Indian Special Forces

[DESERT FIGHTER]

You don't much understand the armed forces, far less backpacking, do you?

Perhaps designer shoes with a tasteful colour co-ordinated weaponry would have been better?

Cantines and water bottles are a standard issue for any professional army.

 

[kbd-raaf]

Cantines and water bottles are a standard issue for any professional army.

You didn't even read my reply to your post did you?

 

[EyelessInGaza]

Cantines and water bottles are a standard issue for any professional army.

Really....so, based on your remarks, it's ok if I nitpick with your misspelling of use of the word 'canteen' to make a general point on your literacy?

 

[DESERT FIGHTER]

Really....so, based on your remarks, it's ok if I nitpick with your misspelling of use of the word 'canteen' to make a general point on your literacy?

Dude it was a type.. no need to act like a kid...

 

[Abingdonboy]

Dude it was a type.. no need to act like a kid...

No need to come on a perfeclty peaceful thread, pic up one little detail from an 11 year old pic and then use it to troll like the likes of @Pakistani nationlist have done in the past. This thread just doesn't need it.



Wanna know the context of the pic you are so interested in much ?

''Hard work pays,'' quipped Captain Krishnadas after his team secured the first position at the 'Exercise Airborne Africa - 2002' at Botswana, beating 28 teams from 12 countries. In the simulated real-war situation at Botswana, the Indian team emerged 'overall winners' at the June 8-11 'Endurance, Navigation and Evacuation' event in which participants from Botswana, France, Malawi, Malaysia, Senegal, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, UK, USA and Zimbabwe took part. The Indian team also won most of the 'individual medals'. Four others — Ghana, Lisotho, Namibia and Zambia — participated as 'Observers'.

While the Botswana Defence Force (BDF) came second and the South African Defence Forces (SANDF) third in the overall ranking, the second India team lead by Major Ranade came 15th in the event. The three-day annual event hosted by Botswana, and initiated by the South African Defence Forces (SANDF) in 2001, had India participating for the first time after General L M Fisher, Commander, Botswana Defence Force (BDF) invited it during his February visit to this country.

Led by Major Animish Ranade and Captain T R Krishnadas, the two Indian teams consisted of four officers and eight other ranks drawn from the Indian Parachute Regiment (Special Forces). The 'competition' comprised of a 35-km 'Endurance March', a 10-km Navigation Exercise, a 10-km Speed March, Casualty Evacuation of 10 kilometres and Combat Shooting of Rifle/Pistol, along with Observation and Surveillance and two Parachute Jumps, based on a point system that was matched with time taken by a team.

Attributing his team's success to ''real life experience got through fighting insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir and the North-East'', Captain Krishnadas said this helped them more than the 'practice' others teams went through before participating in the 'challenge'.

On what the team learnt from the 'participation', Major Ranade said: ''It was an eye-opener for us. The 'Westerners' whom we perceived as 'real toughies', in spite of being physically and equipment-wise pretty superior, proved 'lacking in mettle' when it came to 'mental challenge' in real-life conditions.'' “Our spirit of sacrifice, mental toughness and experience paid off,'' he added. The event organised to test the 'physical fitness, mental robustness and the will to endure under adverse conditions' was mainly to foster goodwill and improve relations between the airborne units of the participating nations.

Indian special forces world’s toughest

Mention ‘Special Forces’ and the intrepid Israelis, the gung-ho Americans or the secretive British come to mind. But, it appears that it is the Indians who are the toughest of them all. This is what a gruelling contest determined last week.
The Israelis were not there, but a team of India’s 10 Special Forces (SF), led by Captain Krishnadas, outshone their counterparts from the US, South Africa, U.K., France, hosts Botswana and a clutch of African nations in the Kalahari desert.

A proud Special Forces officer says this is all the more creditable since the teams, each comprising of an officer, a non-commissioned officer and three paratroopers “were pulled out of active duty and given just two months to prepare.” This is the first time India has been invited to participate in the event. Last year’s competition was won by the South African Special Forces.

The event required a trek of 87 kms over three days with full combat load of 50 kg, all the activity being conducted under the desert sun during the day. The contest was kicked off on June 8 by a paradrop of the teams close to the border with Namibia. The events then progressively moved them east towards the Okavango Delta.

Here the team led by Major Animish Ranade suffered a mishap at the outset when Commando Mool Singh’s parachute did not open and his emergency parachute landed him so hard that he fractured his ankle. Despite the mishap that cost the team points, it won the individual prize in the 35 kms endurance march that followed.

On June 9, Capt Krishandas’s team, scored with the individual prize for the navigation segment where the commandos have to move through 20 kms of trackless desert with just a compass, Ranade’s team stood second. This was topped by a casualty evacuation exercise that required them to carry a 50 kg deadweight, simulating a casualty, for 10 kms. Krishandas’ team stood first and Ranade’s second. On the last day the teams did a 17 kms speed march and Krishandas’ team again scored a first.

The Indians performed well in the other elements of the competition as well. These included a rifle and pistol firing competition, a 400 metre an observation lane exercise requiring them to spot seven targets and a final 5 kms home run that makes the grand finale of the gathering.

A senior officer told TNN that such competitions “which deal with our core business,” are a great boost for the professional elan of the force. India currently has four SF units that have traditionally been asked to do the toughest jobs in the battlefield.

Currently they specialise in counter-terrorist work where using their own intelligence, they operate independently against terrorist concentrations in remote mountain and jungle regions in Kashmir and the Northeast.

Who has the best Special Forces ?, page 26

 

[Lipizzaner_Stallion]

No need to come on a perfeclty peaceful thread, pic up one little detail from an 11 year old pic and then use it to troll like the likes of @Pakistani nationlist have done in the past. This thread just doesn't need it.



Wanna know the context of the pic you are so interested in much ?





Indian special forces world’s toughest





Who has the best Special Forces ?, page 26

Great find bro. Nice article.

 

[Roybot]

No need to come on a perfeclty peaceful thread, pic up one little detail from an 11 year old pic and then use it to troll like the likes of @Pakistani nationlist have done in the past. This thread just doesn't need it.

DESERT FIGHTER is Pakistani Nationalist!

 

[Koovie]

Garud Commandos

 

[Abingdonboy]

 

[COLDHEARTED AVIATOR]

I saw this last year but didnt post it as i thought it might be a risk to security.

 

[Abingdonboy]

I saw this last year but didnt post it as i thought it might be a risk to security.

Hmm, I'll have to redact certain parts.

 

[Abingdonboy]

@COLDHEARTED AVIATOR



That's better:

 

[Koovie]

Congratulations @kurup

Your pic is on the Indian Army fanpage.... 6,000 likes and going up


https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?....98977928070.88732.87167763070&type=1&theater

 

[kurup]

Congratulations @kurup

Your pic is on the Indian Army fanpage.... 6,000 likes and going up


https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?....98977928070.88732.87167763070&type=1&theater

Awesome .........

@Koovie : Although you asked me share it , I shy away from posting the picture ......

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[RPK]