MikeCZAR:
Nope.

Henry120:


...... But @ Frumentius describes them as a specialised reconnaissance team, in the same mould as British Pathfinders.


I don't no where your bland "Nope" is coming from. Do you not know what tasks they perform?

frumentius:


Short and to the point Mike . I'm beginning to suspect some questions here stem not from seeking info, but pre-conceived answers.
In other news, the SADC Special Forces annual exercise, code-named "Exercise Mahombekombe" for this year, starts in Lake Kariba tomorrow till September 26.
Mauritius, Seychelles, Madagascar, Malawi and DRC will not be participating. DRC because it can't spare the personnel and the others because they have no SF units. Mauritius and Malawi will send observers.

frumentius:

They are not a primary recon team.

ViceAdmiral:


The 'states' as in US government or PMC's??..

Henry120:


"So you ended up contradicting yourself?". Okay.

frumentius:


Do you know what a primary recon team is? If you do, how do you square that with the description I supplied?

bidexiii:


Guess these HELO's are just in reserve, not bring seeing them around except for these particular picture.

Henry120:


Here it is. A Nigerian Navy AW-139 SAR Helicopter along with a Nigerian Navy Bell Helicopter, with the Navy's AW-109 Helicopter also visible.

Henry120:


You claimed your Pathfinders are a specialised recon team of your Paratroopers. I'm only reading about South-African Pathfinders for the first time today, never heard of them before.


So what then is the primary role of a specialised recon team?

bidexiii:



Love the COAS ; look @ him with helmet I haven't seing any COAS with helmet on the frontlines, he was ambushed on his way on Friday to the frontlines his not like other COAS that will fly in with choppers. His like George Patton and these little things goes a long to boost Bois morales and inconcate discipline on the way we carry out our duties on the fronts.

patriot4:

I hope you are aware that 1 soldier lost his life while protecting this coas and 2 others were injured and might soon die.
So please explain to me how it is justifyable for the coas to make such a trip and have some soldiers die just sothat someone can call him "patton".
How would you explain to the families of the dead soldiers that their bread winner died because the coas wanted to play "patton".
Why not just go with a hellicopter ? And save the lives of the soldiers ? As for wearing a helmet being an incredible fit, I really beg to differ.
I would like a coas who sits in his office and does his job instead of one who keeps playing to the gallery.
Besides, nigeria's coas being ambushed makes it look like the nigerian military is weak. bht is going to boast about this for decades.

patches689:


I suspect what he and mike are getting at is the distinction is similar to how people confuse sf/sof. Same thing with primary and secondary roles.

Terminology makes a big difference

All i know that that their main job is to jump early and mark landing locations.

But being SOF they may full other roles, and since they are South African SOF they will full allot of other roles - hell i wouldent be suprised if the can do Pararescue ops as well.

But hey, i am not well versed on who does what when it comes to the top end of the SANDF's operator pyramid

One thing is for sure, they are operator as fvck

#DialZeroForOperatorAssistance

MikeCZAR:
7 medical battalion group operators do pararescue.

During deployment one Oryx helicopter is fitted for that purpose.

frumentius:


The photo that Henry posted was clearly captioned "SA Army Pathfinder". Not for the first time, he chose to mis-label and when called out, feigns ignorance.

ssaengine:
Join in and become a South African Paratrooper for a day.
Really nice interactive video of SA elite troopers.

http://www.enca.com/features/the-jump/#_TheJump

frumentius:


The photo that Henry posted was clearly captioned "SA Army Pathfinder". Not for the first time, he chose to mis-label and when called out, feigns ignorance.

Henry120:


Learn to ask questions because jumping to conclusions. The Photo was originally posted by @Saengine. His caption is very clear.

frumentius:


Browsers can just go along to Page 225 of this thread, check the time date-stamps and reach their own conclusions. As I said, not the first time.

Henry120:


Typical........ Even in your ignorance, you're still making further ignorant claims.



"So, why don't we look at the times?".

Saengine posted that photo at 6:08pm

I posted that photo at 6:22pm

MikeCZAR:
He didn't claim or say that chap is a paratrooper though.

You concluded on your own, so I corrected you

Henry120:
Nigeria

stillchris:
IT'S CONFIRMED.. NIGERIAN AGUSTA IS NOW ARMED. CAN'T SAY HOW MANY FOR SURE.



PM NEWS
Published on August 24, 2015

Two trailers suspected to be carrying logistics support to members of the Boko Haram Terrorist (BHT) sect have been intercepted and destroyed by the Nigerian Air Force Agusta helicopter on armed reconnaissance mission around the Nigeria-Cameroon border, Air Commodore Dele Alonge Director of Public Relations & Information Nigerian Air Force said in a statement on Sunday.

According to the NAF spokesperson, the trailers were covered and parked at different locations in the bush around the border town of Belel.

Alonge also informed that the recent air operation against Boko Haram targets was commanded by the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar from NAF reconnaissance aircraft, the King Air 350i.

“The CAS coordinated the various NAF
platforms involved in the operation to
provide close air support to ground forces, led by the Chief of the Army Staff, Lt Gen Tukur Buratai, as they advance from Dikwa to Gamboru Ngala,” said Alonge.

He also revealed that NAF 260, a Mi-24V attack helicopter was hit during the operation, leading to a damage of one of the main rotor blades. He however added that the pilot was able to successfully fly the helicopter back to base to land.

He added that the affected aircraft has since been repaired and is back to the theater of operation.

mzilakazi:


ARMED WITH CANON YES.

Obostone:
gh

stillchris:


Read the Bolden again cos I don't want to think you are slow

They've had canons on them for long now. Only rockets or missiles will do that kind of damage to two fully loaded trailers.

In case you are still slow, Destroyed not captured