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<blockquote data-quote="Cor_Malek" data-source="post: 5324660" data-attributes="member: 91608">Actually, marines special response units (um, or rather teams, as it's USMC SRT) use ballistic shields. I have on good account that they're at least on stock of polish elite GROM, but as with many special forces - their equipment is highly customized and is mostly kept secret. Most info on their gear come from &quot;well d'uh!&quot; category (as in - kinda obvious).MP also has elite units, and they'd obviously need that.Not to mention that modern trend in training manoeuvres (um, or is it an idiom?) is to mesh together as many types of forces as humanly possible and have them train together - from spec ops through troopers and cops to firemen and medical technicians.But nowadays most special forces are taught urban warfare, and as always - it includes as many types of weapon and gear as humanly possible (both of your allies and opponents). I'd guess that rangers don't train with those... but I wouldn't bet on it. OK, SOWT operators probably don't use those.PS.: I love wikipedia so much. <a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:USMC_MP_SRT_MP5.JPEG" target="_blank">Here's a picture.</a> with rather extensive description.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Cor_Malek, post: 5324660, member: 91608"] Actually, marines special response units (um, or rather teams, as it's USMC SRT) use ballistic shields. I have on good account that they're at least on stock of polish elite GROM, but as with many special forces - their equipment is highly customized and is mostly kept secret. Most info on their gear come from "well d'uh!" category (as in - kinda obvious). MP also has elite units, and they'd obviously need that. Not to mention that modern trend in training manoeuvres (um, or is it an idiom?) is to mesh together as many types of forces as humanly possible and have them train together - from spec ops through troopers and cops to firemen and medical technicians. But nowadays most special forces are taught urban warfare, and as always - it includes as many types of weapon and gear as humanly possible (both of your allies and opponents). I'd guess that rangers don't train with those... but I wouldn't bet on it. OK, SOWT operators [I]probably[/I] don't use those. PS.: I love wikipedia so much. [url=http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:USMC_MP_SRT_MP5.JPEG]Here's a picture.[/url] with rather extensive description. [/QUOTE]

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