User blog comment:Griever0311/Ask A Marine: Hammerdown/@comment-1260687-20100409164204

@AdvancedRookie: Depending on the number of SAS, and the specific circumstances and environment of the actual gunbattle, and available support on both sides, I honestly wouldn't be too afraid of the SAS. There's a reason they're not used like normal troops - they don't have the numbers or firepower of conventional forces; special operations forces do fine against small numbers of combatants, but usually don't do so well in open, conventional combat unless they're supported by conventional troops.