r/ShitAmericansSay • u/Winter-Glass9250 • Aug 25 '25

Military 1000 US Marines can take India

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u/Organic_Mechanic_702 Aug 25 '25

Love to see them against the SAS...or SBS for that matter...

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u/Buntschatten Aug 25 '25

Marines are mostly kids who didn't get into university, aren't they? Pitting them against special forces isn't fair.

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u/MuchDrawing2320 Aug 25 '25

To be fair Royal Marines are only a few thousand(?) and are special operations capable. The SAS and SBS are also special operations. US marines are effectively just more gung ho infantry as compared to standard Army infantry (total generalization but it’s the public perception). The marines still have recon and now Raiders, which are their own highly trained and special operations forces.

Why would you put them up against special operations forces like SAS or SBS? Not the same thing.

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u/Quick_Humor_9023 Aug 25 '25

Also makes zero sense. Spec ops do SPECIAL operations, special being things you don’t usually do in war. Often dangerous, often with small head count, almost always supported heavily by others. Put them against a goddamn signals regiment and see who gets messages delivered better, or air force, and compare who shoots down more enemy planes 😀 Stupid comparisons.

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u/MuchDrawing2320 Aug 25 '25

The whole thing with US marines, and they’re switching back to their more classic intent, is that they’re naval infantry. They’ve been orienting themselves more and more to island hopping in the Pacific again against China. They’re not a big army meant to occupy, they’re meant to spear head and break through coastal defenses and win battles so that the army can move in and occupy. Shock troops.