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Originally posted by CaptainCrunch@Sep 3 2004, 09:36 AM
Its funny up until the theatre rescue Russians used Spetznaz, a highly specialized group of special warfare soldiers. Highly trained, highly specialized they had a reputation for competance especially for situations like this one.
It would be interesting to know who these commando's were, I have a feeling that they might have been attached to law enforcement as opposed to military.
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Today's Telegraph (London) piece carried in the Herald mentions Spetznaz as leading the assault.
As competent as I'm sure they are in tactical situations, I wonder if this specific unit was trained in counter terror / hostage rescue. Sure doesn't look like it. When local villagers join in with WW2 rifles you definately do not have situational control....
Stunning... absolutely stunning....