GUNS-N- ROSES
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In my opinion it is foolish to compare special forces of any two countries. there can simply be no comparisons. each country trains its special forces in a certain manner and they r best in that "environment".
for example vietnameese special forces will be best in the jungles of vietnam and not so effective in deserts of india. but they dont need to fight in deserts of india. hence there can be no comparison.
even the training regime of special forces is different world over.
limited comparison can be done of various "counter terrorism" special forces because the type of threats world over r generally same. hence some sort of comparison can be attempted. one can even compare the weaponry of counter terrorism forces.
however special forces comparison should never be compared. we can only discuss the tactics and operations in isolation at best.
honestly, US special forces are regarded as best due to media hype (hollywood) surrounding them. various movies like rambo have been made in hollywood abd they have successfully established the myth of supremacy of US special forces.
it is easy for normal people to get influenced by these movies and quickly cite US as worlds best but to a knownledgable analyst it wouldnt make much sense.
for example vietnameese special forces will be best in the jungles of vietnam and not so effective in deserts of india. but they dont need to fight in deserts of india. hence there can be no comparison.
even the training regime of special forces is different world over.
limited comparison can be done of various "counter terrorism" special forces because the type of threats world over r generally same. hence some sort of comparison can be attempted. one can even compare the weaponry of counter terrorism forces.
however special forces comparison should never be compared. we can only discuss the tactics and operations in isolation at best.
honestly, US special forces are regarded as best due to media hype (hollywood) surrounding them. various movies like rambo have been made in hollywood abd they have successfully established the myth of supremacy of US special forces.
it is easy for normal people to get influenced by these movies and quickly cite US as worlds best but to a knownledgable analyst it wouldnt make much sense.