mountainous terrain. And they are not allowed off the horse the entire time. By the time they get to the finish, some of the horses just kill over. Literally. The men are incredibly sore, and their thighs, ass, crotch, unmentionables, is all raw. All the skin is basically gone. Then they are presented with a large vault of industrial-strength detergent, and told to jump-in, ass first. The pain is unreal. Many faint. Those who don't, just get too badly infected to continue on with their training and must quit. And even the quitting ceremony is excessive. Before you can leave, you are required to dig your grave, then lay down in it, put up a plate with your name and date when you quit, and only then you're allowed to leave."

the 2 B.O.P.E movies tell how is their real day job.
badog
XeliN
Profile Joined June 2009
United Kingdom1755 Posts
November 27 2011 13:23 GMT
#120
Coming from no country bias whatsoever it has to be the SAS, Special Air Service.
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