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I guess that would shut me down if it weren't for the fact that I have read the book. I know it seems like a stretch to imagine there are other literate people on this forum.Originally posted by Hengist_:
You sound like another person who has never read the book; Rainbow Six by Tom Clancy, otherwise you wouldn't reply with such nonsense.
Did you ever see Covert Ops? Not just room clearings.
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In the book? No not really. The nearest was when they stake out the air conditioning unit at the Australian games and catch the guy with the biological agent. Whilst Rainbow were in position, waiting and observing in the air conditioning room, you could call this a covert operation, as their presence was initially unknown. That's the only incident that I can recall where they weren't storming a complex.Originally posted by yimimoto:
Did you ever see Covert Ops? Not just room clearings.
What Ghost Recon do (or did in some of the missions from the original PC title), is what I would define as covert ops. In reality (unlike the game) a reconnaissance unit will gather information covertly without being detected, only engaging the enemy, as a last resort, when they are compromised. Yes Rainbow and Ghost Recon are both Special Ops units, but only Ghost Recon are covert in their operations, when in the field. In Tom Clancy's book, Rainbow are strictly trained for counter terrorism. Once Rainbow start their assault, there is nothing covert or secretive, at all, about their current operational actions. I think that some people are not quite understanding what the word 'covert' actually means, and are thinking that 'special ops', and the word 'covert', have the same meaning, when they don't.
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The rainbows arent limited to City/Urban warfare, they can go anywhere.Originally posted by Hengist_:
Rainbow deal with Counter terrorism and specialise in room clearings and hostage rescue.
U.S. Special Forces Group 5, First Battalion, D Company (who call themselves the Ghosts) are a reconnaissance unit, who gather information behind enemy lines.
They are two entirely separate and different military entities, trained for specialised roles, one unit for civil defence and the other on a strictly military footing. I cannot see how they would fit into your suggestion myself. Although I wouldn't put it past the devs to ignore this and make Tom Clancy's PACMAN next.
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i prefer the close combat city type fighting over jungle and desert fighting. one of the many reasons i dont like gr series. and in every other game i play such as battlefields, or cod i always stick to the cities and stray from the open areas or woods.
close combat is funner to me
witch is probably why i hated peaks in rs3 and rs3: ba
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And your point is?Originally posted by FreedomKilla:
The rainbows arent limited to City/Urban warfare, they can go anywhere.
My point is that Rainbow are trained specifically for Counter Terrorism. In the book, when Rainbow are in their Hereford barracks, which they share with the British SAS, they spend every day training in the Kill House practising room clearing and hostage rescue.
Can you please elaborate on your comment, and also provide a paasage from Tom Clancy's RB6 book as evidence to back up your statement? You have read the book I take it?
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