911 Special Forces

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911 Para-Commando Battalion
Active	? - Present
Country	Kingdom of Cambodia
Branch	Royal Cambodian Army
Type	Special Forces
Role	Counter Terrorism, Jungle Warfare
Size	6,500 (2010)
Part of	Royal Cambodian Armed Forces
Motto	Defending the Kingdom of Cambodia
Colors	Red
Commanders
Current commander	General Meas Sophea
Notable commanders	General Meas Sophea

911 Para-Commando Battalion uniform

911th Para Commando soldiers on the USS Essex

The 911 Para-Commando Battalion is a Royal Cambodian Army special forces unit based west of Phnom Penh. Most of the battalion graduated from the Indonesian army's special force's Commando Training, Kopassus, so the 911 is very similar to the Kopassus; even they also wear the same red beret, commando badge and camouflage uniform as Kopassus. In order to graduate from the school, all cadets have to pass the test set. On passing, cadets receive their own red beret and a badge wing. The Battalion has multiple units, including snipers, naval units, and an anti-terrorist division.

Weapons

The special forces equipment varies from that of the rest of the army. For example, the AK-47 (Type 56) rifle, though reliable and abundant, is not accurate, and is too powerful for safe use by elite units specializing in close quarters combat and hostage situations.

The forces use a 5.56mm variant of the new QBZ-95 series of a bullpup assault rifles. Technically this rifle is a QBZ-97, a Type 97A. The rifle features a 3-round burst mode and a device used to hold open the bolt, while also carrying an alternative casing made by the Jian She Group.^[1]

• TT-33 Pistols
• Type 54 Pistols
• QSZ-92 Pistols
• FN GP35 Pistols
• QBZ-97 Bullpup assault rifle
• QBZ-97A Bullpup assault rifle
• QBZ-97B Bullpup assault carbine
• Type 56 Assault rifle
• Type 56-1 Assault rifle
• Type 56-2 Assault rifle
• AKM Assault rifle
• AKMS Assault rifle
• SS1-V1 Assault rifle
• M16A1 Assault rifle
• CAR-15 Assault carbine
• CQ 311 Assault rifle
• CQ 5.56mm Type A Assault rifle
• Daewoo K1A Assault carbine [1]
• FN FAL Battle rifle
• SVD Sniper rifle
• Type 79/85 Sniper rifle
• Type 85 Submachine gun
• Daewoo K7 Submachine gun [2]
• Uzi Submachine gun
• Mini Uzi Submachine gun
• HK MP5A4 Submachine gun
• RPD Light machine gun
• Type 56 LMG Light machine gun
• QBB-97 LSW Light machine gun
• PKM General purpose machine gun
• Type 80 General purpose machine gun
• RPG-2 Rocket-propelled grenade
• RPG-7 Rocket-propelled grenade
• Armbrust Light anti-tank rocket
• M79 Grenade launcher
• M203 Grenade launcher
• FN-6 MANPADS

See also

• Cambodian Civil War
• Khmer National Armed Forces
• Khmer Special Forces
• Kopassus

References

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