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Covert1:
TWO DAYS AGO FROM ABUJA

At the moment it is easier and advised to cross the border from UKR to Romania for Nigerian passport holders, i was told.

NTSA:
As of now I don't think an all out offensive will result to any strategic gain...
I guess he thought the operation would go like the one in 2014 (cremia )where soldiers would just lay down their arms.

The moral is still high and unlike 2014 international support guaranteed. I dont expect a capitulation to happen soon even if Kiev falls. Invading a country is one thing but occupying is another. RU wants Blitz victory while URK is playing the long game here.

Nemesis4you:
On a different note

During wars all feminists and wokes conveniently disappear , Toxic muscularity is no longer a problem

Why is this "anti-woke" indian motherfucker that literally wrote that BLM protesting racism is the same as being racist still here?

I am surprised how much scrap equipment RU Army is throwing into battle. Many front line units field MT-LBs and BMP-2s (not upgraded) - they wont last against NATO in a conventional war. They have not even archived air superiority. I am not really impressed what i see so far.

It looks almost like the RU Army is seeking the path of least resistance. They advance but they can not target the UKR Army with maximum force because the UKR Army retreats to dense urban areas where they can deliver strongest resistance on contact.

Stormtrooper11:
Putin is a very smart mind.

I disagree here, I think he is a professional gambler.

kikuyu1:
Thanks BUT much prefer the 7.62 NATO. Power, penetration and accuracy: IT'S NOT EVEN CLOSE!

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I know the FN is difficult for full auto but the same guys who built it at FN Herstal gave us this.

I still do not understand why the FN-SCAR still offers an optional full-auto selector (L-model). It is so much of limited use, no one ever would advice you to use this for any serious reason.

Nemesis4you:
Just in time i realised whose post i was quoting and deleted my reply immediately

better so ...

Litmus:
The Nazis lost.

Nazi, Wernher Magnus Maximilian Freiherr von Braun assisted America in landing man on moon through science of rocketry not through spells or human skulls placed at the center of images of stars scrawled on the ground in the shadow of candle lights .

von Braun was a scientist not a politician.

Lets not forget Germanic cult symbols like the german swastika, the SS runes, wolfsangel were omnipresent during the third reich - while at the core of the ideology Christiany was seen as middle east religion and not unique german.

Germanic religion is a primitive cult were the cult-members sometimes have to offer some living thing (a goat or similar ..sometimes a human or parts of a human body) to a priest to get access to the realm of the gods - these rituals were usually done under a oak-tree or beside a large fire.
I guess most southern Nigerians have heard or seen similar practices.

Runic insignia of the Nazis
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Runic_insignia_of_the_Schutzstaffel

GabrielYulaw:
He should Google the Thule Society if I remember correctly. A lot of Nazi bigwigs believed in the supernatural.

Public figures like Heinrich Himmler and a good number of the inner circle of the Nazis were Occultists. This was not even a secret at that time. Most of the SA/SS staff were very basic educated people when Hitler came into power, unlike the Wehrmacht with their high educated Officers. Therefore the NSDAP never really trusted the Officer-Corp of the Wehrmacht but of course needed them.

Stormtrooper11:
I understand your perspective. I do believe when aircrafts are being acquired, it's being configured to the tastes of the customer. E.g the F-7ni purchased by the federal Republic of Nigeria had their warming systems replaced with cooling systems due to the climate.

I get your point bro but its is cold up there in 30,000 feet (-20 C and colder) - they will always need heaters in their jets.

Stormtrooper11:
RBK-500 cluster munitions of the Nigerian Airforce. Didn't know we've these. Any idea if they're used in the North East theatre?

https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/how-tos/2016/02/03/thats-not-a-cluster-bomb-the-differences-between-ofab-250-270s-and-rbk-500s/

I think Nigeria signed a treaty not to use this type of ammunition anymore, and it seems that the RBK 500 is not a Cluster Bomb as some sources suggest.

DaddyGoo:
This looks more like AK103, although it could be a Galil with an AK type magazine

..but is this the same occasion and the same DSS officer?

DaddyGoo:
Armalite M4 pattern rifle in the hands of a DSS close protection operator

From the little i can see here my guess is a GALIL ACE.

walemoney007:
Military taking over will lead to anarchy all over Nigeria.

A coup will throw us back into the dark Abacha ages we are still recovering from.

Never again.

bidexiii:
#NAF

Notice NAF S.O.F wearing Garmin Foretrex 401 Waterproof Hiking GPS smart military watches

Good stuff for our best boys.

RiceProducers:
It has uses for static position defence, access denial at a border or in rare engagements where friendly forces are pinned down in such a way that they cannot go up to their turrets, access their vehicles OR they maybe they want to use the entire vehicle (not just its guns) as a UGV.

These situations would be in boring static defence situations that regular manning with soldiers would lead to distractions OR conventional battle against an equally matched enemy fielding RWS.

There is no justifiable use case for using RWS in large nos for COIN or against fast, mobile scattered opposing forces. No advantages are conferred.

I Would rather buy a lot of AGLs for the same purposes you want to deploy RWS.

You have no idea what you are talking about. I move on from here.

jpphilips:
Isnt that my first comment? any Land based RWS that cant deliver like CIWS is useless, I even explained the limitations of these land based systems in auto mode, if you cant engage your MRAP mounted RWS in auto track & destroy mode while on Patrol, it is not worth it.

The targeting auto-mode assists the operators target acquisition, a gyro-stabilised turret works perfectly while the platform is moving!! Dont you understand how a RCWS works?

jpphilips:
That joy stick BS you saw in those videos has no role in combat, one ambush bang you wont know where to place those fingers.
Combat is different from advertisement.

RCWS is a mature and combat proven system adopted by many armys. Target acquisition is faster and magnitudes more accurate than a manual controlled turret. Spraying bullets while praying to hit something has been proven not to work too well on the battlefield.

shadowprimezero:
So, I'll put this question to the floor. What are your predictions in the Russia/Ukraine standoff? Do you think an invasion is plausible at this point? Also, strategically speaking, what would you say is the cost/benefit of Moscow's gambit should the invasion go ahead?

After the invasion phase follows the occupation phase and i dont think Russia has a workable plan what to do with Ukraine after they have taken the country. The political price would be extreme high - Russia would be isolated for the next decades from trade and the finance market from Europe and the US.

I would say no, unless the situation in Donetsk flares up again and Russia decides to support the rebels in east Ukraine actively.

Makes me sad to see that the NA is loosing the media war - ignoring public relations is an inexcusable mistake. ISWAP is currently controlling the narrative by showing proof of their operations while the NA is just releasing ready-made text statements over and over again. Why dont they understand that (high quality) content on social media is a essential tool in the 21st century?

youghs:
We'll get a documentary soon

i wish BabaJide Otitoju would get a wide angle zoom lense, a gimbal, use proper white balance, color grading in post production and good audio & tasteful choice of royalty free music.

So much potential, so much to improve, Sir.

komekn:
Our lack of forward thinking and strategic plans both regional and sub regional , is really a huge disadvantage.

Wagner group have moved into Mali and will unscrupulously uphold this bunch of not exactly popular military coup potters running the country.

This has implications for us. Our backyard is going to be a front for geopolitical positioning by the USA and NATO and China/ Russian on the other side.

A new cold war is looming and we have no plan .

Also China is going to build a military base in Equatorial Guinea.
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3159253/how-equatorial-guinea-became-backdrop-china-us-rivalry

The truth is we have no significant military answer to the power play of the east and west looming in Africa. We can only strengthen our position once we maintain a powerful economy. Diplomacy is the only tool at our hands at the moment to take advantage of the growing interest in the West_African subregion.

RiceProducers:
How sensible is it to use TEI TS1400?
Where are not talking mission reliability but operations reliability. That is the ability to do many sorties a week for many weeks in a year for many years.

What is TEI TS1400 anyway but another engine that will still depend on subsystems and components made by US affiliated companies or companies financed by US affiliated banks.

The technical partner of TEI is GE Aviation. That's a subsidiary of GE.

Maybe all this negotiations are just a political maneuver showing the US Nigeria's flexibility in defence acquisition.

RiceProducers:
Not a good idea. We should be going for Bell Helicopters AH1s. There is no credible service record for T129. I am also pretty sure that the type has undergone some extensive re-development just to break sanctions. There is no evidence that the sub systems added or replaced would give good reliable service

The T129 used originally the LHTEC T800 engine but for export the less efficient (Turkey made) TEI TS1400 is offered. Philippines bought the LHTEC T800 engine in a separate deal between Turkey and the US for their T129. This could also be for us a way to push the deal through.

https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/us-approves-export-licence-t129-helicopter-turkey-philippines

kikuyu1:
Seriously!? Platforms are also a deterrent-ask the Algerians! Any threat or proxy force with ugly intentions would be forced to think twice considering the mere existence of FSBs. The complete lack of this in the NZAF greatly complicates any defensive posture. The Aussies are farther away than I thought-a whole 4000 km! Modern battles are won in half the time it would take for Aussie F 35s to arrive on scene.
Also nothing is free! Aussies would depend a heavy price for risking their own expensive assets and lives thanks to a neighbours carelessness.

I dont know how you measured the distance but i can tell you by fact :

Auckland to Sidney = ~ 2000km.
Auckland to Port Morsbey = ~4000km
Auckland to Hong Kong = ~9000km

I understand that the dogma that every country regardless their geopolitical location needs an air force is strong among enthusiasts. But there is no realistic scenario where out of nothing some other country could take this distance to attack NZ (- and why?). There is non, as there is no for isolated countries Ireland or Iceland. There have been 3 different administrations since the decision in 1999 non of them were concerned bringing fighter jet back into the NZ air force.

Fyi,NZ forces suffered the lack of FSBs in Afghanistan.

What if they had a pair of NZAF jets in country? They'd have been overhead less than 2 minutes.

And forces deployed under NATO in Afghanistan and elsewhere carry out Air Combat Operations only under the Joint Air Command. On request for air support the AC will assign platforms based on current availability regardless which country provided or needs them. Even when NZ jets where forward deployed to the country they would not carry out air operations as the NZ commanders would feel like. Not even given that NZ Fighter jets would be ordered to support NZ ground troops - it just does not work like that. Those decisions will also fall exclusively under the Joint Command. And that NZ will do military operations anywhere else without allied support is also unrealistic.

komekn:
Serious stuff 50 Cal. Sniper Rifle , with Thermal night optic sight. It looks like the British AS50 made by Accuracy International UK.

This rifle is very effective in the hands of a trained operator, 1.5km accuracy assured. That means that at 1km away you can put one round into the engine block of a technical ( HMG carrying soft and skinned pick up truck) and Engine is KAPUT, it's going nowhere. An incendiary round into the cabin and all the Boko combatants are toasted.

You really don't need to be calling for air support.

However, l don't think we seem to employ this tactic. It was very common among British marines in Afghanistan and Iraq.

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I do strongly believe this is a suppressed Orsis T-5000.

kikuyu1:
[url]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disbandment_of_the_RNZAF_air_combat_force
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Take a look at the map and tell me what NZ needs to maintain an Air Force for? Rationality before dogmatism - that is was drove this decision.
This is the very reason why the West will always be ahead of us.

kabe1:
No offense, but this is a ridiculous comment.

Eurosatory 2018: MICHELIN presents its latest military tyres


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u732xuJHhtA

What exactly is your point? Do you think tire change is rocket science?

Please do not tell me this line of multipurpose tyres are hard to use because they are the very same that MICHELIN offers for all kinds of heavy duty vehicles be it civilian and military.

kabe1:
This is what a Run Flat insert is.

It allows military vehicles move for miles even if they are punctured by bullet rounds.

I KNOW what a Run Flat Tyre is, thank you Einstein. How many should i order for you?

kabe1:
SuperSixSeven, I'm waiting for you.

Understand this: There is nothing such as a military grade tyres.

Somehow I don't understand what you are trying to say. Even your village mechanic can fix a flat tyre. The condition of this particular vehicles can hardly be estimated from the pictures you have uploaded. A flat tyre is at least no indication that supports your claim.

I strongly believe that the NA should be able to maintain any MRAP with very few resources and off the shelf spare parts - if they just want to.

kabe1:
A military grade tyre with run-flat inserts is commercial off-the-shelve?

This is a ridiculous comment. It's important we make comments on things we know.

Are you serious here, Kabe1? (no, i dont think so) What are military grade tyres? Run flat tyres - how many do you need??

kabe1:
This argument is also faulty.

The vehicles that were donated to Nigeria were not all in a good shape. See pictures attached. You cannot claim that NA should have stretched the life of the MRAPs extensively when the said MRAPs were not even in a good shape when they were donated to Nigeria.

Look at the tyres.

Weak argument here because of those MRAPs use commercial off-the-shelve spare parts.

Coolliot:
I'm starting to get tired of you people, at least tag your source for one, so that when your mistake is been called out you wouldn't be tagged the idiot.

no comment here - stop making yourself a fool.

Coolliot:
1) the f7 are not in Nigeria, they are in China, only 2 are in. Nigeria, there are 3 on the flight line

Those MIG 21s are sidelined on static display for years now.

Coolliot:
2) these air crafts you are calling super tucano have dual engines with the propellers by the side, super tucano has a single engine with propellers at the front.

What looks like engines to you are external fuel tanks.

Coolliot:
3) the time line of when the super tucano were in the country, the j7 were already out.

I have no detailed information about when and how many F7s were send for maintenance to china.

Coolliot:
4) the paint scheme of the j7 isn't what Nigeria uses

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Coolliot:
5) the paint scheme on the false super tucano isn't the same as Nigerian tucano.

There are 2 paint scheme currently in use see [image 1].

Coolliot:
6) super tucano is a tiny aircraft, those aircraft in the pics are about the size of the j7.

MIG-21 Length: 15.8m // Wingspan: 7.2m
A-29 Length: 11.3m // Wingspan: 11.1m

Coolliot:
This picture isn't even Nigeria

This is NAF BASE MAIDUGURI - Image data dates back to 8/30/21 .


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