GreenandGold: I think South Africa should build a West Bank-like security wall on the Limpopo River so that they would know we're not like them. The problem here is that during Apartheid no African country wanted to mess with SA, now that a "black" government runs the country all these useless village countries like Nigeria think they can compare.
The whole of Nigeria doesn't even have a state budget of the Department of Education in SA, yet they think they can compare to us.
South Africa is an island nation just below the African continent. .
SA is doing good,more of our companies will operate in areas they didn't have access before as we continue to stabilise our region. Unlike some region,its "challenges" currently are heartbreaking to write.
And fact is no one can compare. Technologically,Military,Health,infrastructure,Education and more$
Henry120: India Pakistan Parts of Mexico Brazil and Colombia, all have climates similar to the conditions in Africa. The middle east has an even worse climate.
Your point is?
My point is they don't have experience operating helicopters in "hot and high" conditions,with less support.
Henry120: There are no nigerian military students in South-Africa, what is there to learn from a poorly motivated, poorly trained bunch of followers who cannot take responsibility for their failures.
Should I also post the number of violent murders in South-Africa, you are the worst in the world. A person is 10 times more likely to be murdered in the streets of RSA than in Nigeria.
FACT!
The are always Nigerian students and others from different parts of Africa and the world in SA taking military courses.
You talk about training?
A Nigerian elite SF soldier(SBS,ARMY SF) = SA parabat.
13 000 DEAD!!!! Your military is failing to defeat a poor terrorist group in its backyardm
Henry120: Algeria is Africa's most experienced COIN force. Next in line is Nigeria.
The article which agaugust pasted months ago stated officers from 19 different countries graduated from the course. One of the 19 countries which included south-africa.
Henry120: It is an effective bird used by multiple countries across different climatic regions. It is an effective and a very capable tank killer. It's a joy for every airforce pilot. The best part is we are getting up-to 12 MI-171SH terminator.
The Indians fly them Russians Chinese Poles Venezuelans Algerians Ghanaians Algerians Nigerians Brazilians Mexicans Colombians
Et al
which of those countries have experience using helicopters in the "hot and high" conditions found in Africa?
Henry120: The Nigerian military isn't wavering in it's constitutional duty of protecting Nigerians.
If you were a little intellectually bright, you would know wars aren't video games or movies. Neither does this enemy respect the Geneva convention.
The Nigerian military and security architecture are currently the most engaged and one of the more experienced (bar Algeria, which still suffers terror attacks by the way) on this continent. So it isn't unusual to see students from across the continent including south-africa attend NDA/NDC/NWC and multiple other courses in Nigeria.
Every reasonable neighbor knows practical experience is vitally more important than some fictional war scenario.
This is why they continue to troop into Nigerian war colleges.
Henry120: There is nothing simple about it. It is a new helicopter designed not only to transport troops, but also to support the troops in active battle. If it were that simple, you'll fly them, instead of the paltry 10 half-french helicopters you currently fly.
NaijaPikinGidi: My point exactly. SANDF personel are not soldiers. And I can see why you're all proud of SANDF's running away from CAR!!
SANDF will always LICK their wounds and walkrun away after taking a good beating from a supposedly weaker COMBATANT. That clip captures the very weak nature of your SANDF. I can't imagine a man being beaten to pulp and by no means managed to defend himself or neutralise the violent body bounding.
Bloody liar! You were there to rip-off CAR along side Bozize of precious mining resources. You forget that AndrewZA's version was that SANDF were there to train CAR soldiers. Which version is correct?
Very correct!! For once you have truthfully stated this well-recognised fact.
In deed ... SA is under the protection of Nigeria ... Tanzania, Uganda, Malawi, Congo, Kenya!! Don't forget Nigeria's General head the AU military setup!
Now run-off before I unleash those two angry South African women to beat you to size! #stupid
Your military is fighting a losing war to protect the sovereignty and oneness of your country.
While real African armies ARE PROTECTING AFRICA.
Protect Nigeria before you can protect anything or anyone,to date your military has failed to PROTECT 13000 Nigerians
Centrifude: But its not like they provide advance or good training, most Armies trained by the U.S.A are completely useless in combat, Americans have a lot of experience and skills, but they don't always share all the important stuff.
No military will ever share its advanced training and tactics.
Henry240: My point is, you've been claiming black-hawk helicopters aren't used for attack roles, or aren't armed with missiles and rockets.
They're capable of carrying out attacks,similar to the Lynx. But aren't effective.
The USA(the first country to build a dedicated AT helicopter) used the Huey transport helicopters,strapped with rocket pods for the attack and escort duties first.
This was found to be less effective,that's when the Cobra attack helicopter was developed and fielded.
From Russia to Algeria Hinds are being replaced by a dedicated attack helicopter,in the form of the MI-28.