lionel4power:


but why do your Rooivalk travel in pairs??

frumentius:
WARNING: Rant coming on

Looks like I might have another 3-month deployment in the DRC, when 5SAI rotates out in April. Fine.
And here comes the rant: if the UN won't pay for Rooivalk and our troops will be left at the mercy of air cover provided by ineffectual Hinds -the UN itself admits the Hind's shortcomings - then we should completely pull out. Everything; the 5 Oryx they want to retain and the Battalion group assigned to the FIB. After Bangui, politicians gave assurances that never again shall our troops deploy without effective air support.
The Brazilians forced the UN to accept Super Tucanos and BlackHawks for their coming deployment to CAR. The Dutch, Belgians and Germans refused to paint their choppers UN white in Mali.

Hell, personally I won't be affected by the decision to withdraw the Rooivalk. But how do I sit in Goma planning missions when I know at best 1 Hind will be available and only in daylight hours!

RANT OVER.

saengine:


I might be wrong, but I've never seen you post a single picture. Why don't you also post to make it less disgusting? Threads like this are almost impossible to keep as pictures only, and discussions are bound to happen. But yes, there are many completely off topic chats that creep in...like arguing about steel production .

LTGEN:
http://odili.net/news/source/2018/mar/14/314.html
GERMANY donates Five Gunboats to Nigeria
also Donates MTU Engine training
Henry please forgive me I know you are busy , perhaps you can get some pictures?
The MTU Engine training is a pleasant surprise as a lot of our Ships including the two most recent NN UNITY& CENTENARY are MTU Engines I believe ( Someone correct me if I am wrong).

tdayof:



NNS ARADU is probably coming back to life. It uses 2 MTU 20V 956 TM92 diesels.

LTGEN:

T hat is one of the things i have been thinking , but is it repairable?

tdayof:

As at last year.

https://m.guardian.ng/news/navy-needs-250m-to-refit-nns-aradu/

I once read it somewhere where the CNS discussed well about the refitting.

He said the fire control radar and onboard systems and others will be changed. Meaning missiles too will change. IMO, a new ship on NNS Aradu hull and superstructure.

Odunayaw:
Economically unviable

tdayof:

The navy doesn't agree with that. I heard they're trying to get a new frigate too.
Nenesis2u, if NNS Aradu gets refited /overhauled with new weapon systems, etc. Does it still worth it?

lionel4power:


but why do your Rooivalk travel in pairs??

lionel4power:


but why do your Rooivalk travel in pairs??

frumentius:
Kruger National Park, like a boss .

I am a simple guy. I see a rhino, I climb the tallest tree in the forest.

Xbee007:

I am a simple guy. I see a rhino, I climb the tallest tree in the forest.

frumentius:
Kruger National Park, like a boss .

Troop101:
Lyk my jy het gout in die groot tone [color=#990000][/color] joking....... enjoy

Tinfoil:
I wish there could be an African Panama canal from West to East Africa, that could be revolutionary

frumentius:


You do realise the Panama Canal is 77km right? And you're asking for a canal that spans almost 6000km?

Might take you seriously with Trans-continental highways and rail lines.

Xbee007:

I am a simple guy. I see a rhino, I climb the tallest tree in the forest.

CaptainStephen:
fear fear

Trust me you don't want to be anywhere near a rhino when it go ballistic. Seen too many videos of them turning on tourists, they won't even give you chance to escape.

Troop101:
Lyk my jy het gout in die groot tone [color=#990000][/color] joking....... enjoy

Henry240:
Nigerian and Canadian ships conduct exercise maneuvers at sea.

More like a Canadian Rust Bucket and a Nigerian ship.