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I can't say they didn't have it coming
https://www.google.com/amp/s/dailypost.ng/2020/01/31/boko-haram-iswap-suffers-another-high-casualty-in-damasa/amp/

Algerian2:
The pilot who died . RIP

R.I.P. soldier

Nice amator concentrate video of algerian army SF units



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwL2OApNJmo

#History


Ethiopian men gather in Addis Ababa, heavily armed with captured Italian weapons, to hear the proclamation announcing the return to the capital of Emperor Haile Selassie, May 1941.

Last algerian army exercice this month

Start the video at 02:40


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcxb2zgzBBo

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lol, converting gyrocopter to weapon instead of buying the best hardware affordable that both protect our men and devastate the enemy. I’m not avers to using our imagination, in fact I welcome and advocate it, but we too often appear to penny pinch, if what people post on Niaraland, mirrors the truth. It’s why I coind the phrase, Nigeria's A-Team approach to weapons acquisition, see A-Team in action below


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7zc1iySY1I

Litmus:
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lol, converting gyrocopter to weapon instead of buying the best hardware affordable that both protect our men and devastate the enemy. I’m not avers to using our imagination, in fact I welcome and advocate it, but we too often appear to penny pinch, if what people post on Niaraland, mirrors the truth. It’s why I coind the phrase, Nigeria's A-Team approach to weapons acquisition, see A-Team in action below


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7zc1iySY1I

Absolutely we want to kill terrorists for as cheap as possible. We want their deaths to be as painful and as cheap as possible. Nigeria is clever. Why should o send F 16 against some worthless cowards who only know how to attack civillians and kidnap teenage girls.
One F16 aircraft starts up and taxiing for take off is the salary of a primary sch teacher. One complete sortie will build a village school. Boko Haram is not worth that.
I think Algeria is a stupid country with all the money they are spending.

This gyrocopter idea, the Nigeria Army was already independently working on it.

It is gratifying to note that the Nigerian Airforce is partnering with this South African company to refine this capability for recce and weapon delivery. It will be a UAV.

Bad performance of a few stubborn selfish ones spoiling record of a few sincere serious serviceable ones, and them all may end decades long career with bad ending record of "they were all sent packing in 2020, sacked for failure to deliver." What a pity, not all are guilty, but see much insult, no single applause from angry frustrated Nigerians.

We warned very early about this Super Camp wrong strategy, but those who dont understand real war just agree follow some people because of their senior star ranks as if uniform or high rank means those people must be correct. I pray that those who make wrong decisions for Nigeria and those who support them sheepishly will not send the the whole of us Naija to early grave one day sha. Those few who said Super Camp is wrong, a military error that will make Nigeria suffer losses, you are few in number, but you are true military geniuses, so I salute you all, thank you for trying to save many lives.

https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/374962-updated-reps-demand-resignation-of-military-chiefs.html

https://www.channelstv.com/2020/01/29/breaking-house-of-reps-asks-service-chiefs-to-resign/

https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2020/01/30/service-chiefs-on-the-spot-as-senators-house-call-for-their-resignation/

Salutey, national salute! Long live we Naija !

SENEGAL: U.S. Africa Command continues to develop Senegal's Enlisted Development Strategy

"Due to the unique global security situations in Senegal's region, a professional enlisted force is imperative to the accomplishment of any mission," Burton said. "Senegal has displayed a desire to professionalize their enlisted forces further. The Senegalese have actioned an effective professionalization campaign in which other African partners are modeling their programs .

US President Jimmy Carter inspects the guard of honour at the Dodan Barracks during his official visit to Nigeria, 1978. #History

NA 120mm mortar.

bidexiii:
SENEGAL: U.S. Africa Command continues to develop Senegal's Enlisted Development Strategy

"Due to the unique global security situations in Senegal's region, a professional enlisted force is imperative to the accomplishment of any mission," Burton said. "Senegal has displayed a desire to professionalize their enlisted forces further. The Senegalese have actioned an effective professionalization campaign in which other African partners are modeling their programs .

US and its sporadic strategy in Africa.

Delivery for NAF

youngmoneypi:
Delivery for NAF

is this another set....

Toju200:
is this another set....

Delivered today.

Oga, SuperCamp is not a wrong strategy. Let us give the Army the choppers they need to.patrol in.between.camps and other tools to dominate the AOR.

Boko Haram was attacking lightly defended positions and varying away weapons...that was why.they started super camps

ecomog1990:
Bad performance of a few stubborn selfish ones spoiling record of a few sincere serious serviceable ones, and them all may end decades long career with bad ending record of "they were all sent packing in 2020, sacked for failure to deliver." What a pity, not all are guilty, but see much insult, no single applause from angry frustrated Nigerians.

We warned very early about this Super Camp wrong strategy, but those who dont understand real war just agree follow some people because of their senior star ranks as if uniform or high rank means those people must be correct. I pray that those who make wrong decisions for Nigeria and those who support them sheepishly will not send the the whole of us Naija to early grave one day sha. Those few who said Super Camp is wrong, a military error that will make Nigeria suffer losses, you are few in number, but you are true military geniuses, so I salute you all, thank you for trying to save many lives.

https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/374962-updated-reps-demand-resignation-of-military-chiefs.html

https://www.channelstv.com/2020/01/29/breaking-house-of-reps-asks-service-chiefs-to-resign/

https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2020/01/30/service-chiefs-on-the-spot-as-senators-house-call-for-their-resignation/

Salutey, national salute! Long live we Naija !

Oga, SuperCamp is not a wrong strategy. Let us give the Army the choppers they need to.patrol in.between.camps and other tools to dominate the AOR.

Boko Haram was attacking lightly defended positions and carrying away weapons...that was why.they started super camps . The defence chiefs are not being pressured because of Boko Haram.
The legislators are bloody civillians and corrupt. Somebody has lied to them that internal security is the primary job of Army and Airforce. It is NOT. Politicians cause problems dividing people sling tribe and religion and they now expect the Army to put out the 1000 fires they set in the country within one month.

ecomog1990:
Bad performance of a few stubborn selfish ones spoiling record of a few sincere serious serviceable ones, and them all may end decades long career with bad ending record of "they were all sent packing in 2020, sacked for failure to deliver." What a pity, not all are guilty, but see much insult, no single applause from angry frustrated Nigerians.

We warned very early about this Super Camp wrong strategy, but those who dont understand real war just agree follow some people because of their senior star ranks as if uniform or high rank means those people must be correct. I pray that those who make wrong decisions for Nigeria and those who support them sheepishly will not send the the whole of us Naija to early grave one day sha. Those few who said Super Camp is wrong, a military error that will make Nigeria suffer losses, you are few in number, but you are true military geniuses, so I salute you all, thank you for trying to save many lives.

https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/374962-updated-reps-demand-resignation-of-military-chiefs.html

https://www.channelstv.com/2020/01/29/breaking-house-of-reps-asks-service-chiefs-to-resign/

https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2020/01/30/service-chiefs-on-the-spot-as-senators-house-call-for-their-resignation/

Salutey, national salute! Long live we Naija !

bidexiii:
US President Jimmy Carter inspects the guard of honour at the Dodan Barracks during his official visit to Nigeria, 1978. #History

When we had an army

Chief of the Naval Staff Inspecting ongoing Projects in Naval Dockyard Limited

Smart, experienced war veterans and defence strategists worldwide condemned Super Camp long ago calling it Tactical Retreat in CT-COIN war theater that needs spreading forces to saturate and dominate N.E. to kill this guerilla insurgency.

I dislike these legislators but they got it right by listening to various complaints from colleagues who are retired military officers now legislators and other well meaning defence gurus.

Lack of NA Army Aviation helicopters is no excuse, does Bokoharam or ISWA have any combat helicopters to fight NA? NA refuses to listen to voices saying failing to get right type of modern high firepower composite infantry weapons will weaken our army's small units so that BHT ISW was killing soldiers in weak locations, fault of NA.

Get the right high-power low cost infantry equipment​ fit for BHT type of war and win since 10 years, Nigerians don't want war for 40 years to ruin our lives.

If extra cash change remains in pocket after buying fit for purpose guerilla killer high speed amoured vehicles and right gun types for all FOB and units in N.E. then use our surplus to buy helicopters.

If Nigerian Army says it cannot defeat guerillas having no single air asset, without squadrons of NA owned army helicopters, then Nigeria no longer has a regional power army.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-nigeria-security-insurgency/islamic-state-fills-the-void-in-nigeria-as-soldiers-retreat-to-super-camps-idUSKBN1W10FU

https://www.cfr.org/blog/humanitarian-dilemma-around-militarys-super-camp-strategy-nigeria

https://www.thechronicleherald.ca/news/world/islamic-state-fills-the-void-in-nigeria-as-soldiers-retreat-to-super-camps-352687/

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/13/world/africa/nigeria-boko-haram.html

https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2019/09/16/revealed-how-militarys-super-camp-strategy-aids-boko-haram-to-hold-positions/

Thank you. Bye bye. I won't burn sweat on arguments. Not all wide open eyes see clearly.

bidexiii:
Chief of the Naval Staff Inspecting ongoing Projects in Naval Dockyard Limited

why didn't u get pics of the SDB 3 naw bidexiii

ecomog1990:
Smart, experienced war veterans and defence strategists worldwide condemned Super Camp long ago calling it Tactical Retreat in CT-COIN war theater that needs spreading forces to saturate and dominate N.E. to kill this guerilla insurgency.

I dislike these legislators but they got it right by listening to various complaints from colleagues who are retired military officers now legislators and other well meaning defence gurus.

Lack of NA Army Aviation helicopters is no excuse, does Bokoharam or ISWA have any combat helicopters to fight NA? NA refuses to listen to voices saying failing to get right type of modern high firepower composite infantry weapons will weaken our army's small units so that BHT ISW was killing soldiers in weak locations, fault of NA.

Get the right high-power low cost infantry equipment​ fit for BHT type of war and win since 10 years, Nigerians don't want war for 40 years to ruin our lives.

If extra cash change remains in pocket after buying fit for purpose guerilla killer high speed amoured vehicles and right gun types for all FOB and units in N.E. then use our surplus to buy helicopters.

If Nigerian Army says it cannot defeat guerillas having no single air asset, without squadrons of NA owned army helicopters, then Nigeria no longer has a regional power army.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-nigeria-security-insurgency/islamic-state-fills-the-void-in-nigeria-as-soldiers-retreat-to-super-camps-idUSKBN1W10FU

https://www.cfr.org/blog/humanitarian-dilemma-around-militarys-super-camp-strategy-nigeria

https://www.thechronicleherald.ca/news/world/islamic-state-fills-the-void-in-nigeria-as-soldiers-retreat-to-super-camps-352687/

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/13/world/africa/nigeria-boko-haram.html

https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2019/09/16/revealed-how-militarys-super-camp-strategy-aids-boko-haram-to-hold-positions/

Thank you. Bye bye. I won't burn sweat on arguments. Not all wide open eyes see clearly.

"Spreading forces" that Boko Haram was over-running?. It happened not once, not twice...many times. A few occassions, they attacked, were beaten back, ran away and then they reinforced and came back again. Spreading forces actually became even worse because of no dedicated Army Aviation. The Airforce is working in a silo. There is no centralized planning. If intelligence said, "we think Boko Haram will start a rolling campaign of attacks on remote camps and we may need quick reaction NAF back up" , there was no synchronization of this with NAF aircraft availability. NAF would have the same aircraft required to back up the Army in the workshop undergoing PDM at the wrongest possible time when they are needed by the Army.
I like the Chief of Air Staff but he is the worst at inter service cooperation. Very poor CAS service to the Army. Everytime posting videos about destryong BHT gathering points. This is nonsense.

Let us leave the Army with their supercamps. The equipment situation has vastly improved. They say a lot of weapons coming late February, mid year and towards last quarter. Let us see get them their choppers and see how Boko Haram can still move around

My problem with misinformation!
CAS doesn't authorize any Air ops as per Op Lafiya Dole. The Theatre Commander does that through the Air liaison for the Air component of the while effort.

I think its wishful thinking for anyone to think that the same Army that cannot maintain worthiness of lesser complex systems like Tanks and APCs would suddenly handle an Air Arm better.
There's the Intelligence aspect of this war lacking and its not Helicopters that'd remedy it. Compliment —yes, Remedy— no!

The Super Camp strategy is not "doing" anything asides withstanding attacks on it. Is that how BH/ISWAP will be defeated?

Jimi24:
Absolutely we want to kill terrorists for as cheap as possible. We want their deaths to be as painful and as cheap as possible. Nigeria is clever. Why should o send F 16 against some worthless cowards who only know how to attack civillians and kidnap teenage girls.
One F16 aircraft starts up and taxiing for take off is the salary of a primary sch teacher. One complete sortie will build a village school. Boko Haram is not worth that.
I think Algeria is a stupid country with all the money they are spending.

This gyrocopter idea, the Nigeria Army was already independently working on it.

It is gratifying to note that the Nigerian Airforce is partnering with this South African company to refine this capability for recce and weapon delivery. It will be a UAV.

Idonblive what i just read

I cry for Nigeria oooh !
Why so many intelligent people in one country only.

Odunayaw:
My problem with misinformation!
CAS doesn't authorize any Air ops as per Op Lafiya Dole. The Theatre Commander does that through the Air liaison for the Air component of the while effort.

I think its wishful thinking for anyone to think that the same Army that cannot maintain worthiness of lesser complex systems like Tanks and APCs would suddenly handle an Air Arm better.
There's the Intelligence aspect of this war lacking and its not Helicopters that'd remedy it. Compliment —yes, Remedy— no!

The Super Camp strategy is not "doing" anything asides withstanding attacks on it. Is that how BH/ISWAP will be defeated?

Super camp not working eh?
Was it the small camp strategy that was working?
You keep 100 lightly armed men 400 km from Maiduguri. To do what exactly?

This talk about "Intelligence ". That's just book talk BS. Boko Haram actually wrote some small camps that they were coming. You saw them on motorbikes surveying your perimeter. Its the realization that you are a small camp, far from major installations and observation that frequency of low flying air patrols have reduced hence Ops Lafiya Role aircraft probably temporarily out of action that does it. They also know Alpha Jets can be weather limited and if they attack the base at closer quarters the jets dont come in to avoid blue on blue.

A lot of commentators have not run operations before in civilian life and are talking about military. Suppose you are just 100 in the camp and your scouts tell you a Captain or Major that the frequency of sighting BHT spotters is increasing. You calculate that you need more mortars and about ten snipers and they should come today by chopper ..what happens?
Lafiya Dole will tell you that chopper flights are once in two weeks by the backbone schedule, otherwise talk to your battalion commander who will call the General in charge. What do you do?

Super Camps puts more authority right in the field. You can do more extensive aggressive patrols backed by chopper and dominate the area. Let Boko Haram attempt to ambush a patrol party that has an eye in the sky. The field will be painted red...real fast.

Jimi24:
Super camp not working eh?
Was it the small camp strategy that was working?
You keep 100 lightly armed men 400 km from Maiduguri. To do what exactly?

This talk about "Intelligence ". That's just book talk BS. Boko Haram actually wrote some small camps that they were coming. You saw them on motorbikes surveying your perimeter. Its the realization that you are a small camp, far from major installations and observation that frequency of low flying air patrols have reduced hence Ops Lafiya Role aircraft probably temporarily out of action that does it. They also know Alpha Jets can be weather limited and if they attack the base at closer quarters the jets dont come in to avoid blue on blue.

A lot of commentators have not run operations before in civilian life and are talking about military. Suppose you are just 100 in the camp and your scouts tell you a Captain or Major that the frequency of sighting BHT spotters is increasing. You calculate that you need more mortars and about ten snipers and they should come today by chopper ..what happens?
Lafiya Dole will tell you that chopper flights are once in two weeks by the backbone schedule, otherwise talk to your battalion commander who will call the General in charge. What do you do?

Super Camps puts more authority right in the field. You can do more extensive aggressive patrols backed by chopper and dominate the area. Let Boko Haram attempt to ambush a patrol party that has an eye in the sky. The field will be painted red...real fast.

Super Camps are working as intended.

This video proof it.

See Ezugwu MRAP APC deploying for action in the Northeast against terrorists.

There's nothing better than seeing Nigerian made MRAP APCs supporting military operations.






https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSAlje5CtVI

Jimi24:
Super camp not working eh?
Was it the small camp strategy that was working?
You keep 100 lightly armed men 400 km from Maiduguri. To do what exactly?

This talk about "Intelligence ". That's just book talk BS. Boko Haram actually wrote some small camps that they were coming. You saw them on motorbikes surveying your perimeter. Its the realization that you are a small camp, far from major installations and observation that frequency of low flying air patrols have reduced hence Ops Lafiya Role aircraft probably temporarily out of action that does it. They also know Alpha Jets can be weather limited and if they attack the base at closer quarters the jets dont come in to avoid blue on blue.

A lot of commentators have not run operations before in civilian life and are talking about military. Suppose you are just 100 in the camp and your scouts tell you a Captain or Major that the frequency of sighting BHT spotters is increasing. You calculate that you need more mortars and about ten snipers and they should come today by chopper ..what happens?
Lafiya Dole will tell you that chopper flights are once in two weeks by the backbone schedule, otherwise talk to your battalion commander who will call the General in charge. What do you do?

Super Camps puts more authority right in the field. You can do more extensive aggressive patrols backed by chopper and dominate the area. Let Boko Haram attempt to ambush a patrol party that has an eye in the sky. The field will be painted red...real fast.

You could have saved your stress of all this typing by saying "Our Generals don't think".
Because all you gave as example is classically the thought process of a poor general. Why should any small CAMP (You even spoilt it by not calling at FOB or output) be left logistically unsupplied and far flung?

Really you sound like this folks. Never doing the ground/basic assignment but quick to point things.

If you're so sure of yourself. Roll out the gains of the Super camp "offensively"

Jimi24:
SuperCamp is not wrong strategy. Let us give Army choppers to patrol between camps and other tools to dominate AOR. Boko Haram was attacking lightly defended positions carrying away weapons, so Army started super camps. Was it the small camp strategy that was working?
You keep 100 lightly armed men 400 km from Maiduguri. To do what exactly?

"Spreading forces" that Boko Haram was over-running?. Boko Haram will start a rolling campaign of attacks on remote camps. NAF would have the same aircraft required to back up the Army in the workshop undergoing PDM at the wrongest possible time when they are needed by the Army.
I like the Chief of Air Staff but he is the worst at inter service cooperation. Very poor CAS service to the Army. Everytime posting videos about destryong BHT gathering points. This is nonsense.

Let us leave the Army with their supercamps. The equipment situation has vastly improved. They say a lot of weapons coming late February, mid year and towards last quarter. Let us see get them their choppers and see how Boko Haram can still move around

Chief, I wish not to reply, but kindly name those new game changer weapons army is getting this month, what are they? Nigerian Army doesn't deploy 100 men FOB, thats patrol or checkpoint detachment. Standard N.E. average FOB is 4 platoons per mechanized company of 200 troops. You are even repeating same point proving it's the fault of NA, why this abnormal behavior of our army deploying 200 soldiers in lightly defended vulnerable positions? Is the only solution retreating, hiding 2,000 troops in few Super Camps?

Which army ever used armed light liaison helicopters to win this type of insurgency in history? You even blame NAF for doing helicopter maintenance PDM instead of flying, shay Army Aviation helicopters will fly like angelic malaika 24/7 without maintenance down times unable to respond to own troops call for air support? After $600 million new investment in LUH army aviation fails to end this war, NA will later change story and tell Nigerians insurgency needs spiritual warfare to win not just helicopters.

Instead of NA deploying 200 lightly poorly armed troops in weak and remote FOBs, why can't our army ask FGN & NASS for low cost modern infantry owned insurgent killer mass slaughter weapons to give Firepower & ISR superiority to our 200 soldiers keeping the cheap weapons in FOB 24/7, using it 24/7 to mass kill insurgents even if 500 BHT men storm outnumbering us?

Why ask government to build expensive duplicate new Army-Air Force when cheap 30k dollars ZPU-1 infantry light anti-aircraft guns surplus in Russian storage, cheap 400k Shershen-L Light infantry weight ATGM thermobaric surplus in Belarus storage can demolish Bokoharam & ISW like tomato in grinder till attrition wipes them out? Enough said, I must stop.

Long story short. The super camp strategy might be working as intende, but it doesn't defeat the fact that the Armed forces is on a tactical retreat mode.
The big boys are using the super camp strategy because the dirty game is not being played in their homeland.
Nigeria has no excuse to be on the defensive side.
If you've not been a boot on ground in the theater you'll probably never understand. I can't say stuff for opsec reasons.
Some of you would shit your pants if given the opportunity to see ambushes men come out of almost on a daily basis even if its on TV.
Our top brass has failed us the boots on ground.
But we advance and advance.
God bless.

Nigerian army school of artillery Kachia.

youngmoneypi:
Long story short. The super camp strategy might be working as intende, but it doesn't defeat the fact that the Armed forces is on a tactical retreat mode.
The big boys are using the super camp strategy because the dirty game is not being played in their homeland.
Nigeria has no excuse to be on the defensive side.
If you've not been a boot on ground in the theater you'll probably never understand. I can't say stuff for opsec reasons.
Some of you would shit your pants if given the opportunity to see ambushes men come out of almost on a daily basis even if its on TV.
Our top brass has failed us the boots on ground.
But we advance and advance.
God bless.

Its one reason I believe there's nothing thanks worthy the Army/DHQ has done. Till tomorrow we still have a force with largely unprotected carriers.
Till tomorrow we're still lamenting on comms and even little things like bloody tents!