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Originally Posted by Krovikan
When I think of modern para-troopers, I think of Canada's JFT and Seal Teams, special elite units, that utilize jumps during the night for stealth.
It's crazy that Russia would used para-troopers like this.
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For sure. Even our regular paratrooper companies would never be deployed that way. It's just not tactically feasible anymore. We really just maintain proficiency to maintain a NATO standard. The last western paradrop I can think of was the US in '03 in Iraq, but it was really only done for the sake of doing it, it wasn't necessary at all. They dropped into an airfield that was already secured by friendly forces.
So yeah, to see Russia actually deploy them like they did is just.... crazy to me