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I am not sure if I am a fan of multiple small coys, because that ultimately leads to much smaller platoons that lack the capacity to carry certain capabilities and in turn the mass capable of sustaining a handful of casualties before being rendered ineffective. Plus I don't see how we'll manage...

I thought we were looking at the Spikes within the 5-7 km range so we could actually outrange MBTs as dismounts, the newer Javelins also reach out to 5km. Either way, would these merely just be available to the DFS pl or would they find themselves within the rifle coys? Because a brigades worth...

Precisely, I believe only the Americans (and really it's only the Rangers because of their dedicated air assets) can conduct a theatre entry against a near peer threat. Now, airmobile forces to facilitate NEOs is something we could do; especially if such a force regularly practiced with the...

Considering neither have touched on theatre entry in quite some time (jumping with the 82nd or the 173rd onto an airfield once every few years doesn't count), you could argue both are inappropriate for the role. The joint theatre entry experts (the Ranger Battalions) conduct an annual 8-week...

Last time I worked with 1RCR, the boats were all crewed by 2 pers (3IC was the crew comd / gunner) and the remainder were dismounted. I think this variation of the sect org is actually in the new(er) pam as well, a lot of this boils down to unit SOPs though. Same way how the Patricias have their...

Looking at the video they really only showed (and talked about) a particular battery that does a lot of that shape shifting ninja kind of work; however, they also tend to do a lot of work with them and the shaky boats; and, you gotta sell the army side of the Commando capability. I am curious...

X has a limited slice of the capability / mission sets that SRR has, a lot of what SRR has done and does (inclusive of it's former titles) falls under the CANSOFCOM umbrella. Well, CSOR kind of traded its hard (scalable upwards) fighting power to go more into the IW and capacity building...

Funny thing is there's nothing Commando / Ranger about the proposed unit other than the name and that it is somehow more special than the specialist infantry battalions that it going to use as its nucleus, other than being a brigade / regiment postured towards DDMA / FID / SI or whatever it's...

Electroactive polymers are pretty cool, they have some interesting potential for load carriage and artificial muscle tissue like structures.

The C20 SASW is not replacing the C14 MRSWS, nor is it intended to be a multicaliber platform (if it were, the secondary chambering would probably be 6.5mm not .338); the program is to replace the fleet of AR-10Ts and the EIS that came with the system (or more likely purchased by the employing...

This quote appears in the 2002 edition of FM 3-97.61 Military Mountaineering and the 2012 TC 3-97.61 Military Mountaineering: "Leaders must understand that each individual has a different metabolism and, therefore, cools down and heats up differently, which requires Soldiers to dress-up and...

There is a multitude of threads on this very subject (search function mate), however, I'll give you the TLDR: All Operator positions are available to PRes NCMs who have reached their occupational function point (you need to be a Cpl to WO to apply for Special Operations Assaulter in the PRes)...

Thank you for the submissions thus far, A friend in the RN who spends a lot of time with the Royal Marines pointed me to a similar publication from NATO, he also pointed me onto a publication by the ADF that is quite similar to how the RN/RMs approach amphibious operations. Thank you, the...

As the title states I am looking for reading material on amphibious operations and forces; the material can range from scholarly publications to personal memoirs. I would prefer it not to be on special forces, however, I am aware that the distinction between special and regular forces was quite...

Kind of like the SFSG role seen across the pond then? But, as I understand it CSOR has moved quite far away from the role it original was envisioned to fill with its establishment; I guess the question is to determine which capabilities / skills (which I believe you defined in another thread...

It'll probably function something like the 1st and 2nd Commando Regiments of Australia's SOCOMD with their direct entry scheme being an accelerated infanteer pipeline with a SF selection preperation course prior to the selection and training course(s). Similarly our premier CT unit, much like...

This reminds me of a conversation I had with a friend who was in 1/75 for a few years. He was of the opinion that what made the Ranger Battalions (and thus the Regiment) great at their core role (airfield seizure) upon founding and the subsequent Special Operations Direct Action Force role they...

Seems like the RN is on route to (re-)acquiring littoral vessels to enable and support special forces / Royal Marines: Click Here I wonder how this would come about given the money juggling the MoD have been up to as of late and the reductions made to the Royal Marines (and their enabling...

Currently reading through the Mars trilogy, after that I'm looking at rereading through the Dune novels.

There's some offerings from across the pond: Altberg boots in MOD Brown (a whole slew of variants), Hanwag SF LX/GTX Boots again in MOD Brown, and they even have an higher cut Aku Pilgrim in MOD Brown. All of which are highly received, especially the latter two. They are, however, pricey given...