Volume 9 Undercurrents Chapter 8 Glory with Defeat
The first exercise was to test the ability of the navies of various countries to combat piracy. Reading in full text: An exercise is a test of the authenticity of the six combat units of the navies of various countries in dealing with terrorist attacks at sea. There is no doubt that the main "actors" are still the Republic 6 with the American 6.
Having lost the first round, the US military certainly does not want to lose the second round.
In order to gain "the right time and place," the "Joint Military Exercise Coordination Organizing Committee" controlled by the US military not only changed the location of the exercise from Rota Island to Apra Port on Guam, thus increasing the complexity of the exercise. The amphibious assault ship "Saipan" was also replaced with a US military fast roll-off cargo ship docked at the port of Athura to make the exercise more difficult. More importantly, the rules of the exercise have been adjusted, and the six teams of the Republic and the United States have taken turns to play the role of "terrorists"
In this regard, Suo Xianglong, commander-in-chief of the Republic exercise, expressed strong dissatisfaction.
Temporary adjustment of the exercise program is not a problem. After all, the exercise must be close to actual combat, and the situation on the battlefield is ever-changing. The question is. The arrangement of the "terrorists" put the Republic 6 team at a very disadvantage. Familiarizing themselves with the new environment is a trivial matter, and the officers and men of the 6th Combat Corps of the Republic who participated in the exercise have all experienced the test of war, and all of them are good men who are good men, compared with the exercise ground. The environment on the battlefield is more complex. The key is the problem of collocation, to be precise, when the US military plays the role of "terrorists". Playing the role of "terrorists" by the Republic 6 team is just to deal with the challenge of several national 6 teams at the same time, because the strength of the other 6 teams is not as good as the US military. Therefore, the combat effectiveness of the temporarily matched "rescue troops" will be reduced. The U.S. 6 Sentai plays the role of "terrorists", and the Republic 6 Sentai cooperates with the 6 Sentai of other countries. Not to mention that Suo Xianglong was dissatisfied, even Colonel Liu Rui, the commander of the 6th team, was very dissatisfied. Not to mention anything else, if the 6 teams of any country deliberately dragged their feet in the exercises, the 6 teams of the Republic would definitely not have the last laugh.
Dissatisfaction is dissatisfaction, and the exercise must be carried out in the same way.
After coordination, both sides gave in to the fact that while the U.S. 6 team played the role of "terrorists", the Republic 6 team would carry out the rescue mission alone.
Although the situation is still not ideal, she is already very satisfied.
As long as he is not dragged back by others, Liu Rui has no need to worry.
In the half-Ukrainian war, the airborne troops defeated the American 6 team, and the 6 team, which pays more attention to individual combat effectiveness, will be defeated by the American 6 team?
Liu Rui ignored a problem, he had to face not the American 6 team, but the "Navy SEALs"
The two rounds of exercises were decided by drawing lots, and as a result, Liu Rui was drawn to draw lots, and the Republic 6 team played the role of "terrorists" first
In accordance with the rules formulated by the "Coordinating Organizing Committee," this round of exercises focused on the "covert infiltration" and "quick disposal" capabilities of the participating troops. In the course of the exercise, the "rescue force" must infiltrate the hijacked ship within the specified time, ambush the "terrorists" on the ship, remove the bombs planted by the "terrorists", and evacuate the "hijacked personnel" on the ship. In order to get closer to actual combat, the "rescue force" can only be dispatched after the "terrorists" have boarded the ship and planted the bombs.
Very demanding and very difficult.
After changing into a "uniform" specially prepared for "terrorists", Liu Rui led the officers and soldiers of the 6th Squadron to board the ship. From then on, Liu Rui had no access to outside information. At least it is not possible to obtain any information related to the "rescue operation", and it is necessary to be ready to deal with the sudden arrival of the "rescue force"
The U.S. military dispatched only one," said the SEAL, nicknamed Commando.
It is not that the "seals" underestimate the enemy, but that the "seals" have enough confidence and strength.
As the most prestigious special forces unit of the U.S. military, the "Seals" are different from the "Delta State Green Berets" and the "Special Air Service Brigade" in that they attach great importance to individual soldier capabilities and military qualities, and do not rely too much on advanced equipment. Obviously, the "seals" are very similar to the special forces of the General Staff of the Republic, both of which put the capabilities of the military in place, and the most advanced weapons and equipment are also auxiliary
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It is precisely because of this that for decades, the scale of "seals" has been very limited, at most it will not be too strong, and at least it will not be lower than that of the thug Tian Ren. It's not that the "seals" don't want to expand their troops, it's that the "seals" have too high a recruitment requirement and too many elimination rates, so they can't find enough good soldiers.
Liu Rui and other 6-fighters don't know how powerful the "seals" are, but Lu Chengwen, commander of the special forces of the General Staff, is different.
As early as many years ago, Lu Chengwen led the special forces of the Republic to fight the "seals" in Afghanistan several times, and the battles were won and lost, and the strength was between the two sides. No one doubts Lu Chengwen's ability, this special forces brought out by Xiang Linghui not only personally participated in the entire construction process of the modern special forces of the Republic, but also participated in hundreds of battles, large and small, and never suffered a crushing defeat in battle. Although Lu Chengwen never thought that "seals" were smaller, "small special forces noses." But in his life, the only opponent he really admired and lacked "looked" was "Seal".
The "rescue operation" is a "closed exercise". It's hard to know.
According to the eight regulations, the nickname "seal" disembarked on time, and the famous "terrorists" became prisoners of war without exception.
The 6th Fighters of the Republic led by Liu Rui lost very badly and completely.
After the exercise, Liu Rui clearly mentioned in the exercise report submitted to the headquarters of the 6th Combat Team that the individual combat effectiveness of the "SEALs" was far superior to that of the 6th Combat Brigade of the Republic, and the two sides were not the same at all. level of opponents.
It is also true that the "SEALs" are elite special forces, and the 6-squad is an ordinary combat unit.
In other words, let Liu Rui's 6-fighters deal with Lu Chengwen's special forces, and the result will not be much worse.
Next, the two sides swap roles, and the Republic 6 Sentai plays the role of "Rescue Force".
The results of the exercise remained unchanged, and before Liu Rui could find the last "terrorist," the "seal" successfully "detonated" the bomb, resulting in the complete failure of the "rescue" operation.
The Republic 6 team was defeated, but it was not a shame.
Although the Western news media, which have been deleted, have reported on this as if this was not an exercise, but a real war, and that the US military, which had been defeated in the past, had fought a beautiful turnaround, most of the news media, led by Al Jazeera, made a very objective assessment of this round of exercises. It is believed that the two sides are not at the same level of combat force at all, and the Republic 6 team did not lose unjustly. If you look at the details of the exercise, the combat effectiveness of the current Republic 6 team is far greater than that of the United States 6 team, and the reason is very simple: it took the "seals" a full 8 hours to subdue the Republic 6 team. And the Republic 6 team only narrowly missed subduing the "seals" in the same amount of time. "If the special forces of the Republic confront the American 6 team, the American 6 team will definitely lose even more ugly.
Although Al Jazeera has always leaned towards the Republic, its comments have been remarkable.
After the two towers, Lieutenant General Lu Chengwen personally led the special forces directly under the General Staff of the Republic of China to participate in the "multinational joint military exercise on international security in the Pacific Rim." Not only did they easily defeat the U.S. 6 team in the exercise, but they also defeated the invincible "SEAL" in the simulated confrontation exercise and regained the title of "strongest special forces".
With the deepening of Sino-US military exchanges. All kinds of exercises and military competitions have become a big stage for the two people.
After several successive defeats to the special forces directly under the General Staff of the Republic of China, the "SEALs" not only increased the intensity of their training, but also formed a unit aimed at joint military exercises and international military competitions to deal with the special forces of the Republic.
In contrast, the special forces directly under the General Staff of the Republic of China not only did not deliberately increase the intensity of their training because they had combat missions at all times, but also did not form units to participate in joint military exercises and international military competitions. In each case, officers and men were drawn from units that were resting on a rotational basis or had no combat mission.
It's clear who is strong and who is weak.
Of course, the Republic 6 team is not useless, and in the exercise two years later, the Republic 6 team defeated the American 6 team with an absolute advantage, which is a shame.
The biggest revelation that this exercise has brought to the Republic and the United States is that the special forces are not 10,000!
If it weren't for the rules of the exercise, the Republic 6 team, which played the role of terrorists, could have detonated the bomb after the "SEALs" boarded the ship, instead of waiting for several hours to allow the "SEALs" enough time to fight. It can be seen from this that when dealing with extremist forces, the combat capability of special forces still has many shortcomings. On the contrary, in a head-on confrontation, the superiority of special forces is not
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As a result of this exercise, both the special forces of the Republic and the United States have undergone a transformation.
Both countries recognize that special forces must be "stronger, faster, and more sophisticated," not only capable of performing tasks that are difficult for ordinary combat units to accomplish in war, but also having superior combat effectiveness over the enemy in asymmetric confrontation. Only in this way can the special forces defend national interests and protect national security on special battlefields.
In contrast to special forces, such a conventional combat force as the 6 Squad no longer requires special combat capabilities.
The main task of conventional combat forces is not to deal with extremist forces such as pirates and terrorists, and there is no need to fight the enemy's special forces on the battlefield. Conventional combat forces have only one mission: to carry out combat missions in regular warfare. Wave as it should.
The subdivision of combat forces is an inevitable trend of military exhibitions and is also the inevitable result of technological progress.
The essence of military art is the rational use of various military forces, and not the need for one "all-purpose" military force to carry out all military tasks. In fact, there has never been a "one-size-fits-all" military force, no matter how powerful the special forces are. It is also impossible to replace conventional combat forces, still less to dominate the outcome of a war alone.
At the end of the second round of exercises, the Republic and the United States are back on the same starting line.
The final outcome depends on the third round of exercises.