The Coastal Rangers
Kustjägarna
The coastal rangers' main task is to, with one violent attack, take an island or some other static
place along the Swedish coast, that the enemy might have taken. The expression "a strong offense
is the best defense" definitely matches the coastal rangers. The coastal rangers can also conduct
recon missions as well. A special branch of the coastal rangers called the assault divers mainly
performs this.
The coastal rangers are organized in coastal
rangers companies. There are two companies in
every amphibian battalion. The coastal rangers
"share" this battalion with the amphibian soldiers.
The way of becoming a coastal ranger is very
hard and very few that apply actually go through
the training. The coastal rangers' training is, like
the airborne rangers, voluntary. During the
training the rangers are tested in several
different ways and the ones that makes it
through all the tests are given the green beret, a
sign that globally represents elite forces.
Weapons are no different than from the rest of
the military forces (ak5, ak5b, ak5c, ksp m/58,
ksp m/90, m/48 anti-tank rifle).
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