Indian Special Forces (archived)

[12arya]

Yeah, that's the typical 'Indian intel' for you. Expect things to be the complete opposite and usually for the worse than whatever intel' you may have received.

Another thing I read from Maj. Sapru's (i believe a veteran from 9 SF) novel, the beckoning isle, was that infantry unit used to create enough ruckus & noise when SF was deployed at a location, thereby alerting LTTE about the SF's arrival, due to, yes, turf war! apparently, infantry commanders thoroughly resented any success by SF ! and i don't think this incident was a figment of his imagination.

this thing is mentioned without names in Gen. katoch's book as well where an infantry commander refused to allow/operate SF on "his turf"!
no wonder!

 

[ArgonPrime]

And the good Maj Gen told you this himself..?

As it so happens, I'm simply better at scouring the net for information than you are, grandpa, let's just leave it at that.

As for the 'wipe my ass' comment...speaks volumes of your personal hygiene..!!

Why, you don't wipe yourself after taking a dump??!! Is that an alien concept where you're from?? Where are you from, by the way, some jungle in Jharkhand??

 

[ArgonPrime]

Another thing I read from Maj. Sapru's (i believe a veteran from 9 SF) novel, the beckoning isle, was that infantry unit used to create enough ruckus & noise when SF was deployed at a location, thereby alerting LTTE about the SF's arrival, due to, yes, turf war! apparently, infantry commanders thoroughly resented any success by SF ! and i don't think this incident was a figment of his imagination.

this thing is mentioned without names in Gen. katoch's book as well where an infantry commander refused to allow/operate SF on "his turf"!
no wonder!

I'm not surprised.

 

[12arya]

I'm not surprised.

this is from the book.

 

[samsaptaka]

After reading these posts, I feel the only way SF will modernize and be considered a strategic asset is if the IA gets its own house in order first and start treating SF for what they are - 'special'. If the Army itself treats SF as super infantry meant to get some 'kills' and increase the prestige of a local CO, then no effing way will the politicos ever show interest in sanctioning funds for SF upgrade !!

 

[Phantom sierra]

Marcos in sg????

 

[Phantom sierra]

After reading these posts, I feel the only way SF will modernize and be considered a strategic asset is if the IA gets its own house in order first and start treating SF for what they are - 'special'. If the Army itself treats SF as super infantry meant to get some 'kills' and increase the prestige of a local CO, then no effing way will the politicos ever show interest in sanctioning funds for SF upgrade !!

IMO the first step would be to reinstate the sf regiment which was disbanded years back. We need to have a clear difference between para airborne and para SF.

 

[NAMICA]

 

[Edyk12]

Another thing I read from Maj. Sapru's (i believe a veteran from 9 SF) novel, the beckoning isle, was that infantry unit used to create enough ruckus & noise when SF was deployed at a location, thereby alerting LTTE about the SF's arrival, due to, yes, turf war! apparently, infantry commanders thoroughly resented any success by SF ! and i don't think this incident was a figment of his imagination.

this thing is mentioned without names in Gen. katoch's book as well where an infantry commander refused to allow/operate SF on "his turf"!
no wonder!

Can you name the novel?

Thanks

 

[Edyk12]

this is from the book.
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Name of the book please.

 

[Phantom sierra]

Can you name the novel?

Thanks

The beckoning isle. I am reading it currently, so far so good.

 

[Phantom sierra]

SEAL trident. Many MARCOS guys have completed SEAL training. SG is staffed by Army.

Bro look carefully sg is clearly visible on the right bottom badge

 

[12arya]

Name of the book please.

the beckoning isle by abhay narayan sapru

 

[Killbot]

Bro look carefully sg is clearly visible on the right bottom badge

Dude, that thing is made up.

This is SG badge. I thought it was SEAL trident, but was mistaken.

 

[12arya]

Bro look carefully sg is clearly visible on the right bottom badge

i think this is our SG badge

 

[COLDHEARTED AVIATOR]

Still one of the better depiction of the uniform in Bollywood.

I have seen Para cap with ASC badges or vice versa.

 

[12arya]

Still one of the better depiction of the uniform in Bollywood.

I have seen Para cap with ASC badges or vice versa.

check this out

 

[ArgonPrime]

By the way, to the one who was wondering whether the good Major General had personally informed me of his disapproval of the decision taken by that Major, here you go -

and here is the link to the rediff interview - https://www.rediff.com/news/2000/apr/01lanka.htm

Now do some reading between the lines and it should be clear how the good General felt about his handling of things.

 

[tusharfoxtrot]

Marcos in sg????

It is the old Special group batch before adopting the recent one

 

[FalconSlayers]

Yeah, that's the typical 'Indian intel' for you. Expect things to be the complete opposite and usually for the worse than whatever intel' you may have received.

They were lightly armed but our comms were not secured and got compromised and whatever the fuck we used to do in Sri Lanka against the LTTE was known to LTTE even before we do it. They got the Intel and then heavily armed themselves after knowing about an air assault. Else normal guards of HVTs carry assault rifles or other small arms and spare mags only. But they got tipped off and they brought in Grenades and literally a few .50 BMGs!!! There was no chance our boys could have do anything good it was a murder of our soldiers by our authorities. And do you all guys know what sucks??? The fact that even today Indian Army doesn’t have secured comms and are using the same they used in Sri Lanka and Kargil and that’s the reason our SF still don’t have COMTACs due to lack of secured comms.