Naval Spetsnaz battalions

Naval Spetsnaz battalions 

Kholuy spetsnaz by G Rava

The Baltic Fleet was supported by two Naval Spetsnaz battalions (the other fleets only had 1). These were called Naval Recon Points of Special Purpose, of which 457th and 461st were in the Baltic. These were essentially the Soviet Union's special forces, trained as frogmen that were arctic and mountain warfare trained and also fired from torpedos and used mini submarines. They were nicknamed the 'Kholuy'. Each fleet's missions were of course specific, but they generally followed a similar structure of two combat detachments; the first for underwater sabotage and reconnaissance, and the second for operations on land with a sea landing. In wartime, their squad structure was expected to form into groups of 12 for military operations, and groups of 6 for reconnaissance and sabotage. To support 336th Marine Divisions landings, we will bless them with a 12 figure Morskaya Spetsnaz unit using Elhiem figures.