Obviously I don't know much of what special forces do (I'm talking SAS and SBS here mainly as SRR is apparently quite a different set up) but based on their famous or better publicised missions and the success/failure, is there really that much of a role for special forces in today's battles? The traditional behind enemy lines sabotage/recce missions surely aren't called for as much as they once were? Why risk the lives of your best troops and equipment when you can gather intel via satellite, then drop a few hundered punds of explosive on your targets relatively safely (given that most of our current or potential future enemies have minimal air power of their own)? What are the special forces getting up to that couldn't be done by Paras, RM, etc?
Just curious really...
DISCLAIMER: I have no doubt that whatever our SF are doing and wherever they're doing it, they're doing it very well! I have the utmost respect for all (well, most
) of our troops and I'm currently in the process of joining the forces. This thread isn't meant to offend, belittle or take the piss. Opinions expressed may be influenced by alcohol.
