Chapter 272 - 259 Scorpion
If there were really any trouble, no need for too many people, eight or ten would suffice.
The best spies wouldn’t be at headquarters, but the ones most capable in combat or those who truly needed to execute combat missions, would indeed be at headquarters.
The UK likes to use older soldiers, the compulsory retirement age for both elite forces, SBS and SAS, is 52 years old, so it’s common to see military professionals in their forties and fifties still fighting on the front lines, and the Military Intelligence Sixth Department’s Special Action Team is no exception, with their captain turning fifty-two this year.
Special Boat Service (SBS) and Special Air Service (SAS), both highly prestigious special forces units, yet the UK also has a mysterious "Scorpion" that is not widely known to the world.
Being lesser known does not mean being less formidable.
Military Intelligence Sixth Department’s Special Action Team, nicknamed "Scorpion."
Twenty years ago, Scorpion was the UK’s strongest special forces unit, a fact acknowledged by SAS and SBS members with a nod when mentioned.
Why? Because Scorpion’s members were selected solely from these two special forces units.
SBS and SAS pick the best of the best from all the soldiers in the UK, while Scorpion picks from among those SBS and SAS members.
Thus, it’s justifiable; Soviet Union’s Black Devil, the United States’ Butter Knife, Three-headed Dog, and the UK’s Scorpion, are all top-tier renowned special forces.