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07-16-2015, 10:52 AM
Tanksmasher
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john shaft
Thanks the wealth of information! Now (for the 1000th time, lol) I am going to restructure my Joes a bit. My main focus will be fleshing out Squadron and Troop HQ sections.
Here is a question about Delta: it has been said that Beckwith structured it after the SAS. However everything I read about only indicates that each Sabre Squadron has only three Troops instead of four. Plus they are broken into two Assault Troops and one Recce Troop whereas it seems all SAS Troops perform both assault and recon. Some material even indicates that Delta has HALO, SCUBA, Mountain Troops but I don't see how that would be done when you have two different Troop types and only three Troops. Does one Squadron have a HALO and Mountain Assault Troop while their Recce Troop is SCUBA-qualified while another Squadron may have a HALO and SCUBA Assault Troop and a Mountain Recce Troop? I would think that only the Recce Troops would need to be stealthy when it comes to insertion (such as HALO and SCUBA) whereas an Assault Troop would just insert for quick strike missions (such as fast-roping out of helicopters or rolling up in HUMVEE's or other armored vehicles)?
It's not just about stealth, though, and even the assaulters need to infiltrate an objective covertly. Stealth gives them the initiative and provides them with initial security and detection avoidance. Its possible that each squadron specializes in a special infiltration method, since the squadron would deploy altogether most likely.
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Tyroc
I've always thought that individual teams within the Troops perform the different insertion skills but I've never found proof one way or another.
The only problem I see there is that multiple teams of the same troop can't insert together, and thus can't operate together. Snipers from the sniper troop would support an assault troop, whose teams probably aren't going to operate too far from each other, so they would all need to insert into a restrictive area using the same methods. It seems more logical that each squadron would specialize in one or more insertion method, unlike SF detachments, which do operate independently from other detachments in their company.
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