Marcos were called in early, only 8 operators were used to keep the militants holed up in an area, they were used sort of like first responders. 8 others were pulling security across the property and clearing rooms. Marcos in the end cleared hundreds of rooms and saves upwards 500 hostages & made space for the NSG.
Marcos have adequate training for all situations including CQB in SBS and hostage rescue as well. You don't use a small team of 8 to neutralize an unknown number of terrorists in a hotel this size. God forbid the team is ambushed and a couple fall to enemy fire, you could end up providing even more weapons, ammo, BJPs, grenades to the enemy.
Also the mission was first to safe guard civilians which in the Taj is a huge task, it happens to be a massive property with 560 rooms, 44 suites, with multiple restaurants, banquet halls, lounges, spas, other facilities like massive laundry areas, etc.. Marcos shooters using initial help from rescued hostages, direction of terrorist fire etc. could find out where the terrorists were mostly moving, a small team was used to keep them there while the rest help cleared the building one room at a time.
Mumbai attack was a world first in many styles so to call Marcos any less professional is all but silly, they did their job very well, Pak members should know commandos die or get injured like they did even during PNS Mehran attack, Kamra air base attack, Peshawar massacre this doesn't make SSG any less dangerous or less trained. Keep in mind during the attack on PNS Mehran, once the attack began, it took over 15 hrs before the operation was over that too in a military installation with commandos in it. People need to disillusion themselves if they think commandos just walk in kill everybody and walk out, that might work while raiding enemy installations. The goal in counter terror ops is always to minimize casualties, look for tactics that ensure success. Mumbai now is better equipped with its own well trained anti terror unit. Even a well defended Paris with many special units in the area couldn't prevent over 130 people from dying and over 300 being injured.
Timeline of events - PNS Mehran Siege - Home - DAWN.COM
The recent raid by 2 of the airborne platoons of around 70 troops into Myanmar which resulted in over 100 militants being killed was achieved in less than 60 mins and such a mission is far easier for SF units to mount, they are essentially (**** shit up) forces. SF troops can be deadly when it comes mounting an all out assault on enemy installations but defending civilians during a terror attack takes time, patience and careful tactics.
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