Which Combat Unit Is the Best...

shauncr91 · 27 Jul 2009 at 15:04

Mr_White said:
The SAS don't even have faces, I think they win.

Yep. They just have mustaches, and that's it.

Hatter The Mad · 27 Jul 2009 at 15:08

anticonscience said:
I'd go with the SAS, followed clsoely by Navy Seals.

The SBS is said to be more 'elite' than the SAS.

To be eligible for SBS selection, candidates need to have passed SFS (Special Forces Selection) with and for the SAS. So, they need to have passed the SAS selection before being able to even apply for the SBS.

The Mad Rapper · 27 Jul 2009 at 15:30

spirity said:
That's a good point. But there have been times where people have seen various special forces units in action haven't they? Not everything they do is covert, or at least doesn't always stay a secret after the operation.

Quite right. Sometimes it's even captured on TV:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ixoOxg_Xk4

The Mad Rapper · 27 Jul 2009 at 15:38

Jono said:
so what colour is the boathouse at Hereford?

LOL - There isn't one

The Mad Rapper · 27 Jul 2009 at 15:41

Gaijin said:
I just meant the Israeli's have been in continuous, sustained conflict with insurgents for as long as I can remember, as have the Russians.

However, upon reflection the SAS have been continuously involved in their own operations in different theatres, so I do retract what I said.

The SAS have been in constant action since WW2.

atpbx · 27 Jul 2009 at 15:47

Greenlizard0 said:
^Is that the bell from enders?

Yes he is the guy that called the police because his wife was beating him up.

Tefal · 27 Jul 2009 at 15:47

Greenlizard0 said:
Always nice to see some bias towards our own SAS/SBS; but my opinion is that the Israeli guys are better.

I gotta go with this their intelligence forces are also first rate.

Being in practically a constant state of war, surrounded and out numbered really does give them an edge.

wordy · 27 Jul 2009 at 15:50

atpbx said:
Yes he is the guy that called the police because his wife was beating him up.

To be fair though to him though, you can't just belt the editor of the Sun and expect not to spend the rest of your life having garbage stories printed about you.

Rroff · 27 Jul 2009 at 15:53

Israeli special forces are generally regarded the best in the world - they are esentially a hybrid of SAS training and US DF level of equipment.

SAS/SBS are almost deffinatly the best all around special force capable of operating seamlessly in any environment in any part of the world with any level of equipment.

US Special Forces are probably the best equipped and drilled.

Tho not really a special force tho they are part of SFSG - I'd rate 1 PARA above many of the other country special forces.

V4NT0M · 27 Jul 2009 at 15:56

Jono said:
so what colour is the boathouse at Hereford?

Bwuahahahaha

Rroff · 27 Jul 2009 at 15:59

Fire Wizard · 27 Jul 2009 at 16:01

Gaijin and The Mad Rapper, the attitude you're taking towards each other needs to stop now. If you don't agree with one another then that's fair enough. However, some of the content in your posts was completely unnecessary. Also, watch your swearing The Mad Rapper. Simply replacing a single letter with a star is not acceptable. Please do not make me edit out either of your posts a second time.

Thank you.

The Mad Rapper · 27 Jul 2009 at 16:13

Fire Wizard said:
Gaijin and The Mad Rapper, the attitude you're taking towards each other needs to stop now. If you don't agree with one another then that's fair enough. However, some of the content in your posts was completely unnecessary. Also, watch your swearing The Mad Rapper. Simply replacing a single letter with a star is not acceptable. Please do not make me edit out either of your posts a second time.

Thank you.

Fair enough, sorry.

MotherMayI · 27 Jul 2009 at 16:15

slambo69 said:
Czech:

Czech special forces are just a load of crates? :eek:

RoboCod · 27 Jul 2009 at 16:15

they can't be compared, there is no "best". Thread fails.

G|mp said:
SAS all day.

I've seen them up close and they really are badassness personified.

Have a merit.

Diesel · 27 Jul 2009 at 16:29

MotherMayI said:
Czech special forces are just a load of crates?

They're armoured crates so the men inside can avoid ground fire. When they land the troops inside leap out and into action.

Gaygle · 27 Jul 2009 at 16:30

Dad's Army.

Josh107 · 27 Jul 2009 at 17:06

Orange Peel said:
You only have to watch 'The Rock' to know a singular ex-SAS OAP can outsmart a bunch of American Special Forces, who in turn out smarted a team of Navy Seals!!

You watched it on TV last night too then

lemonkettaz · 27 Jul 2009 at 17:10

I love the rock, I must have seen it over 10times as well...

DrDee · 27 Jul 2009 at 17:12

I would place my money on the Israelis myself