There are legends about GRU special forces. They say that they can capture a city with a small team and hold it until the approach of the main forces. Another area of special operations is counter-terrorism and peacekeeping operations. Third is the release of the hostages. There are about a dozen areas of activity of special forces. These guys know how to secretly approach any object and complete the task with minimal losses among personnel and hostages. They are sometimes reported in the media without a detailed account of decisions made and concrete actions, and they are generally silent about special forces weapons.
Briefly about the history of special forces
Special Forces have been recently identified as a separate form. Officially in our country they were created in 1950 (GRU special forces). In fact, separate teams existed before. For example, in the famous novel by A. Dumas “Forty Five”, an example of creating a detachment called up for secret protection of the king and the execution of special assignments is given. And before, such groups served their overlords, secretly conducting certain operations. There was a reconnaissance group in the army of Genghis Khan, which made deep raids into the enemy camp, fetching secrets. In his historical novel Genghis Khan, W. Yang describes in detail the formation of special forces units that contribute to the rapid conquest of Asia and Eastern Europe. Denis Davydov - the hero of the Patriotic War of 1812 - also commanded a detachment that performed the role of special troops. In his detachment, the main weapon of the special forces - this is a saber, inflicting chopping and stabbing blows, a pistol or a rifle were less effective in a fleeting duel. From mid-September to November, the road from Smolensk to Moscow was completely paralyzed by these hussars. Not a single convoy with food and weapons ever reached Napoleon, who was expecting additional supplies from Europe. The messengers disappeared without a trace on the Old Smolensk road.
What is armed with special forces
Special Forces weapons include everything that can be used to destroy the enemy. First of all, open and hidden firearms. Several specialized design bureaus are engaged in its production, where there is not only development, but also testing in various possible application situations. Russian special forces weapons are considered one of the best in the world. For example, in a number of operations, sniper rifles were used that hit a target at a distance of over 2 km! Even fighters from Mossad (Israel), who are rightly considered to be among the best in the world, could not repeat such an indicator of aimed fire. Work on the creation of special weapons is not published, but it is actually created in all the armies of the world. Among the special forces themselves there is an opinion: "If the weapon thundered, then the operation failed." In fact, in military operations, the thunder from firing causes panic in the enemy camp, and when conducting covert operations, it should be silent and used only in critical situations.
Cold Steel Special Forces
You can destroy the enemy with your bare hands, it is important to know how and where to strike. A weapon that does not use the power of combustion or explosion is considered cold. They include: knives (daggers, daggers, stilettos), shovels, axes, throwing arrows and darts, shurikens, nunchucks, etc. According to the soldiers, you can destroy the enemy with a ballpoint pen and a hair clip. Special Forces weapons are very diverse. In the hands of an experienced fighter, any item becomes dangerous. Of course, there are universal knives that, if necessary, can hit the enemy at some distance. Special trainings achieve original throwing methods when a flying striking object does not rotate. He goes to the target, hits, and then paralyzes or kills the enemy. Visually, sometimes it’s even difficult to understand that there are special forces weapons in their hands.