frumentius:


FACT: Tanzo firings found it to be accurate only out to 25km.

Can it reach 120km. Possibly. If one didn't care about accuracy .

Brother, you now agree with Augustine that at extremely long ranges, artillery loses accuracy by wide misses off target. It's good we haven't shöt Augustine for telling the truth. Happy weekend bros

Panzerfaust:
NDA; toughest military academy in the world!

Some people here go soon bite you wit dem jealousy teeth and tear ya cloth

Pic....RPG declared surplus

Henry240:


........ Very hilarious times, I remember @TIM was claiming it was a radar, despite overwhelming contrary opinion... "Omo stuck to his guns oh". Peccavi kept on and on telling him it was a hoist, but he wouldn't bulge.

I remember i had a laugh filled day, that day.

Who knows, he probably was actually seeing a Radar, while we were seeing a hoist.

The pic here clearly shows the helicopter door open and a seaman/airman with white gloves pulling a rope out of the hardware, if TIM saw a different pic he could get misled, but this one here, you cannot be pulling rope out of radar now

DaV8King:



It's not a hardware upgrade sir. Apparently a hoist attachment to help the aircraft in the SAR role NN is known to operate it in. It was discussed on Beegs blog a few years ago if I remember well

Thanks bros, reason why I used quotation marks... 'hardware' upgrade. Was not sure if its new.

Never seen one on any Nigerian AW 109 pic. I see it on Swedish and American AW 109, I guessed they just upgraded the hardware for enhanced SAR. Pic shows naval man with gloves holding the line, its actually a 50 metre x 200 kg WINCH, pulls men/load out of sea or lets men/load down to sea. Thinking they adjusted the NN 08 serial number E power hardware, because the under fuselage inflatable water floats are now removed from that particular chopper. Compare the very same helicopter with serial number NN 08 below...

patches689:


Nigeria pulled major combat formations out of all those nations.

Simple facts

Big lie, all my three sources are UN peacekeeping official websites showing year 2015 updated data on deployments. You will live and end life as a shameless liar. Nigeria never deployed combat force in Congo DRC in the first place. You serial liar.

patches689:


Because you cherry picked two images to support your ludicrous "observations".

Your motives and intention were beyond transparent

Nope, my observations date back to images posted here for almost two years now, including those shown by andrewza. Do I need to post 100 of the old pics to ask a simple question? You have mind reading supernatural powers to see my motives? You be wizard?

patches689:


Nigeria pulled major combat formations out of all those nations.

Simple facts

You tell lies not facts.

Dafur-Sudan, Nigerian army is still there today, current number variations are unknown, some MT-LB APCs pulled out to fight Boko Haram, justified by shortage of equipment at home in a full scale war 1,000 times bigger than what was happening in Dafur.

Today Nigerian army and police are both, not one, both in Dafur Sudan, deployed under UNAMID to do the hard job others are running away from.

http://www.un.org/en/peacekeeping/missions/unamid/facts.shtml


Mali war ended, Nigeria received appreciation award from new democratic president of Mali that we and our allies installed by free/fair elections. Chad and France too have withdrawn many of their troops to reduce numbers in Mali.

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/africa/2013/04/201349235234509911.html

Today, both Nigerian army plus Nigerian police are fully deployed in Mali as part of the new UN peace/stabilization force MINUSMA, stop telling lies against Nigeria.

http://www.un.org/en/peacekeeping/missions/minusma/facts.shtml

Also, Nigerian policemen and military experts/advisory team remains deployed in Congo DRC today.

http://www.un.org/en/peacekeeping/missions/monusco/facts.shtml

Nigeria never deployed army combat fighting units to Congo DRC, so which combat formation did we pull out since we deployed only civilian policemen and military advisers/experts team who do not engage in combat? You tell lies a lot.

When you tell lies about Nigeria, your South African friends don't ask Henry to call you out. They keep quiet while you tell lies at random and they love it when it's Nigeria you are lying against
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patches689:


Just like how Nigeria withdrew from Darfur? And the Congo! and Mali!

Nigerian army, police, and/or expert contigents in varying numbers remain in Dafur, Congo, and Mali till this moment. Stop peddling lies about Nigeria.

http://www.providingforpeacekeeping.org/2015/04/24/peacekeeping-contributor-profile-nigeria/

....and we don't jump for joy at rumours of deploying to a country that has a 100,000 man army, desperate to seek self-glory where our help is not needed
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frumentius:



I abhor personalising issues here: as a white guy, I will tell you we're a minority in all arms of service in the SANDF, with the possible exception of the Military Health Service, and that is also changing. I know you read SA defence news and you know our Def minister has been worried about white recruits dropping below white population ratios.

You answered the perimeter of my sincere question, no worries if you don't answer the nucleus of it. The anger and multiple complaints demanding that Augustine be 'executed by firing squad' profited no one. Your answer to the curious question is profit for everyone.

Pic...Moroccan military uniforms

Fynline:
This is war-30 seconds to mars

Thanks but do not rest until you get us a full clear close up photo of the upgraded Vickers Eagle tank, and possible details of the upgrade. Ask the tank boys, they know.

Guys, does anyone notice the new roof mounted 'hardware' upgrade on NN AW 109 E Power helos?

frumentius:


Bunkum. You threatened the 2nd respondent who merely expanded on Augustine's excretions. As usual, some are royal game.

......but I meant no harm at all. I just observed the troops, regulars vs elites and asked a question out of curiosity which I expected to be answered, not castigated. Why are you hyper-sentitive to trivial things, you forget this is just internet and nothing but a load of megabytes? I have been known here to go back and remove my posts, comments, photos etc just because people feel uncomfortable about it, who else does that level of self-dscipline here in the interest of this thread? Nobody.

Togo Republic, silent but there.

stillchris:


c'mon bro, not here.

this post can turn this thread to another who's d1ck is bigger thread

Potential cause of argument removed, I mean the last four lines of my post. The rest is a reply to an excuse. No harm intended. Thanks for your advice, good enough to make me edit off those lines.

ballballo:
Ghana army and navy

What is the current 2016 standard issue assault rifle of Ghanaian army INFANTRY? I mean regular ARMY infantry men not special forces.

DieVluit:


In short, not even a billion has been paid and you haven't done a damn thing about it. Started something you couldn't finish.

Colony.

You dont need to pay $1 billion to prove you are in our mouse-trap, your $250 million cash for a start as first instalment shows you are our prisoners already, we will wait for MTN to raise the balance of the money because your President Zuma is on his knees begging Buhari in Abuja, we will enjoy the pleasure of watching South Africa stay so long on her knees begging Nigeria for mercy.

Keep paying by instalments, the longer you delay completion of full amount, the longer your humiliated South Africa will stay down on her knees begging Nigeria.....it's fun to humble your rainbow nation in the eyes of the whole world, even Lesotho will not respect RSA anymore ! You are now a colony humbled amd humiliated by us on world stage
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frumentius:
The Maritime Reaction Squadron. I wish we could just go back to calling these guys the SA Marine Corps. Everyone calls them Marines anyway.

Why are regular/basic South African troops regiments 80% black while South African elite/special units 80% white? Just an observation. Just curious.

africaken254:
the new Variant infantry fighting vehicle acquired by ghana (on the right ) is not WZ523 ,look at the front section

Chinese have as many varants of one thing as their endless population. According to SIPRI arms transfer reports, Ghana bought WZ 523 IFV from China.

Patchesagain:


There are many reasons for withdrawing

We have more important things to do with our men.

Yea, like deploying your men inside Nigeria, is more important to you.

The news made all South Africans happy until it was proved false. None of you guys complained about needing your troops elsewhere when it was time to deploy SANDF in Nigeria, you were all very happy to deploy them where the job is now very easy after hundreds of Nigerian troops have died fighting to crush Boko Haram this far.

Yes every South African is happy to abandon Darfur Sudan where the suffering Dafurians have no army, but same South Africans are rejoicing at the news of deploying their special forces to Nigeria that already has a 100,000 man army including 10,000 SF and CT-COIN forces, and a war that has almost ended with Boko Haram heavily degraded and decimated.....yea, shows the world who truly loves Africa and who just wants to hunt for glory.

Pic...Nigerian army SF, CT-COIN.

DieVluit:


Which is yet to be paid. Colony is what you are.

Fool, we colonize you, MTN already paid first instalment $250 million cash plus plenty of begging. You dont read news, you live in a bush colony where news does not circulate? Mumu

http://allafrica.com/stories/201602251279.html

ballballo:
GH

Now thats a Ghanaian Mowag with same turret as the WZ which is NGV variant of the WZ. You Ghanians have put French gun on Chinese IFV, you will soon put British cannon on Chinese tank, we all will struggle to I.D. your army vehicles

MikeCZAR:

Wonder why you were silent during Nigeria's withdrawal from Mali and Sudan.

Nigerian army signals regiment never left Mali till today, garrison regiment was recalled for being put under a strange Rwandan commander that had no troops in Mali and who did not participate in the fighting ops. Who withdrew Nigerian contingent from Sudan? You?

GHKWAME1:
With regards to your confusion over the type of guns, I am still digging for info.

The women combatants are in the Recce (Reconnaissance) unit, aside from having the option to wear the army carmouflage, the black uniform is largely used for ceremonial purposes.

Thanks. Also post pic of Ghana Super Tucano when the aircraft arrive from Brazil. Are we expecting tanks in Ghana this year?

patches689:


SA Soldier killed and another wounded in Sudan

Some interesting info about our deployment:

- Contributed around 850 men from 2008
- Current total cost of the deployment (since 2008) in the region of $200 million.

With this in mind, its hardly surprising we pulled out. Something I have personally advocated for quite some time.

Goodbye and good fvcking riddance!

South Africa gets cash refunded back to her for peace keeping in Sudan. UN/AU pays for all SANDF expenses. The Sudan Dafur mission costs South Africa almost nothing. Find a better excuse for abandoning a tough mission while same President Zuma is in Abuja now calling on African armies to unite amd fight all evil....while he retreats from crisis zone and abandons Dafur people without feelings.

Nigeria spent over $10 Billion of tax payers money to single handedly fund a 10 year war of 15,000 NA troops of which 1,000 Nigerian soldiers died leaving widows and fatherless children behind in Lagos, Abuja, everywhere. No UN, AU, or ECOWAS ever paid us one dollar refund. Yet a Nigerian army battalion is still based in Liberia/Sierra Leone today since 26 years ago !

Nigeria has NEVER complained one day !!! True lover of Africa.

ballballo:


We have the Chinese WZ-523 but the vehicle in the picture is a mowag vehicles. As for the black uniform, I do not know why but it probably vehicle operators that wears it. I have also seen specialize unit wear it to.

That's not a Mowag, Swiss Mowag has no glass windows. It's Chinese WZ-523

You send women into battle? Or it's just for parade?

DieVluit:


Nigeria is a South African colony. Even Nigerian journalists confirm it.

http://allafrica.com/stories/201603090457.html

.....yet we punish you with $3.9 billion fine and you pay after begging for mercy. Who's the colony now?

jln115:


So much emotional B.S!

secondly i'm quoting a Nigerian news site!!

"South Africa will send its special forces to assist Nigeria in the war against Boko Haram insurgency.

This was revealed on Monday by the Minister of Defence, Mansur Dan Ali, during a meeting with his South African counterpart, Nobise Mapisa-Nqakula, in Abuja.

The Minister stated that discussions on the deployment of South Africa’s special forces had reached an advanced stage and the arrangement would soon be concluded.

jln115:


Isn't it ironic that your Government is begging our half illiterate defence force to save you from Boko Harm?

patches689:


So it looks like SANDF SF/SOF may be deploying to Nigeria.

Should be very interesting to see what happens.

ssaengine:


South Africa will send its special forces to assist Nigeria in the war against Boko Haram insurgency.

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It is unfortunate that almost every South African citizen is born a fool from his mother's womb.

So easy for even an illiterate farmer from Congo to fool a South African university professor.

No wonder WEF says South African brains are second dullest in the world.

I told you all Patches The Croat, jln115, Saengine, etc that you are being fooled by a sensational journalist, but since all South Africans are born without basic intelligence, you kept arguing like the fools you are.

No SA troops being sent to fight Boko Haram - SANDF

2016-March-09 11:32am
Genevieve Quintal, News24 Johannesburg -

"The SA National Defence Force (SANDF) on Wednesday dismissed reports that it would send troops to Nigeria to help fight Boko Haram.

"There is no such decision to send any military elements by the RSA to assist with the fight against Boko Haram," spokesperson Siphiwe Dlamini said."


http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/no-sa-troops-being-sent-to-fight-boko-haram-sandf-20160309[/size]

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iblawi:



Patches the Croatian who knows too much about south African internal issues.

This happens to be the 3rd time am getting you.

You finished Patches The Croat. I pity those he deceived with stolen identity.

croat:


Majority of whites you see in the picture have finished or were close to finishing college around the time South Africa was reborn under rule of Mandela.

South Africa is facing issue with lack of engineers since the whites are either dying or leaving which cause can be corruption in SA, black being racist against whites(do the same mistakes as whites) with preference of black over white even if more capable and higher education which then hurts south african economy.

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Ghana has 24 units of Chinese WZ-523/type-05 IFV with 25mm cannon plus their 50 units of Typhoon MRAP. Wonder why the WZ 25mm gun looks like a Bushmaster instead of Type 87 looks. Can the Ghanaian guys explain their confusing IFV gun? Also, are these women combatants? Why are they in black not army green?

jln115:


"South Africa will send its special forces to assist Nigeria in the war against Boko Haram insurgency.

This was revealed on Monday by the Minister of Defence, Mansur Dan Ali, during a meeting with his South African counterpart, Nobise Mapisa-Nqakula, in Abuja.

The Minister stated that discussions on the deployment of South Africa’s special forces had reached an advanced stage and the arrangement would soon be concluded.

“It is a very good thing that we are thinking that South Africa being our close ally should come and help us in developing our industrial complex, that is the Defence Industry Corporation of Nigeria.”

“We are of the opinion that very soon, when the two Commanders-in-Chief meet, and the visit is finalised, we will look into going deep on how the two countries will work together and come to an agreement on the MoU and technical expertise between the two countries.”

Fool, you are quoting sensational news media report as usual.

Last year we were told SANDF will deploy to Nigeria and fight Boko Haram, we saw nothing from SANDF, not even one soldier. Same last year we were told SAN will deploy Valour ships to patrol gulf of guinea and fight piracy in West Africa, we did not even see one SAN canoe.

SANDF that is overstretched and withdrawing from Dafur Sudan, now you fools think you are going to fight Boko Haram. Your SANDF special forces that are failing to protect your homeland from invading poachers robbing yöur Rhino resources for a decade unstoppable, now you want to fight in a strange land against sleek terrorists.

The official story from Nigerian government NTA news medium says NOTHING about SANDF SF fighting Boko Haram.....

General Shoke said Nigeria is very important to South Africa, hence the need of working together for the benefit of both countries especially now when Nigeria is fighting Boko Haram. He his Armed Forces commitment to the development of the Nigerian military in the area of capacity building, exchange programme and logistics support, among others. Nigerian army General Olonisakin said Boko Haram has been substantially decimated and degraded. He said the war against terror is closing up and would soon end.


http://www.nta.ng/news/diplomacy/2016/03/07/south-africa-to-work-with-nigerian-military/

I guess you don't know the meaning of working together for the benefit of both countries and military exchange programmes. You think it means your army is deploying to fight in Nigeria even when Buhari said no foreign army will fire one bullet in Nigeria.

The Nigerian army general said Boko Haram is heavily degraded and decimated and that the war is closing up to end soon....so which enemy is SANDF coming to fight? The already dead Boko Haram?

Soweto fools with zero battle experience wants to help a country that has over 5,000 well equipped special forces trained by Israel, Pakistan, USA, UK, and Belarus plus 6 years non-stop combat experience . What do you inexperienced sit at home SANDF have to offer? Textbook or internet photo combat?

Military exchange programme, while Nigerian officers share 6 years of current COIN war experience with SANDF, what will SANDF officers share in return, THIZA's Hollywood photos? Tell you fact, SANDF is stylishly coming to learn how Nigeria defeated Boko Haram under the guise of training exchange programme. When did an SANDF, I don't mean old SADF, I mean current SANDF, when did an SANDF tank battalion fire tank shell to kill an enemy? When did current SANDF special forces ever did surgical strike by squad insertion deep inside enemy stronghold and assasinate a key leader of hostile forces inside his own stronghold?


SANDF, your useless army that gets robbed and disposessed of rifles and ammunition by civilian theives armed with kitchen knives, and gets tied up with their own army boots laces not even real ropes.....that is the army you think Nigeria will invite to help them fight Boko Haram? Fools Journalists fool you because you are born fools
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croat:


Tavor is simply trash...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4O0qkpf5O0A?t=432

Set it at 7:12

You have started again with your thread derailing arguments !

Please stop bringing up controversies and endless debates here, this is a photo thread ! You derail and you try to blame others for it. Stop this bad habit !!!!
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Patchesagain:


How is what you did any different?

Army guide is pretty clear - cam gun employs 2 different world firsts. That makes it the most advanced.

But fine, let me be more specific:

The GI-30 CAM GUN is the most advanced OPERATIONAL 30mm auto-cannon in the world

Now, argument is over. Can we please move on with our lives?

You have started your derailment again on same old argument.

CAM GUN is not the worlds first gun with linkless ammunition, the American M230 Chain gun was the world's first in the 1970s. Even German RMK-30 has been linkless ammo since 1997 and that is in addition to being the first and only RECOILLESS technology 30mm cannon on planet earth, RMK-30 is the most advanced.

Can you please stop spreading lies here and stop derailing this photo thread?
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ballballo:
GH

When you get photos of Ghana air force Super Tucano COIN combat aircraft please post them. Love to see.