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naptu2:
I wrote this on June 1st, 2021.

Aha! Time to look at the other side of the argument

I have often examined one side of the argument, but I'm not sure that I've examined the other side of the argument on this thread (maybe I have, but I can't remember).

You see, there's a problem in the war in the North-East and the Nigerian Air Force has proposed a solution (the Super Tucano) and the Nigerian Army has proposed a solution. I have often examined the solution that was proposed by the Air Force, now let's look at the Army's idea.

But first, before we look at the solution, we need to understand the problem. I will illustrate the problem by using 2 old videos that I have previously posted on this thread.



Video 1) US troops were operating in a valley in Afghanistan when they were pinned down by 3 snipers on the mountain. We can actually hear the sniper's bullet as it whizzes past. The American soldiers try to take out the snipers, but it is difficult because the snipers are on a vantage position.

The troops manage to injure one of the snipers, but are unable to do real damage (they are actually listening to the snipers' radios).

The ground troops had to call in air support. What I want you to note is the time it took the jet to get there. I want you to note the time period between when the ground troops called for air support and when the jet arrived to bomb the snipers.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDvugsSjI6s



Video 2) I've posted this video a long time ago and I posted it again recently. The video shows US forces mistakenly killing some Iraqi journalists and then also killing and injuring the people that came to help them. What I want you to note in this video is the loiter time of the aircraft.

Note that the aircraft was able to slowly fly around the mission area in a circle to identify moving targets, assess the result of its action and take out any targets that escaped its initial attack. Also note that, unlike the jet in the first video, this aircraft was able to remain over the battlefield for a long time.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYrCCmTY1Eo


Now here's the problem:

Ground troops in the North-East complain that it takes too long for the aircraft to show up when they request for air support. The Air Force also complains that their jets are too fast to properly engage the moving targets on the ground, they need to be refuelled often and so the jets can't stay over the battlefield for too long and the reason that it takes so long for the aircraft to arrive the battlefield is because the jets have to fly from proper air bases (Maiduguri or Yola Air Bases), while the helicopters are too slow to get there from far away Maiduguri and Yola.

I remember quite well that we used the Alphas as fighter-bombers in Liberia and Sierra Leone, but that was a different kind of warfare. The Alphas were bombing static targets like bases and so on in Liberia, while in the North-East we have to deal with small bands of moving guerrillas and insurgents.

The Air Force's solution to this problem is the Super Tucano. It's a turbo prop so it can land and take off almost anywhere (it doesn't even need a proper runway), it's a turbo prop, so it doesn't use as much fuel as the jets and therefore it can loiter over the mission area for a longer time and it can fly slower and attack the targets on the ground, assess the damage and attack again if necessary. It's also faster than the helicopters and can get to the mission area quicker.

That's the Air Force's solution. Here's the Army's idea.

The Army's idea met with enormous criticism and a massive debate. There are many people that agree with the idea and many people who are opposed. I'll give you both sides of the argument beginning with the Army's idea.


The Army wants to have. . .its own air wing.

The Nigerian Army believes that the solution to the problem is to have its own air wing filled with a fleet of helicopters. It believes that those helicopters should stay at the battlefront with the ground troops and that they should be able to provide support to the ground troops when needed.

The Army believes that having its own air wing will solve another problem, apart from the problems that I listed above. The ground troops sometimes need to be medically evacuated when they are injured. However, it often takes the medivac aircraft a long time to arrive and the Army believes that it would be better if these helicopters are at the battlefront with the ground troops (the troops would get the much needed emergency medical attention very quickly).

These helicopters, the army believes, will also be very useful for reconnaissance missions.


That's the Army's argument. What do the critics say?

1) The critics say that buying helicopters for the Army will be like buying helicopters for Boko Haram. They say that the Army wants the helicopters to be at the battlefront with the ground troops, but what happens if their positions are overrun by Boko Haram? That means that Boko Haram would now have helicopters!!!


2) The critics say that there is no need for an Army Air Wing. They say that the Nigerian Air Force already exists and that it is the job of the Air Force to provide air support. They say that creating an Army air wing will amount to duplication of functions.

3) I'm sure you've predicted this argument . Following from the earlier point, critics believe that the only reason that the Army wants its own air wing is to enable soldiers to steal money.

4) Some critics say that the Super Tucanos will solve the problems and therefore there is no need for an Army air wing.


What do you think?

In my own opinion, the critics were right to some extent, so there's no need for army air wing

Winterhaven:
If you believe obi is the messiah that will rescue Nigeria, then you'll also believe Arsenal won't bottle the league this season.

PO might not be the one to rescue Nigeria but Arsenal is winning the league against all odds, even if it's a point or goal difference

The fare is still okay compared to danfo. It is even the BRT fare that systematically force the danfo drivers to reduce their fare a bit, so people can patrol use them

Still selling , make your enquiry now, serious buyers only

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Serious buyers only please

Omoawoke:
But you are proud of Solomon

Black man

Make una no kill me with laff o

Nairalander I hale thee

yarimo:
When kwankwaso was deputy speaker house of representatives where was peter obi politically? Do you think politics start in 2023 ? Hope I am not replying a kid with zero knowledge of political history?

You are not on point, always beaten about the bush.
Ability to amass a lot of people through vote is what is called popularity.

Being a speak/ deputy speaker doesn't matter, what matter most is ability to pull crowd to yourself which PO did in the election, that shows hea more popular than Kwankwasso.

Meanwhile, I'm old enough to be your father!

yarimo:
Politically kwankwaso is too big to be OBI vice presidential candidate, who is even obi where kwankwaso is in politics

To be able to pull over 6 millions plus votes is enough evidence that PO is bigger than Kwankwasso who pull over a million plus vote in one state and that is his overall .

I'm not obedient or disobedient.

Iran2025:
How soon please. Trump you're the only one who can do it.

Not only Trump!

Those you igbo people in US who believe in BIAFRA, should start engage themselves in active politics in America, that one day one may become US president , thus the actualization becomes reality .

Abbeytoy:
Nigeria should be divided into 6, according to geo political zone.

Break up is non negotiable according to Nigerian constitution. Regionalism is the way forward .

Oghene86:
I really don't understand, did Wizkid insult Fela? He only said he is bigger than Fela, is that an insult? And you all say and watch that dog called seun look for trouble all week and never called him to order, if anyone insulted your father then it's seun

What's them the meaning of an insult? Someone of your grandson age telling you he's greater than your father who is your mentor? Wetin then be insult? cos I don't understand o

mikeapollo:
So you would be happy and okay if your colleague, a younger colleague or friend tells you that he is bigger than your papa?
You don't see that as an insult to you and your dad?
Interesting!

I tire o, maybe the meaning of "insult " has been changed in the dictionary.

Interestingly indeed

temmyyem:
For those reading news about Trump, putin and others, you should know that since it became obvious that covid failed to reduce the world population, world leaders policy has been toward war and more war, some of them are even talking about world war 3.

You should know that all these threat and war will only acheive one thing, population reduction. America, china, europe and the rest claimed that this is the age of information and knowledge, yet the so called world learders lack the basic knowledge to resolve issues without putting the lives of common people that has no involvement in their decision making at risk. Note that there are only two types of people in these world, the rulers and those being ruled, reason they meet at the WEF, UN and others. The lives of the people means nothing to them, in respective of the country. What has the common people of Iran got to do with Trump assassination that they should be wiped out, just like they are wiping out the people of Gaza.

Trump is only telling you that he want to kill the common people of Iran.

That is the reason why a nation need to choose her leader wisely or else, they will go down with the such leader for misbehaving towards a more powerful country.

My mum used it . At first it was free and in abundance, later we paid for it and became scarce. I remember we used to stay back at the saw mill to pack the newly saw dust from the saw machine when the scarcity took turns. Tinubu shege na small fraction compared to Abacha own.

May we never experience such again. amen

Mabuggi88:
Them no born Seyi well to defect to other party other than his father's. That's how self-centeredness He is. Always me me me to the extend a governor of a state sold land in a state he governs and he selfishly interface because he wants those lands

Did you hear something like this when Atiku was VP / in power? Stop deceiving yourself and don't let hatred for President Tinubu turn you lunatic werey overnight.

My 2cent

Her "Take care+ means interested man would take responsibility on her 3 children .


On top of used and dumped toto, I really don't blame her, I blame those mugus who have been shouldering responsibility of a single mothers .

Tueh!

Rm

projet:
I wish the appoint that loud mouth Wayne Rooney that knows better than all those coaches he has been criticizing but has successfully relegated two or three clubs under his charge even as low as the championship league.

Which Rooney, his time at Man United would be worst in the history of football manager. Being a critic is the only thing he's good at . Since no club want his signature as a coach, he went to set up Wayne Rooney show to safe face. He's so poor in team set up.

Okechinwadike:
you are not a Chelsea fan , is ten cate

Truly, I'm.not a Chelsea fan but Real Madrid, Faria was also his assistant during Mourinho time at Madrid. . Faria worked with him for about 20 years

Okechinwadike:
ok who is jose mourinho assistance at Chelsea?

Faria in both spells at Chelsea

manuelkel:
Song was great, but I wouldn't put him in my starting xi for all time African footballers. He won't even be on the bench sub.

Who is the best central defender of all time that will make your list?

Song is the best player of all time in his position, no despite in records and achievements

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Ofunaofu:
Fayose should use this opportunity to show documentary evidence of all the allocations he received as governor of Ekiti State and how he spent them. Only then can he be taken seriously over his infantile claims that Makinde received a N50 billion intervention fund from Tinubu.

That is discussion for another day,
As for now let Makinde answer to this allegation

nairalanda1:
Okay. Just don't say that when it hits your hometown. No superpower can be trusted

There is always a causality in every war, it may involve anyone even the wealthy ones have being a victim .though every family prays it doesn't come near their family but eventually happened

nairalanda1:
Basic reason why is simple.

Your average terrorist hides among the people. Some of the people in Northern villages may not know that some terrorist is staying there. But the CIA knows. And one precision strike is going to kill dozens of innocent people, along with the terrorist.

Guess who gets the blame (Not the terrorist)

In every war there are casualties . Know this and know peace !

placeofallure:
Remember the last AFCON, it wasn't like this one that people are expecting something tangible from them. But they surprised us all cause they got better after each game, up until the final. For this tournament, let's hope they get better as things progress too.

I give you 10 gosa for the above comment, some people only watch football matches but have no insight in the game. They are all "TODDLERS" they don't understand soccer.

This is tournament not qualifying, teams grow as the competition move, In case of Argentina in the last world cup , the lost their first match to saudi Arabia and eventually won the competition. There are other teams like that too, Nigeria will get stronger an better arm the competition goes.

Tanzania that has been playing since 1980, you expect them to getting better, more importantly, they scaled through qualifying stage more comfortable than Nigeria .

It's crystal clear that some people don't know the meaning of average and they don't care to know.

Average of ages between 10 to 30 years is 19. .This tells you not everybody in Nigeria got sexually active at age 10 likewise age 30.

Don't let me school you again!

saphiere:
There should be a law that if the husband dies, the wife should take over the office.

Then the wives start killing their husband out of greediness in order to succeed the office.

Your position is....

KingDashx:
Na them won still sign haaland, how many players Madrid won sign

Haaland was real Madrid target before moving to Man city.. it's even because of Benzema he chose City Over madrid with aim to play for Madrid in the later years.

It will come to realization so long Florentino perez is still Madrid president

Which real Madrid? I don't think it's the one and only in Spanish capital.

Truth be told, Osimen is good but not good enough to play for real Madrid and he's not the type of player real could sign believe me at least not now

This news will only remain in rumour, reality can't be materialized
No be hate o

ReacherSaidNoth:
This is BS. Gana lost his head and slapped his own teammate. Absolutely stupid from him. The ref was right to send him off.

The referee was absolutely wrong,that's not the rule, I mean red card rule, we are talking about his team mate not opposition player. Nothing but awful decision on the part of the referee

Everton really executed the game plan perfectly after the controversial red card. What a master class defending! On there other hand Man United are awful, the luck they have been riding on did happen today. Shame on Amorin and the entire staff of united

valentineuwakwe:
Why this embarrassing statements now from this man.....this government should be proactive and do the need full cos if this man was from the South East and saying all this things, by now all state security apparatus would have been deployed against him!
May God help Nigeria

You are spot on 👍

LeeSmart:
What's Raphinha doing there?

He's the Barca top goal scorer last season in all competitions , he deserves to be there . Even in the final XI. He was in the form of his life last season and was always there for Barca in the absence of Lewa