Special forces or special operations teams, how many people are there in a team?

When special forces perform tasks, the number of a team depends on many factors, such as time, place, the importance of the task, etc., and the number of people in different special forces will be different according to the type of tasks performed. To give a few examples: (1) American veteran special forces rangers, mainly equipped with heavy firepower weapons and thick armor, usually perform tasks to capture and defend the enemy or their own important facilities (similar to Japanese special forces during World War II). Because they are basically facing the enemy head-on (refer to the Rangers in the movie "Black Hawk Down"), they need more people, and generally a team is dozens of people. (2) Alpha, Russia's top special forces, is mainly equipped with high-speed and accurate automatic rifles or powerful shotguns and bulletproof vests with both protection and flexibility. They all carry out anti-terrorism missions (Chechen organizations in Russia are rampant). Because anti-terrorist operations are generally carried out in China, the number of people is relatively large, but the safety of hostages should also be considered to avoid mistakes caused by a large number of people or unnecessary losses caused by terrorists. So the number of people is generally a team of more than ten people.

(3) The famous American special forces green berets mainly perform non-traditional combat tasks such as infiltration, reconnaissance, sneak attack and rescue. So they need to be highly flexible, which makes it impossible for green berets to have heavy weapons and armor protection. Their team is generally only about five people, each with his own duties, and generally consists of a commander, a sniper, a correspondent and two investigators (similar to guards), all selected by various units.

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