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chinese8107:
Amphibious Tank or IFV with crawler track in such environment

pic 1:Type 63 tank
pic 2.3: ZBD97 IFV
pic 4: russia PT76 tank

Trqcked APC/IFV his the solution to such environment/terrain.

olapluto:
Morale seems to be quite high.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ICPYD3XOVE

Morale tooo high....

TROOPS CLEAR KIDNAPPERS AT JEJIN DUTSEN ZAKI

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Yesterday, troops of Forward Operation Base, 33 Brigade deployed in Burra, Bauchi State along with some local vigilantes conducted patrol along Unguwar Kanawa-Rugar Abdulsalami-Diwa Village-Dutsen Zaki with the aim of clearing cattle rustlers, armed bandits and kidnappers operating in the general area.

The troops came in contact with some armed bandits at Jejin Dutsen Zaki (Dutsen Zaki Forest) in which there was exchange of gun fire that led to the death of 2 kidnappers and rescue of 2 kidnap victims.

The team also recovered 5 AK-47 rifles, 23 rounds of 7.62mm ammunitions and 4 Bajaj brand of motorcycles, as well as food items and clothing.

Thank you for your kind cooperation.

Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman
Acting Director Army Public Relations

TROOPS INTERCEPT SUICIDE BOMBER AT SABON GARI JIDARI


Today, troops of 101 Battalion, 7 Division Garrison on foot patrol along with some elements of Civilian JTF, intercepted a suspected male suicide bomber at Sabon Gari Jidari.

The suspect carrying primed Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) concealed in a blue stabilizer casing gave his name as Yusuf Tasiu.
He was dispossessed of the explosives while the Nigeria Police Explosive Ordnance Devices expert safely detonated it. The suicide bomber is currently being interrogated.

In a related development, Vigilante group at Njidari village, South East of Damboa, conducted clearance operations against suspected Boko Haram terrorists hideout close to Ngwalimeri village, east of Bale in Borno State.

The vigilante destroyed the camp and recovered 1 AK-47 rifle with registration number 565203224 with locally fabricated 5 rounds of 7.62mm (Special) ammunitions and a pair of military uniform. The leader of the vigilante handed over same to the Headquarters of 25 Task Force Brigade in Damboa.

Thank you for your kind cooperation.

Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman
Acting Director Army Public Relations

China sells tank destroyers in Africa


Djibouti recently paraded a WMA301 "Assaulter" tank destroyer. The WMA301 is a product of Norinco from China. The vehicle is known in a slightly differnt version in Chinese service as PTL-02 tank destroyer and is based on the chassis of the WZ551 6 x 6 APC.
The vehicle is already in service in Chad and Cameroon. 

The WMA301 Assaulter seems to feature slightly different turret than the PTL-02. It is armed with a 105 mm (rifled) gun - probably an improved Chinese copy of the famous L7 tank gun - which is fitted with a multi-slot muzzle brake to reduce recoil - and a 12.7 mm machine gun on top of the turret. A total of sixty rounds of main gun ammunition are carried.
It is understood from the author, that the armor of the WMA301 and the WZ551 provides protection against small arms fire only (i.e. 5.56 mm, 7.62 mm) and can be penetrated by heavy machine guns and pretty much all types of RPGs. Two groups of smoke grenade launchers - mounted in clusters of 2 x 2 increase the vehicle's survivability.
The chassis of the WZ551, on which the WMA301 and the PTL-02 are based, seems to be a designed with features from the French VAB and the German Fuchs (at least it looks more closer to these two vehicles rather than the BTR series of APCs).


1st pic is a " Djiboutian Armed Forces (FAD) displayed a single Norinco WMA301 Assaulter tank destroyer during the country's independence day parade on 27 June.

2nd pic is a Senegalese NORINCO WMA301 Assaulter armoured fire-support vehicle during the military parade celebrating the independence day

bidexiii:
China sells tank destroyers in Africa


Djibouti recently paraded a WMA301 "Assaulter" tank destroyer. The WMA301 is a product of Norinco from China. The vehicle is known in a slightly differnt version in Chinese service as PTL-02 tank destroyer and is based on the chassis of the WZ551 6 x 6 APC.
The vehicle is already in service in Chad and Cameroon. 

The WMA301 Assaulter seems to feature slightly different turret than the PTL-02. It is armed with a 105 mm (rifled) gun - probably an improved Chinese copy of the famous L7 tank gun - which is fitted with a multi-slot muzzle brake to reduce recoil - and a 12.7 mm machine gun on top of the turret. A total of sixty rounds of main gun ammunition are carried.
It is understood from the author, that the armor of the WMA301 and the WZ551 provides protection against small arms fire only (i.e. 5.56 mm, 7.62 mm) and can be penetrated by heavy machine guns and pretty much all types of RPGs. Two groups of smoke grenade launchers - mounted in clusters of 2 x 2 increase the vehicle's survivability.
The chassis of the WZ551, on which the WMA301 and the PTL-02 are based, seems to be a designed with features from the French VAB and the German Fuchs (at least it looks more closer to these two vehicles rather than the BTR series of APCs).


1st pic is a " Djiboutian Armed Forces (FAD) displayed a single Norinco WMA301 Assaulter tank destroyer during the country's independence day parade on 27 June.

2nd pic is a Senegalese NORINCO WMA301 Assaulter armoured fire-support vehicle during the military parade celebrating the independence day

Chadian army WMA301 .better add some slat armour

NN RANDOM PICTURES......

bidexiii:
TROOPS CLEAR KIDNAPPERS AT JEJIN DUTSEN ZAKI

******WARNING DISTURBING IMAGES*******


Yesterday, troops of Forward Operation Base, 33 Brigade deployed in Burra, Bauchi State along with some local vigilantes conducted patrol along Unguwar Kanawa-Rugar Abdulsalami-Diwa Village-Dutsen Zaki with the aim of clearing cattle rustlers, armed bandits and kidnappers operating in the general area.

The troops came in contact with some armed bandits at Jejin Dutsen Zaki (Dutsen Zaki Forest) in which there was exchange of gun fire that led to the death of 2 kidnappers and rescue of 2 kidnap victims.

The team also recovered 5 AK-47 rifles, 23 rounds of 7.62mm ammunitions and 4 Bajaj brand of motorcycles, as well as food items and clothing.

Thank you for your kind cooperation.

Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman
Acting Director Army Public Relations

next to the knife i think the blue object is a bicycle air pump

bidexiii:
INSPECTION OF MILITARY EQUIPMENT AT THE NIGERIAN ARMY DAY CELEBRATION (NADCEL 2016) AT GUSAU

so those American's MRAPS has been repainted and up armoured. Nice job

nemesis2u:
next to the knife i think the blue object is a bicycle air pump

Yeap...

Vikkie14:
so those American's MRAPS has been repainted and up armoured. Nice job

Nice painting but not well up gunned.

#MEN OF WAR

11 killed in clashes between al-Shabaab, Somali army


At least 11 people were killed in clashes between Somali troops backed by African Union forces and al-Shabaab militants in southern Somalia, local residents have told Anadolu Agency.

The clashes took place on Sunday night when al-Shabaab militants attacked a village which was under the control of Somali government troops in the Bay region, Mahmoud Moussa, a village dignitary said.

Eleven people, including civilians, were killed in the violence and many others were injured, Moussa added.

During the clashes nearly half of the village's population fled their homes, said some residents, adding that most of the dead were al-Shabaab militants.

The Somali army and the UN’s AMISOM forces repelled al-Shabaab fighters outside the village. Both sides used heavy weapons during the clash, local residents said.

Meanwhile, African Union forces who will replace Ugandan troops in Somalia arrived at the country’s capital on Sunday, the Somali National News Agency reports.

Last month Uganda announced that it would pull out its troops from Somalia. The East African country had the largest peacekeeping force in Somalia.

#CION PICTUTES.

Nigeria seeks South Africa’s cooperation to build military complex


Nigeria is seeking the support of South Africa to build a national industrial military complex, even as both countries are working to prevent illegal defence transactions.
Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Defence, Danladi Sheni, who revealed this yesterday at the opening of the Nigeria-South Africa Defence Industry Inaugural Seminar (NIGSA 2016), said enhanced military cooperation based on certain legal frameworks could be achieved after the seminar.
Sheni said, “We are looking at the whole gamut of our military cooperation, at the end of it all Nigeria and SA will have a mutually beneficial defence relationship. We also want to see how the SA military establishment will assist us in establishing our own industrial military complex.”
According to the top civil servant, besides the military equipment and training that Nigeria stands to benefit, the military industrial complex would create jobs, boost industrialization and on the overall would contribute to the economic enhancement of the country.
Responding, South African Secretary for Defence Sam Gulube said the threats being faced today in Africa and the entire global community require decisive action and cooperation among nations, especially in defence, which is critical.
Meanwhile, the Nigeria Army yesterday said it was carrying out a comprehensive forensic audit of all its formations, the operations in the Northeast and other parts of the country.
Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lt. General Yusuf Buratai, who made this known yesterday in Abuja when he received the principal partner of a law firm, St. Francis Xavier Solicitors in his office, said that the Army under his leadership would not tolerate any form of corruption as he has always emphasized the need for basic audit of army accounts.
The Guardian recalls that the law firm led by Ugochukwu Osuagwu is the firm and lawyer that got the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) to disclose the content of Buratai’s asset declaration form in the wake of the Dubai property saga.
Buratai said, “The military police is presently carrying out a forensic audit of every formation in the Nigerian Army and in particular our operations in the North East. We are looking into the details of how funds are utilized in all our operations especially in the northeast in order to ensure that we justify what has been given to the Army.”
In his remarks, Osuagwu said his quest for the truth about the Buratai’s Dubai property saga was borne out of his quest for the truth, saying the revelation from the CCB document on the property owned by the Army chief should end the controversy surrounding the matter.
“Being here is part of my civic duty to contribute in resolving national apprehension; it is unnecessary controversy that just came up recently. When this issue came up I felt there was a need for the central body, which is the Code of Conduct Bureau to put an end to this matter,” the lawyer said.

#BLENDING
#CAMOURFLAGING

arms deal report.
http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/207072-10-damning-revelations-latest-presidential-arms-audit-report.html


wot got me cracking is d report on d igirigi apc

giles14:
arms deal report.
http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/207072-10-damning-revelations-latest-presidential-arms-audit-report.html


wot got me cracking is d report on d igirigi apc

God I weep for these country. honestly joint the army as at 2013 upward was like, signing a death warrant.

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TROOPS CONDUCT CLEARANCE OPERATIONS

Yesterday troops of 7 Division Strike Group Team B (7 DSGB), attached to 21 Brigade, along with 4 Civilian JTF, carried out clearance operation of suspected remnants of Boko Haram terrorists in Warpaya, Zenteleye, Mubarka, Jadawa and Yerwa villages.

During the operations, they encountered and engaged elements of Boko Haram terrorists in Jadawa and Yerwa in which they killed 7 terrorists. Unfortunately 4 soldiers were wounded in action.

The troops also recovered one Fabrique Nationale (FN) rifle with registration number ANT 015 (B/B No 0058), 2 motorcycles and 2 mobile phones. As the operations continued, the team also intercepted some of the Boko Haram terrorists with 75 rustled cows and 25 stolen sheep.

While returning to base, the team was ambushed by suspected elements of Boko Haram terrorists. But the troops rose to the occasion and successfully cleared the ambush. They also encountered serious hardship because of bugging down of vehicles occasioned by marshy terrain.

In a related development, troops of 114 Task Force Battalion of 28 Task Force Brigade, in conjunction with some members of vigilante group, also carried out similar exercise at suspected Boko Haram terrorists hideouts at Mbale and Madube on Monday.

During the operation, the troops killed 5 Boko Haram terrorists, while some of them were believed to escape with gun shot wounds. The troops rescued 22 persons held captives by the terrorists; comprising of 10 females, 6 males and 6 children. In addition, they also recovered 2 bicycles, 2 gas cylinders and 2 Dane Guns in the process.

Similarly, troops of 115 Task Force Battalion also conducted clearance patrol at Kilekasa and Kopchi villages. While they were advancing they cleared pockets of terrorists hibernating at Pumpum and Emi villages.

Troops of 117 Task Force Battalion also conducted confidence-building patrols within Gella, Gyadkwara and Ngyahi villages, as well as Mayo Bani village.

Their counterparts at 143 Battalion also conducted patrol up to Fattude, Gershisha, Wakara, Gadamayo and Barai villages. While troops of 115 Task Force Battalion along with about 60 vigilantes also carried out patrol at Kilekasa and Kopchi villages. They however observed that Kopchi has merged with Kikelasa village.

Thank you for your kind cooperation.

Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman
Acting Director Army Public Relations

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Even tracked Vehicles are finding it difficult on the present North-East terrain

https://www.thecable.ng/forgotten-soldiers-iv-joy-the-faithful-lover-who-married-her-soldier-boyfriend-after-his-leg-was-amputated.


d army needs to improve on its WIA soldiers

TROOPS NAB SUSPECTED BOKO HARAM TERRORISTS FUEL SUPPLIERS

The Quick Reaction Force (QRF) of 251 Battalion, 7 Div Gar on routine checks arrested a truck loaded with 25 jerry cans of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) and other goods cleverly covered and concealed at Molai check point, outskirts of Maiduguri at about 8.00am today Tuesday.

The driver of the vehicle, Muhammadu Adamu, claimed ignorance of the contents of the vehicle and called the owner of the goods, Tijjani Gambo to explain. He too denied supplying terrorists fuel and other items, rather he claimed to be a mere trader that supplies goods to customers in Damboa based on demand.

However, preliminary investigation revealed that he has been sending PMS and other goods through the same route at regular intervals without an identifiable corresponding recipient in Damboa as alleged.

Although investigations are still ongoing, it is suspected that it could be the means through which he had been supplying the terrorists with dire logistics in Sambisa forest.

This is more so that there is a ban on the purchase and transportation of petrol in containers such as that within the theatre.

Both suspects and the exhibits have been handed over to Joint Interrogation Centre for further investigations.

In a related development, a dead body was dropped by an unknown persons and found by Civilian JTF at Ruwan Zafi MM Ali Filling station opposite NNPC Mega Station, along the Mafa-Dikwa road. The deceased whose named was given as Abba Aminu aged between 35-40, was married with 4 children.

He was stabbed with a knife on his chest by his assailants. The matter was reported to Jere police Station for further investigation, while the body has been evacuated to University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital mortuary.

giles14:
https://www.thecable.ng/forgotten-soldiers-iv-joy-the-faithful-lover-who-married-her-soldier-boyfriend-after-his-leg-was-amputated.


d army needs to improve on its WIA soldiers

A Lot bro, if soldiers are willing to fight and die for there country, the goverment and top brass should do something about these.

#NAF RANDOM

Malian military base targeted in southern Mali

In an attack on a Malian military base in southern Mali, militants left at least 17 soldiers dead and wounded over 30 in an offensive claimed by two different groups. Many weapons and vehicles were also stolen during the assault.

Yesterday, a coordinated attack was launched on the Malian military base in Nampala near the borders with Mauritania in southern Mali. The base was assaulted from multiple directions, according to Malian officials. Additionally, a secondary ambush targeted Malian troops trying to withdraw to the nearby town of Diabaly. The base briefly fell to the attackers, but was quickly regained by the Malian military.

Responsibility for the attack has already been claimed by two different groups. The first group to declare their involvement was the National Alliance for the Protection of the Peul Identity and the Restoration of Justice (ANSIPRJ), which is an ethnic Fulani (also known as Peul) militia that formed just last month. The jihadist group Ansar Dine, which is part of al Qaeda’s international network, has also released a statement claiming its Katibat Macina was responsible for the assault. In its statement, Ansar Dine said its forces withdrew from the base after capturing several weapons and vehicles.

The jihadists likely withdrew to the Wagadou Forest, which straddles the border region between Mali and Mauritania. The Wagadou Forest has been a historical stronghold and base of operations for al Qaeda in Mali. The forest was said to have been largely cleared of al Qaeda bases in 2011 when Malian and Mauritanian forces targeted the jihadist group there. However, Malian officials have noted increased activity in the forest by jihadists in recent years.

In addition to the ANSIPRJ and Ansar Dine, Malian officials have stated that al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) also took part in the assault on the base. Reuters has reported that a Malian military spokesman said that “Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb attacked from the north, the Macina Liberation Front [another name for Katibat Macina] linked to Ansar Dine waited outside the town to ambush military reinforcements and an ethnic Peul group attacked from the southeast.”

This level of cooperation has not been confirmed, but is a likely scenario given how coordinated the assault was. The current realities of ANSIPRJ, especially with how new the group is, makes coordination with larger, more capable forces more plausible. Ansar Dine’s Katibat Macina is an ethnic Fulani group, just like ANSIPRJ, which could also help in coordination. AQIM also claimed last year’s assault on the military base in Nampala, which killed seven troops, and is still known to operate near the borders with Mauritania.

Al Qaeda’s involvement in the assault, if confirmed, means there has been at least 130 al Qaeda-linked attacks in Mali and the wider West Africa region in 2016. Since 2014, there has been over 270 al Qaeda-linked attacks in the region with most occurring in northern Mali.

comrades

I was reading about the navy expansion plan and all and my eye drew me to the *two light frigates* on the plan

please some1 tell me the two Hamilton-class ships we got from the US r not these *light frigates* bcuz I am going to hit my head on something

Odunayaw:
comrades

I was reading about the navy expansion plan and all and my eye drew me to the *two light frigates* on the plan

please some1 tell me the two Hamilton-class ships we got from the US r not these *light frigates* bcuz I am going to hit my head on something

Where is the link, is it recent?

Henry24o:
Where is the link, is it recent?

https://beegeagle./2011/10/28/the-nigerian-navys-ten-year-expansion-plan-revisited/

please I hope it's not those two old women we call our light frigates

Our state of equipment and technology in the armed forces is poor, but it is still hundred times better than the state of the softer things which go such a long way to determine troop morale, things like care for the wounded, entitlements for the dead, supply of non-weapon items to troops on the field e.g. medicals, sanitary items etc. Sadly it is these things that make the difference between a developed military and an underdeveloped one, and no one seems to be seriously thinking of addressing these things.

I once was carried in a taxi in PH by an ex sergeant who fought in Liberia and got a medal for gallantry, and he told me his harrowing experience after being shot in the leg and almost lost his leg. Ultimately it took the direct intervention of his CO who was aware of his uncommon bravery for him to be included among those evacuated to Egypt where his leg was saved. By the time he finished his story, this tough man had tears in his eyes. this was in early 2000s. This is almost 20 years later and sadly the stories are much the same.

When will we learn

bidexiii:
A Lot bro, if soldiers are willing to fight and die for there country, the goverment and top brass should do something about these.

SergeAlain:
Our state of equipment and technology in the armed forces is poor, but it is still hundred times better than the state of the softer things which go such a long way to determine troop morale, things like care for the wounded, entitlements for the dead, supply of non-weapon items to troops on the field e.g. medicals, sanitary items etc. Sadly it is these things that make the difference between a developed military and an underdeveloped one, and no one seems to be seriously thinking of addressing these things.

I once was carried in a taxi in PH by an ex sergeant who fought in Liberia and got a medal for gallantry, and he told me his harrowing experience after being shot in the leg and almost lost his leg. Ultimately it took the direct intervention of his CO who was aware of his uncommon bravery for him to be included among those evacuated to Egypt where his leg was saved. By the time he finished his story, this tough man had tears in his eyes. this was in early 2000s. This is almost 20 years later and sadly the stories are much the same.

When will we learn

Things are changing though.

bidexiii:
Malian military base targeted in southern Mali
In an attack on a Malian military base in southern Mali, militants left at least 17 soldiers dead and wounded over 30 in an offensive claimed by two different groups. Many weapons and vehicles were also stolen during the assault.
Yesterday, a coordinated attack was launched on the Malian military base in Nampala near the borders with Mauritania in southern Mali. The base was assaulted from multiple directions, according to Malian officials. Additionally, a secondary ambush targeted Malian troops trying to withdraw to the nearby town of Diabaly. The base briefly fell to the attackers, but was quickly regained by the Malian military.
Responsibility for the attack has already been claimed by two different groups. The first group to declare their involvement was the National Alliance for the Protection of the Peul Identity and the Restoration of Justice (ANSIPRJ), which is an ethnic Fulani (also known as Peul) militia that formed just last month. The jihadist group Ansar Dine, which is part of al Qaeda’s international network, has also released a statement claiming its Katibat Macina was responsible for the assault. In its statement, Ansar Dine said its forces withdrew from the base after capturing several weapons and vehicles.
The jihadists likely withdrew to the Wagadou Forest, which straddles the border region between Mali and Mauritania. The Wagadou Forest has been a historical stronghold and base of operations for al Qaeda in Mali. The forest was said to have been largely cleared of al Qaeda bases in 2011 when Malian and Mauritanian forces targeted the jihadist group there. However, Malian officials have noted increased activity in the forest by jihadists in recent years.
In addition to the ANSIPRJ and Ansar Dine, Malian officials have stated that al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) also took part in the assault on the base. Reuters has reported that a Malian military spokesman said that “Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb attacked from the north, the Macina Liberation Front [another name for Katibat Macina] linked to Ansar Dine waited outside the town to ambush military reinforcements and an ethnic Peul group attacked from the southeast.”
This level of cooperation has not been confirmed, but is a likely scenario given how coordinated the assault was. The current realities of ANSIPRJ, especially with how new the group is, makes coordination with larger, more capable forces more plausible. Ansar Dine’s Katibat Macina is an ethnic Fulani group, just like ANSIPRJ, which could also help in coordination. AQIM also claimed last year’s assault on the military base in Nampala, which killed seven troops, and is still known to operate near the borders with Mauritania.
Al Qaeda’s involvement in the assault, if confirmed, means there has been at least 130 al Qaeda-linked attacks in Mali and the wider West Africa region in 2016. Since 2014, there has been over 270 al Qaeda-linked attacks in the region with most occurring in northern Mali.

SergeAlain:
Our state of equipment and technology in the armed forces is poor, but it is still hundred times better than the state of the softer things which go such a long way to determine troop morale, things like care for the wounded, entitlements for the dead, supply of non-weapon items to troops on the field e.g. medicals, sanitary items etc. Sadly it is these things that make the difference between a developed military and an underdeveloped one, and no one seems to be seriously thinking of addressing these things.
I once was carried in a taxi in PH by an ex sergeant who fought in Liberia and got a medal for gallantry, and he told me his harrowing experience after being shot in the leg and almost lost his leg. Ultimately it took the direct intervention of his CO who was aware of his uncommon bravery for him to be included among those evacuated to Egypt where his leg was saved. By the time he finished his story, this tough man had tears in his eyes. this was in early 2000s. This is almost 20 years later and sadly the stories are much the same.
When will we learn

MikeCZA:
Things are changing though.

we are surely improving.no militaryof any country has it all working for them.
Btw guys i invite u to join the working team.
By voting PHOTOSHOOT for Mr NAIRALAND 2016.
Oga bidexiii hope i dint offend.oo.
Abeg vote na.