Russian fsb special forces alpha group and vympel also have frogman units. Spetsnaz owned the green beret, and the green beret guys were scared of one of the spetsnaz dudes. So now everyone wants to know more about seal team 6, and what it. The differences between the uss 2 most elite special ops units. When the navy seals especially seal team 6 have rough training, but at the same time, the russian spetsnaz and the us navy seals go through some of the same training. Special troops of gru will be growing headache for the west. Spetsnaz in roughly translates from a phrase group for a special purpose. In the advent of a 3rd world war, they will prepare the way for an attack on western europe and, perhaps, the whole of the free world. In the domain of selection, it still hard to compare it on the sas vs navy seals level. Ultimate soldier challenge navy seals vs spetsnaz tv.
May 04, 2011 the navy seals team six is so elite and secretive that its very existence has never been acknowledged by the militaryeven after its members led the successful assault on osama bin ladens. So now everyone wants to know more about seal team 6, and what it takes to join it. The spetsialnogo naznacheniya special designation troops have carved out a reputation for ruthless efficiency, proficiency and ferocity. Why was seal team 6 chosen over delta force for the operation neptune spear. Spetsnaz work in small team clearing buildings, similar to devgru or delta for america.
Many of the seals who carried out the op that killed bin laden reportedly carried the mp7. Ultimate soldier challenge navy seals vs spetsnaz youtube. In his book, one green beret he recounts his experiences working with spetsnaz, the russian equivalent of the green berets or navy seals. Usmc sniper legend carlos hathcock his own words complete 1993 interview duration. Navy seals against spetsnaz, the soviet unions most notorious frontline unit. Russias alpha group is one of the bestknown special forces units in the world. Both the united states and russia want to nab this guy and get him bad. Also, spetsnaz won deadliest modern warriorso i say spetsnaz.
Popular seal team 6 books meet your next favorite book. The two serve as the primary counterterrorism specialops in the united states armed forces. Selection, squadrons, gear, notable missions, and more. These troops have been through rigorous training exercises. Because their selection process is largely individualbased, with longass ruck marches and individual events. The navys seal team six just did what the whole country had failed to do for a decade. They both face a third rogue forceprivate military contractors, combat veterans who are now wellpaid guns for hire. Morskaya kommandos frogman informally called frogmen in civilian media are a russian naval spetsnaz unit under operational subordination to the main intelligence directorate gru. Haha, its actually surprisingthat this question has some aswers that actually present this or that side as the winner. But if we are trying to compare the toughest with the toughest, we have to talk about seal team 6, which was formed on the other hand, even today the specific details of spetsnaz training are secret material. Sas vs spetsnaz vs delta force vs navy seals vs ect.
Us navy seals vs russian spetsnaz special forces comparison. Seal team 6, officially known as united states naval special warfare. The new york times best selling book that takes you inside seal team six the covert squad that killed osama bin laden. Mar 23, 20 in a dark corner of american special operations there exists, alongside the armys delta force and the navys osama bin ladenkilling seal team six, a small unit of army spies known as the. Sep 06, 20 usmc sniper legend carlos hathcock his own words complete 1993 interview duration.
Members of seal team 6 and other units parachute from a plane near the. The book inside delta force by eric haney is a very detailed insight into the selection process for u. However, the spetsnaz seem to be rather misunderstood and to some extent even mythologized. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading seal team six. Weapons used by russias elite spetsnaz operators business. Navy seal vs spetnaz buds training, seal qualification training, and seal team is the order for guys aspiring to become navy seals. Then, there is a need to rescue some hostages being held at a second compound. Their mission was to disrupt the movements of albanian ucpmb rebels in the area. Each unit has strengths and weaknesses, neither is better or worse. Like, 3 or four dead vs killing all 25 of the enemy. Spetsnaz the secret soviet combat troops uring the last few years, western intelligence agents have collected information about a large, hardcore russian underground army. I am a seal team six warrior memoirs of an american soldier about the book teachers guide by howard e. Throughout the 1960s70s they were instrumental both in projecting soviet power in the third world and in suppressing resistance within the warsaw pact.
This was part of the usa vs the world commando challenge. Jun 08, 2011 the navys seal team six just did what the whole country had failed to do for a decade. It is a dedicated counterterrorism task force of the russian federal security service fsb, which primarily prevents and. The military advantage to the defender is too great when only small arms are involved. The author of the inside story of the bin laden raid is back with a new book, and after the pentagon and his former teammates spurned him, hes calling them seal team 6yearold. Russian spetsnaz vs american delta force and navy seals. Their most famous operation, operation storm333, was executed on 27 december 1979 which saw soviet special forces storming the tajbeg palace in afghanistan and killing afghan president hafizullah amin and his 200 personal guards. Navys primary special operations force and a component of the naval special warfare command. Seal team six and thomas crocker are back hunting more. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. A number of books about the soviet military intelligence special forces, such as. I am not british, american or russian but after in depth reading books and.
By eric sof jun 10, 2018 mar 5, 2020 in fact, it was one of the very first things that popped into my head after it was revealed that devgru was in fact the group that carried out the mission. You forget this is no longer the cold war thus spetsnaz numbers are down considerably. Alpha group was severely downgraded during the dissolution and collapse of the soviet union. A group of navy seal trainees in august 2010 during hell week at a beach in. The us navy seals is arguably the top special operations force. The debut book of this series is titled as hunt the wolf. I didnt watch the whole video but the spetsnaz parts i did watch seemed more focused on individuals whereas the seals seemed to focus on working as a team as well as being badass individuals. Ilya gorelyh, who has been highly decorated for his service in special operations, has suggested that he and his colleagues took part in the fighting against ukrainian forces. A green beret describes how good the russian spetsnaz are. The spetsnaz are like ninjas doing all those back flips and breaking bottles with there heads. He fires two more shots before the seal sniper withdraws his m110 and makes his way for cover as another seal lays down cover fire. Among the seals main functions are conducting smallunit special operation missions in maritime, jungle, urban, arctic, mountainous, and desert environments. By all means read your books they are so informative,dont take someones word who has actually been there and done that,r.
Although the spetsnaz of the military intelligence service gru is. Spetsgruppa a, also known as alpha group a popular english name, or alfa, whose official name is directorate a of the fsb special purpose center tssn fsb russian. A veteran of seal team six describes his training vanity fair. Russias version of the navy seals may be fighting in ukraine.
Navy seals vs russian special forces 0 grey shop best way to buy modern russian equipment and other stuff. In 2001, mark giaconia was a green beret patrolling the border areas between kosovo and serbia. See more ideas about seal team 6, seal and navy seals. It is the special forces unit of the russian naval infantry and is composed of highly trained and elite marines within. Aug 28, 2014 the instagram account of a russian special forces operative reveals that members of the elite alpha group took part in military operations in ukraine. Devgru is the us navys maritime counter terrorism force, frequently referred to as seal team 6. For examples seal team 2 specializes in arctic combat. Their training and selection process isnt unique compared to other forces e. After seal team 6 was disbanded in 1987, its name was officially changed to devgru. Devgru or seal team 6 use a range of specialised weapons. Exseal member who wrote book on bin laden raid forfeits.
Spetsnaz is an umbrella term for special forces in russian language and is used in numerous. Special forces members deployed around the world training foreign. The spetsnaz sniper isnt finished and fires another round when he sees a seal partially exposed, but his shot misses and strikes a nearby pipe. This navy seal just got out of the seals three days before thebout. It is comprised of 6 books in total which were published between the years 2012 and 2016. The seal team six series is a series of nonfiction and military thriller novels, which were written by the well known american novelist and a former navy seal named don mann. The argument could be definitely made that the seals work better in the team environment, but im not gonna go out and say that. Matt bissonnette, a former member of navy seal team 6 who wrote an account of the raid that killed osama bin laden, agreed on friday to forfeit. As a powerful, but mysterious tool of a world superpower, the spetsnaz. Its not different a question than who has the best football team.
Why was seal team 6 chosen over delta force for the operation. When the shadowy, notorious spetsnaz were first formed, they drew on a long soviet tradition of elite, behindthelines commando forces from world war ii and even earlier. The navy seals team six is so elite and secretive that its very existence has never been acknowledged by the militaryeven after its members led the successful assault on osama bin ladens. Some of the names preceded by hashtags are of the elite units that gorelyh has served in, including the alpha group which is. The 8 most elite special forces in the world the independent. In a dark corner of american special operations there exists, alongside the armys delta force and the navys osama bin ladenkilling seal team six, a small unit of army spies known as the. The united states navy sea, air, and land seal teams, commonly known as navy seals, are the u. Many books have been written and several movies made about americas. His counterparts were russian troops, many of which were airborne. Seal team six is a secret unit tasked with counterterrorism, hostage rescue, and counterinsurgency.
Navy seals, seal team 6 or devgru, which is considered the maritime counterpart of the u. It is comprised of 6 books in total which were published between the years 2012 and. Russias special forces chronicles everything from their origins to recent headlines. Thats where your wrong, because then you would have to say seal team 6 in your defense. Delta force members, who have a reputation for going by the book, often.
But i am sure you have to be a bit crazy and determined to get through both programs. Theres a nasty villain whos holed himself up in a compound somewhere in badguyland. Two days later he posted a photograph of himself and another man brandishing a knife and a standard issue russian makarov pistol in their car. What we know about ksso, the 2,000strong russian delta force. Though there are also answers that correctly state that spetsnaz is merely a term tht means special purpose in russian. Soviet spetsnaz forces took part in the sovietafghan war of 19791989 in afghanistan, usually fighting fast insertionextraction type warfare with helicopters. Morskoy spetsnaz informally called frogmen in civilian media are a russian naval spetsnaz unit under operational subordination to the main intelligence directorate gru. Remember, seals, sas, spetsnaz, special forces, delta force or any others. Seal is derived from their capacity to operate at sea, in the air, and on land but its their ability to work underwater that separates seals from most other military units in the world. You have regular seals seal team 1,2,3 etc except 6, then you have devgru or the naval. In the advent of a 3rd world war, they will prepare the way for an attack on western europe and, perhaps, the whole of. Seal team 6 was originally formed in 1980 by its founding officer, commander richard marcinko. The heart of the book is the illfated battle of mogadishu, where seal team six first operated a safe house in enemy territory, then became involved in the protracted firefight around two downed helicopters.
A secret history of quiet killings and blurred lines. Additionally suvorov frequently references the colocation of some secret spetsnaz training facilities that killed prisoners in this. Dec 01, 2011 theres an ongoing debate on whos tougher. Navy seal devgru, or team 6, is a tier 1 subunit within the navy seals composed of their best sailors and are separate from the regular seal team. However, the real spetsnaz are the 17,000 or so special forces attached to what is still. Why was seal team 6 chosen over delta force for the. Navy seal vs spetnaz extreme seal experience videos. The green berets are the special forces unit of the u. After the fall of the ussr, both alpha and vympel were transferred to the newly formed main guard directorate guo, which was established on the basis of the kgbs ninth chief directorate. In this dramatic, behindthescenes chronicle, howard wasdin takes readers deep inside the world of navy seals and special forces snipers, beginning with the grueling.
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