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SBS Roles - Beach & Shore Reconnaissance
One of the main roles of the SBS is to survey and recon the beaches and shoreline prior to amphibious landings by main forces (usually Royal Marines). Not only must they report on the numbers and disposition of any nearby enemy, they must also survey the approaches to the beaches to ensure they are suitable for a landing. Special devices are used to measure the gradient of the beaches. The consistancy of the sand is examined to ensure it can support the weight of the various landing craft and vehicles that will transverse the beach.
The most recent example of this was when SBS teams secured the beach-heads of the AL Faw Peninsula at the start of Gulf War II. The SBS also carried out beach surverys priro to the main landings at San Carlos during the 182 Falklands Conflict.
SBS divers are also highly trained in explosives and demolitions which gives them the capability to clear any mines and obstructions from the shorelines and beaches.
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