Amerikanskoe edition We Are The Mighty, specializing in military issues, Last month was the rating of 10 best and most "terrible" special forces of the world. Despite, that the publication is not the latest, discuss its worth.
On 10-th line this ranking of the American media - the special division "Snow Leopard" the armed forces of China. celebrated, that the unit at the time were involved in providing security in the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. indicated, Chinese "Snow Leopard" held joint training with the Russian anti-terror unit.
9-a place WATM ranking British special forces involved in SBS. of material:
SBS is the British equivalent of the US marine seals. The selection process for the elite special forces - 90% candidates dropping out after a grueling 4-week test of endurance, which are becoming increasingly complex and completed a 40-kilometer. noted, that the special forces were involved in operations against London LIH, Taliban and al-Qaeda (*terrorist groups, banned in Russia).
On 8-th position Polish Special Forces GROM. noted, that in 1990 the Polish special forces unit "to help Soviet Jews to move to Israel". This was done, as stated, because, that the relocation of threatened "Hezbollah".
7-th place the American ranking is Pakistani SSG commandos. In this case, with reference to Business Insider WATM writes:
To educate this group of Pakistani intelligence agencies need to implement a 36-mile march for 12 hours and five-mile run in full uniform with arms over 20 minutes. If this is true … then my goodness ...
noted, SSG that is used on the border with Afghanistan and India.
Six best, version of the publication, It begins with US Special Forces Delta. Points out, that one of the most successful operations "Delta" is the "Red Dawn" to capture of Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein.
On fifth place - the French gendarmerie special forces. This is the same, that during the assault could not climb the hill because of the slippery surface and rainy weather.
4-th position ranking American media covers Israeli Sayeret Matkal, It is known as the "Detachment 269". of material:
Since its founding in 1957 by Sayeret Matkal has won a reputation for its extensive intelligence capabilities and operations to combat terrorism and hostage rescue. maybe, One of the most notable operations is saved in 1976 year, when terrorists hijacked Air France, carrying 250 passengers to Paris from Tel Aviv.
threesome leaders opened quite unexpectedly - Spanish Navy Seal Fuerza. This unit is used for the release of hostages captured by pirates ships, in the fight against terrorism at sea and on land.
Second place - Russian special forces. The authors do not even know, about what exactly the special unit of the Russian Federation, they say. Use words Spetsnaz - without translation into English. In this case, the Russian special forces in WATM called "evil heir of the Red Army, which adopts the American experience ".
And - drumroll - first place. Of course, on the US version, it goes to the American "sea lion". is told, that in preparing to join the squad the applicant must be able to swim underwater, skydive, sprinting. General preparation SEAL fighter is 18 months.
For obvious reasons,, this and other, like him, the ratings are published without any real analytical framework. Actually, "Absentia" is difficult to compare the possibility of special forces around the world. If we really want to compare commandos in, let them come to the center of training special forces in Chechnya - where units could manifest itself in a competitive manner, and not as fabrications of American journalists and bloggers on paper.
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