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[stuart]

there is info on this site that says a CRW team when called to terrorist situation breaks down into scout/sniper teams but seeing as all 16 members of B squadron stormed the iranian embassy, who were the snipers? If B squadron were called to a siege and someone on, say A squadron, was excelling in the "killing house" could he be called to the siege?

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[Skip]

To my nowledge 33 members of B squadron visited the embasy, whilst the remainder provided hostage reception, snipers, medical and technical suppport.


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[baboon]

Stuart

1. 16 men is a troop (if it's up to strength), not a squadron. Four troops make a sqn.
2. Doubt it. Remember all military operations are based on TEAMWORK.

[stuart]

thanks for the reply's. about how much % of the SAS would be qualified snipers? did anyone hear any info on a team that supposedly burst through a wall into the embassy from the ethiopian embassy next door?

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'You are a time bomb, trooper, a time bomb just waiting to explode'.

[TonyM]

If I recall McNab's book Immediate Action, he states all CRW members start as snipers progress to sniper leaders, then to the assault teams. If true, I think that's a excellent progession route for training CRW teams.