Russian SOF in Pak for joint CQB training:
I'm going to use this opportunity to rant a bit about our (supposedly) 'elite' SSG:
RANT ON:
A while ago, I heard a former DELTA operator talk about the SSG, and he said they were a 'typical third world SOF unit.' That's not a flattering assessment... and I wanted to see what the problems were, so I found some footage of the the SSG's CT team training in kill houses (linked below). It shows a ton of serious problems. To begin with, they are way
too slow. They take their time to stack up by the door, throw in a flashbang,
wait for it to go off, and then go in... It would take them like 10 minutes to clear a two story house! (DELTA can go through like 4 buildings in that time lolz.) Their movement is clunky, they don't 'flow' through the structure smoothly. At least they have IR lasers with their NV (but they're monocles) and they have optics for daytime. But no tac-headsets, no suppressors, strap-on knee/elbow pads and frekkin SWAT shields. This is basically where DELTA was 30 years ago, both in equipment and tactics. I know we can't match their assets, but CBQ tactics and speeding up clearing times does not require money. It only requires setting the highest training benchmarks for your team. That's the most important thing for any CT unit and we are clearly failing at that. And by the way, look at how they keep flagging the presenter when he walks in front of them!! That's just unsafe conduct... no properly trained operator would allow that to happen (especially on camera!) That's unacceptable behavior even for regular infantry, let alone an 'elite' SOF unit. You would get kicked out of a civilian gun range for doing that.
RANT OFF:
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