Suprasteve Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 The australians are loons. They had us load a bunch of donkeys into a chinook out in afghanistan. Only the bloody aussies would think of that. Poor animals were shittin it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conrad Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 I guess we'll never know tbh. You ask anyone who the best is and they'll say their own. Do you think a yank would ever admit the SAS are better than Delta Force? or vice versa for that matter? Like already said, the best are probably the ones with the best toys/resources. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daston Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 well that said but the yanks have never won a war on their own apart from their civil war (ha I am sure that was just so they could win at somthing) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steviekid Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 Isn't it true that if you fail the entrance requirements for the SBS you can still get into the SAS? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syed Shah Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 marine marine in his boat who would have known that sh*t could float I heard that from a para mate of mine I'd actually go as far saying mossad is probably the most achieved of special forces. Mossad?! They are not the Isreali special forces. They are just their version of MI5/MI6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colsoop Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 SAS for the ignorant - SBS for those in the know!! Spot on there Chris "not by strength by guile " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraAyf Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 I heard a story from someone at a Ninjutsu class who was a Royal Marine, saying he was in the US and in a bar were him and 2 mates, and at a table about 14 US Army troops, who were all making comments about them, then one of their guys said "Those are British Marines, this won't be a fight, it'll be a swift slaughter and they'll leave!!". Sounds about right but got me thinking who actually is better? That's just cracked me up m8. He hasn't told you about the time if went to Mars to fight off the aliens - or has he! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ark Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 Couple of my colleagues were ex-forces, mostly marines. They described the SAS as meat-heads - all muscle-bound idiots. Heard one story from the Falklands, where the SAS were seriously planning to capture an airfield by landing a troop transporter, jumping out and shooting in all directions. The RAF refused to give them a plane The guys didn't even question whether it was a sane plan at the briefing, they all just starting writing their wills. I reckon that the truely effective units are the ones we don't hear / know about. Ones like the SAS are probably heavily propagandised to psych the enemy, not that I doubt they are extremely good though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbourner Posted September 26, 2006 Author Share Posted September 26, 2006 That's just cracked me up m8. He hasn't told you about the time if went to Mars to fight off the aliens - or has he! Why was it funny? He's an ex-Marine, he does Ninjutsu (he's bloody good at it too), I don't get the joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorin Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 he does Ninjutsu Is that a cross between being a Ninja and Jujitsu? I'm thinking of starting a discipline called Nutsukjob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlotte Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 Sorry to be all non Military but what is the SBS? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 Sorry to be all non Military but what is the SBS? Special Boat Service Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlotte Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 I'm thinking of starting a discipline called Nutsukjob. Open up a lapdancing club, you could have that as a side line activity for the punters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlotte Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 Special Boat Service Attacking the enemy with their extra large feet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren-K Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 I loved it in EXTRAS when ross kemp said the SAS was an abrevaiation for "special army soldiers " hilarious stuff in the falklands war the sbs were the first there and came ashore in little canoes to recci the place. its worth noting the sas are drawn up from the creme de la creme of soldiers from the paras,marines,logistics cor and more - and anyone who ever says "yeh i was/am in the sas" are bullshiting because there not allowed to tell anyone, people like andy mcnabb who wrote abook etc are an exception tho. the most notable publicity sas ever had was the Iranian Embassy siege when maggie thatcher sent them in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobSheffield Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 That Rob from Sheffield is pretty handy like, i wouldnt wanna go against the Robsheffield squadron Seriously though either SAS, GSG9 or Spetsnaz Maybe Spetsnaz as they had experience in Afghanistan duuring the Russian invasion, but then so have the SAS since! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattanna Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 SBS are part of the Royal Marines, as are Arctic warfare Cadr and Jungle Warfare Unit, you pass your Marine training then can go for SBS.The SAS can be made up of people from any of the Armed forces,as in they are selected from RAF,Army, Navy or man on the street.The SAS is a British Army Regiment so once you join you are in the Army.The SBS specialise in Amphibious warfare only as a rule whereas the SAS break into specialist units and can cope with pretty much anything, amphibious, jungle, transport, and especially airborne assault.The SAS are seen to be the best trained troops around, even though a few of them have been killed in Iraq, ireland etc, that is generally because they work so far behind enemy lines or with them.There is always competition between Marines and the Army, but generally speaking I would rate the units as follows SAS,Royal Marines(including SBS),Parachute Regiment.American forces like navy Seals and 182nd Airborne division are obviously quite good, but there succes rate in operations is poor compared to British units, and Americans seem to be more gung ho and power mad whereas British units tend to be more calculated and patient, and more disciplined and psychologically stable. And remeber Paddy Ashdown of the Liberal democrats was in the SBS so they can't be all that!! lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stupra Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 SAS for the ignorant - SBS for those in the know!! Boll*cks... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syed Shah Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 The two regiments have different roles, does not make one better than the other. Just different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbeh Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 SAS get all the credit because their stories are more high profile, but there are lots of quality special forces from all over the world doing things we'd never hear about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisSZ Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 Boll*cks... Oooh!! A witty rejoiner from the flying donkey brigade LOL How's Captain Birdseye? (you know ------- the bloke with the parrot on his shoulder you lot seem to adore so much) :d Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fifty Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 look here http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=10991;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbeh Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 ^ Thats stone cold fact now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stupra Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 Oooh!! A witty rejoiner from the flying donkey brigade LOL How's Captain Birdseye? (you know ------- the bloke with the parrot on his shoulder you lot seem to adore so much) :d Yeah he's ok, he had to go to one of the local primary schools to replace the slacking bum bashers on his ship. From what I was told they kept getting the ship stuck on mud banks, might of been something to do with their wrinkled fingers an toes. He also said it was funny, because they all had gay green hats. May be coincidence ???. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisSZ Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 A poll by the septics?? LOL Definately a 'fact' then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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