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Ric
03-19-2002, 06:21 AM
Britain deploys 1,700 Royal Marine Commandos to flush the rest of them out. That'll learn them some respect.

We are warned that ...'there will be casualties'... On our side but most will be on theirs no doubt.

Source: http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30000-1046597,00.html

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Joeiss
03-19-2002, 03:08 PM
Wow. That is alot of special forces that are down in Aghanistan right now. Looks like the Taliban will be getting flushed out soon.
gekko
03-19-2002, 03:33 PM
Who did Britain have before? SAS?

Anyway, gotta respect those Royal Marines, great soldiers they are.
Ric
03-19-2002, 03:48 PM
One thing I forgot to mention, this is Britains largest military deployment since the Gulf War.
We only deploy the SAS when we really wanna kick some arse, quickly and efficiently. They are really for like, infiltrating things and stealth and stuff.
GameMaster
03-19-2002, 10:05 PM
They sound really powerful :eek:

Go Britain Foreces! :uk:
Jin
03-20-2002, 08:12 PM
That's great news. Go Britain! :uk:

btw, how many American soldiers have been sent down to that area?
Gamer
03-20-2002, 09:25 PM
There are tons of soldiers down there right now, lots from the states, canada and other places, such as britain now.
gekko
03-21-2002, 04:59 PM
Originally posted by Jin
That's great news. Go Britain! :uk:

btw, how many American soldiers have been sent down to that area?

Not sure on the exact numbers. We had our special forces units there since early morning on 9/12. Most of them are gone, except the guys who are working with the natives. Both the 26th and 14th Marine Expeditionary Unit have come and gone. Right now we got our Army 101st Airborne down there. If you really cared, you could look up the sizes of those groups.

And for the record, only 45 Royal Marines are going. The rest of the 1,700 have various jobs, but they are not Royal Marines. Forgot the exact breakup, it's around here somewhere.
Ric
03-21-2002, 06:10 PM
Aah whatever, they're still going to kick some arse.
GameMaster
03-21-2002, 10:21 PM
Originally posted by Ric
Aah whatever, they're still going to kick some arse.

And hopefully a few wild asses also. Just joking ;) I am in no way affilated with support of cruelty to animals.