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Re: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by bidexiii: 6:08pm On Jul 24, 2016 |
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Re: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by bidexiii: 6:36pm On Jul 24, 2016 |
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Re: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by Nobody: 7:01pm On Jul 24, 2016 |
Litmus: Sébastien Foucan is a french born in paris with only the french nationality and have Guadeloupean descent ( Guadeloup french territory near south america continent ) , he creat the Parkour not alone but with David Belle (a french) and other french members the PARKOUR in france . so wa can say it's a french invention |
Re: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by upko1: 7:05pm On Jul 24, 2016 |
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Re: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by Odunayaw(m): 8:35pm On Jul 24, 2016 |
MikeCZA:to me its misuse of language.. The regiment r infantry focused airforce personnel with little creamy additional capabilities in fact the QRF...until I c their training regimen till my doubt is cleared |
Re: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by bidexiii: 8:37pm On Jul 24, 2016 |
Re: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by Nobody: 9:18pm On Jul 24, 2016 |
MikeCZA: They are a specialised infantry regiment, not necessarily a core S.F unit like the AFSF unit or even SBS. |
Re: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by MikeCZA: 9:42pm On Jul 24, 2016 |
Odunayaw:Oh similar to the SAAF's 500 Squadron. |
Re: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by Odunayaw(m): 10:05pm On Jul 24, 2016 |
MikeCZA:something like that |
Re: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by persius555(m): 11:01pm On Jul 24, 2016 |
bidexiii:Is that a row missile launcher? If it is, why don't we have them in the fields. BH AA guntrucks could be easily taken out with these tools. |
Re: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by SergeAlain: 1:01am On Jul 25, 2016 |
If you mean a TOW missile, using it on a BH guntruck would be the ultimate overkill. Plus each individual missile is probably more expensive than the gun trucks it would be taking out. No the solution to gun trucks are -- a suitable heavy machine gun, high powered sniper rifle, mortar or artillery fire etc. persius555: |
Re: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by bidexiii: 2:39am On Jul 25, 2016 |
TROOPS AMBUSH BOKO HARAM TERRORISTS IN MUSAFANARI Today, at the early hours of the morning, troops of Operation LAFIYA DOLE ambushed Boko Haram terrorists crossing into Sambisa forest from Komala and Musafanari axis with logistics items. The ambush party killed 2 Boko Haram terrorists, while 2 soldiers sustained gunshot wounds. The wounded have since been airlifted and are receiving treatment at a military medical facility. The troops also recovered 2 AK-47 rifles with registration numbers 565214175 and 5-65399 respectively, 4 AK-47 rifle magazines fully loaded, 25 litres of petrol, as well as assorted food items. They also recovered a motorcycle and 2 bicycles amongst other items from the terrorists. Thank you for your kind cooperation. Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman Acting Director Army Public Relations
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Re: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by bidexiii: 2:44am On Jul 25, 2016 |
persius555: Am not sure if we av the TOW - ATGM in our inventory yet, the picture was taken in belarus. It's not cost effective using such TOW -ATGM to take out BH technicals. |
Re: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by persius555(m): 5:02am On Jul 25, 2016 |
bidexiii:very true. Like sergealain said, it is overkill to u leash them on BH AA guntrucks. After seeing that Niger base invasion, I think it might come in handy sometimes.Moreover, I'm surprised we don't have them in our inventory. A couple of Africa forces have them. They will be suitable for tank ambush. |
Re: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by chinese8107: 6:21am On Jul 25, 2016 |
SergeAlain:I agree. some small munition is enough for technicals only if spotted early. a scout quadcoper UAV or scout vehicle with IR EO pod is ok |
Re: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by SergeAlain: 7:45am On Jul 25, 2016 |
Also, the TOW is a highly priced US anti tank missile. We have experienced first hand the amount of begging. coaxing and cajoling you need to buy anything from the US (upon say you hole complete money ooo ). And when you need it most if they are unhappy with you they can refuse to re-supply you with missiles thus converting your launchers to junk. I say go Russian or chinese joo. e.g. The Russians have an equally devastating missile called the Kornet!! persius555: |
Re: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by bidexiii: 8:04am On Jul 25, 2016 |
SergeAlain: Come any time or day, I'll go for Russian technology....... They are reliable, cost and tech effective. |
Re: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by bidexiii: 8:08am On Jul 25, 2016 |
#CION/NORTH EAST...
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Re: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by Odunayaw(m): 12:11pm On Jul 25, 2016 |
bidexiii:i would go with Chinese tech too...Very cost and tech effective with even ToT |
Re: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by Nobody: 12:55pm On Jul 25, 2016 |
bidexiii: Russian tech isn't actually cost effective. They are usually just as expensive as western tech only difference is, it's less sanctions prone. MiG-29 and the F-16 are in the same class, and the cost are comparable. A MIG-29M costs about 48 million a unit, same as an F-16 block 52. An SU-30SM costs as much as an F-15SE. SU-35S costs is about 85million a unit, same as the Eurofighter, Rafale. Russian planes also carry a high maintenance cost, Uganda has to pay $15,000 an hour to fly their SU-30s, that's why there is no unit in Somalia. |
Re: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by Nobody: 1:01pm On Jul 25, 2016 |
Odunayaw: The Chinese provide cost effective solutions for temporary African challenges. If the JF-17 was a western or Russian plane, it would cost as much as the MIG-29k. Yes, the Russians would add IRST and more hard-points, however for a single engine aircraft, I'm willing to wager it would cost up to $45 million. |
Re: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by bidexiii: 2:27pm On Jul 25, 2016 |
REGIMENT TRAINING: RTC-BMATT COLLABORATION TURNS OUT ANOTHER BATCH OF GRADUANDS The Regiment Training Centre (RTC) over the weekend graduated 4 batches of trainees comprising 209 students who successfully completed different regiment training organised by the Centre in collaboration with the British Military Advisory Training Team (BMATT). The latest courses include Basic Regiment Officers’ Course and Basic Regiment Airmen/Airwomen Course, both of which are designed to expose participants to theoretical and practical training in Force Protection, Weapon Handling, and Marksmanship. Others are Rigger Course for Paratrooper Instructors, and Rappelling Course specifically conducted for members of the Defence Special Force. Speaking at the combined graduation ceremony, the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar urged the graduands to continue to exhibit the expertise acquired during the training and to take advantage of the wide range of opportunities offered by the NAF to continuously sharpen their skills and knowledge in order to be adequately prepared to meet any challenge. The CAS thanked the British Government for her support to Nigeria towards fighting insurgency and other internal security challenges in the country, noting that the partnership with BMATT has continued to add value to RTC, and thus expressed the desire for greater collaboration in other areas. Meanwhile, the Commander BMATT, Wing Commander John Rees MBE, in his response, has expressed the willingness by his team to extend the existing frontier of partnership with RTC in building the capacity of instructors and students at the Centre. Since its establishment in April this year, the RTC has been into partnership with BMATT to conduct various regiment training for NAF personnel, and those of other sister Services. Before now, the Centre had graduated rappellers for the Nigerian Navy, as well as trained 4 officers and 100 airmen and airwomen in airfield defence and force protection in collaboration with the BMATT. #nigerianairforce 1 Like
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Re: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by bidexiii: 2:30pm On Jul 25, 2016 |
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Re: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by bidexiii: 3:34pm On Jul 25, 2016 |
It's like the NAF is not making use of its own camouflage again, even when you visit airforce base rarely will use them wear it again, instead it's either the universal or woodland camouflage.
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Re: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by sheyiofficial(m): 6:53pm On Jul 25, 2016 |
Regional armies struggle in
last push against Boko Haram
By Joe Bavier | DIFFA, NIGER
(Reuters) - "You'll all be able to go home soon.
Boko Haram is nearly finished," Niger's Interior
Minister Mohamed Bazoum told a crowd of
refugees seated quietly on dusty, sun-baked flats.
His words of optimism were belied by the dozens-
strong security detail required to protect him as he
toured his country's southern border.
Seven years into an insurgency that spread from
Nigeria into Chad, Niger and Cameroon, regional
armies are now in a final push to defeat Boko
Haram, a once obscure Islamist sect turned deadly
militant group.
But lingering divisions in the countries' multi-
national joint task force (MNJTF) are complicating
that mission.
"If there's no strategy to attack Boko Haram
together, we won't ever finish with them,"
Mahamadou Liman Ali, an opposition lawmaker
from southern Niger, told Reuters in Niamey.
At a time when the world's wealthy nations are
focused on the fight against Islamic State and al
Qaeda, financial support for the MNJTF's efforts
against Boko Haram, which has pledged its
allegiance to IS, have fallen short of targets.
That has left the task force's members - including
Chad, the region's capable but increasingly
reluctant military powerhouse - to shoulder the
bulk of the costs of fighting the group.
Boko Haram's victims, which include 2.4 million
displaced, live in hope that this month-old
offensive - dubbed Operation Gama Aiki, or "finish
the job" in the local Hausa language - might
succeed where others have failed.
Some have doubts. From where he stays in
southern Niger, refugee Usman Kanimbu sees
smoke rising from the coalition's air strikes on
insurgent positions in Nigeria, the home he fled.
"We've fled eight times. Each time we arrive
somewhere Boko Haram attacks again. We would
keep running, but we can't afford to anymore," he
said. "I'm not sure this will ever end."
FRAGILE PROGRESS
As the sun sets over the Nigerian border, a
featureless expanse of sand and scrub trees,
soldiers from Niger peered over an earthen bern at
territory held by Boko Haram.
The skies above the borderlands now rumble daily
with the sound of fighter jets. Chadian troops have
ventured onto Lake Chad, a Boko Haram
stronghold. Regional military officers say they are
taking back ground from the insurgents.
The task force may indeed be making headway
against Boko Haram, which has fewer footholds
than it once did. Its leader, Abubakar Shekau, may
even be dead.
But the MNJTF is a far cry from what it was
conceived to be, a dedicated 8,700-strong force
blending soldiers from Nigeria, Niger, Cameroon,
Chad and Benin.
Instead, the nations rely on their own armies to
deal with Boko Haram threats. Troops from Chad,
which has the region's strongest military, reinforce
when needed then head back home.
"Each force is based in its country of origin.
There's no integrated force with battalions moving
in perfect coordination," said Vincent Foucher,
West Africa researcher at International Crisis Group
(ICG).
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The need for operational integration in the fight
against an enemy that knows no borders was
exposed during a similar regional offensive early
last year.
After troops from Chad and Niger drove Boko
Haram from a string of towns in Nigeria's far north,
they waited in vain for the Nigerian army to arrive
and hold them.
"We were there for three or four months, but the
Nigerian troops that were meant to take over from
us were not ready," Niger's Brigadier General
Abdou Sidikou Issa told Reuters.
Niger and Chad withdrew, according to a source
with knowledge of the operation, because they
feared becoming an occupying force. Issa said the
troops were overstretched logistically, however.
Either way, the vacuum they left allowed Boko
Haram to reclaim positions and carry on cross-
border raids.
"That's what's created problems for us again
today," Issa said.
The MNJTF was meant to prevent a repeat of those
kinds of incidents. The African Union endorsed the
force in January 2015 and a headquarters was
established in Chad's capital N'Djamena to
coordinate forces against the ever-evolving threat
of Boko Haram.
The AU has struggled to rally contributors to foot
the bill for the MNJTF's $700 million budget,
however. Donors, led by Nigeria and France,
pledged $250 million in February, just over a third
of what was needed, but dispersal has been slow.
The United States has also aided with intelligence
and training.
A senior MNJTF officer, who asked not to be
named as he was not authorized to speak, told
Reuters the money received so far was so little
that it only had covered the cost of 11 vehicles
and some radio equipment, with the individual
armies bearing the rest of the costs.
"There are all these declarations of intentions, but,
in concrete terms, nothing has been done yet," he
said.
A spokesman for the MNJTF did not respond to a
request for comment.
"HURTING"
A Boko Haram attack last month on Bosso, in
southeastern Niger, which killed 32 soldiers and a
number of civilians, was the kind of incident the
MNJTF was created for.
But rather than the multinational force kicking into
action as it is supposed to, Niger's President
Mahamadou Issoufou had to fly to N'Djamena to
lobby neighbor Chad for help.
Having played a lead role along with France in a
2013 intervention in Mali to drive back jihadist
groups there, Chad's President Idriss Deby has
become indispensable in the fight against West
African Islamists.
But with low oil prices now causing Deby
economic headaches at home and little direct
financial support coming from his allies, analysts
say he has grown resentful.
Two weeks after President Issoufou's visit, Reuters
visited a half-finished hotel complex in the
southern Niger city of Diffa that had been fully
booked out by the Chadian army. The Chadians
were nowhere to be seen. Dozens of bungalows
sat empty.
It would take more than a month for them to
arrive.
Excluding its oil sector, after 7 percent growth in
2014, Chad's economy contracted by 1.5 percent
last year, according to the International Monetary
Fund. Oil output rose to record levels, but low
prices meant revenues dipped.
"This is costing (Deby) a lot of money. There's a
big budget crisis ... He's definitely hurting," said
Nathaniel Powell, a researcher with the Swiss-
based Fondation Pierre du Bois.
A Chadian government official did not respond to a
request for comment.
Niger's tiny army - 15,000 troops to cover 1.2
million square kilometers (463,300 square miles) of
territory - is overstretched by Boko Haram, but
also by the overflow of unrelated Islamist violence
from Mali to its west.
Cameroon has meanwhile deployed thousands of
troops, including special forces, to its north to
secure its own territory against a suicide bombing
campaign.
And while Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari
has shown more willingness than his predecessor
to take on the insurgents, decades of graft have
hollowed out his military and it now faces
resurgent militancy in the oil-producing Niger
Delta.
The senior MNJTF officer said the regional
neighbors would continue to improve the force. In
the meantime, they had no other choice than to
act.
"If we wait, Boko Haram isn't going to wait for us,
are they?" he said.
(Additional reporting by Tim Cocks in Dakar and
Alexis Akwagyiram in Lagos; Editing by Tim Cocks,
Janet McBride) 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by bidexiii: 8:39pm On Jul 25, 2016 |
@sheyiofficial nice piece. |
Re: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by iblawi(m): 8:58pm On Jul 25, 2016 |
bidexiii:airforce personnel use the woodland camouflage more. I see them everyday with woodland camouflage must times. |
Re: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by iblawi(m): 9:05pm On Jul 25, 2016 |
Henry240: Bros, F 16 is around $80 million, while the typhoon and Rafael are above $100 million. Yes you are right about the maintaining Russian fighter they cost more on the long run but with less restrictions which is a good tradeoff for some countries. |
Re: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by Nobody: 9:09pm On Jul 25, 2016 |
I have a problem with these BMATT guys carry arms in my own country , saw some at a military base with tigh hostler side arms .I dey beef them wallahi . |
Re: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by Nobody: 9:33pm On Jul 25, 2016 |
iblawi: Learn to read carefully before responding. There are no definite figures in that post, hence my use of about. I was also referring to the F-16 Block 52 in comparative price analysis, not the Block 60 (UAE) or the Viper variants which cost much higher. |
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