new pictures of british special forces operating inside syria.

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vehicle is a thalab.
like the pink panthers, but built on a toyota land cruiser chassis and engine rather than a landrover one, so none of the reliability and part availability issues of the 110.

>>30925699
kicking ass as usual

>>30925790
i think they need more javelin and at4 hood ornaments

>>30925790
Does it have a water boiler for making tea?

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>>30925829

SAS have gone out there loaded for bear.

If you look over all the reports of the shit they've been pulling that make it to the media they're loading around everything and the kitchen sink. AW50 anti-material rifles, sexy sexy AI AWMs, newly upgraded C8 carbines, Dan .338 rifles, Javelins, AT4s, M2s, GMGs, crates of bar mines, Gurkha knives, Toyota Land Cruisers modified by British company Jankel, quadbikes and as of this week in reports, even fucking XM25's.

This is the shit they live for. Freedom, wide expanses, fast vehicles and authority to just raid the shit out of anything they can find.

Here's a few reports that have surfaced. Usual caviats apply, it's impossible to say for sure about anything when it comes to special forces of any side, but what the hell, it's fun.

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/sas-use-prototype-punisher-weapon-system-against-isis-libya-1574767

http://news.sky.com/story/uk-special-forces-blow-up-is-suicide-truck-10294815

http://dailycaller.com/2016/02/15/sniper-cuts-short-isis-beheading-class-with-a-well-placed-head-shot/

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/sas-hero-takes-out-3-isis-jihadists-armed-only-gurkha-knife-fallujah-1568888

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2845668/SAS-quad-bike-squads-kill-8-jihadis-day-allies-prepare-wipe-map-Daring-raids-UK-Special-Forces-leave-200-enemy-dead-just-four-weeks.html

>>30925980
>Dan .338 rifles
I wonder if these will be replaced after the British Army starts getting the new AI AX rifles. I've heard reports that they're based.

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>>30926018

It's very likely just a specialist order for the UKSF and got a few of them. Fuck knows really, it's hardly a Regimental decision, when it comes that that sort of stuff they'll take whatever they want or prefer.

The AI AX.338 is INCREDIBLY sexy though. Would want to see in an operator guise if only for the pictures.

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>>30926065

It is indeed a sexy weapons system.

They've been in syria for years.
There's a YPG video from at least 2 years ago where they are attacking an ISIS held oil refinery and you can see guys with suppressed C8s and sniper rifles, and can hear the british accents, one of them's even wearing a desert ghillie suit.
can't be bothered finding it now but i definitely seen it.

>>30925790
>vehicle is a thalab.
Jankel call the vehicle "Fox" now.

Probably since it went in to British service as we've been naming all wheeled vehicles after kinds of doge

Do the Brit SOFs use L85s?

>>30925829
I think those are MATADOR Anti-Structure Munitions (L2A1)

>>30926203
no. C8 SFW

you brits sure love your unarmoured death buggies

>>30926228
Seems odd but I'm not familiar with the needs of British SOF needs, but isn't even the L85A2 shorter overall than a C8?

>>30926302
and?

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Special Forces Support Group have been on the ground in Syria recently, obviously SAS have a presence there as part of their whole anti-ISIS/AQ efforts, not likely to see any SBS given that they are running everything in Afghanistan now, Pathfinders also may have a role here, but I can't imagine long range reconnaissance being high on their priorities, and even if it is I can imagine SRR being handed the task instead given the increased secrecy.

Either way they look nails and I'm sure are fucking shit up, I know a couple blokes in SFSG and he said ISIS like to film them with drones, then hit them with mortars, they brought Anti-Drone weapon systems but didn't specify what it was.

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>>30926018
UKSF seem to have all kinds of different bolt guns.
There are pics floating around of them using PGW Coyotes, AI AXMCs and all kinds of shit.

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>>30926302
>but isn't even the L85A2 shorter
it's utter shite
i don't think UKSF have ever used it.
https://youtu.be/01v0sUra-yg?t=18

>>30926302

UKSF was using the M16a2 for fucking years, then the SA80 was given to the pathfinders in Sierra Leone, and during a major contact with enemy, almost every single rifle failed to fire due to the heat, and the platoon in contact had only their L7's and support weapons to fight with, after that it was banned for SF use and they fucked with a load of different bits of kit until the C8 was officially chosen, which is proving so good the rest of the army airborne now wants it.

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>>30926326
>they brought Anti-Drone weapon systems but didn't specify what it was.

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>>30926263

What can I say? LRDPG love runs deep, anon.

In serious, it's the type of vehicle virtually every special forces group uses in this sort of mission statement. Light, long range, bolt on whatever kit you need, easy to get in and out, inconspicuous, spare parts from any mechanic in the country you're in, hella reliable and great vision.

What I'd give to see the Jackals get out into Syria though. God damn those vehicles look good.

>>30926321
I just assume every SOF wants a carbine length rifle, shorter is better unless you know you're designated for something else.

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>>30926378
I always wondered why everyone seemed to hate the SA80, thought it was just hating bullpups meme

>>30926432

A1 was utter and complete shit. A2 is very reliable and accurate. Most of the hate for the A2 is down to ergonomics.

>>30926378
>SA80 was given to the pathfinders in Sierra Leone, and during a major contact with enemy, almost every single rifle failed to fire due to the heat, and the platoon in contact had only their L7's and support weapons to fight with, after that it was banned for SF

This is bullshit since SFSG were using L85s and L22s as late as 2008 (they had a RIS for them over a year before the rest of our forces).

PF also had to make do with L85s again in ~2006 as well because there weren't enough L119 and UGLs to go around, and UKSF's needs were greater.

>>30926444
Nah, the A1 was and is fine. It was the initial model that had the problems (no cleaning kit, chintzy ammo, Colt trying to improve action by turning it into a race gun, etc.)

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>>30926364

A2 is fine.

But the UKSF had been using AR platforms since long before the L85 ever existed, and when the M16's replacement time came up in the budget for them, only the L85A1 existed, which WAS shite. So they went with the C8.

When the A2 came about, they already had their new rifle, and while the A2 was good and would eventually gain rails in and around 2008, they'd already had a decade with a weapon that fitted all the gear they needed. They eventually just stuck with it. Also because they work with US and Canadian forces so often anyway that it made sense to use the same platform as them.

>>30926378
>UKSF was using the M16a2 for fucking years, then the SA80 was given to the pathfinders in Sierra Leone, and during a major contact with enemy, almost every single rifle failed to fire due to the heat, and the platoon in contact had only their L7's and support weapons to fight with, after that it was banned for SF use and they fucked with a load of different bits of kit until the C8 was officially chosen, which is proving so good the rest of the army airborne now wants it.

Holy shit almost word for word the same story as for a swedish pathfinder unit that was deployed to Sierra Leone. Just replace SA80 with the AK5 and the L7 with the KSP90 and you are golden. After that debaticle the Swedish unit was given G36 until they were folded into the general Swedish SOF force structure.

http://www.expressen.se/nyheter/vapnen-slutade-fungera---mitt-under-eldstrid/

>>30926511
>delta
perfectly turned out
matching gear
regulation camo
plate carriers

>sas
random mismatched camo
woodland camo in desert
radom sheepskin shepherd coats they got a 2 for 1 deal on at the local iraqi market
body armour not necessary

>>30926640
>radom sheepskin shepherd coats they got a 2 for 1 deal on at the local iraqi market
Sounds smart to me, stash a bit of kit and look like locals from a distance.

>government STILL trying to overthrow the only hope for peace and stability in the Levant by training, arming and assisting tomorrow's jihadi groups
When will they learn?

>>30926640
US camo is a joke -- when are you going to get around to fixing that?

>>30926640

As soon as a SAS soldier stops looking ally, they are no longer a SAS soldier.

SAS used SA80 in the Balkans, Northern Ireland and in the Iraq adventures where necessary.

>>30926970
That was an appearances thing. People notice the dudes carrying way different kit to everyone else and the last thing you want (especially in the Balkans and NI) is for people to know there are SAS guys running around.

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The SAS has had ARs since at least the Falklands

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>>30927086
Sierra Leone I believe

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>>30926640
>radom sheepskin shepherd coats they
Do you have any idea how cold it gets?

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>>30927148
Fuck it, I'm dumping my UKSF folder

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>>30927245
Desert Storm

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>>30927245
huh didn't know the brits used those mounts too

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>>30927288

Britbong here, joining the UKSF is not all its cut out to be. Once you get back in civvy street you will have a hard time getting a decent job. Truth is no one (employment wise) cares if you are capable of military skills. A college degree is more valuable than 20+ years service. I respect everyone in the armed forces but I doubt I would see myself risking my life for the government anytime soon.

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Ah yes, british and american toy soldiers propping up moderate beheaders in At Tanf. Been there, bombed that.

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>>30927302
thats bollocks, they make a fortune in security work.

>>30927308
looks a bit like starwars for some weird reason

>>30927322
Security work is overrated, the payment doesn't nearly compensate the risk involved.

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>>30927308

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>>30927308

Man, the SAS always look so /k/omfy.

>>30927096
>>30927086
SAS were not the first users of AR pattern rifles in the British Army. They were first delivered to patrol companies of the British Infantry regiments doing emergency tours in Borneo. Guards Para were among the first users and put them to good use in their four man bricks, particularly on their long range patrols. Eventually, by about 1963, they were more widely adopted. SAS were somewhat late to the party, issuing the weapons a few months after the Paras got their hands on them.

They came in large cardboard boxes, with fold out instructions, and orange/pink plugs on the end of the muzzle. They had no forward assist and were actually well received by those who used them.

>>30927302
>Truth is no one (employment wise) cares if you are capable of military skills
Depends what you get into, and when. I would agree that the majority of companies prefer civilian experience and qualifications, but again it depends on what you're aiming to get into.

I did very well after I left the Army, after a short rough patch, but that was a different time. That said, these days there are far more opportunities for learning.

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>>30926302
most SOF uses C8s

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Col David Stirling, SAS founder with an SAS patrol in north africa ww2

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>>30927322
It's not a fortune. It's well paid in some areas, but you aren't getting paid a fortune.

Security work, unless you get into consultancy like I did, can be lucrative but it's not steady work and you very quickly find your experience reaching its sell by date. There are exceptions, obviously, but for the most part it's a stop gap not a career.

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>>30927424
SAS CRW unit

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>>30927428
What the fuck is that supposed to be faggot?

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>>30927465
the anus of your average seaman

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What happens if they meet the Russian operators in land.

Hypotetically talking, before some butthurt amerilard talks shit.

>>30927371
How long ago did you serve and for how long? I know plenty of ex forces people from 70-80s and 90s+ who struggle to find a stable, high paying job. If I ever would join the forces it would be as a reservist, so I can experience the army as well as keeping a stable job. You are right when saying that it depends on what you want to do, but if you want a high paying white collar job, a college degree + work experience in different companies are more valuable than military service.

>>30927405
I wish you luck for the future anon. But could you elaborate more on your service time and your consultancy role? I am interested to know more about it.

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>>30927291
Vinghogs soft-mounts?

Used to be a pretty good way to tell UKSF Jackals and WMIKs apart from those used by regular forces. Since regular ones use Manroy soft-mounts instead.

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>>30927096

PF and a couple of other non-SF units used ARs during the period of these pictures too. Also Inf units, normally the recce platoons, used them in the jungle training.

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>>30927428
man, that looks wonderful

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>>30927427
More

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>>30927498
Sixties.

>I know plenty of ex forces people from 70-80s and 90s+ who struggle to find a stable, high paying job.
You're right, there are such cases out there. The thing is though, even if you met 200 hundred people that's a minuscule percentage of those who served in HM Armed Forces. It's not indicative of a trend.

>but if you want a high paying white collar job, a college degree + work experience in different companies are more valuable than military service.
Of course it is. But, and it's a big but, the Army takes a massive cross section of society. It's probably the only large employer left that is truly representative of everyone in the country. With that, you get all sorts.

There are many people that struggle to find a stable, high paying job who never went near HM Forces.

>your consultancy role? I am interested to know more about it.
Most of the time it was for foreign or emerging governments (Oman, former Soviet states, Croatia through late 1991 and into 1992) and then on a smaller scale for private industry, particularly in Africa.

I'll stress that I fell very lucky and was fortunate to know some excellent people who were able to employ me, and this was a time when this sort of thing was a lot less regulated than it is today. Small startups were comparatively easy.

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>>30927596
SAS in Iraqi Freedom

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>>30927607
>on a smaller scale for private industry, particularly in Africa.
Ever happened to have worked or meet Executive Outcomes?

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>>30927698
SAS in Afghanistan

>>30927632
>suppressed G3KA4

muh dik

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>>30927607
Im not saying that the way that companies employ and filter through applicants is correct, as they tend to miss out on very hardworking and intelligent men who do not have a degree to show for it, but unfortunately thats the way the world works now. You are right that the army is willing to accept a large and diverse amount of people, but the problem is that after they finish their service they are dumped and left to fend for themselves with a shitty btec qualification. There isn't much that can be done I guess, but I wish you and anyone else reading that is either serving or has served the best in your endeavours.

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>>30927495
Probably nothing since neither side wants to risk starting a war. Or share some tea, but I doubt many SAS can speak Russian or any Spetsnaz could speak English so they couldn't really talk to each other.

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>>30927793
So awkward like a /k/ meet?
Brits-"Oi m8"
Russians-"Y-you t-too"

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>>30927830
UKSF with, if I remember correctly, Slovakian SOF

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>>30927841
He's not SF he's from the Military Police close protection unit of the Royal Marines

>>30927853

Is that an L22 on the right?

>>30925699
So basically Desert Rats part 2: Islam buggaloo?

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>>30927874
Yes. SFSG dog handlers get those and formerly HK53s (until spares ran out).

SAS handlers have access to UCIWs

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>>30927886
SRR,Special Reconnaissance Regiment operator

>>30927886
Which type of doggo is this?

Also do armed forces breed specific doggo types for specific uses?

Also what are doggos used for when with SF?

>>30927896
Why do dog handlers get different guns?
>>30927914 here

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>>30927905
I believe these guys are pathfinders, could be wrong

>>30927905
>SRR
>wearing osprey

He's part of the regular Brigade Reconnaissance Force. Even has the BRF patch

>>30927793

Language skills are a necessity for most Russian top tier SF units.

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>>30927929

>>30926183
Would like to see this

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>>30927926
>Why do dog handlers get different guns?

Easier to handle a pooch with a shorter, lighter gun than a full-length one

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>>30925699

Some recent pictures of US guys running around in syrian kurdistan.

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>>30927975

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>>30927948
Got it m8
>>30927957
SBS

>>30927975
>hate
CRAWWWWWWWWWLLLLLING IIIIIIIIIIINN MY SKIIIIIINNNN

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>>30927841
>>30927872

I've seen a few people get pictures of the close protection unit confused with SF. It's understandable as they get all the gucci weapons as well.

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>>30928098
airsoft.

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>>30928124

Good stuff itt .much obliged

>>30927308
Just curious, what did/do(?) these guys have against slings?

I honestly would have hated life while serving without at least a single-point sling.

>>30925980
>This is the shit they live for. Freedom, wide expanses, fast vehicles and authority to just raid the shit out of anything they can find.

The fucking dream, holy shit man

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>>30925699

Not even a muh Deuce or 40mm on a ring mount?

>>30927302
>Person who knows nothing decides to inform others as to "what it's really like"

What the fuck are you thinking?

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>>30928245
All of that and more

Holy shit great thread

>>30928188
>Just curious, what did/do(?) these guys have against slings?
During training you are not often allowed slings to teach you to keep your rifle within arms reach, I guess that attitude followed the SF.

>>30927302
Just get into private security when you finish working for the gubmint?

I've heard those blokes make a fortune.

>>30927106
>>30927116
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>>30927140
What camouflage pattern are they using?

>>30928429
>Just get into private security when you finish working for the gubmint?
Don't even need to do that, civilians pay a fortune for SF training from the real deal. I know a guy that trains airsofters and makes a mint, charges hundreds per head for 3 days training and makes much much than he got while serving for a fraction of the effort.

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>>30928477
normal DPM?

BTT: Moustachetime

>>30928520
>tfw my moustache drops like Pablo and Mehmet
>tfw my facial hair is slightly nappy that I can't into curls
At least it compliments my goatee

Great thread. Bump.

>>30927202
>fuzzes out the faces
>can still tell its chris ryan in the sunglasses

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>>30928520
kitpics are ok too?

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>>30928723

last britpost from me

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>>30928820
Loads of shit in there that I've never seen before, wish they could archieve this.
Thanks for posting.

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>>30928875

i am not the same guy as picdumpguy above, only adding some pictures!

last pic! no sf, but
> mfw hunting dindupiratespeedboats from the helo

>>30928188
they do all their training without them.
the final phase of selection involves a couple of weeks of back to back tabs (long distance marches) over a mountain range in wales called the brecon beacons, these vary from 15-50km, carrying a 55lb bergen, plus a full belt of gear and your rifle, without a sling. It's finished with an insane 40 mile tab, with only 20hours to do it. They are intentionally deprived of food throughout all of this.
I guess once you've done this. You no longer need a sling.
It got a lot of media attention in the UK recently because 3 soldiers died doing it a couple of years ago, and the MoD failed to prevent it going public. Now the health and safety PC brigade want to make it 'safer'.

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sbs
tora bora, aghanistan

>>30925980
Its like fucking Mad Max.

>>30928930
>mfw when hes using a eotech,clearly bot unlocked the sniper scope

>>30928600
The only thing that compliments a goatee is absolute delusion

>>30928689
Airsofters

>>30927988
dat view

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SAS/Delta

Task Force Black, Baghdad

>>30929571
I always liked that the most deadly fighters in the world look like blobs in their equipment.

>>30927424
Heil, Britannia.

>>30925699
i hope they fuck some bad guys up

They should send SAS within the london neighborhoods looking for the kebabs that want to fuck the uk.

>>30929029

Was that taken in 2001 when we had Bin Laden in our sights but the Ameritards ordered us not to engage until they could get their SOFs on the ground. SOFs that decided to take a coon's age to turn up, which afforded Bin Laden the time to make good his escape?

http://www.eliteukforces.info/rumours/sbs-osama.php

>>30927555

filename tho

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/day-princess-diana-joined-sas-147138

>>30927510
They are Norwegian made, so that's why I asked. Always wondered why 'no one' else use soft-mounts

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>>30927495
a firefight, considering they support warring factions and pursue opposite objectives

>>30927356
this one >>30926364 is SBS, not SAS (at tora bora) i believe

>>30925980
I'm fully erect.

>>30927356
Funny you say that was watching a documentry on them there co was talking about them


He said sas men are just happy people they could be sent to the most backwards shit hole with fuck all but still be happy and have a great time unlike non sas guys who are just misrable

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>>30928645
Why not

>>30927465
Its some kind of cake you uncivalised pleb

>>30927495
What are the chances sas end up being in a fire fight with groups attached to american special forces

Do uk and american forces know where they are irs would be quite comedic

So what's so great about the C8? Why do the SAS use it?

>>30929202
Delusion is for those who grow long goatees like some savage mountain man. The goatee is to be kept short and well trimmed around the face. You don't grow a minature beard with a goatee like a Mongol.

>>30930600
they are the bad guys, there supporting ISIS

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>>30931522
yes, it's from tora bora.
as is >>30926364
and pic related

>>30925958
carry a kettle and use enemy vehicle wrecks.

>>30927302
>college degree
>claims to be British
you're a cunt m8

What do special forces support group actually do?

>>30927760
>we're it, brother

>>30927495
most likely stay hidden and don't get discovered

>>30933970
Was it good and what's th name

>>30933970
maybe they are happy when they are out on their own, but a few people I know who worked with them said they were just downright unpleasant people. Rude and usually scowling at you. During conversations they would just spit right in front of him was one example he gave. Just a complete lack of normal manners/attempts to be sociable.

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>>30929029
I think that's cag though, looks like he have one of those gangsta grips on. The brits doesn't seem have been using much electronics on their rifles at that time.

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>>30934001
>Do forces of allied nations cooperate within the same theater of operations?

>>30927695
>things were a lot less regulated
I think he may have already answered your question

>>30931522
Man, if you actually believe that I have bad news for you.

>>30931522

It seems every special forces in the world had "bin laden in their sights"

>>30935161
And every SF was cucked by the US, who then """""""""killed him and threw his body off a carrier""""""""

>>30935194
>killed him and threw his body off a carrier

I see no real reason to not believe this, to be honest.

>>30935216
I'm just kidding, but it wouldn't surprise me if we find out in 50 years that he was transported to some prison we don't know exists and had his brain picked.

Just to chime in on what that guy said earlier about joining UKSF not being all its cracked up to be - I'd probably agree. My uncle was RSM in the Paras, for a time, and my mate's father was a very, very high ranking officer who did the usual stint in UKSF, so throughout my life I've come into contact with a fair few ex-regiment blokes. Their prospects upon leaving the Army are basically the same as any infantry/non-trade bloke who leaves. Many of them wind up as a mechanic, laborer, doorman. A lot of them live in pretty shitty areas. Those who are quite savvy and entrepreneurial in spirit can make a good go of it (some set up their own security companies, some wrangle their way into very private but very lucrative gigs as a businessman's sole bodyguard/driver/security adviser, some become politicians, some become mountain guides or survivalist consultants), but that's definitely the minority. As someone else said, PMC work is essentially a stop gap.

So, based on that, it'd be fair to say that the best reason to join UKSF isn't the future prospects, but rather a desire to actually do the job while still in the Army. And obviously there's a huge draw there. But like anything else - those of us not in the loop see the glorified version and don't necessarily appreciate the reality. Lying in a piss soaked trench for three weeks is one reality most people don't anticipate. And when you hear stories about how, one moment, a guy's best oppo is sat next to him, and the next moment he's a red mist on the wall behind because a stray mortar happened to land on his head, it kind of makes you question whether driving around the desert in a gucci land rover is necessarily worth it. Especially when you can get a decent operator fill AND a trade by doing something like EOD or flying, where you're gold dust in the civilian market.

Me personally, I'd give it a miss. But then plenty of blokes loved it (and can't accept it's over once they hit civvy street, such was the appeal).

>>30934329
"Oi will, you see those faking ruskies?"
"Yeah. Let's not be seen by those wankers."

Meanwhile
"Dimitry you be of seeing bong?"
"Cyca. We be of hiding."

>>30935060
from what i learned some spec ops gourps don't even know what other spec ops guys are doing

SAS in burma use to be given an area of map they were going to go to and that was all the info they got no other info

god knows how it;s like with usa and uk who knows how much coperation there is and there isn't these are black ops so god knows

>>30927495
Radio shitposting.

>>30925980
>XM25's

All of my yes, can you imagine those filthy arab fucks, taking "cover" behind a wall (aka every video of them ever with one guy shooting over the top or around the corner) and just getting showered in fragmentation bits from that airburst round.

Must be delicious blowing up these lower than rats raghead shitskins.

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>>30936775
With the GWOT I'd assume they work more closely then ever, especially the top level SF units.

>>30935073
I wouldn't mind some anecdotes as well. Speaking of EO and a career after the army.

>Combatants, some are said to have come from the former Soviet Union but about 300 are reportedly from South Africa and nearing retirement age. Who are the members of this dad’s army, willing to risk death abroad and prosecution at home to fight someone else’s war? What is their motivation? And are they welcomed by those they are ostensibly helping?

>South Africa has a chequered history of exporting soldiers of fortune. Most belong to a generation of soldiers who felt cast aside when the Berlin Wall fell, Nelson Mandela was released and South Africa’s military needs were drastically reduced. Robbed of the only role they were trained for and unable to find alternative work, they felt alienated under a black government and pursued private wars to put bread on the table.

>“Very often it’s a money issue – they haven’t done well and they need to make some,” said Jakkie Cilliers, executive director of the Institute for Security Studies in the capital, Pretoria. “It’s not ideological and it’s not the gung-ho image one has from the film Blood Diamond. This is the only skill these guys have. Most of them are in their late 50s or early 60s and trying to make a late bit of income before they’re past it. In five years’ time it won’t be an issue.”

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/apr/14/south-africas-ageing-white-mercenaries-who-helped-turn-tide-on-boko-haram

>>30925980
They may or may not have the best spec ops., but they definitely have style

>>30934304
support the special forces
logistics
comms
fire support
evacs

whatever they need.
usually on sensitive ops where they don't want regular squaddies around.

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c8 is sexy as fuck! here from /k/ct from the netherlands! could post some desert lrrp with benz gwagon if you want

I wish I was fit enough for a job like this.

>>30939279
How do you tell the difference vetween a c8 and m4? I dont browse /k/ all that often. But Im very familiar with the m4.

>>30939548
>http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2014/09/30/canadian-c7-different-m16/
use this link fello /k/ommando

TLDR: you have the "know" it from external source and C8 dont have the usally m4 barrel with the m203 support.

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>>30939878

here we go!

>>30927823
Story behind the disfigured arm?

>>30925699
ah yes, i also visit r/syriancivilwar

>>30933970
Guys in units like SAS/SBS/Delta/DEVGRU tend to be in those units because to them the operator lifestyle is the only way to live for them. They didn't choose the operator life, the operator life chose them. And they love it.

>>30927761
"DAMMIT ABDUL WE SAID BLACK TIE!"

>>30942193
Looks like blisters or burn scarring.

>>30928245
>UN
>Dutch flag
dafuk?

>>30926640

>£5 head torches round their necks

I literally have one of those

>>30925980
>>30926065
>>30926203
>>30926302

the SAS gets special rights to order whatever guns they want on an individual basis rather than using standardised kit.

>>30926326
SRR is basically a sub-division of SAS anyway - you have to cycle through SRR while in SAS, so SRR probably went in ahead of any SAS operation (knowing SRR, probably around the major towns along the euphrates)

>>30927302
duh, you're supposed to go find work with some third world despot after doing SF work.

>>30934304

Basically you need telephone operators for operating operators to call up and patch them through to other people.

Not SF, but this is the only Brit thread up right now;
I've been getting fit in order to join the army and I want to be a Tank Crewman. Has anyone here had this role that can give me an idea of the experience?
I also have a minor case of astigmatism in my right eye, would my roles be limited because of this?

>>30935161
well, since they were all there at the time, it's pretty likely.

>>30926378
Lol holy fuck this is pure bullshit

>>30926481
He's talking about the L85...

>>30926183
Find this

>>30926640
I know that one of these would scare me 56times more than the other when they kick my door down and proceed to fuck me up. Scared, cringing, laughing, crying, worshiping and cuming...all at once. Emotional EMP, brain meltdown...poor ragheads, this is what they go through

>>30948049
You fucking find it

>>30928520
What does he really expect to be doing with that UGL in London...it would be mega though