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i took your spec ops class back in june

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Is it OK if I have good special forces? I am a March nation and we have a whole branch of the military devoted to special forces. (Approx. 50,000 troops...)

OOC: I respect your points. However, in my case, a very (very, very) small percentage of orks are simply born with the knowledge and skills to become kommandos. Now, this being a new country, my special forces are very small and weak. But because dey is orks, dey are just as skilled as a slightly above average human example.

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OOC: What really pisses me off is July\August\September nations that don't ever state that they are training their special forces, yet they can beat mine, that I train all the time.

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big post incoming.

United Elias Special Forces:

The Elias Special Forces Service is known as the Special Reconaissance Service or SRS because when it wa first created in the 1960s it was primarily a scouting recon force.

Training Program

In order to qualify for the SRS program a recruit must have completed a minimum of two years service as an infantry soldier in either the airborne, the marines or an advanced combat division (rapid reaction type force)

The training program is run twice a year and an average of 360 soldiers apply each time with approximately 30-40 of them being accepted.

Stage 1: 4 weeks

The first stage of training is to determine whether the recruit has the physical and mental prowess and focuses primarliy on trying to break the recruits so that only the very toughest reach the next stages. 60% of all drop outs quit at this stage. By the end of Stage 1 each recuit must be ableto walk four miles in under thirty minutes carrying a 60lb load and be able to swim 2 miles in nienty minutes and immediately following this still achieve an 'A' or 'B' grade in a firing range quclification using the standard SCR-12 Tavor Combat Rifle (http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=59484&highlight=)

Stage 2: 3 weeks

The second stage inolves introduction to more complicated weapons including foreign equpment, man portable SAMs, mortars and light artillery pieces. Recruits must pass a qualification test in a variety of small boats, vehicles and air jumps in order to proceed to the next stage.

Stage 3: 4 weeks

The third stage is where recruits are trained to operate in all landscapes native to United Elias (mainly desert and mountains). Also they spend considerbale time stufying CQB and reat emphasis is placed on urban operations.

Stage 4: 2 weeks

The final Stage inolves a full scale escape and evasion exercise where all the recruits are pitched against a much larger force from standard infantry division. This usually includes being caprtured and interrogated using torture methods such as electrocution, beating, mental confusion etc.

Once a recruit has completed te extensive course they mustchoose an extension course in the area they wish to specialise in: The options include: Sniping, demolitions, medical, communications etc.

When the recuit has taken one of the specialisisation courses they tthen have to decide which area of the SRS they intend to join where they will recieve further training:

Urban Assault

The Urban assault sections focuses on Counter terrorism, urban warfare, hostage rescue, kidnapping and assinations etc. They are extensively schooled in CQB and street fighting.

Covert Assault

The Covert Assault sections focuses on more military type operations such as sabotage, counter insurgency, guerilla warfare, recon etc. They are trained extensively in desert warfare, swamp operations, marine operations and now since the opening of a training base in Seversky, jungle warfare.

Air Force Special Forces

Every year the Air Force select up to 120 pilots from regular helicopter squadrons who have shown courage, skill and a certain special forces type mentaility which focuses more on the flexibility of the individual than simply 'doing it by the book'. These pilots are then given further training to hone their skills in the special forces version of the helicopter they were previously flying before being assigned to a specops squadron.

I've had 50,000 for quite some time.... and they're basically used for everything. (Air Force, Navy, Army)

But if I must lower it for realism. :(

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Well, I rarely use 'em anyway. :D

I usually just deploy my Marines now.

UE: That's pretty good. I'm not going to bother typing up a big thing about our training, because nobody pays any attention anyways. Sounds good to me, and only thing we wouldn't do, which doesn't really mean anything, is to let them choose to go into their specializations just because they want to do it. We have guys that want to be snipers, but have the best apt to be a squad machine-gunner. When this happens, we either have to let him go, or show him his apts to where he would rather do what he is really actually good at. Blah blah blah....

NG:It don't bother me none. Don't base your Special Forces on mine. Please, PLEASE don't do that. PLEASE DON'T DO THAT! Just remember what I said, please. :wink:

Well they can choose but are given gidance so that normally they pick their strongest thing.
Total our SF don't go above 4,000 max. Quality not Quantity

OOC:

Our Special Forces, Omzian National Guard Special Operations Division, has about 6,200 personels in total, here is a breakdown:

-- Omzian Army Special Operations Team (OA-SOT1): 3900: Expertised at both basic Jungle and Urban warfare, with the learning of the using of stealth. Are able to use foreign infantry equipments of nearly all types, and can operate light artillery pieces or light SAM launchers. All are able to be inserted from Air (paradrop), Sea (Guided Missile Submarines, Submerisibles [sp.]), or Land. Some are also expertised at sharpshooting, demolition, infiltration, evacuation, and medical matters. All receive counter-terrorism training.

-- Omzian Navy Special Insertation Team (ON-SIT2): 1500: Expertised at infiltration, the use of stealth, and jungle warfare. Are able to use many foreign light infantry equipments. All expertised at diving, deep ocean swimming, and medical evacuation. All are capable of demolition and infiltration missions. All are capable of being inserted from Submerisibles (sp.) or Guided Missile Submarines [Offtopic: the USA's Ohio SSGNs can insert SEALs].

-- Omzian Air Force Expertised Operations Team (OAA-EET3): 800: These have a special role. They can operate a range of special operation helicopters, including Pave Low III helicopters. Some of them can also operate U-3 Spy Planes, E-8 JSTARS, and other surveillance and recon planes. Some also operate the 2 squadrons of the C-1B Knight SOF Inseration aircrafts, which are modified B-1Bs to carry Special paradrop forces.
Forces in the OAA-EET3 also include medical evacuation crews, special weapons operators, and special paratroopers.

Dropout rate:

OA-SOT1: 82%
OA-SIT2: 89%
OA-EET3: 54%

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Heh, I use Special Forces all the time. I am trying to deploy more DBs and SOF-D now, just cause. As said, SOF-D would get pasted in urban, but own in jungle/forest/swamp.


I use Air Force SOFs the most, accompined with Army SOFs.

Bah, Sniper Country slaughtered a few Special Forces (Kaiserheer) spies I sent... of course, they were stupid.

Anbody have snowy mountanious regions where we could have a training base? UE has mountains but of the hot variety.

Well to be honest i have never really got much into the detail of the Crookfur Spec ops community mainly as they don't get used much bar very secret stuff. We have "elite" units such as Para recon companies, pioneers, assault sappers and marine commando's (ie think the UK setup) but the only true special Ops units are our Special service sections.
Each section is aproximatly platoon stength and tend to specialise in one particular area (but with masses of cross traning again think the UK SAS/SBS setup) the total number of sections is unclear but public admissions hint at the highest letter used being K (indicating 11 sections).
Recruits are taken from just about anywhere in the armed forces but individuals may be encouraged or discouraged from application. If an applicant passes the first hurdle and testing session but fails a susquent section then they may be eligable for service in a role more specialised than thier previous posting (the selection process focuses on finding out an individual's strengths and weaknesses to find those most suited).

Operating above the level of the Special service sections are a small and very very secret group attached to the intellegence services, known simply as the Charlies or the Rabid foxes (btech davion players know where i'm going with this).

There are of course other indirectly military special units such as the diplomatic protection units.

UE: i have some mountains that get snowy in winter (heck they get snow, rain, low cloud and just about everything most of the time, think the scottish highlands) that i may be able to provide you with access to.

How much of the year are they under snow, we want to able to use it more than just a few weeks anually?

We have no special forces, our regulars are just that damn good!
... Well, you'd expect some quality troops from a nation which has been in civil war for the last thousand years, right?
BTW, we have fairly snowy mountains, but you can't use 'em unless you want to have your troops under armed guard 24/7. Hooray for xenophobia!
-Mayhem

Dominion of Kotterdam SWORD
<<Excerpted from SWORD Recruiting Information>>

SWORD. Even the acronym inspires a sense of awe. SWORD stands for Special Weapons, Operations, and Recon Division, and are the elite soldiers of the AFDK. Drawn from all branches of the military, they are the best of the best, equal in number to a mere five percent of the Dominion's conventional infantry. Training is intense, and some trainees will die. This is simply a fact. Those who graduate from training, however, will be the best our nation can offer.

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Re: Training Regimen - SWORD

I don't have to remind you that everything you are about to read is classified.

Recruiting material aside, SWORDsmen aren't perfect, and they aren't invincible. What they are is the product of the finest training program our country has to offer. Trainees are accepted only after four years in the service, and applicants from the Army must have completed Airborne training. We then interview their Commanding Officers, review their service records, and perform an in-depth background check before even considering a candidate. After that, it's the interview.

Believe it or not, the interview is not intended to learn anything about the candidate. It is, in fact, an attempt to see how well the candidate reacts under light interrogation. The intelligence officer performing the interview will ask increasingly personal questions, challenging every aspect of every answer given, and even suggesting disloyalty or incompetance. I am not exagerating when I say that fully forty-five percent of applicants fail at this stage alone. Of the remaining applicants, only five out of a hundred will graduate. Most will drop out because of the stress. Some will die. In the past, some have even recieved a discharge from the military for psychological reasons relating to the stress.

After the interview, the trainees are shipped out to Camp Epee, where they will spend the next eighteen months. Much of what they learn in those eighteen months will be a recap of the basic infantry skills all members of the Armed Forces learn in training, but taken to a level of sophistication beyond even that of our Airborne Regiment. Even if they fail the second phase of their training, those that graduate this course will be the finest soldiers we have to offer, and often go on to perform with excellence in their home units.

From Camp Epee, they are off to Broadsword, where they will recieve training in more specialized fields. They familiarize themselves with foreign weaponry, are taught demolitions, and the finer points of directing air strikes, as well as naval and artillery support. They are trained to be superb instructors, capable of raising resistance movements within enemy nations, as well as training the special operations forces of friendly ones. Close Quarters Battle is heavily emphasized, and trainees are required to excel in the use of the UMP submachine gun and the Cobra 7.62mm carbine. It is here that aptitudes for certain environments are revealed. Performance in this stage of training can determine the specific branch of SWORD the trainee will enter.

From Broadsword, it's off to Longsword. (Do you begin to see a pattern here? Whoever named these has an over-developed sense of drama!) At Rapier, the trainees undergo extensive Escape and Evasion training in all environments, including combat driving courses for civilian vehicles in urban environments. From the very first day, their strength and stamina, both mental and physical will be tested, as well as their intelligence. Trainees are not expected to win the E&E exercises. They are expected to be caught, and while there are inevitably cases of trainees who complete their exercise, they are rated on how long it takes for the pursuing force to capture them and how well they stand up to the interrogation that ensues. Only one man has ever avoided capture in all his exercises, and he is listed as MIA, presumed KIA.

After Longsword, they are sent to Camps Rapier, Sabre, and Cutlass. Rapier trains SWORD candidates for operations in forests, grasslands, and other such terrain. Sabre is the urban combat school with emphasis on CQB, counter-terrorism, and infiltration skills. Cutlass is the naval commando school where trainees learn everything they can about naval special operations. From these schools, it's straight to the teams.

How much of the year are they under snow, we want to able to use it more than just a few weeks anually?

The upper reachs are under snow for over 6months of the year and the average easily reachable areas from between october and april each year.

can we get permission to build a small specialforces traing base for around 200 personnel then? How far from nearest major airfield?

How old do you think a nation should be before having a SF Divion because i am thinking off training some of my talented soldiers and
creating my first SF Divion.

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If you know much about our society you would know how militaristic we are, in fact military training begins at 7 for everyone, by 18 they select thier skill, branch etc some require colllege so they sepnd 4 years. Either at 18 or 22 they go into the active armed forces, to work for Phoenix Dynamix or some other service job(police fire paramedic doctor public defender, [btw all lawyers in TPM are court appointed only] food prossesor whatever.). A small percentage who go active military at 18 are released at 21 to live a normal life. Most of the soldiers in our armed forces, especialy infantry, want to be a part of Special Operations Forces, mostly the Army Special Forces, but very few get a chance to go to assessment. Even fewer pass that 2 months of hell and then there is a 2 year long qualification phase. Only 3 soldiers have died in the training over the years, and they were accidental deaths. "Baby SFers" who pass all the training are assigned to a unit and train with their unit for at least one year before they are deployable. Joint exersises within our region give ample oppurtunity for training against non-standarg aggressors.
(I broke down a typical "A-Team" in some SF competion thread i forget where maybe I look for it) Anyway All Special Operations is commanded by a joint command and function with each other fluidly. Wether an Airforce combat controler is being attached to an Army HALO unit or a SF operator is swimming beneath the waves with SEALs the joint traing that all branches receive allow for mulitple groups to work together much easier. We have no single "expert" unit such as your SOF-D or Delta Force or Seal Team 6 or whatever, we maintain that ALL of our operators are equal to each other and they are all the best.
(of course secretly the genrals and the other teams know which team is generaly regarded as the best, it is of course the Phoenix Detachment of the 1st SFG. but i never told you that :wink: )

can we get permission to build a small specialforces traing base for around 200 personnel then? How far from nearest major airfield?
Sure i'll choose a nice out of the way place to get you soem peace and quiet (we don't want a repeat of the weekend's antics in the borders where ukranian marines on anti terrorist activites detained quite a few communters on a main road...).

The distance to the nearest airfeild is about 300miles (if it was the real highlands that distance would be about 120 but crookfur is much bigger).

we'll take it!

we'll take it!

Done and done.

Apologies SC.

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Exactly SC, well said. My spec ops are topped only by yours, and I prefer using them over large infantry. The most impressive display of my spec ops was in the defense of Russian Forces. Just using spec ops, I beat back Forumwalker's (December nation) forces to the coast.

Also, my Sentinel program is very well documented, and young nations should look at that, and also anything you post, SC. It's no secret that my Sentinels are highly trained (from their creation: think The Hunted meets Soldier {both movies for those that don't know}), and are capable of acting alone if need be.

Please, you younger nations out there, take the time to build up your forces. It's not exactly fair to those people like me who spent weeks and or months building up and documenting their forces to say that you have 7 divisions of black ops. I know you're eager to be a powerful nation, but take it step by step.

Anbody have snowy mountanious regions where we could have a training base? UE has mountains but of the hot variety.

We have a Himalayan/Alpine region reaching an altitude of 6452 m. If you are interested, our military has never taken part in any international execises. The Mountain Raiders Brigade could host a high altitude exercise.

For military details: http://www.angelfire.com/dragon/daistallia/ns/military.html
But note that the above page is severly, severly out of date.

We've never really posted much on our military. We'll be changing that as soon as we get the above page updated - after we hold elections and update our factsheet (which is also overdue for an update).

Done and done.

Apologies SC.For..?

Cloging up your thread with my exchange with UE.

[ooc: Ach, I've been cutting military size a good bit and increasing spending at the same time... and it's been stated that those funds go to training and equipment. Total military strength of 0.15%.

Still want to flesh out my special ops units, and have been paying close attention to some relevant threads.

Just some ideas for organization, critique if you feel like it.

Scythe Division: Total strength of deployable operatives - 24 000

Further divided into several branches:

S-1: Specialized in urban operations. Also well adapted for hyperurbanized environments in superdense cities (kilometer high buildings, anyone?) and urbanized subterranean environments. Unit size larger than most, due to additional technical specialists that may be needed on missions.

S-2: Specialized in long term field assignments in natural environments, particularly when tree growth is light. Also well suited for arctic warfare, desert and mountainous terrain.

S-3: Specialized in natural environments involving dense vegetation and other extreme climatic oddities. Swamps and tropical rainforests a specialty.

All units also recieve extensive training on insertion and extraction procedures.... obviously.

(Did I miss any elements?)

The Keepers:

Specialized in infiltration, subterfuge, assassination and other esoteric requests. 1200 of them exist in a nation of almost 900 million. Not at all averse to using whatever means neccesary to achieve a goal. Exhaustively trained in stealth in urban environments, in which they operate most effectively. Outwardly most operatives civilian dress seem completely and utterly bland, boring and banal, unmemorable and easily ignored. It's part of the training.]

OOC: SC, hope you don't mind me using this thread as my "break-out forum" for AM SpecFor .. if you do, tell me, and I'll remove the post.

AM



About Australian Marsupials: Assymetrical Warfare Experts (AWE)

The Special Australian Marsupials Service regiment (SAMS) is Australian Marsupials' primary special forces unit. It consists of approximately 650 men, divided into 4 Sabre Squadrons, and is located at Alice Band, Central AM.

A Brief History

1 January 1948 was the starting point of the most elite unit in Australian Marsupials' history - the Special Australian Marsupials Service(SAMS). However, it wasn't until 1974 that the SAMS was given regimental status, and was then separated from the Australian Marsupials Parachute Regiment(AMPR). Since then, the regiment has seen active service in many arenas. It is also probable that there is be a SAMS unit stationed at every Australian Marsupials embassy, just in case something happens.

Role of the SAMS

One of the tasks of the SAMS is that of gathering intelligence on activity in enemy rear areas. The execution of special operations in the enemy rear also falls within their ambit. In general, they could be described as specialists in strategic intelligence, although they are trained to carry out tactical intelligence-gathering missions. They are also trained as an elite combat element. Normally, however, the superbly trained SAMS are too valuable to risk in a combat role despite their undoubted efficiency. As is the case with their equivalents in other countries, they are best employed in a covert observation role. Little has been released about how SAMS are organized or how they operate. It has been said, however, that the basic element is the five- or six-man team, with each member a specialist of some kind. A typical team might include a tracker, a navigator, a medic, an explosives expert and a signaller. On the other hand, there are rumours of reconnaissance teams as small as two men operating within the regimental TOA.

Operational and tactical details are non-existent, which is only natural considering that the SAMS must rely always on stealth for the success of their missions and often for their very survival. Broadcasting these methods would be one way of committing suicide. The only information available this regard is that they are trained in the use of boats, and that they do have some armed and modified vehicles among the equipment. Given the thinly populated nature of much of Australian Marsupials, it does not take too much imagination to see them sometimes operating in a style not dissimilar to that of the British Special Air Service (SAS) of World War II.

The SAMS are trained to carry out:
- reconnaissance, whether overt or covert;
- long-range patrols;
- HALO / HAHO jumps, and other methods of overt or covert insertion;
- sniping;
- demolitions;
- escape & evasion, ambushes and the usual repertoire of small infantry unit tactics;
- interrogation;
- terrorism and counter-terrorism operations.

All members of SAMS are required to be proficient in as may weapons as possible, and expert in several.

They must be:
- capable of working in small teams (standard unit of 6);
- capable of making difficult and life threatening decisions under extremely stressful conditions.

Pre-Selection Requirements

- Run 3.2km in 16:00min in DCPU, boots, Webbing (7kg), and carrying a F88 Steyr.
- Tread water for 2 min and then swim 400m wearing DCPU.
- Complete a 4hr endurance march in marching order (not less than 28kg) and complete a minimum of 22km.
- Complete a minimum of 7 heaves in DPCUs and boots.
- Complete a fitness assessment to the following standards:
- Run 2.4km in 9:30
- 70 push-ups
- 85 sit-ups
- Climb a 6m rope twice in patrol order (7kg) with weapon
- Complete a written test with the minimum standard being 60%

Selection

Applications are accepted from members of any corps in the Army, Navy or Air Force. Most of the candidates will come from an infantry background, but Navy clearance divers and airfield defence guards have been known to pass the stringent selection process.

Soldiers who wish to join the SAMS must appear before a pre-selection board composed of officers and senior NCOs of the regiment seconded for recruiting duties. The aspirants must be recommended by their own unit commanding officer before they can apply to attempt the course. Once interviewed by the selection board, they are told to report at a specific time, when the next selection course will be conducted. If the soldier is looked upon the recruiting panel as likely material, he is asked to pass a basic fitness and other, specialty, SAMS tests and then to attend the selection course at Wottalotta Loonies, Alice Band.

Above all, every effort is made to avoid roughnecks and 'muscle-bound morons.' While the SAMS must be very fit indeed, they also need more than an average intellect to carry c their mission. Strong character and a considerate nature are additional requirements for their role: any weakness of character or inability to get along with other team members could all too easily spell the failure of a given operation. The toughness of the selection process is demonstrated by the fact that a typical year may see up to 700 applicants - in themselves a select group - of whom perhaps 35 make the grade.

The selection course lasts a gruelling 16 weeks. During the course, the candidates will be examined under extremely stressful conditions. The candidates will be required to do lots and lots of running, carrying a range of different weights, plus webbing and weapons. They will do countless amounts of sit-ups and push-ups. After a few days of the course, the candidates find themselves sleep-deprived, every muscle burning, and they will have blisters on their feet. This is the time where the mental toughness has to kick in to keep going. The candidates will have to push themselves to the limit and, in most cases, this will not be enough to even get through the first week of the course.

The candidates will be required to swim in either warm or cold conditions, run 18.4km in 90 min, run 36km in 5 hrs, either as a group or an individual task. There will be unexpected exercises ("sickeners").

A lot of the course requires a lot of fitness. However, you do have to know how to navigate yourself through any terrain without, or with poor, maps and with or without a compass.

The candidates will also be interrogated. This is a critical part of the course.

The remaining candidates are then flown to an Operational Area for the final phase of the selection programme. The first week here takes the form of a bush orientation/survival course, during which they are taught which plants are edible, which give water, how to get a fire going without matches and how to cope with the indigenous wildlife. The first day of this course sees the candidates stripped and searched for cigarettes, tobacco, sweets and toiletries - only kit and medical items are left to them. They are then given time to build a shelter with their ground sheet, which must be dug in 45 cm and is marked on its neatness, practicality and originality. Rations are further reduced and water is limited to five litres a day per man.

Apart from the survival training, physical training stays with them throughout: a typical day might include an hour of training before a breakfast consisting largely of water; observation tests where candidates are given a fixed route to follow on which they must identify and note down ten different objects, three runs over an assault course - the last with a 35kg pack, including a mortar-bomb container filled with cement - a 5km run along a gully without their kit, followed by loading up again and carrying a tree trunk back to their camp. During this phase the candidates are evaluated for adaptability, water discipline, bush navigation, fear of the dark, animals and heights, ability to do without food, care of weapons and equipment, memory, powers of observation, leadership, and the ease with which they move in the bush. Particular emphasis is placed on the ability to get on with others while under stress.

This phase ends in a spate of automatic rifle fire that heralds the next stage which is intended to try the candidates psychologically to the uttermost - and succeeds. Then comes the 'crunch' phase. One morning the candidates are told that, 'your course is 51 degrees magnetic. You walk 38km and your RV is at l900 hours this evening at a dirt landing strip. If you make it, you may get some food.' 20km along, they are met by some of the instructors and allowed to fill their water bottles - while the instructors drink and spill ice-cold soft drinks. On arrival at the RV, each man is given eight biscuits - only to discover that they are contaminated with petrol and totally inedible. Meanwhile, the instructors have a happy barbecue picnic which any candidate can join - if he is only willing to drop out.

Finally, the candidates are put into the bush for five days with a tin of condensed milk, half a 24-hour ration pack and twelve biscuits, eight of which are soaked in petrol. Native wildlife and bush fires are among the problems of this final stretch.

Training

Those who survive the selection programme must then complete and pass the parachute course before being accepted into the SAMS. The actual SAMS training lasts some 42 weeks and includes tracking, survival, weapons handling, explosives, unconventional warfare, unarmed combat, mountaineering, guerrilla tactics, bush- and field craft, map reading, day and night navigation and signalling. Throughout this training, they are also taught how to handle enemy equipment in each of the categories. Physical training naturally also stays with them and, in fact, reaches new peaks in what is demanded and achieved. Given the demands of their selection and training, the SAMS will always be a very small group of men, a group that others look up to as examples of the ultimate individual soldier.

Once selection is completed the training does not stop there. The soldiers are then sent to their respective groups - Tactical Assault Group ("TAG") or Offshore Assault Group ("OAG"). This is simply done by which ever group has openings. They then undergo special training which includes parachuting, medical training, advanced weapons training etc ...

The OAG do a lot of night navigation 25 miles out to sea, on rubber Gemini's. This sounds easy enough, but spending up to 5 or 6 hours a night in the freezing sea water is definitely not easy! It is, however, essential that the SAMS are able to operate in any area, climate and situation, whether it is in the desert or the freezing ocean. Training also includes night navigation at sea, diving, underwater demolitions, medical care, insertions into hostile territory from sea, etc …

Weaponry

TAG/OAT troopers utilise a large arsenal of weapons. The standard assault rifles are the M-16A2 and F-88 5.56mm rifles (the F-88 is a locally-fabricated Steyr). Pistols include the Browning HP 9mm and the SIG Sauer P-228. Although the entire family of MP-5s are used, the favourite is the MP-5K. The Beretta RS 202 shotgun is used, and there are no less than four different types of sniper rifles in the inventory: the 7.62 Galil, HK PSG-1, Parker Hale 82, and the Finnish Tikka .223.

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