LegatusGlaber: Kudos to the military.


But what is monstrous about this tank?

donphilopus: Later some people will invade here to tell us that SaharaReporters is allergic to reporting a positive news about the Nigerian Military. Ride on SaharaReporters, we'e solidly behind you.

Meanwhile, kudos to the Nigerian Military!

nijanigga:
No wonder, your Grand Master Putin will soon come knocking,as in Ukraine,then your a.s.s will be calling on USA to save you.

abrahamolusoji:
Nope. They're able to smuggle high grade weapns thru porous routes in Niger, Chad fm Libya. It might av just been kept secretly for use in an intended final push for their evil campaign... and as 4 dat pix, dat isnt a T-55 battle tank,cos it's got to tracks.

abrahamolusoji:
Nope. They're able to smuggle high grade weapns thru porous routes in Niger, Chad fm Libya. It might av just been kept secretly for use in an intended final push for their evil campaign... and as 4 dat pix, dat isnt a T-55 battle tank,cos it's got to tracks.

Holywizard: guy as in dual nationality...am still a nigerian. Some of de guys under de old USSR & other neighbouring countries still like Putin. 4get abt de threat, world polities is not 4 kids

strangest: Nice one... More of that... Tuale to our gallant soldiers

Is it the tank at the background?

Holywizard: guy as in dual nationality...am still a nigerian. Some of de guys under de old USSR & other neighbouring countries still like Putin. 4get abt de threat, world polities is not 4 kids

komekn: When I see posts like this, I CRY, it is indicative of why there is such whole scale CORRUPTION in our armed forces and in the procurement of weaponry. There seems to be wide scale ignorance and knowledge gaps by the supposedly informed press, defence policy makers and some elements of our military.

First of all what we have is not by any shape or means MONSTROUS, it is not a MBT (main battle tank) and it is certainly not a T55 (MBT) introduced in the 1960’s.

What we have in the picture is a Panhard ERC90 introduced in 1980’s it is classed as an armoured reconnaissance vehicle(ARV), its armour does not exceed STANAG level 2 , essentially it is lightly armoured. The particular model the NA have is not stabilised and does not have any FLIR and or thermal imaging target acquisition capability. This comes from the NA armouries most probably abandoned not captured otherwise there would tell tale signs of damage from engagements.

Is it formidable? no it is not, particularly in comparative terms of what weapon stations are available and have been for over 15 years, should it be feared? not exactly, dependent on what assets you have deployed to combatants.

Dominiquez: Am so surprised APC never acknowledged the recent victories of our army.

It seems that what we are told is true.

LegatusGlaber: Kudos to the military.


But what is monstrous about this tank?

taharqa: Islamic terrorists, u mean??

olajide8: If that APC is that sophisticated and we don't have one in nigeria! Kai -are we truly the giant of africa? Or is it just gallant soldiers that we have? - because looking at the ability and capacity of that APC, mehn - we are finished! And if we do have it, that means it was part of the things stolen from our barracks, when those thwarts invaded them* can we start to look to buy more of those equipment it makes a lot of sense at least we have one now! We need like 30more-

Handsomeemmy:
The Tank look like an ERC 90 Sagaie not T55
Everything about that Tank is monstrous,the fire power of that Tank alone is something else, Boko haram are indeed armed with sophisticated Weapon,I know the get most of their weapons as a result of the Civil war in Libya and the then Crisis in Mali.

Some of her function

ERC 90 can be armed with a 90mm F1/F4 canon or Cockerill Mk3 90mm low pressure gun depending upon the turret configuration. Lynx carries 21 rounds of 90mm ammunition and Sagaie carries 20 rounds of ammunition for main gun.
A coaxial 7.62mm machine gun serves as a secondary weapon for the vehicle. The vehicle is also fitted with four smoke grenade launchers.
Self-protection and armour

The vehicle protects the occupants from small arms fire, shell splinters and mines. The V-shaped welded steel structure on the bottom deflects the force of bomb blasts and protects the floor against damage from mines.
The ERC 90 NG features advanced armour protection suitable for present operational requirements. The vehicle is fitted with strengthened armour offering STANAG 4569 level 3 protection over the frontal arc and level 2 protection over other parts of the vehicle.
Engine power

ERC 90 is powered by 170hp MTU diesel engine replacing the older Peugeot V-6 petrol engine. The engine, coupled with an automatic Renk gearbox, delivers a maximum power of 125kW at 2,300rpm. The vehicle has a maximum speed of 95km/h and a range of 800km.
Mobility of the ERC 90 family of vehicles

ERC 90 can be deployed in almost all external operations.
"ERC 90 is a family of 6x6 wheeled armoured vehicles."
It demonstrates superior all-terrain capabilities and has an option to raise the centre pair of wheels to negotiate with different terrain types.
The vehicle is fully amphibious without preparation and is propelled in the water by rear mounted waterjets. ERC 90 is airportable by Transall C-160 and Hercules C-130 aircraft.

Courtesy of Google

enomakos: is that a tank?

a tank with tyre?

abatically:

Yes its a tank, or call it APC. And don't be deceived by the tyres, it
is an added advantage. Gone are the days of the BIGGER the better. That
thing is capable of destroying a whole village. Meanwhile it is not a
T-55 like Sahara reporters posted so I doubt the authenticity of the
news or the picture posted. That is an ERC 90 which has an advantage
over the classic chain driven T-55 as it is faster and can move on all
terrains. A T-55 wil struggle to move on tarmac but will do well
offroad. An ERC 90 will move on tarmac and offroad with a top speed of
up to 95km/hr while a T-55 will struggle to move at 40km/hr.

This is a T-55



You
can see it has no resemblance with the picture posted by sahara
reporters. But don't be deceived, the one they posted is ERC 90 which is
more sophisticated. It can even move in water.

Holywizard: God punish USA & bless Russia. USA keeps funding terrorists to destabilize other country's economies & to enrich themselves. Am sure dat tank is from Libya.

did you see the plate number of the tank LIBYA 30KOHAR4M