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  2. Special reconnaissance - Wikipedia

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    Since reconnaissance is a basic military skill, "special" reconnaissance refers to the means of operating in the desired area, and the nature of the mission. In US Army doctrine, [10] [11] there are five basic factors: Physical distances: The area of operations may be well beyond the forward line of troops, and require special skills to reach ...

  3. Commandos 2: Men of Courage - Wikipedia

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    Commandos 2: Men of Courage is a real-time tactics video game, developed by Pyro Studios, published by Eidos Interactive, and released on September 20, 2001.It is a sequel to Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines and the second installment of the Commandos series, and is the only strategy game of the series to be designed not only for Microsoft Windows, but also for PlayStation 2 and Xbox.

  4. Raid! Commando Operations, in the 20th Century - Wikipedia

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    In Issue 35 of Moves, Mark Edwards commented, "Raid is a fast-paced game that gives the players a feel for the various problems confronting commando forces — the need for speed, the limitations of command control, and the need to properly combine the uses of various infantry weapons to name a few. Preventing the enemy from handling these ...

  5. List of Commando raids on the Atlantic Wall - Wikipedia

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    No. 10 (Inter-Allied) Commando: 2 men: Quend France Beach reconnaissance [66] The raid was a successful examination of beach obstacles; a teller mine was brought back for examination. [57] 56 16/17 May 1944 Operation Tarbrush 3 No. 10 (Inter-Allied) Commando: 2 men: Bray-Dunes France Beach reconnaissance [66] The Commandos were unable to land ...

  6. Australian commandos - Wikipedia

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    The name commando has been applied to a variety of Australian special forces and light infantry units that have been formed since 1941–42. The first Australian "commando" units were formed during the Second World War, where they mainly performed reconnaissance and long-range patrol roles during Australia's campaigns in New Guinea and Borneo, although other units such as M and Z Special Units ...

  7. Commando - Wikipedia

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    Royal Marines from 40 Commando on patrol in the Sangin area of Afghanistan are pictured. A commando is a combatant, or operative of an elite light infantry or special operations force, specially trained for carrying out raids and operating in small teams behind enemy lines. [1] Originally "a commando" was a type of combat unit, as opposed to an ...

  8. 2nd Commando Regiment (Australia) - Wikipedia

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    The 2nd Commando Regiment (2 Cdo Regt) is a special forces unit of the Australian Army and is part of Special Operations Command. The regiment was established on 19 June 2009 when the 4th Battalion RAR (Commando) was renamed. It is based at Holsworthy, New South Wales.

  9. People's Army of Vietnam Special Forces - Wikipedia

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    Stemming from the combat mission and the enemy's goals, units in the South had a new development with an increasingly large scale. A commando battle is organized with 3 components: ground commando, water commando, and mobile special forces with the common organizational scale of team, battalion, standing at the base across strategic locations.