sobaemma: hahahahahahha,lol,nigeria rule africa in terms of miltaryare u 4 realsee 4get the peace keeping issue and the au top rating of nigeria,is because of our population,u dont expect us to bring 2000 troops,and niger 200,ghana,400,and they will place them above us,if u think nigeria is that super why did they fought just a tribe 'biafra' that just got independence for few days with no plan of war ahead of them for almost 3 years with the help of the arabs and cant defeat,even when they had no foreign support,they only won afters years through blocking food supply send to them,so nigeria military cant fight??imagine we had war with another nation not a tribe that we dont ve access to their food supply,so wotz next?to me that cowadice act wont work,so dont protray nigeria military as if they are something while they are nothing

chris365:

is this the weapon south african army used in central africa that rebels killed almost all of them with old and rusty AK47? don't advertise your cowardly army here please. post your pictures somewhere else, this is about Nigerian army

25Calibre:

I'm telling you! Every now and then we keep having this debate, I keep hearing some people say AK-47 is this and that bla bla bla, I just take it they are ignorant.

AK-47 is good, but there are far better out there

Only someone insane would compare a 1950s rifle to a modern day rifle. They should go to the streets of America and see brand new AKs being sold for less than $200

I'm tired of lecturing some people

Crassus:

I really dont have time for Dunce like you.


http://www.dtic.mil/cgi-bin/GetTRDoc?AD=ADA046961

that is a link that has the real test result between Ak47 M14 and AR-15
MUMU!

stildude: Hey man, couldn't click like o ur comment cos of the tone/choice of words however i click love to ur point.

This argument, I see is between Hollywood movie enthusiasts, weapons/military scholars or enthusiasts, on one hand and military/ weapon experts, military personnel, and patriots on the other hand. Well, I find myself inclined to join the latter. Any point I make now will only re-echo the ones made already. From my little knowledge of weapons and strategies, You don't expect the NM to put up their best hardware for the world to see. Countries rarely do that except when trying to achieve a 'gun boat diplomacy'. As for the AK effectiveness, the weapon is not crap. when compared with other modern more accurate weapons, it still has it advantages. Kudos to the Nigeria Military! Well let's see those of our neighbors, then we can come back here and comment.

jusRadical:



The latest AK12 that is undergoing testing presently for the Russian army is a derivative of the AK47.

Do a little research.

jusRadical:



The latest AK12 that is undergoing testing presently for the Russian army is a derivative of the AK47.

Do a little research.

ocelot2006:

Due, you really want to compare the AK-47, the world's cheapest and most reliable rifle, to the AR-15, a rifle that jams most of the time?! Really?! Dude, if you had at least mentioned the German HK G-36 or the HK-417, that wouldve have been reasonable.

Let's face it, the AK-47 floors most (if not all assault rifles) in reliability (a KEY requirement in battle), cost, and maybe calibre (it fires the bigger 7.62mm round instead of the usual 5.56 Nato rounds). On the downside, it is slightly heavier than the M-4 rifle cos of its use of wooden furniture and steel, instead of the composite polymer used by modern assault rifle. It's accuracy is also average due to the design of the rifle stock/butt and the firing mechanism that causes the barrel to wobble at high speeds. And it is quite old. 'still, that rifle is renowned world wide and is one reasoned it was copied by the Isrealis for their Galil Assault Rfle, the South Aricans for the R4 rifle, the Finnish Valmet, Serbian Zatzava, Chinese Type 56 and Type 56-2 rifles, and a host of others.

That said, I do agree on the need to replqce these bare OBJ-006 rifles with more modern and modified rifles manufactured using a mix of steel and polymer. To reduce weight, and equipped with pistol grips and optics for accuracy.

ocelot2006:

Due, you really want to compare the AK-47, the world's cheapest and most reliable rifle, to the AR-15, a rifle that jams most of the time?! Really?! Dude, if you had at least mentioned the German HK G-36 or the HK-417, that wouldve have been reasonable.

Let's face it, the AK-47 floors most (if not all assault rifles) in reliability (a KEY requirement in battle), cost, and maybe calibre (it fires the bigger 7.62mm round instead of the usual 5.56 Nato rounds). On the downside, it is slightly heavier than the M-4 rifle cos of its use of wooden furniture and steel, instead of the composite polymer used by modern assault rifle. It's accuracy is also average due to the design of the rifle stock/butt and the firing mechanism that causes the barrel to wobble at high speeds. And it is quite old. 'still, that rifle is renowned world wide and is one reasoned it was copied by the Isrealis for their Galil Assault Rfle, the South Aricans for the R4 rifle, the Finnish Valmet, Serbian Zatzava, Chinese Type 56 and Type 56-2 rifles, and a host of others.

That said, I do agree on the need to replqce these bare OBJ-006 rifles with more modern and modified rifles manufactured using a mix of steel and polymer. To reduce weight, and equipped with pistol grips and optics for accuracy.

chris365: please whatever you do, do not mess with these boys ooo.

25Calibre:

I'm saying special forces shouldn't be using AK-47s, I don't care if its only the Nigeria army using it.

AK-47 is now ubiquitous, almost anyone can lay hands on that rifle, most rebel groups use AK-47s. How can you call yourself special forces when there is nothing special about your force? Special forces and rebels using the same gun, where is the sense in that.

There are many very powerful, accurate, high velocity, light weight, reliable rifles out there, there is no excuse for using Ak-47.

SNCOQ3:
A lady I know in Lagos once said the reason why she won't use BB is because "every id.iot is using it"(her word), therefore using it won't make her look special.
Your average pros.titute can afford a Z10 but don't know how to maximize its sophisticated functions aside calling, receiving and pinging nonsense; Yet, a smart businessman can, with an "obsollete" Nokia 3110, initiate and close a deal worth millions of dollars.

What makes them special is not the choice of weapon but how effective they can use it to accomplish their well defined mission.

As an ex-barrack boy, I can authoritatively tell you that the NA knows more about this 'special rifles' than you can ever know. My dad(ex-242RECCE/Garisson Command Officer) use to bring foreign millitary magazines on 'special rifle' home - thats before their was such a thing as the internet. The NA can afford them but they have their reasons.

duni04: Most of the tanks were procured from second hand shops in downtown shanghai. How can u b even posing with scuba diving gear or parachute that some 16yr old's in some countries can use. Later they'll award 1 billion naira contract to buy 10 parachutes, height of stupidity

ShyM-X:
The most basic anti-tank missiles will tear all these 2nd world war era tanks and APCs to shreds.

Only someone on a suicide mission will jump in these tanks in a war, to be honest.

This is pitiful - the Nigerian military is 10th rate.

Mr knowitall.:
My God This is garbage...even a 1980 M1 Abrams tank is much better than these garbage you call military hardware......what are

people in scuba gears gonna do? You should even be ashamed to show this crap as military hardware...please remove all

these pictures they are distasteful.....there are more like military crap ware....Nigeria should dismantle its military

and contract it's defense to the Chinese government. Those tanks look like tanks for the U.S civil war area...and there

were tanks in the civil war...SHAKING MY HEAD...and why in the world is the Nigeria military still using AK-47? that gone

is a piece of crap..so inaccurate...all these pictures makes me sick..

Mr knowitall.:
My God This is garbage...even a 1980 M1 Abrams tank is much better than these garbage you call military hardware......what are

people in scuba gears gonna do? You should even be ashamed to show this crap as military hardware...please remove all

these pictures they are distasteful.....there are more like military crap ware....Nigeria should dismantle its military

and contract it's defense to the Chinese government. Those tanks look like tanks for the U.S civil war area...and there

were tanks in the civil war...SHAKING MY HEAD...and why in the world is the Nigeria military still using AK-47? that gone

is a piece of crap..so inaccurate...all these pictures makes me sick..

longjon:

Is this made in Nigeria or imported just like everything else ? Lmao...

chris365:

everything in the pictures are made in Nigeria by DICON and the 7th picture is Nigerian made APC called igirigi. please learn more about your country instead of waiting on biased foreign media that will never tell you the truth.

Abujafood:

Shut up! You call an AK 47 crap, why not go into battle with someone who is armed with it then you'll know if it's crap or not!

Mr knowitall.:


Any serious military force in the world does not use AK-47 period.,especially their special force..only under equip third

world countries use AK-47....Ive killed at least 3 idiiots in Irag holding AK-47..that gun is so damn inaccurate and so

cheap....these pictures make me sick

SNCOQ3:
A lady I know in Lagos once said the reason why she won't use BB is because "every id.iot is using it"(her word), therefore using it won't make her look special.
Your average pros.titute can afford a Z10 but don't know how to maximize its sophisticated functions aside calling, receiving and pinging nonsense; Yet, a smart businessman can, with an "obsolete" Nokia 3110, initiate and close a deal worth millions of dollars.

What makes them special is not the choice of weapon but how effective they can use it to accomplish their well defined mission.

As an ex-barrack boy, I can authoritatively tell you that the NA knows more about this 'special rifles' than you can ever know. My dad(ex-242RECCE/Garisson Command Officer) use to bring foreign millitary magazines on 'special rifle' home - thats before their was such a thing as the internet. The NA can afford them but they have their reasons.

ARES: there are a lot of ignorant people on nairaland.... to make matters worse, they just dont shut their mouth up.... did i hear someone saying that AK 47 is crap?


i have seen M16 in action and i have seen AKs in action....the only disadvantage of AKs is that is is not as accurate as M16 or an M4 or Bushmaster ACR due to it recoil.... but apart from that, it is the perfect killing machine... it works in any weather condition....

do you know what snow or mud does to your firing pin?..... guys give kudos to your army.... they are all u've got. they americans or south koreans that you are worshiping are not the ones in blood and mud up north fighting and dying so you can have peace, it is still this same guys and their weapons...

come to think of it, do you know the grief 3 of those tanks with their 50 cal guns can do to a town?.... gentle men say what y'all know.....

Djtm: Dudes look like ninjas in short sleeved shirts! The mask makes them look like theives .

Crassus:

stop lying everything is not made in Nigeria

http://www.african-defense.com/?p=2172