patches689: You are talking to augustus and you said "read" and "understand" in the same sentence - you should know that with him you can only pick one
Fvck!!! Your right!! I expected to much from him!!
Darren has demolished the argument you were posting here last month that Gripen RCS is 0.1 m2 and I told you it's not possible buy you kept arguing blindly with me. Now a military journalist has said it is an exaggeration for marketing purposes, he said it could be 0.5 m2 to be fair......LOL....Darren has proved me right and proved you wrong.....does it hurt you? Yes
Eat the humble pie whitey
What? he proved me 100% right fuckt@rd!! I said the Gripen has a Frontal RCS of 0.1m2, the 0.5m2 is an educated and conservative guess for what the RCS of the Gripen will be when viewed from an angle other than right in front!! The frontal RCS of 0.1m2 is a fact!! Go read the article again and you will understand!
overhypedsteve: how can somebody just sit at home in his arm chair and be trying to change facts? there ve been none. Except those shaka zulu wars with naked men hauling sticks and stones. We ve written our name in stone on the history of modern warfare in africa. We ve brought the use of advanced surveillance platforms, we ve revolutionised the whole concept of CTCOIN by showing to the world that unlink in other mideastern states where regimes and the whole government aparatus are brought to a halt because of insurgency, we maintain africa's most attractive and largest economy whilst still fighting africa's most vicious and equiped rebel group. Which african country could have done that? Only the Giant of Africa.
BH wouldve been wiped out before even they knew they existed if the same thing happened in South Africa. To me its mind boggling that a country can allow a terrorist group to gain power to such extent that its able to mass murder thousands of civilians and not only that but allow a terrorist group to control land the size of Belgium in its own country.
All that Nigeria has showed us regarding COIN warfare is how not to do it, Why do you think Nigeria contracted South African PMC to help fight BH and train your soldiers?
The fact is in over a 100 years NO enemy force has ever come close to holding any sort of land in SA, we have defeated the Germans in SWA in WW1, defeated the Italian and Germans in North Africa in WW2 and defeated the Cubans in the Border War.
agaugust: You are posting medals awarded to SANDF elite troops that ran away from Seleka rebels !
In Nigeria, such troops will face court martial and be sentenced to death !
Sudan is your new master now.....RSA + SANDF = Tag Team Cowards ! .
When did they Run away? Seleka raised the white flag, it was never our objective to defend Bangui otherwise in that case Seleka defeated the French to.
agaugust: We are talking modern war, here dude. Not world war II era.
WW1 and WW2 were NOT South African led wars, they were European-American wars, Nigeria too fought against Germany and Japan in those wars, did you see me list it here ?
Korea is an American/UN war, and ended in near victory for North Korea/China leading to stalemate, how is that a South African victory?
Glory thieves art thou, Soweto burglars !
Angolan border war was a near victory for Cuba, leading to a stalemate, Cuba too claims victory.
Show us a South African led war with South Africa having UNDISPUTED VICTORY in your country's military history. .
Uhm which Modern Wars has Nigeria fought? Secondly we drove the Germans out of SWA by our selves in ww1, we played a huge role in North Africa in WW2, Only 2 Sqdrn was sent to Korea, go look up what they did, and lastly we didnt lose a single battle in the Border War, Angola and SWA are also Democratic and not communist countries SO PLEASE how did Cuba defeat us?
"Show us a South African led war with South Africa having UNDISPUTED VICTORY in your country's military history." Border War and SWA in WW1
agaugust: Pooh, story story, nothing classified, only 26 units of Olifants have composite, 13 units MK 1B and 13 units the MK 2.
No available data does not mean composite armour....not available means even you do NOT know !
When you have proof of composite armour, come back and argue, your source ONLY MENTIONS RHA OLD ARMOUR .
My source says No Data, multiple sources have been posted here that prove the Olifant MK1b has composite Armor!, you basically kill your argument each time you say only the MK2s have composite armor, yet the MK1b and MK2 are identical regarding their exterior.
agaugust: Chief the list is growing ! From all over the world especially America, people are praising and saluting the might Nigerian army !
The comments are now near 500 in just a few days ! The VICE NEWS video is going viral crossing from country to country.
This is the best video of war ever made in African history, Nigeria scores another first among equals.
We see video of real war NOT the Hollywood show from South African military produced in their 'training rooms'
Inexperienced army....SANDF.
Training + Experience + Victory = Perfect army.
SANDF has only training, 1/3 .....one third of requirement for military greatness.
Nigerian military has all, 3/3 .....every requirement for military greatness.
Gentlemen, we all owe Beegeagles blog for these 3 videos, it was their consistent demand for Nigeria to tell the true story of the Boko Haram war. These videos have COMPLETELY DESTROYED Chadian claims of saving Nigeria in this war.
The truth has been told for all alive today and future generations to know that Nigerian army has again maintained it's 150 year unbeaten record of war victories.
NA + NAF + NN have won ALL their wars in modern history from half a century ago !
SANDF has NOT won any war, South Africa has NEVER won any war in it's military history. !
Very soon , armies from NATO, Asia, and Africa will be begging Nigerian army to train them and show them the key to victory.
"SANDF has NOT won any war, South Africa has NEVER won any war in it's military history. !" F@cked up the British forces in the Boere war good and proper for more than 3 years before being forced to surrender due to the atrocities happening in the concentration camps! Defeated the Germans in SWA in world war 1, alone BTW! Defeated the Italians in North Africa in ww2. Played a major role in Defeating the German forces in North Africa in ww2. Defeated Cuban and Angolan forces in the Border War.
In more than a 100 years! no enemy force has ever set foot in South Africa!
Now tell me which wars has Nigeria ever won excluding Civil Wars?
Henry120: Your FOB has 850 troops. Your FOB is poorly secured and only has 6 APC's. The Nigerian base in Sudan is 10 times better protected, I posted images.
Plus the Nigerian military in Sudan also has Super-puma and MI-17 Helicopters.
I'm saying it is poorly guarded because it is, I also stated my reasons.
A country that manufactures APC's can't afford to equip it's troops in the CAR and Sudan. That's pathetic.
How do you know its our FOB? How do you know we have only 6 APCs?
You see Henry!your opinion just don't matter mate!
Henry120: It's a poorly defended excuse for a base.
6 APC's for 850..... Ok cool. A country that manufactures APC's can't provide them for it's troops.
It only takes one sniper, one RPG, one 14.5mm........... And it's Goodbye vienna.
Think @Patches689 gave a proper responds?. I just have one question, where do you get your "6 APC's for 850" just this on section of 70 odd troops had 6 APC's!
lezz: you're correct, but your definition is also very narrow and strict. @mikeczar
Anglo always stand for English either in relation to person or culture or institution. Dutch is always Dutch. Anglo-Dutch simply refers loosely to people of brtish and Dutch backgrounds. And the two major Europeans that built and run southafrica are the Dutch who chased the natives into caves and trees,lol, then came the English who conquered the Dutch and ruled as colonists.
Yes we know other pockets of whites later came from Europe to settle in but their numbers are darn insignificant to change the term. All whites immigrating to SA either fell into the Dutch or English angle.
And isn't Afrikaans are corrupt form of Dutch language, a pidgin variant.
I know what you are referring to when you say Anglo-Dutch, I was simply pointing out that it's incorrect, but you can keep using the frase if you wish!
There are also NO Afikaners in SA with 100% Dutch blood line, every Afikaner WILL have either French, German or both ancestry. A lot of german and even more French settlers arrived as early as 5-10 years after Jan van Riebeeck first arrived in SA. Nel, Le roux, Marais , Fourie are some of the most common Afikaner surnames in SA and all are derived from French ancestry .
No Afrikaans is officially a language on its own, that's like saying Portuguese is a pigin version of Spanish. Although Afrikaans is derived from Dutch and it's possible for me to read and understand Dutch, Afrikaans also has quite a lot of French and German influence, thus your average Afikaner will have a understanding(although very very limited), of French and German text.
lezz: the Anglo Saxons are the English who conquered the Boers who are early Dutch settlers also known as Afrikaans. these people,anglo-Dutch owns and runs South Africa then and since.
There is a difference between Anglo people,Dutch people and Anglo-Dutch people.
"Dutch people in the United Kingdom, also known as Anglo-Dutch people, include British people of Dutch ancestry and people born in the Netherlands who live in the United Kingdom. The 2001 UK Census recorded 40,438 Dutch-born people residing in the UK."
"Boers who are early Dutch settlers also known as Afrikaans." Uhm....No!!!!We are known as Afrikaners!!and we speak Afrikaans!get the difference?
lezz: Anglo-Dutch. Get used to it, son. I know you are bloody immigrant who can't identify with that term. Anglo =Old English or Anglosaxon.
Anglo-Dutch="Dutch people in the United Kingdom, also known as Anglo-Dutch people, include British people of Dutch ancestry and people born in the Netherlands who live in the United Kingdom. The 2001 UK Census recorded 40,438 Dutch-born people residing in the UK.[1]"
lezz: nope, what's shocking is how a country of 55 years will bleep into insignificance a country that was growing steadily since over 300 years.
What's the diffeence between 4.8% & 5% ? And you call that an estimate? You better start prepping yourself for worse news to save yourself a heart attack, because the glory days for south Africa is completely over.
Your economic growth you claim seems to be in sharp contrast to the ISS report.
During the Obasanjo administration, crude oil fell to $38 per barrel and Nigeria just shrugged it off. Oil is more than $50 today.
"nope, what's shocking is how a country of 55 years will bleep into insignificance a country that was growing steadily since over 300 years. " Uhm...South Africa was near bankrupt in the mid to late 80s.Secondly SAs economy is estimated to grow by more than 5% from 2018 and on.
6 APC's for 1500 men No Hesco The sentry guy a perfect sitting duck.
LOL......... No wonder your poorly trained troops were disarmed and robbed in the Sudan.
Dumb fvcks!
Is this what you call a base? What?Have you never seen a neat professional base before. "6 APC's for 1500 men" We had +- 200 men in Sudan mate! "The sentry guy a perfect sitting duck." ?Sudan=desert=no cover , he could see for hundreds of km, thus basically impossible to be targeted without being seen.