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Foreign Affairs / Re: Malian & Burkinabe Troops Arrive Niger Amidst Cheers From Nigeriens by Emma15678: 4:05pm On Aug 21, 2023 |
mysticwarrior:US-Vietnam war is not an effective comparison! The US Army is not allowed to seize lands in North Vietnam, they weren't allowed to bomb airbases. |
Foreign Affairs / Re: Niger: Resolutions Of The Extraordinary Meeting Of ECOWAS by Emma15678: 1:39am On Aug 17, 2023 |
Penguin2:Well Tinubu is the result of an electoral process; these guys are no better than armed robbers. Tinubu's election is being challenged in a tribunal; can the power of these juntas be challenged in any court? Why are you guys in love in dictatorship? |
Foreign Affairs / Re: Niger: Resolutions Of The Extraordinary Meeting Of ECOWAS by Emma15678: 11:39pm On Aug 10, 2023 |
Penguin2:1. Are you comparing the Niger crisis with the Ukraine war? Nigeria would be backed by a coalition of more than 10 countries. 2. I don't understand what you mean by Russia losing ground while Ukraine is gaining ground. Are you referring to an inch a day advance in Zaporozhye by Ukraine or the meter a day Russian advance in Kharkov? BTW, I don't know what made you think Putin is regretting Ukraine. 3. Are you suggesting ECOWAS should close her eyes to unconstitutional takeover of power? 4. It's important to note that Nigeria has no probs with Niger. Nigeria only has problems with the junta occupying Niamey. |
Foreign Affairs / Re: Why Should A Nigerian Soldier go Die In Niger? by Emma15678: 12:01am On Aug 05, 2023 |
Dvdpity:Who is Gaddafi? A man with a big vision but a big eyes. If he stepped down and organized elections when his people told him to do so; he would have been a hero. Instead he chose to fight to the last and bring Libya to ruins. Wait a minute, while the military rule supported industrialization; you haven't mentioned the fact that military leaders stole the country blind! Do you remember how a particular military administration (Kogi) looted his treasury blind? Nigeria was going on well until Nzeogur and his cohorts staged a coup and turned the country in a battlefield. Military rule is one of the worst things that happened to Nigeria. Do you care to know about Ken Saro Wiwa? The execution of Ogoni Human right activists? I am sure you are only supporting this coup because you want Tinubu over thrown, not because you truly support military rule. |
Foreign Affairs / Re: Why Should A Nigerian Soldier go Die In Niger? by Emma15678: 3:37pm On Aug 04, 2023 |
Well, I would answer your question. 1. Coups are bad and are orchestrated by evil people. This particular coup was carried out because Bazoum wanted to sack a General; it was after the coup that the junta is faking a people friendly approach. 2. Coup are contagious, since Nigeria turned a blind eye to what happened in Mali; more coups have taken place. Turning a blind eye to this would allow the creation of two blocks in West Africa — Democratic and Autocratic blocs. 3. Mutinous soldiers have to be punished to deter others from following suit. If we legalize coups, it means we have legalized foreign interference. As if that's not enough, it would destabilize the region and we would go back to square. Have you forgotten how Nigeria regained democracy? Where are all the journalists and human right activists that disappeared in the days of IBB, Abacha, Buhari? Have you forgotten Idi Amin? |
Foreign Affairs / Re: UK Not An Amazon Delivery Service For Weapons To Ukraine, Says Defence Secretary by Emma15678: 5:17pm On Jul 15, 2023 |
obedience4:1. Which Turkish drones have conducted sorties "deep inside Moscow"? What targets did they hit? No Turkish drone came 300km close to Moscow talkless of conducting sorties deep inside the city. The early success of Turkish drones was due to the lack combat experience in engaging and downing them. The Russians learnt to successfully engage and down the drones after some encounters. 2. No Javelin ATGM destroyed a T-14 Armata, neither does any tank cost billions of rubles. Instead, there are several videos of T-90 tanks surviving hits from different kinds of ATGMs 3. Israel, America's greatest Ally in the ME sits on the fence. |
Foreign Affairs / Re: Russia Destroys $1.1billion US Patriot Missile System In Ukraine by Emma15678: 8:00pm On May 16, 2023 |
TenQ:you saw the vudeo |
Foreign Affairs / Re: Russia Destroys $1.1billion US Patriot Missile System In Ukraine by Emma15678: 7:01pm On May 16, 2023 |
TenQ:Pics of the missile please. Or is this another Ghost of kyiv 6 Likes |
Foreign Affairs / Re: Russia Destroys $1.1billion US Patriot Missile System In Ukraine by Emma15678: 6:47pm On May 16, 2023 |
Staphylococcus: Answer: Thousands can't be dying while you have a luxury parade at home. Simple. 1 Like |
Politics / Re: ISWAP Set To Use Drones, Advanced Tech by Emma15678: 7:40pm On Apr 13, 2023 |
Rapmoney:You forgot to tell us the ruthlessness of the Abacha regime. According to your line of reasoning, the IRA was supported by the Brits. The Taliban was supported by the US and the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria was supported by the US |
Politics / Re: Soldiers Kill 11 Bandits During Intense Battle In Birnin Gwari, Kaduna (Photos) by Emma15678: 2:03pm On Apr 03, 2023 |
Bontafa:Because we are humans NOT vampires. We respect human life. |
Foreign Affairs / Re: Death Knell Sounds For AGM-183 ARRW Hypersonic Missile Programme by Emma15678: 10:55pm On Mar 31, 2023 |
Elisonken24:Russian and Chinese satellites. 2 Likes |
Foreign Affairs / Re: Ukraine War: Germany Sends Much-awaited Leopard Tanks by Emma15678: 10:53pm On Mar 31, 2023 |
obedience4:That's a big lie. Ukraine knew right from November 2021. The US transferred lots of Intel. Even when thousands were massing up on the Belarus border. They even knew when the attack on Hostomel was impending. |
Foreign Affairs / Re: Death Knell Sounds For AGM-183 ARRW Hypersonic Missile Programme by Emma15678: 4:37pm On Mar 31, 2023 |
MMempire:They can't hide it, satellites will tell the truth. 5 Likes 1 Share |
Foreign Affairs / Re: Ukraine War: Germany Sends Much-awaited Leopard Tanks by Emma15678: 4:35pm On Mar 31, 2023 |
obedience4:It was NOT A suprised invasion. Ukraine prepared for 8yrs with US military Intel and weapons. Russia will launch offensives in the spring. |
Foreign Affairs / Re: Ukraine War: Germany Sends Much-awaited Leopard Tanks by Emma15678: 4:34pm On Mar 31, 2023 |
obedience4: 1. Territorial gains Yes they are tiny towns but which tiny towns have Ukraine taken since November? In order to make up for her failure to make territorial gains, Ukraine took Novaya Kakhovka on Twitter only to make U-turn later🙃🤣🤣🤣. Apart from Mariupol, Russia took Severondonetsk, Lysyschank and most of the other smaller towns that make up Luhansk. FYI, Russia still holds 1% of Kharkov and 60% of Kherson. 2. Russian weapons As I can see you have been brainwashed inti the belif that Western weapons are better than the Russian ones. The screenshots below will help. 3. No strategic bombers were taken out in Crimea. Only tactical fighters — Su-24 Fencer, Su-30 and the like of it 4. Javelin Javelin works beause it uses a tandem warhead which detonates Explosive Reactive Armour which guards the tank, ERA can be mounted ANYWHERE on a tank. Relikt ERA is very effective is defeating tandem warheads. Right, so, first things first. Explaining tandem warheads. Not the best image, but it will suffice. Tandem charge missiles, are designed to defeat ERA by detonating it early. The forward charge is usually a much smaller shaped charge as compared to the main one. When the warhead hit, the forward charge triggers, behaving like any other shaped charge warhead does for the purposes of setting off the explosives in the ERA. Since the ERA charge is expended, there isn’t really anything that can stop the main charge from attempting to pierce the vehicles armour. As for building an ERA that can defeat a tandem charge warhead, this is where things get really interesting. In normal ERA, you send an outer plate outwards at an angle. The movement of the plate disrupts the movement and formation of the metallic jet generated by the shaped charge, degrading it’s performance. Simple explosive, simple reaction. Now, Relikt, from what I can tell, works a little differently. In the case of Relikt, it appears that the explosive layer is instead comprised of several shaped charges. The shaped charges within the armour are built as channels, essentially forming blades of molten metal that fly out from the ERA package in combination with the top plate. These blades also appear to trigger in sequence, with the channels closest to the one damaged popping first. This delay means that, in all probability, the missiles main charge will be in position to get sliced apart before it can detonate. Shaped charge warheads are also delicate items. There’s very little actual explosive charge, with the penetration instead being dependent on how well the explosive can actually shape the molten penetrator. Slicing the main charge and it’s metallic liner into two or more sections renders it substantially less effective. This also has the benefit of being really effective against sabots, as the sabot is sliced apart, rendering it a fraction of the threat it initially posed. Of note, that appears to be the direction most ERA development is going, as Russia is far from the only country with a patent for this kind of system. https://www.google.com/url?q=https://insidegnss.com/russia-unveils-new-glonass-guided-200-km-range-missile-squadrons/&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwjnwdi3vYb-AhULoaQKHRoiBD0QFnoECAEQAg&usg= |
Foreign Affairs / Death Knell Sounds For AGM-183 ARRW Hypersonic Missile Programme by Emma15678: 4:09pm On Mar 31, 2023 |
Death knell’ has rung ending a much hyped US missile program By Boyko Nikolov on March 31, 2023 Subscribe to Google News WASHINGTON, US — The US Air Force will not benefit from the AGM-138A ARRW hypersonic missile. The missile has been in development for the past few years, but a series of failed tests sounded the death knell, ending the program. The failure of Lockheed Martin, developer of the AGM-183A ARRW was disclosed by the US Air Force [USAF] Acquisition chief during a congressional hearing. Unknown problem: Lockheed's AGM-183A missile didn't launch again Photo credit: Wikipedia To Moscow in minutes – the US tested a LEO missile warhead US AGM-183A hypersonic missile test unsuccessful It’s time for US hypersonic weapon – it will be everywhere Earlier that week, the final test of the missile, which was meant to compete with Russian and Chinese hypersonic weapons, was conducted. However, the test was again a failure and was confirmed by US Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall. He said the tests were unsuccessful and the military did not get the necessary data that was needed. A ray of hope appeared for Lockheed Martin and the US Air Force when the US B-52H Stratofortress bomber successfully launched the AGM-183 AARRW late last year. This missile was developed to meet the needs of the Air Force to engage heavily defended enemy targets at long ranges. The missile was designed to hit military bases and surface warships at a distance. However, this was one of the few successful tests against the background of most of the failed ones. The failed tests and the end of the AGM-183A ARRW program have already given rise to new rumors in the US. Efforts are said to be focused on America’s next promising weapon – the Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile [HACM]. This program is different and again under the supervision of the US Air Force. According to comments from the Pentagon, the ARRW will continue to exist, at least until the tests are completed. But there is no money for the program and no orders. Those are the words at the congressional hearing, which literally read: “we currently have no money planned in the five-year budget for ARRW.” However, Andrew Hunter, who is the assistant secretary of the US Air Force, said the remaining two tests would be completed. He believed that the ARRW should be prototyped, although the Air Force refused to buy it. Hunter says the tests will be necessary at least as much as possible to gather as much information as possible. At some point, this information would be useful for future developments in the field of hypersonic weapons. At least another $150 million is expected to flow through the program, however. At least that’s Hunter’s pleas, as this money will be needed to complete the tests. When the program is over, that money may turn out to be quite wisely spent, as it will have provided tests, assessments and data from them. I.e. this money can be a kind of boost for the next projects. It appears that one of Lockheed Martin’s competitors, Raytheon, will be pleased. With ARRW gone, it means more money for their HAWC program and more attention to their testing. To Moscow in minutes - the US tested a LEO missile warhead Photo credit: Lockheed Martin Thus, the Boeing and Raytheon HACM project comes to the fore. This program should provide a hypersonic missile, smaller in size with a shorter range than the ARRW but with a different principle of operation – by air-breathing propulsion. The interest in this missile is already evident because just days ago, on March 28th, Frank Kendall said exactly this: “At this point we are more committed to the HACM than the ARRW.” HACM has one quite tangible advantage over the previously advertised ARRW – it is smaller. if the ARRW due to its size is limited in which carriers to launch it, such as the US strategic bombers, the HACM can provide an opportunity for tactical and combat aircraft to also be included in its carrier list. This clearly increases the combat capability of the US Air Force. According to preliminary information, for example, the F-15EH fighters of the Air Force will be the first to take on board the HACM. Some have speculated that it could be the F-35, but those familiar with the two fighters know that the F-35’s chance of mounting the HACM is slim to none due to its smaller payload capacity compared to the F-15EX. Undoubtedly, the cancellation of the ARRW is not good news for the Air Force. Sooner or later the US will “break through” this technology and produce a hypersonic missile, there is no doubt. But with their biggest hope to date on hold, the time for that breakthrough is lengthening even further. And it comes at a time when China is beginning to bitterly oppose the US, at the same time beginning to openly talk about war. All eyes are now on HACM. If everything goes well and the tests turn out to be successful, it is expected that sometime in 2027 the first missiles of this model will enter the inventory of the Air Force. Source: https://bulgarianmilitary.com/amp/2023/03/31/death-knell-has-rung-ending-a-much-hyped-us-missile-program/ |
Foreign Affairs / Re: Ukraine War: Germany Sends Much-awaited Leopard Tanks by Emma15678: 5:39pm On Mar 30, 2023 |
obedience4:1. So because Kiev is not the target, ATGMS have become useless. I don't need to argue on this, go and learn the art of warfare. What happened is that Russia deployed advanced T-90M to the front, this tank can survive Javelin hits because of it Relikt ERA. 2. Wait a minute, which tupolev bombers were destroyed in Crimea? I would like to know them. Last I checked only tactical fighters were destroyed, similar to when an Iraqi scud hit King Abdulazzi Airbase in Saudi, destroying some US aircraft. 3. I don't need to argue to insignificance of "HIMARS" on the battlefield. My question is, Where is HIMARS when Russia took: 1. Paraskovievka 2. Soledar 3. Gryanikovka? Note that the focus of the war is on attrition. HIMARS is no Wunderwaffe. It's just a rocket launcher similar to Tornado and Smerch systems are 1 Like |
Foreign Affairs / Re: Ukraine War: Germany Sends Much-awaited Leopard Tanks by Emma15678: 5:30pm On Mar 30, 2023 |
obedience4:Abeg which failure in the Donbass? ¾ of Donbass is under Russian control and you are talking crap. Of course, everyone with a brain knows that no army fighting this kind of war will be on the offensive forever. In the Korean war there are several offensives and counteroffensives. I don't know why you are blind to this. So who won this first round of offensives and counteroffensives? The answer is Russia. In a year of war, Ukraine lost 15% of her population and 17% of her land mass to Russia. |
Foreign Affairs / Ukrainian Commander Reveals The Magnitude Of Ukrainian Losses And Pays The Price by Emma15678: 7:02pm On Mar 18, 2023 |
Ukraine has demoted a top battlefield commander after he admitted his unit had been decimated in fighting around the city of Bakhmut. The battalion commander, known by his call sign Kupol, gave an unusually frank assessment of Ukrainian losses in an interview from the front lines earlier this week. He revealed that all of the original 500 soldiers in his unit had either been killed or injured, a rare acknowledgement from inside the Ukrainian ranks, where losses are kept strictly confidential. The Ukrainian high command is at pains to present a positive spin on the increasingly bloody defence of the east of the country. US officials have estimated that the Ukrainian army may have taken 120,000 casualties compared with 200,000 by the Russian army. Kupol told the Washington Post this week that the Ukrainian army training was often poor and that some of the rookie replacements didn’t know how to throw a hand grenade or fire a rifle. Others had abandoned their positions shortly after arriving at the front line, he said. Members of a Ukrainian army tank crew check the vehicle at a military base in Zaporizhzhia Members of a Ukrainian army tank crew check the vehicle at a military base in Zaporizhzhia CREDIT: Kateryna Klochko/PA “I get 100 new soldiers,” he said. “They don’t give me any time to prepare them. They say, ‘Take them into the battle.’ They just drop everything and run. That’s it. Do you understand why? Because the soldier doesn’t shoot. I ask him why, and he says, ‘I’m afraid of the sound of the shot.’ And for some reason, he has never thrown a grenade. … We need Nato instructors in all our training centres, and our instructors need to be sent over there into the trenches. Because they failed in their task.” Kupol said what was left of his unit was also facing ammunition shortages. Advertisement “You’re on the front line,” he said. “They’re coming toward you, and there’s nothing to shoot with.” Thousands of Ukrainian soldiers are being trained by the British Army and other Nato countries but thousands more receive more rudimentary training in Ukraine. Kupol said that he had been motivated to speak out to try to improve training levels but furious Ukrainian generals instead demoted him. The Washington Post said he had consented to have his picture taken but admitted he could face “personal blowback” for his honest assessment. Kupol told the Washington Post this week that the Ukrainian army training was often poor Kupol told the Washington Post this week that the Ukrainian army training was often poor CREDIT: The Washington Post Valentin Shevchenko, a spokesman for the Ukrainian military, accused Kupol of “disseminating false information”. “The losses announced in the unit of which he had command are significantly overestimated,” she told Ukrainian media. Shortly after his demotion, Kupol quit the Ukrainian army. Advertisement Within hours of his reassignment to a training camp, dozens of Ukrainian soldiers, politicians and journalists had voiced their support for the battalion commander. “One of the armed forces finest commanders has just been removed,” Yuriy Butusov, a well-known Ukrainian war correspondent, wrote on Facebook. “Instead of analysing mistakes that will defeat the Russian army, honest comments are suppressed and those who make them are punished.” The leak on casualty numbers will be deeply embarrassing for the Ukrainian military which has diligently built up a narrative of its outnumbered but highly motivated and well-trained army taking on hordes of Russian soldiers and convicts. Source: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/03/17/ukrainian-commander-has-revealed-true-scale-losses-paid-price/ |
Foreign Affairs / Re: U.S Notified Russia Of Biden's Ukraine Visit (Photos) by Emma15678: 11:58am On Feb 22, 2023 |
[quote author=loswhite post=121107367]Can't answer yes or no to a senseless question. It is only a kid that will fail to acknowledge that fighting Russia in an all out war is MAD. Ukraine as a non NATO member is not worth it.[/quote🤣🤣Iraq had Weapons of Mass Destruction, didn't they? Why won't the US invade Russia the way she invaded Iraq? Again, was Kuwait a NATO member? Btw, Russia's war in Ukraine has killed two poles. |
Foreign Affairs / Re: U.S Notified Russia Of Biden's Ukraine Visit (Photos) by Emma15678: 5:29pm On Feb 21, 2023 |
loswhite:Was Kuwait a NATO member? Answer Yes or No. 1 Like |
Foreign Affairs / Re: Biden Visit Ukraine With Putin Permission by Emma15678: 5:17pm On Feb 21, 2023 |
obedience4:You are highly misinformed. During the Iraq war, Iraqi Scuds once hit a US airbase destroying Military equipment. Aircraft is different from Missile. Biden received security guarantees before the visit and as for the Air raid sirens, it was due to the take-off of Russian A-50, and MiG-31 Foxhounds from the territory of Belarus. |
Foreign Affairs / Re: Senior Israeli Diplomat Expelled From African Union Summit - Report by Emma15678: 3:10pm On Feb 18, 2023 |
How do expect Africans to relate well with you when you are terrorizing Palestinians with Military force. #FreeGaza 10 Likes 3 Shares |
Foreign Affairs / Re: Who Will Succeed HIMARS In The Ukrainian Military? by Emma15678: 9:02pm On Feb 05, 2023 |
okeysoninv:Wait, did you just say Biden approved atacms? You are joking to say the least. Even BBC and CNN won't engage in this magnitude of misinformation 1 Like |
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