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jln115:
To get here they would have to navigate past our subs...
And we are all very well aware of what happened to a Nato fleet when only 1 SAN sub came up against them.....so imagine what 3 can do, our Valours however won't mean much!

As for air......mmmm! To get enough aircraft to SA from France would be extremely difficult, in the end however with over 100 Rafale they would out match us.

On the Ground i agree 100% no country has more nohow with regards to Guerrilla/COIN warfare than SA....after all we invented it an became experts at implementing and countering it......i highly doubt we would face them conventionally, but rather from the outset we would use our assets in an unconventional manner as in the Boer War.

having a look back at history, only a superpower/s have been able to successfully invade and hold land in SA, albeit with unprecedented losses to the point where one could almost classify it as only a tactical loss.

and lastly we talking about the fvcking french.

NaijaTalkTown:
I can categorically tell you that France will beat the South Africans in their airspace, coast and home soil anytime, any day. France has the most sophisticated and best trained military in Europe.

Henry240:
The LY-80 is one of such better systems available.


"So you're still grasping at straws?"..... How most unfortunate.

Henry240:
You came to this conclusion how?

And the South-African system isn't unreliable?

ActivateKruger:
I thought Iran had the S300... But anyways, the US will reject the approval.

NafeesaAA:
What Makes Killer Herdsmen Deadly Also Makes them Vulnerable to Air Power. By NAFEESA AA
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Given the rapidness in which Killer herdsmen are able to maneuver, given their ability to direct indirect fire attacks followed by direct assaults with heavy weapons, it is a militarily proficient organization that has made it the 4th deadliest terror group in the world.

The Nigeria Government have consistently for years used the wrong approach. These Herdsmen are the Supreme owner of the bush, they are Masters of the bush and Lord's of bush. The best way to deal with them is to counter them from the air. These herdsmen know pretty well that the response time of Nigeria security force to any attack is 48hrs and that's enough time to burn an entire LGA not to talk of a village.

WHAT NEED TO BE DONE :- Let the FG establish a special Anti Killer Herdsmen Air units comprises of specially dedicated combat helicopters stationed at 64 Air Defence Group (ADG) NAF Makurdi and 330 NAF Station, Jos. These helicopters will be expected to be at the scene of any attack in less than 20 minutes, with Snipers popping out, and effectively take out any murdering herdsmen with ease.

Advance notice is very vital to officer as they’re responding because it gives them an opportunity to plan and it minimizes the lag time where they have to come up and make a decision on how they are going to encounter a situation. This is where Air support comes into play.

The era of using human being to fight crime without technology should be phase away. The NYPD police force says it can take 12 police officers 454 hours to search one square mile, at a cost of $4,500. But it says a police helicopter can do the same job in 12 minutes at a cost of just $160.

Air power wins all wars. Lack of Air power loses all wars. Even urban crime fighting and anti drug wars are fought now from the air. Building military battalions and MOPOL bases in areas attacked is a faulty remedy. Having these helicopters closer to potential conflict regions, we will be able to maximize the efficiency of our forces while minimizing maintenance costs and reducing the length of deployments.

The mistakes of commission have actually started to cost new lives as we saw recently in Benue.

nemesis2u:
when i said "Armament, however, appears to be essentially the same" it was to be understood that (at least i was expecting) the readers to
understand it was a generalized statement since C13B is outfitted similarly like type 056 corvette unlike P18N.

if some alien comments humans wear bras and panties , would anybody be nit picking whether the aliens meant the males or the females of the human species .
it is kind of obivious isnt it .

lionel4power:
well to avoid misleading the general public, the Nigerian version does not have any noticeable anti ship or anti air missile launch tube, neither does any VLS tube present in the hull although other non warfare equipment was installed such as an oil spill management suite. The P18n is an opv and is armed as such.

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no picture or proof has ever surfaced online showing the p18n spotting any offensive weapon system other than her naval guns. please correct your post

ActivateKruger:
Battery refit?

ActivateKruger:
I haven't seen SAS Manthatisi and SAS Charlotte Maxeke anywhere recently. What's happening to them.

frumentius:
Look who came out to play at the Navy Festival 2017? SAS Mendi ! Andrewza, does that mean the dock work is finally done and as Isandlwana is next and is already stripped for refit, will she be going in?

Pic: courtesy of http://www.saairforce.co.za/forum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=9116&p=114093#p114088

ActivateKruger:
With STANAG 4569 Ballistic Protection and STANAG 4569 Mine Protection, its a good Mamba APC replacement contender.


I honestly wonder why the SANDF doesn't have light protection vehicles in service (like the RG32 Scout).

frumentius:
Rumours of my ban are greatly exaggerated. I was on the receiving end of Africaken's racist vitriol. All because I called him out for a wild statement regarding Exercise Shared Accord.

overhypedsteve:
andrewza and fynline are the only two oldest commentators on this thread who still maintain their first account and username. others have been banned or deleted for flouting forum rules. even Henry120 have not been an exception.

africaken254:

 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0RtqkgvmZY

africaken254:
is this what you mean by small area !?

 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rH5ZgYYDZh4

africaken254:
actually a fixed wing aircraft can also use its wings to glide incase of an engine failure and crush land

africaken254:
so you want to tell us rotary aircrafts are designed by aliens but fixed wing aircraft are designed by aircraft engineers

 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kx5YeqTBcDI

africaken254:
because helicopters are designed to crush but not what you call light aircraft !? do you even the gross empty weight with armour and without weapons of an AU-802 ISR(attack aircraft) !?

africaken254:
because AH-64 Apache has an ejection seats and what the difference between attack and gunship helicopter you were so enlighten to quote !?

overhypedsteve:
you see, I have tried to find one reliable link that backs the fact that the SADF used guided missiles during the Border wars and I have seen none, maybe you could just help me with one or two.
https://www.sa-soldier.com/data/07-SADF-equipment/ (list of equipments used in the border wars, no guided missile listed)

jln115:
Ingwe
"The weapon was first used on 10 September 1987 when a pre-production Ratel ZT3 destroyed several T-55 tanks at the Lomba River in Angola"
Modern African Wars: South-West Africa by Helmoed-Romer Heitman and Paul Hannon

AS.30 AS.20 and AS.12 Missile
Used on SAAF Mirage F1, 3 and Buccaneer back in the 60s

Then there's also the LRAC F1, Denel FT5 man portable launchers

And these are just Air-to-Ground/Surface-Surface missiles used in the Border War

kikuyu1:
Oops! My bad-temporarily confused the LCH with Rudra:this is what you should've gone for. A lighter version of he original Rooivalk. Point remains both Rudra and LCH are selling-why isn't the Rooivalk??

chkil:
maybe it's not sudanes army in the pic , their is a lot of rebel groups in sudan , darfour and borders .

pic of sudanese army

Patchesagain:
Heresy

frumentius:
Maybe not the 30mm, but a weapon for self-defence.


Haha...no such thing as too much dakka

TrueHeart365:
still a copy. but i understand you're western as5licker.