In games like COD or BF, you control the elite of the elite squads of the US military and they seem to be capable of some really amazing feats of human ingenuity and skill. While I do think that Navy SEALS and Green Berets are incredible, how much of what you see in games are in real life?

For example, can an operative in a grass suit really be invisible to people two feet away? Can a sniper really hit someone miles and miles away in snowy weather? Can a team of agents really take down an entire military installation by themselves?

 The top 3 furthect confirmed kills are between like 2.3 and 2.5 km.  A brit and a couple canadians if i remember correctly, all in afghanistan.  Im not sure on exact weather conditions for these shots but i would have imagined they were pretty clear with light wind, and possibly higher elevation.  I dont believe they were the first shot aswell but i could be mistaken.

edit:  Because of how amazing the shots were i figured the wiki quote should be added. I was kinda dissapointed when a canadian lost the record, but still incredible shooting.

"In November 2009, Harrison struck two Taliban machine gunners consecutively south of Musa Qala in Helmand Province in Afghanistan at a range of 2,475 m (2,707 yd) using a L115A3 Long Range Rifle.^{[3][4][5][6][7]} In a BBC interview, Harrison reported it took about nine shots for him and his spotter to initially range the target successfully. Then, he reported, his first shot "on target" was a killing shot followed consecutively by a kill shot on a second machine gunner then a third which disabled the machine gun.^[8]

In the reports, Harrison mentions the environmental conditions were perfect for long range shooting: no wind, mild weather and clear visibility."

Real death is never or rarely as pretty and peaceful as in game death.

Even America's Army is unrealistic.

This twelve year vet of the army, Sergeant Dave Mull says he thinks Killzone 3 and Fallout 3 are tied for having the most realistic and authentic gunplay and combat in video games.

http://gamingbolt.com/military-vet-says-killzone-3-and-fallout-3-have-the-most-realistic-combat

Lol. A picture is worth than a thousand words. Nuff said.

I'm not talking about the gaming machinations like respawns and shit.

I'm talking about whether elite squadrons are really capable of doing the operations seen in games.

Example: Are Navy SEALS capable of recovering the president who has been kidnapped by insane terrorists in their underground lair?

Are you asking whether it's *possible* or *likely*? I presume most things we see are possible, but with such low odd that most responsible military decision makers would never consider it for real.

Having said that, in WW2, during desperate times, there were a lot of these "suicide missions" undertaken, and some of them were successful (in a military sense, at least). The body count was huge though.

I would find it near impossible for Navy Seals or any special forces to do any of the missions you do in Call of Duty. Just so many missions in that game that are so unrealistic for special forces to do.

Well im not sure, i dont believe its very realistic that people fight on after beiing hit by a magnum or a submachine gun.