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bidexiii:
NAF AS332 Eurocopter helicopter fixed with stub mounted 70mm unguided rocket pods.

I want to advise, if you lift someones post, give credit to the person, or a simple reference of where you got the post from. Thank you

Toju200:
isn't it what the MI35M delivers??

Nigerian MI35M?

What do you all know about the Ataka 9m120 anti tank missile?

SamuelAnyawu:
Attack ongoing in my current location .

May God bless all our Gallant soldiers moving to the front line with lots of Gun trucks




Gracias

Hope you have loaded your local toy gun?

Toju200:
yeah... that was my thought..
I thought she'll be stripped off her missile pods

About 4 years ago, officer undergoing training were told aradu's weapon systems were still functioning and it could attack , but she wasn't sea worthy.

Truthfully I don't think dockyard can repair her, they need to sign a contract with the German company that built her or better still buy a more modern ship.

Even the fast attack ships can't go to sea, after spending years in dockyard, even after Greek engineers were called and destroyed the ship more and swapping brass for less durable materials.

Most of those ships just exist to create office for manpower and means to justify money collected.

LTGEN:
Curious to know what type of repairs were done
My educated guess is that the Engines are still in good shape and that it will be used as a training ship
anybody has any information ?

Aradu's problem has always been the engine and I think the hull becoming weak....I think some weapons systems are still working.

UltimateDreamer:
V/STOL

Please, any information on this?

komekn:
It is a BTR there are a number of variants some Russian and Ukrainian made.

I can't see the turret and only the side view, however making an informed guess from the mid engine positioning, my conclusion is that it's the Ukrainian BTR4.

It is a very good APC almost close to an IFV if you have the PARUS RWS which will give you night and day precision weapon targeting in ranges of excess of 4000m.

It has a 30mm 3TM-1 automatic gun, 40mm automatic grenade launcher, 7.62mm mg and the Barrier ATGM.

Nigeria did not buy them in enough numbers to make any kind of impact not more than 10. And the last time l saw one in the NA they had cannibalized it by putting a HMG on top of it in the most rudimentary way rendering the RWS inoperative.

The army refused to buy 30mm rounds for the gun, claiming it's too expensive, and proceeded to beg the air force for 30mm rounds, the air force turned them down, that's why they don't use the RWS

Odunayaw:
Thanks for sharing. You didn't answer the one about where they go to after their tour with AFSF

Those still alive, back to do their regular jobs they joined the military for.

Odunayaw:
Not the one. No strength to run through my library. So, if it were just Navy personnel, where did all the skills go after the tour with AFSF?

Did AFSF have a separate selection?

AFSF has seperate selection, some people even lobbied for it, as it was foreign course, they wanted the foreign currency attached, I know of a rating complaining to me, that he passed the physical and he was selected and his name was later removed.....I'm sure later on, after the guy seeing KIAs he would thank who removed his name.

I know some where withdrawn from the north east, and sent to Kaduna to fight bandits couple of years ago.

Recently I have been too busy, so I haven't really been interacting with people in that line, as I'm enjoying my own life now, God be with the men at the edge of the line

Odunayaw:
Pictures on this thread & Henry's says otherwise.

What does Henry know...hiss, sometimes i read his comments and see his gra gra and laugh, most people claiming they know things on this discuss thread jump into conclusion without knowing shit. I think I know the picture you talking about, a guy dressed in AFSF camo, with skull mask carrying a tavor, it that's the guy, he is AFSF.

Odunayaw:
Camdan, SBS had men that served in AFSF

Navy personnel have served in AFSF, no SBS has served in AFSF. A navy commander has once been the commanding officer for AFSF,though

Odunayaw:
Camdan, SBS had men that served in AFSF

Navy personnel have served in AFSF, no SBS has served in AFSF.

GeneralFarouq:
Is AFSF not real special forces? And are they not trained to reasonable standards.
These guys have been sent to train with some of the best in the world
And note some SBS personnel are being drafted to this Special forces.
In my opinion, the only thing SBS has more than AFSF is age and popularity.

AFSF were trained to a higher degree than army special forces....bht avoided contact with SBS and AFSF most times ....Oga SBS can never be drafted into AFSF , SBS works in small teams, this teams can come together and work as a bigger team. Mind you, I have never criticized AFSF . With the training and comms gear and equipment AFSF had, if the standard was improved, or maintained we won't be where we are now

Mugiwaraluffy:
That's it. I have a friend that was in AFSF, active around 2014-2016 (not exactly sure of the year) or so before he was rotated. They were effective to an extent on those guys.
Army have a sniper regiment or so and I've not really heard their exploits in this war so far.
Snipers are very deadly and can change the tide of an attack if used effectively.
This ambushes can be reduced to an extent before we get drones.
Before the advent of drones, militaries have been in existence and found ways to avoid ambush.
Just like Komekn said some days ago even though I don't completely agree with all his ideas, when ure in a war, expect everything possible and impossible, every single move that can be used against you, every option and how it can be carried out effectively against you, then find a way to eliminate all possible threats, have contingency plans in case shit goes south. Getting ambushed all the time is almost the same as not preparing for the attack before hand.
Even though your plan would fail, at least try it out, let's try something new. Only then can we know our strength and weakness.
I believe our Generals are smart and know what they ought to do. Let's hope they'll prove to be effective in making the right decisions to end this war.

Have you heard the banter between military men" you dey operational base, nah you get money you just tear house , you just buy car".....the biggest operational base in Nigeria right now, is from the north central to the extreme northern zones.
Go figure out why this war hasn't ended....

Mugiwaraluffy:
I proposed an idea recently about how we can use special ops to reduce those boko boys from having free movement.
Since Airfoce have a nonchalant attitude towards responding to distress call at time of need, I would suggest we use armed forces special force (AFSF) if they're still in commission to carry out such attacks.
Airfoce can dedicate 2 asset (maybe one MiG with an alpha jet or a helicopter) on standby specifically for distress calls.
This would change the narrative we're facing now.
I think the mistake we're making in this war is that our forces are operating with rigid principles against enemies that are fluid.
This war is dynamic and we should learn to adapt quickly.
Super camps have helped to reduce attacks on outpost but indirectly increased the rate of ambush. These terrorists have seen that loophole and are exploiting it.

I don't know if you noticed but AFSF have been rotated out of the NE.... one of the few effective ways of securing our routes that hasn't been utilized is the use of snipers and real special forces in the standard of early SBS , to monitor routes that troops are passing. Left to me the army special forces are rush jobs that fall below standard.

[quote author=AdesewaAde post=91941525]I’m not greedy,but don’t you know spending your man’s money is wow!

Wow!!!! You are yoruba, and they say it's igbo girls that have this selfish and greedy character.

If you believe in your business plan and acumen, use your money and effort to start, if it works well he would invest.

ugo4u:
One of the mistake Nigerian military and in extension FG did was not buying up the stash of weapons in Post Ghadafi's Libya. The NIA, NSA should have played an active role in this, we would have killed 2 or more birds with one stone i.e getting sophisticated weapons at giveaway prices & to a reasonable extent controlled the illegal proliferation of arms in the west African sub-region, but we let that golden opportunity pass us. The then gov't of the day together with the service Chiefs were more interested in stashing their soakaways and Geepee tanks with hard currencies, the status quo still remains the same.
We are always reactive, being proactive is not our thing. Everyone leverages on any opportunity they get to enrich themselves, no sense of Patriotism whatsoever.

I understand the need for this , but how much equipment were we going to buy in both quantity to affect the proliferation and at what price; can we afford it.
Are we going to be going around buying ak 47s or RPGs launchers, that we have in abundance or hmg that we can't finish emptying the stocks ? Or the heavier more technical weapons that we ourselves need technical expertise to keep worthy and would be totally useless?.
I'm not saying your point is useless, but bailing water from an ocean, is it the same as draining the ocean?
I think what would have been a little more effective if there was the political will, rather than buying the small arms was setting up off UN missions, African mission and regional missions, with the Express mandate of tracking and siezing weapons.
Any way Libya has a major war at hand now, they would be depleting their stock of weapon very fast, and BHT would keep getting its weapons from lake Chad military, till we find an effective means to check them.

Nicheey:
I dunno, but if it's the regular course mannnnn that's a lie. Everything there is solely on merit, don't believe 'this, that rumors', coming from someone that has undergone that very same protocol. Rc 70.

I guess you suffer from anxiety, so your gra gra, can't let you read and comprehend, instead you hallucinate rubbish as the information you deduce... someone like you can't even survive in nda, you would have most likely be using clutches within your first 5 months, and they would suffer you very well.

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Nicheey:
I dunno, but if it's the regular course mannnnn that's a lie. Everything there is solely on merit, don't believe 'this, that rumors', coming from someone that has undergone that very same protocol. Rc 70.

See this idiot, thunder fire you, bastard!!! 70rc, your whole generation bastard!!!

Nicheey:
Bla Bla Bla, biko shift. Nda interview lmaooooo. I pity who liked ur post sef, here reek of lies eh, smh.

Okay sir!!! I request you give us the truth, since what I typed is the lie, thank you sir!!!.

bidexiii:
#BREAKING : Cameroonian born ISWAP fighter, native of Soueram hands himself over with his gun to security forces on July 16, 2020.

Over 50 fighters are known to have surrendered to Cameroonian forces over the past two weeks. A development which prompts one to ask what may be happening in the jihadists' camp?

This guy maintains trigger discipline, something lacking in most NPF personnels.

SamuelAnyawu:
Bokoharam attacking Monguno over an hour now


Stay safe my friends

Why can't we be the ones always attacking these Bht?

ugo4u:
Maybe it's SSC (Short service Combatant) interview the said orderly was invited for.
It's at NDA(old site) interview and training is conducted.

Ratings and equivalents, can write NDA exams and become regular combatant officers....if he doesn't know he can ask!!

Nicheey:
Nda interview? Lmaooo, biko lie another lie.

And how is this a lie? When you don't know about something or you aren't sure, you ask questions, it's the smart thing to do, so you become intelligent.

Toju200:
they should clarify that "60ak rifle part" to me it's Misinformation

That sitrep story is a lie, in the official report released by the police, they noticed there was stop in flow of traffic, as they were advancing they saw a vehicle on fire and another one upside down, but they heard soldiers were Engaging the bht, and they saw these weapons laying about, they didn't know if it was for soldiers' or BHTs' that's when they heard the jets and retrieved the weapons they saw , and withdrew, they didnt save any soldiers or engage the bht.

demolition:
boss man.
I fit believe devil.
But you see NPF eh.

I won't be surprised, when naf releases their video , you would see, the NPF went to retrieve weapons after the aircraft attacked BHT .

SamuelAnyawu:
I just feel a gun runner has been arrested

And not a single picture of dead body or vehicles they got the hmg from?

Something doesn't add up

Toju200:
from yesterday's attack I presume

Police got this amount of weapons from using ak47 and at most gpmg?

Or there's more to this story?

Kalapizim:
Brother na true talk you talk so.I remember my dad once having a quarrel with one of his course mates because of the the way his course mates was treating his orderly.
Growing up I witnessed all manner of maltreatment this orderlies suffer but there are exceptions like my dad.
My dad sponsored his orderly to school and today he is an officer too.

I know an orderly, that was picked for NDA interview, he informed his oga, when it was approaching the date for the interview, the oga ordered for the guy to be locked up in the guard room, saying so he too wants to be an officer.

BHT are doing what we have been clamoring for the army to do.....attacking aggressively.
Seems we are okay with the status quo, as it brings money to our ogas' pockets