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Re: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by Nobody: 12:21pm On Apr 30, 2015 |
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Re: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by bidexiii: 12:22pm On Apr 30, 2015 |
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Re: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by Nobody: 12:43pm On Apr 30, 2015 |
bidexiii:na joke 1 Like |
Re: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by bidexiii: 2:10pm On Apr 30, 2015 |
About 160 more hostages rescued from Boko Haram stronghold: Nigerian troops have rescued about 160 more hostages from Boko Haram's Sambisa Forest stronghold in northeast Nigeria, the country's army told AFP on Thursday. "We are still trying to compute the actual number of those rescued. But tentatively there are about 60 women of various ages and around 100 children," said army spokesman Sani Usman. Usman said one woman was killed in the fighting and eight other rescued hostages were injured. A soldier was also killed and four others wounded. Picture of some of the rescued women ! 1 Like
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Re: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by bidexiii: 5:42pm On Apr 30, 2015 |
Cameroonian special force ;(special rapid intervention battalion) also known as "BIR" 1st pic is a french army with a famas riffle and a cameroon SF"BIR" with an ak47 .
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Re: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by bidexiii: 8:23pm On Apr 30, 2015 |
Weapon's captured from BH in sambisa forest in just concluded raid ;
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Re: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by bidexiii: 9:00am On May 01, 2015 |
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Re: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by bidexiii: 2:08pm On May 01, 2015 |
Watch frightened Boko Haram Members Flee Sambisa Forest As Nigerian Army Troops Arrive This is Real Good News. Boko Haram has been invaded numerous times this week and they are beginning to feel the hit oozing of the gallant Nigerian soldiers. A video footage released by Channels Tv shows members of the sect running for their lives after an air attack on Sambisa Forest by Nigerian troops recently. Watch Video Below… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5ScqFEMaig 2 Likes |
Re: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by bidexiii: 5:36pm On May 01, 2015 |
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Re: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by komekn(m): 6:23pm On May 01, 2015 |
bidexiii:I am perplexed beyond reason, the failure of the top brass to equip our combatants with the required basic equipment that is expected of the modern combatant borders on treason. The second picture down looks like special forces combatants, seeing them The saying "penny wise million pound foolish" comes to my mind, we send our combatants on I am sure very expensive specialised training in Isreal, Russia , even Pakistan etc. The flight tickets alone will be at least $700 to $1000, after undergoing specialised weapons training they come back and we issue them with antiquated AK47's. What a joke special forces without optical sights on their assault rifles , they should not be using old fashioned binoculars but thermal imaging scopes and of course NVG should really be standard issue for all combatants not just special forces. It costs less that $600 wholesale and good negotiation for a top assault rifle incl. optic scopes and under no circumstances should they be in the back of a soft skinned pick up in combat zone. What does it cost for used APC less than a brand new land cruiser pick up truck. |
Re: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by bidexiii: 7:25pm On May 01, 2015 |
komekn:Good suggestion broda But u only use NVG for night operations and I think av seing countless pictures of NA and SF with NVG that is not a problem for the army and the SF make good use of them during night operations And on the other issue of the riffle I think time will tell, a picture sumberged today of Nigeria army SF with a beryl assault riffle and we,ve being seeing our SF training with the israeli tarvor riffle but I think they still prefer d AK to d tarvor,b'cos with d tarvor u av to pop like 3 or more bullets to eliminate ur enemy but with d ak a single or double bullet will get d job done! But I still like ur observation, in no time we will see our SF with beryl riffles cos more orders as being place See pictures below for proof 1st pic is an SF helmet For NVG & coms attachmet 2nd pic are Nigeria army and airforce SF with beryl and tarvor riffle respectfully !
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Re: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by bidexiii: 7:35pm On May 01, 2015 |
CION PICTURES- Niger army
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Re: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by bidexiii: 8:07pm On May 01, 2015 |
YOM KIPPUR WAR: Also called Ramadan War and October War .....................! War fought between Israel on one side, and Egypt and Syria on the other, backed by Iraq and Jordan and supported economically by Saudi Arabia. The war lasted for 3 weeks, and started on October 6, 1973 and ended on October 22 on the Syrian front and on October 26 on the Egyptian front. The war and its outcome represent a watershed in Middle Eastern history. For the first time, vulnerability on Israeli side was evident, both Syria and Egypt proved their new strength, both military and in organization. It also left Israel with loss of territory, even if that was not its own, but occupied territory from the Six Day War. The names of this conflict stems from the important Jewish festival of Yom Kippur, and the Muslim month of Ramadan, in which the annual fast of Sawm is performed. From a rare moment of flabbiness in Israeli intelligence and in the government, Israel did not expect any attacks from its neighbors just at this point in time. The background for this is that 2 very important religious festivals coincided in both Islam and Judaism, two festivals in which there was a prohibition against warfare. Egypt and Syria used this laxity to launch a surprise attack on Israel. The goal of the war was to win back lost Arab territory from preceding wars, first in 1947-49, then 1956 and especially in the last, the Six-Day War of 1967. Following these wars there had been no political progress in solving the situation of lost territory and large groups of Palestinian refugees. A deep frustration had come over the entire Arab world, which came to motivate strong sentiments, and new political orientations in the populations. At the eve of the 1973 war, the Arab nations felt that they had every excuse to wage war against Israel. The total cost off the war was estimated to US$7 billion on both Israeli and Egyptian side, but much of the operations on Arab side were financed by Saudi Arabia. History 1973 October 6: Surprise attacks are launched on Israel controlled territories by Egypt and Syria. Egypt attacks their own territory of Sinai that is under Israeli occupation, while Syria attacks their own territory of the Golan Heights that is also under Israeli occupation. Syria gains several victories during the first days. October 11: After initial victories the Syrian-led troops have lost the Golan Heights, and Israeli troops are now advancing into Syria. October 16: After Egyptian victories on the Sinai, advancing about 10 km into the peninsula, Israel starts getting their first victories, and on this day they are crossing the Suez Canal. October 22: A cease fire is arranged by UN on the Syrian front, where the two nations return to pre-war border lines. October 26: Cease fire on the Egyptian front. US-led talks soon results in a disengagement agreement between Egypt and Israel, and Egypt is left with an increased territory compared to before the war — full control over both shores of the Suez Canal is regained, and a strip of land along the first half of the western coast of Sinai is gained. UN forces are stationed along the Suez Canal to monitor the agreement. October: Oil embargo by Arab oil producing countries on the Western nations that support Israel, starts. 1974 March: End of the oil embargo — which has resulted in strong increase in oil prices, and many difficulties on Western nations. 1974-75: After US-led talks, disengagement agreements are reached between Syria and Israel. The agreement leaves Syria with a small part of the Golan Heights, around the town of Quneitra. UN forces are stationed here to monitor the agreement. 1st pic is israel artillery on syrian front 2nd pic is showing controlled area by Israeli troops before and after the war. 3rd pic is a SA-3 anti aerial missile
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Re: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by bidexiii: 9:04pm On May 01, 2015 |
Sambisa: Over 400 Boko Haram fighters killed in renewed onslaught, more women rescued [PHOTOS] A top military officer, who did not want his name mentioned, has revealed that over 400 Boko Haram fighters and commanders lost their lives in yet another fierce battle with the Nigerian Troops in Sambisa forests. He said a soldier and a woman also lost their lives during shootouts and rescue operation in Sambisa Forest, on Wednesday as Nigerian troops further pumped the heat on Boko Haram fighters. However, a statement from 7 division Nigerian Army also said that the firefight in nine separate camps in the dreaded forest led to the rescue another set of women, in Boko Haram captivity. The number has not been disclosed yet. According to a statement by Col. Sani Usman, eight women also sustained gunshot wounds, just as four soldiers were seriously injured. The army spokesman said several Boko Haram field commanders and foot soldiers were killed and that combat tanks and ammunitions of high calibre used by Boko Haram were recovered while others were destroyed. “The troops have also rescued additional women and children,” the statement said, adding that “They have been evacuated to a safety zone for further processing.” The military was flying-in medical and intelligence teams to evaluate the former captives, many of whom were severely traumatized, Usman said. Below are pictures(mbt's and IFV) from the scenes of the battle, recovered REVA APC and freed traumatized women and children
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Re: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by bidexiii: 9:07pm On May 01, 2015 |
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Re: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by bidexiii: 11:07am On May 02, 2015 |
CION PICTURES
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Re: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by bidexiii: 4:23pm On May 02, 2015 |
CION and combing operations in yobe/adamawa state.
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Re: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by komekn(m): 5:30pm On May 02, 2015 |
bidexiii: Last year the NA procured the Beryl M762 (7.62 X 39mm) this is essentially a re-badged and somewhat modernised AK47 manufactured by the Polish. The heavy bullet of the AK47 looses velocity and as such its effective range is still under 300metres, the heavy recoil and iron sights further limit its accuracy dramatically compared to more modern assault rifles that chamber the (556x45mm). Your assertion that AK47 bullet is more damaging is not correct, if you eventually overcome the limitations of range and very poor accuracy after expending countless rounds. The 7.62mm is more likely to go clean through on impact comparative to the 5.56mm which will disintegrate on impact causing much more internal damage and therefore a kill. With a modern assault rifle such as the HK G36 & 416, FN SCAR 16, M4 With ranges that exceed 500 metres, using optical sights in the hands of an experienced operative probable hit rate, head shot is about 80% at 300metres, body shot 100%. That exceeds essentially the effective range of the antiquated AK47. When you consider the terrain of the NE and Boko's roaming ground there are a lot of wide open spaces that means you can pick off even the gunners on those technicals at 500 metres + before they even see you from your position of cover. The Russian army has since dispensed away with the AK47 and adopted the AK74 with the 5.45×39mm bullet in its chamber, with far less recoil, greater accuracy and increased effective range with some variants exceeding 800metres. Below link to previous post where this issue was discussed. https://www.nairaland.com/1993288/photos-another-fallen-hero-lt/3#27959373 |
Re: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by bidexiii: 6:53pm On May 02, 2015 |
komekn:I still disagree with you, let's be practical in the heat of battle and with all the modern assault riffle u'v mentioned like HK G36 & 416, FN SCAR and M16 variants how many soldiers can ascertain they shot the enemy @ even 200 to 400 meters that's even when u r in a plain desert and terrain and the enemy keep popping on different directions and ur anderalin is pumping fast ! I keep saying it on different threads a weapon is good or ur ar being deadly because uv can handle and mastered ur weapon and being accurate ! That's mask-man ship ,FN SCAR or HK G36 would not save u on the battle field and I can't trust my life with all these modern riffles that jam on the heat of battle the AK riffle is a tested riffle on battle fields. the only thing is dat it dosen't come with the optical sight, and dat would av improve accuracy. Not withstanding if the top-brass in DICON deem it fit to change or start producing the AK versions like ;12,101 and 102 it will be a welcome idea ! But what makes u survive right outside there is ur skills,mask manship, descipline and how well u understand ur enemy, u will never make it out there because of the type of weapon ? 3 Likes |
Re: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by bidexiii: 7:00pm On May 02, 2015 |
More CION pictures; 1st picture is NN SBS commandos with foreign SF in a Flint lock exercise 2nd picture is a NA soldier with german SF 3rd and 4th pic are operations in sambisa forest and a captured suspected BH member in a toyota hilux .
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Re: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by bidexiii: 1:57pm On May 03, 2015 |
MEN OF WAR
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Re: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by bidexiii: 7:56pm On May 03, 2015 |
Battle scene images ; 1st and 2nd pic shows liberated town in the north east 3rd and 4th pic also shows captures weapon by NA while the last shows ;"sarkin baka(chief hunter of adamawa) inspecting cache of weapons captured from gombi forest". 1 Like
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Re: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by bidexiii: 5:44am On May 04, 2015 |
Full length video of the area surveillance of Sambisa forest released by the NAF; http://www.youtube.com/embed/3hWAtflCP2c |
Re: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by bidexiii: 6:20am On May 04, 2015 |
Freed Nigerian women tell of how Boko Haram killed men and boys Boko Haram fighters killed older boys and men in front of their families before taking women and children into the forest where many died of hunger and disease, freed captives have revealed. Hundreds of women and children were rescued by the Nigerian army last week from Islamist fighters in northern Nigeria’s Sambisa Forest in a major operation. After days on the road in pickup trucks, hundreds were released on Sunday into the care of authorities at a refugee camp in the eastern town of Yola, to be fed and treated for injuries. Some told reporters about their ordeal. “They didn’t allow us to move an inch,” said Asabe Umaru. “If you needed the toilet, they followed you. We were kept in one place. We were under bondage. “We thank God to be alive today. We thank the Nigerian army for saving our lives.” The camp took in 275 women and children, some with heads or limbs in bandages, late on Saturday. Nearly 700 kidnap victims have been freed from the Islamist group’s forest stronghold since Tuesday, with the latest group of 234 women and children liberated on Friday. “When we saw the soldiers, we raised our hands and shouted for help,” Umaru, a 24-year-old mother of two, told Reuters. “Boko Haram, who were guarding us, started stoning us so we would follow them to another hideout, but we refused because we were sure the soldiers would rescue us.” The prisoners suffered malnutrition and disease, she said. “Every day, we witnessed the death of one of us and waited for our turn.” Another freed captive, Cecilia Abel, said her husband and first son had been killed in her presence before the militia forced her and her remaining eight children into the forest. She barely ate for two weeks before the military arrived. “We were fed only ground dry maize in the afternoons. It was not good for human consumption,” she said. “Many of us that were captured died in Sambisa Forest. Even after our rescue, about 10 died on our way to this place.” The freed prisoners were fed bread and mugs of tea as soon as they arrived at the government camp. Dr Mohammed Aminu Suleiman of the Adamawa state emergency management agency said 19 were taken to hospital for special attention. The army said troops patrolling on Saturday discovered 260 women and children wandering in Adamawa state. Some had fled their homes during fighting while others had been abducted but managed to escape from the Islamists. The military said a supplier of food and fuel to Boko Haram was arrested on Sunday morning. Amnesty International estimates the insurgents, who are intent on bringing western Africa under Islamist rule, have taken more than 2,000 women and girls captive since the start of 2014. Many have been used as cooks, sex slaves or human shields. The prisoners freed so far do not appear to include any of more than 200 schoolgirls snatched from school dormitories in Chibok town a year ago, an incident that drew global attention to the six-year-old insurgency. Umaru said her group of prisoners never came in contact with the missing Chibok girls. Picture shows Doctors in Yola attend to a sick child rescued by Nigerian soldiers from Boko Haram extremists. Photograph: Sunday Alamba/AP 1 Like
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Re: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by bidexiii: 8:03am On May 04, 2015 |
Scenes from the north-east. 1) Picture of burnt hostel where the 200 chibok girls where captured. 2) A village burnt and raised down by boko haram. 3) A dead decomposed body of a suspected BH in the desert.
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Re: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by komekn(m): 3:48pm On May 04, 2015 |
bidexiii: Apologies Bidexii, but I don't why, I presumed you were a combatant I could be wrong. You would know that even with 20/20 vision using steel sights trying to set up a target at 100 metres requires full concentration and time(time that you do not have) a moving target even much more, do you know how hard it is with an AK to get a head shot at a 150 metres ? takes skill and lots of training. The optic sight brings the target closer to your eye magnifying the size such that for instance making it 3.5 times closer than it actually is essentially, the cross-hairs making targeting simplistically accurate and precise, you can see the target but the target can't see you. With very limited recoil on most modern assault rifles the probability hit rate even at 300metres to a trained operator is near 100%. It means you can take a split second to acquire a target and hit it and yes when its a head shot you can see the Boko turbaned head blow, so you will know the targets down. Reliability things have moved on bro, the H&K G36, 416 are more reliable than the AK47, and just as rugged. I am also aware of a lot of the Chinese and even Nigerian AK47 variants jamming on the battlefield. The Mercedes ML 350 V6 engine may be more complicated than the Peugeot 505 2 litre double carburettor engine that doesn't make the 504 more reliable better, more fuel efficient and or powerful. I Didn't really mention the M16, in a sense its somewhat phased out by the US Military and the Colt M4 carbine taking greater preference. Not to say the M16 is bad just that there are better assault rifles available nonetheless its still in use and very cheap. The Isreali Tavor 21 is just as good as it gets reliable, tough and super accurate not too expensive. |
Re: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by bidexiii: 4:37pm On May 04, 2015 |
Tanzania Defense force pictures; 1 Like
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Re: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by bidexiii: 5:07pm On May 04, 2015 |
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Re: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by bidexiii: 5:08pm On May 04, 2015 |
komekn:Nop bro what apologies ? Let's face reality bro, even the USarmy cannot field its whole army with FN SCAR 16 or M4 carbine,the present day russia can't still field its whole army with the new AK. 101,102 & 12. And even with those who are fielded with those modern riffles they don't come with the full accessories bro am not saying dis riffle are not good but u only is them with there special forces. The german army uses the H&K G36 do you know the size of the whole german army today ..... ? Btw 60,000 and 80,000 and the NA as almost half of 60-80K deployed to the north-east and you want to calculate that ? What about other complete gear and webbing even if our top brass are not corrupt we can't afford it, its way too expensive ! But wen u r talking bout our SF's I completely agree with U. And we,ve already saw the beryl riffles ,like two pics av surfaced even though the fore-sights ar absent ? Others r being placed for more and the tavor is in circulation which r not good for battle combact, tavor riffles r gud for special operations they make less noice signature ? My point is soldiers should concentrate more on understanding ur riffle"Am nothing with-out my riffle and its my life", the millitary can provide soldiers with dot or LED sights to enhance accuracy but fielding the whole army with such weapon may be a dream that will never come true ! |
Re: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by bidexiii: 5:13pm On May 04, 2015 |
BATTLE FIELD IMAGES: From the 1st & 2nd pic are a lot of bullet shells on the ground which shows a lot of action probably frm an AA gun and wall ridden with bullet holes .
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Re: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by bidexiii: 5:55pm On May 04, 2015 |
Former hostages held by Boko Haram militants in northern Nigeria say some fellow captives were stoned to death as the army approached to rescue them. The women said Boko Haram fighters started pelting them when they refused to run away as the army came nearer. A group of nearly 300 women and children was brought out of the vast Sambisa forest to a government camp. The military says it has rescued more than 700 people in the past week in an offensive against the Islamist group. The women said several were killed in the stoning, but they did not know how many '. Pregnant' Others were killed inadvertently by the military during the rescue operation, they added. Soldiers did not realise "in time that we were not the enemies" and some women and children were "run over by their trucks", said survivor Asama Umoru. The survivors said that when they were initially captured, the militants had killed men and older boys in front of their families before taking women and children into the forest. Some were forced into marriage. One woman, Lami Musa, 27, said she had avoided that fate. "When they realised I was pregnant, they said I was impregnated by an infidel [her husband] and they killed him," she said. 'Skeletal bodies' Ms Musa quoted the militants as telling her that "once you deliver in a week's time we will marry you to our commander". "I delivered at night and we were rescued by the soldiers the following morning," Ms Musa added, in tears. Other survivors said the militant Islamists never let them out of their sight - not even when they went to the toilet. "They didn't allow us to move an inch," one of the freed women, Asabe Umaru, told Reuters news agency. "We were kept in one place. We were under bondage." One woman described how they were fed just one meal a day. "We were fed only ground dry maize in the afternoons. It was not good for human consumption," Cecilia Abel told Reuters. "Every day, we witnessed the death of one of us and waited for our turn," said Umaru, a 24-year-old mother of two. Some of the children were "just little skeletal bodies with flaps of skin that make them look like old people", Associated Press reporter Michelle Faul told the BBC after visiting the camp where survivors were staying. A doctor, Muhammad Amin Suleiman, said many severely malnourished babies and children had been put on intravenous drips at a clinic. The women and children travelled for three days on pick-up trucks from the vast Sambisa forest where they were rescued, to the camp in the city of Yola, where they arrived on Saturday night. Chibok girls Through interviews, officials have determined that almost all those rescued are from Gumsuri, a village near the town of Chibok, the Associated Press news agency reports. It does not appear that any of those released are from the group of more than 200 Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram a year ago in a mass abduction that led to worldwide protests calling for the girls' release. Thousands have been killed in northern Nigeria since Boko Haram began its insurgency in 2009 to create an Islamic state. In February, Nigeria's military, backed by troops from neighbouring countries, launched a major offensive against the Islamist fighters, recapturing most of the territory Boko Haram had taken in the previous year. Their last remaining hideouts are believed to be in the Sambisa forest, which surrounds a reserve of the same name. 1st pic; Salamatu Bulama says she was among the among the women stoned by the militants. 2nd pic; The military says many Boko Haram bases in the Sambisa forest have been destroyed. 3rd pic; Many are now eating their first proper meal for months.
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Re: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by bidexiii: 9:03pm On May 04, 2015 |
NA soldier securing former BH captives to where they will be transported. 1 Like
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