andrewza:

What must I google. The fact that a PDW would be useless for a Nigerian Infantry solder fighting long range battles with a enemy armed with rifles. That pistols while nice and al would not change the tide of a battle. Or that armies don't issue infantryman PDW but rather use carbines and assault rifles. Only a few people are issued with PDW where there small size does not get in the way of them doing there job but they not front line infantry men. I mean giving the nature of the war in Nigeria it would make more sense for Nigerian solders to use a Battle riffle like the FN Fal. They seem to be heavly motorised or very stationary and fighting a enemy that likes to stay far from them. Give a Nigerian infantry men a P90 and they will look cool for all the pics expect for the ones where they dead because they where out ranged by a AK47.

Lmao..... This guy!

Nigerian Navy Armada


NNS Centenary, NNS Okpabana, NNS Prosperity and NNS Thunder (photo taken from NNS Thunder).

andrewza:



You think a pistol with 50m effect range will save you? Sure having a pistol is nice but once it drawn you going to be running and hiding use it as a last resort.


Immediate action drill. As long as you maintain your rifle it will be fixed after a quick drill. Your jam was either a faulty round, bad magazine spring or your exactor did clear the shell before the weapon could load the next round. A immediate action drill will fix any issue and typically a bad spring on a magazine will start to feed better once it has less rounds in it. Bad ammo is a thing but if every round is that bad then every round in your unit is that bad and you all dead and if your rifle did not clear the shell again you have done it for your self.

Exhausted magazine for your primary weapon. What about that reason?

Patchesagain:


11B don't get side arms as standard

Only technical staff, specialists and officers (ie people who have their hands full in combat and require a defensive weapon) get pistols

The event of personal protection sir

andrewza:

What must I google. The fact that a PDW would be useless for a Nigerian Infantry solder fighting long range battles with a enemy armed with rifles. That pistols while nice and al would not change the tide of a battle. Or that armies don't issue infantryman PDW but rather use carbines and assault rifles. Only a few people are issued with PDW where there small size does not get in the way of them doing there job but they not front line infantry men. I mean giving the nature of the war in Nigeria it would make more sense for Nigerian solders to use a Battle riffle like the FN Fal. They seem to be heavly motorised or very stationary and fighting a enemy that likes to stay far from them. Give a Nigerian infantry men a P90 and they will look cool for all the pics expect for the ones where they dead because they where out ranged by a AK47.

When i switch to my pistol, i take cover because it has a minimal range compared to the ak. I CAN STILL SURVIVE if my pistol is with me. Close quarters, roof searching, heck those soldiers go through a lot of those. You expect me to climb a ladder while holding my ak. Lol

Exercise Nemo

Nigerian Navy NNS Dorina (Front)


Nigerian Navy NNS Centenary ( Right)


French Navy Mistral class Helicopter carrier (Center)


Cameroun navy CNS Bakassi (Left)


French Navy Logistics ship (Rear)

I would have pasted a link here but i don't know how to go about it.

All i'm saying is that the issue of sidearms for the nigerian infantry should not be overlooked.

How many loaded magazines do they carry to war? Do you even know? Those vehicles do protect them but for how long. A well aimed R.P.G can take out any vehicle, choppers. When those happens, then what? I start relying on my ak alone??

Gentlemen i don't see it that way. Sidearms should be a must not just for special forces but for every single soldier whether technical, special forces, etc. Thanks

Perfectdanny:


Exhausted magazine for your primary weapon. What about that reason?

Rather have another mag than a pistol then

Perfectdanny:


When i switch to my pistol, i take cover because it has a minimal range compared to the ak. I CAN STILL SURVIVE if my pistol is with me. Close quarters, roof searching, heck those soldiers go through a lot of those. You expect me to climb a ladder while holding my ak. Lol

.And what you cant take cover with out a pistol? How will the pistol help at all? While a pistol is useful in confided spaces I do expect you to climb a laser with a AK, I don't expect you to shoot from a ladder.

Nigeria

Perfectdanny:
I would have pasted a link here but i don't know how to go about it.

All i'm saying is that the issue of sidearms for the nigerian infantry should not be overlooked.

How many loaded magazines do they carry to war? Do you even know? Those vehicles do protect them but for how long. A well aimed R.P.G can take out any vehicle, choppers. When those happens, then what? I start relying on my ak alone??

Gentlemen i don't see it that way. Sidearms should be a must not just for special forces but for every single soldier whether technical, special forces, etc. Thanks

Not even the USA issues pistols to every one. And you want Nigeria to do the same? Rather carry more ammo than carry a pistol

Still on Nigeria @56

off topic:The Siege of Jadotville Official Trailer #1

 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cD9jj103AD0&feature=share

Fidha254:
Dude!!!!!
I downloaded episode 3 (flipping the switch).... damn that shit is real man! Not like those recreated scenes done in hollywood....they dont only show you the good parts where they are kicking ass , even the ugly side is shown..You feel like you were right there with them, they show you everything, I couldnt believe they lost a mechanic just like that, I thought he was gonna make it.......



Anyway, they should not filter the explicit language (or atleast the should have two versions of the episodes)..... Fu€K and $hit and matherfucker is like normal when taking fire, and cencering is like removing the chorus to a song

It brought home yet again how expensively the Yanks fight their wars. In the first episode, the 8-man patrol up in the mountains comes under Tali fire. They are out-ranged by PKMs, and no-one thought to carry the Patmor. So they take cover, get on the net and wait for 15 minutes for ordnance to be dropped on the Tali position!

In the 2nd ep, when the base comes under fire, aerial assets -presumably UAVs - can pinpoint the enemy positions, but I didn't see a single mortar launched: MATV-carried TOWs instead. (By the way, Oshkosh can't have been pleased how the MATV performed against the IED).

The joys of being a superpower!

Henry240:

Please links to HD download. I tried downloading the first 2 episodes but they were shitty, i mean the picture quality.

Come now Henry, we can't post links to p.rate...uhmm download sites here.

frumentius:




Come now Henry, we can't post links to p.rate...uhmm download sites here.

Dude, those videos are usually uploaded on Youtube. It has nothing to do with piracy. It allows for convenience, and i'm able to watch them at a spare time. All the military documentaries i've watched are gotten off Youtube.


Allow the man to answer.

andrewza:



Not even the USA issues pistols to every one And you want Nigeria to do the same? Rather carry more ammo than carry a pistol

Lol at your comment. I'm sure you don't comprehend my earlier statement.
1. Who told you so at bolded?

2. Please check google very well if possible go to the next page. According to us soldiers, they said WE CHOOSE NOT TO GO WITH PISTOLS based on individual reasons. We have u.s soldiers all over the world.

Look at their complete kit when on the field or on duty. Then come back and tell me. Even south africa issues sidearms to their police officers talk less of soldiers.

andrewza:


Rather have another mag than a pistol then

Exhausted ammunition for your primary weapon when seperated from colleagues at war.

ISN'T THAT ENOUGH REASON?

M14A1:

Lol!!
Everybody is an expert on the internet What are you trying to hit in an open battlefield with a 9mm glock?

Proper gear to carry more 556 or 762 is far far better than any useless 9mm for a regular infantry

Lol. Desert Eagle inco. Lol

Be careful at bolded though.

off topic

Former US Navy vessel SWIFT, off charter in 2013, now operated by UAE company, reportedly attacked by houthi forces using iranian anti-ship missile

 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XaMSb_7_3cM&feature=youtu.be

Perfectdanny:


Even south africa issues sidearms to their police officers talk less of soldiers.

You are talking to a South-African navy sailor, and he has adequately answered your questions as to why Infantry men don't get issued with side-arms.


Now quit the argument about side arms, you are derailing this thread.

africaken254:
off topic

 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XaMSb_7_3cM&feare=youtu.be

The Saudis and Emaratis claim it was damaged due to a technical failure.

africaken254:
off topic

 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XaMSb_7_3cM&feature=youtu.be

Wouldn't be surprised.

A modified anti-tank can also be considered.

Perfectdanny:


Lol at your comment. I'm sure you don't comprehend my earlier statement.
1. Who told you so at bolded?

2. Please check google very well if possible go to the next page. According to us soldiers, they said WE CHOOSE NOT TO GO WITH PISTOLS based on individual reasons. We have u.s soldiers all over the world.

Look at their complete kit when on the field or on duty. Then come back and tell me. Even south africa issues sidearms to their police officers talk less of soldiers.

1Ex and serving US solders have told me this. Do you think every logistical truck driver type, mechanic, Artillery men, Air craft mechanic, Extra Extra carries a pistol? Pistols are issued to those who needed it when they needed. Not every one is a infantry or a similar front line solder.


Why would I check Google when I was told not every solder carries a pistol.



Yes cops get pistols but they don't have a rifle ready in there hand and there and those solders that that need to get pistols. You think the chef in Goma is cooking food with a pistol strapped to his waist, or how about the personal clerk think he is behind his PC with a pistol. Even when they go to main the perimeter, Go on patrol or leave the base they not carrying pistols they carry rifles.

Henry240:


You are talking to a South-African navy sailor, and he has adequately answered your questions as to why Infantry men don't get issued with side-arms.


Now quit the argument about side arms, you are derailing this thread.

Sorry boss Henry. Sailor no sailor. I win. No offence.

Perfectdanny:


Exhausted ammunition for your primary weapon when seperated from colleagues at war.

ISN'T THAT ENOUGH REASON?

I would rather spend the space and weight to carry more ammo

Perfectdanny:


Lol. Desert Eagle inco. Lol

Be careful at bolded though.

One of the worst military pistol choices ever is the Desert Eagle. To big and to heavy

andrewza:



One of the worst military pistol choices ever is the Desert Eagle. To big and to heavy

Dude, you're derailing the thread. You know where to take this discussion to. Please post on topic or use the technical discussions thread.

Perfectdanny:


Sorry boss Henry. Sailor no sailor. I win. No offence.

Yeah
You win on Xbox no offense.

Henry240:


The Saudis and Emaratis claim it was damaged due to a technical failure.

this is the reason ,every african country should have land based coastal anti-ship missiles.you never know when you will be faced by an advance military force.what technical fault ,when the whole ship is engulf by fire moment after clearly seen being hit by the anti-ship missile.dont forget its rumoured to be iranian-made china copy of subsonic C-802 missile.remember it the same missile that was used by hezbollah against an Israeli ship

MikeCZA:
Wouldn't be surprised.

A modified anti-tank can also be considered.

thats a C-802 missile,also noticeable after launch its how it eject its propellant booster. After the booster burns out

 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vF_NySiKFVw

Tinfoil:
https://videopress.com/v/iEqs1Prn

Damn, how many AMISOM soldiers al-shabaab is holding captive. These is given them a propaganda edge.

The Kenya soldier was shot or got wounded on the right eye.