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Nok234:
2 possibility, 1 German tanks are garbage (Im not sure ...), or 2 German ( and their western friends ) sells garbage to none true ally countries
but this also is a fact nothing can really stop an ATMG seriously, and also depending on IEDs are some who are really deadly

Nok234:
2 possibility, 1 German tanks are garbage (Im not sure ...), or 2 German ( and their western friends ) sells garbage to none true ally countries
but this also is a fact nothing can really stop an ATMG seriously, and also depending on IEDs are some who are really deadly

jln115:
How about a 3rd possibility......incompetent crew?

Nok234:
2 possibility, 1 German tanks are garbage (Im not sure ...), or 2 German ( and their western friends ) sells garbage to none true ally countries
but this also is a fact nothing can really stop an ATMG seriously, and also depending on IEDs are some who are really deadly

jln115:
How about a 3rd possibility......incompetent crew?

Henry240:
They are a NATO member, so that's not an issue. That 3rd possibility doesn't exist.


You guys are posting OFF-TOPIC!

Henry240:
This is a monumental success for all West Africans and Africans alike. We have shown the world that diplomacy and a little bit of force works.

Not the present debacle that is Syria, we're world and regional powers are only interested in discarding old bombs and testing out new weapons.

nemesis2u:
related to the discussion above regarding leopard

a weapon is as good as the user , without proper

GreenandGold:
The Gambia is no different from Swaziland, whatever force shown to it was simply because it was a powerless country.... If the same situation could happen to Ghana or Ivory Coast, none of the ECOWAS members will rush to show force there.


You can't then compare The Gambia with Syria.

Henry240:
Long story short, poor NATO training. The NATO member with the second largest military can't fight, and has to call on the enemy Russia, to help out with airstrikes in the NATO member's disastrous military campaign in Al-bab.

nemesis2u:
related to the discussion above regarding leopard

a weapon is as good as the user , without proper doctrines, tactics and training even the most powerful tank will end up getting blown up.

also u need the right weapon combination

for confronting anti tank teams armed with ATGMS the best weapon is terminator type heavy IFV .
in the absence of such weapons systems the next best option is to use infantry combined with tanks to run down hostile anti tank teams.
if u use tanks in the standalone role as seen in syria by the turks , the tank crew will be bogged down due to lack of situational awareness (hatch down condition) and vulnerable to multi direction swarming attacks from behind terrain and buildings.

if u have 5 tanks and 10 squads of accompanying infantry armed with sniper guns , RPGs/LAW , LMGs , grenade launchers , Tactical UAVs etc u and ur tanks will have a high survival rate .

u will have 6 of the teams scout/recon ahead and occupy commanding positions/ vulnerable points with 4 remaining back to guard the flanks and cover the movement of the tanks.

the scout teams will use the UAVs , optics etc to locate and identify hostile anti tank teams even before they get to locate the tanks and neutralize them by themselves or by calling fire from the tanks. possibilities r endless

rest is self explainable

conventional approach to asymmetrical warfare is suicidal and points to lack of thinking/risk taking among the military commanders.

Henry240:
The country been small is a factor, not the factor for the current military /diplomatic success. Guinea is another example.

It did happen in Ivory Coast, Nigerian actively participated in that campaign.
In his newspaper column in Thisday Magazine, Nigerian foreign minister Ajumogobia said Gbagbo "must be made to understand that there is a very real prospect of overwhelming military capability bearing down on him and his cohorts."


http://www.voanews.com/english/news/africa/Nigeria-Wants-UN-Backing-for-Military-Intervention-in-Ivory-Coast-114510399.html

GreenandGold:
The so called intervention is simply bigger militaries praying on smaller ones. I'm no means defending dictatorship but The Gambian/ECOWAS example is an exception than the future protocol.... If a dictatorship would rise (for example) in South Africa or Kenya or Nigeria non of the regional militaries would want to put their hands in because of very obvious military reasons.

With that in mind you can't then claim the so-called African solution is better than the Western's.

 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1H-ZPs_ZkA

Chadian Su-25s and french Rafales take off from a Chadian base

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

Henry240:
ECOWAS troops in Banjul, Gambia.

tdayof:
No online pictures of Burutai boys.

Katyusha:
@Henry, I'm thinking of creating an online platform for "Comparative Geopolitics" . It's basically going to be a website for simulation of armed conflicts in Africa with emphasis on Conventional military engagements. Sort of a "war games" in literature kind of expose. Are you open to working on this with me? I'm still talking to some web developers and you are perhaps the most well-versed military enthusiast I know.Most of the work will be based on how these conflicts will play out on conventional scale based on factual and accurate data on military hardware of parties involved while also taking into account, geography,politics and so on.

tdayof:
No online pictures of Burutai boys.

giles14:
I doubt if the Nigeria army were deployed to Gambia.
maybe is only the air force QRF that were the foot soldiers deployed

Henry240:
Nigerian Air Force confirms 2 x C-130's airlifted men of the Nigerian army and Navy Special Boat Service to Senegal.




ECOMIG: NAF CONTINGENT ARRIVES DAKAR, SENEGAL

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) contingent to the ECOWAS Military Intervention in Gambia (ECOMIG) arrived Dakar since yesterday while their army and naval counterparts are expected to join them today. In addition to yesterday’s deployment, two NAF C-130 aircraft today airlifted troops of the Nigerian Army and men of the Nigerian Navy Special Boat Services to Senegal. Meanwhile, NAF Alpha jets on reconnaissance flew over Gambia today. The aircraft were over the State House, Banjul International Airport (Yundum International), Denton bridge linking Banjul to the rest of Gambia and Kanilai – the home country of President Yahya Jammeh.

UPDF BMP-2 three-man Crew demonstrating how to disassemble a 30 mm 2A42 autocannon to Uganda president

Henry240:
It's a very nice idea, I think you should go ahead with it. Also thanks for the compliment. However, I'll decline.

Katyusha:
The offer is still open though..I just know that a time will come when Defence Consultancy will be a big thing. We need real brains in that sphere. Not folks who believe that a Chineese F-7 fighter is "State-of-the-art".