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i have read somewhere SSG kicked some real big bear *** in afghanistan
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and that too against spetsnaz....
well if you can beat spetsnaz u r no1
because i think spetsnaz are good...ahead of SAS or GIGN ....
when i asked if the ssgn have seen operation, i meant the naval ssgs, the 'navy seals'. have they had many operations because iv never herd too much about them.
the ssgs have had quite a few operations to date, but have the ssgn ever had any combat missions?
They have carried out many operations during 65/ 71 and at siachin.
well accoding to the history of ssg they didnt perform according to our expectation
but here is the whole record
Well, NSG or Black cats, have suffered only one casuality in their history of existance, this is despite being involved in more number of encounters than the NSG.
This one casuality was during the Akshardham temple attack, and the guard dies after being in coma stage for months.
If I am right, the SSG suffered more than 10 casualties in Lal Masjid encounter.
Yes, the SSG's have been misused in encounters where they are not specialists. Siachen is a good example, for fighting in mountains you need mountain strike corps and not SSGs. The SSGs are well trained in short and swift operations and are not trained to handle long duration encounters.
This misuse also relulted in many casualties in Kargil, because they did not get any Air support.
In the Pakistan Army, mountain training is considered part of overall training and all soldiers and units are expected to be proficient in it, and almost all units of all arms serve tours in Kashmir and Northern Areas, often in active duties on the LOC or Siachin. The Pakistan Army’s High-Altitude School, at Rattu in Northern Kashmir, is an ideal location on the confluence of the Hindukush, Himalayas, and Karakorum ranges. The school conducts training throughout the year and includes mountain climbing on peaks ranging from 15,000 to 20,000 feet and survival on glaciated terrain and in snowy and icy conditions.
Astra,
I think you misunderstood the NSSG (Pakistan Navy SSG) to be the Indian NSG (National Security Guard).
SSG operation at LM complex should be compared to operation Blue Star in terms of scope. Then you get a better idea.
2 SSG Officers and 7 ORs (tot. 9) made the ultimate sacrifice during the LM operation.
Two more casualties were suffered by the Police and paramilitary personnel.
No no, I am not mistaken. I was talking about the Indian NSG in Akshardham temple, which can also be compared to LM case.
Also the NSG has a state-of-the-art training facility in which they have to shoot atleast 6 of 10 swift moving targets in a dark building like structure which replicates a real anti-terrorist operation. This is so difficult that till date no-one has ever got 10 targets. Also this includes, two NSG guards shooting targets, just adjacent to the other guy. This makes them get used to bullets flying right under their noses.
But NSG have never been misused for military operations.
I have observed that we have been discussing SSG in cold climate and anti-terrorism situations. But, what happened to these guys when they went to Africa in joint exercise few years back. I don't think they fared well? I hope they have got polished for Jungle and Desert warfare by now.