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Henry240:
Why do you guys always feel a pathological need to look at and compare with this or that at every point?

nemesis2u:
it is kind of debatable if we were to factor in the time period

ancient evidences refer to usage of specialized units for special purposes other than conventional warfare

i have come across references in china india japan European countries etc

infact there r references to dedicated psy ops units in ancient times.

British WW2 'behind the enemy line' forces were not termed as SF but were rather referred to as 'commandos'

musing a little here

personally i was involved in a sister organization which was handed the task to research into over 1000 + year old ancient war fighting strategies , formations, techniques involved in logistics etc etc.

one unique thing which caught our eyes was that in the manuscripts we went through we came across descriptions of special 'shoes' which were designed to increase endurance of foot soldiers encumbered with heavy loads not thinkable even with the fittest modern soldiers. hell! 3 soldiers would barely get the job done.

based on the info which we could decipher we tried to replicate , but were only partially successful , that was 3 years ago , i left for different company/org so dont know what happened . compartmentalization is implemented very strictly so chance r slim that i would ever get to know about it.

PS : the military formations used in ancient time as described in the manuscripts were found to be better/efficient than some of those used in the modern times , lets say these were implemented to good effect with necessary modifications and validated in war room gaming simulations and later corps level military exercises .

old is gold after all

Henry240:
Dude, there is nothing like SF and SOF, there is just SF. Special Forces.


The usage of SF units in the Middle-East is a clear indication that warfare is fluid and can change, so strategy and policy makers have to keep with this constant change of warfare.

SF units were initially created to deal with the Soviet threat or the possibility of Soviet Invasion of Western Europe. Since this never happened and the Soviet Union collapsed the application of SF units changed to deal with the threat posed by extremism and radicalism in the late 80's and early 90's.

Your claim that operations in the M.E do not represent the core of SF operations is absolute nonsense.

Nigerian units are relatively young, but in that short period they have engaged in countless operations not just in Nigeria but across Africa which has helped to define the doctrine they operate by. With each changing threat, doctrine would be improved upon as warfare isn't static.

The IPV launched by the Nigerian army is one of such steps geared towards enhancing operational capabilities.

Ops are Intelligence driven, this is why Recon is one of the roles of SF units, not the only role.

Like i said previously, mission type would determine mission equipment. Quick raids or Airborne raids would be carried out by so called SPVs, Direct Action raids which SF units also carry out would be prosecuted with equipment that sooth that role. Hence the use of a wide array of vehicles by SF units, not restricted to Recon alone.

sarrki:
Why must sheriff step down

A competent court of law as pronounced sherif as the chairman

Why go against the court decision?

Why the sudden change of heart ?

#westandwithsheriff

Pdp power to the people

amyzon:
Gave wrong number not my number

omaraji:
Hey Nairalander, here's what u should do!
Depending on what it is you want to make or do, your choice might already be made up for you. To build a website or webapp, for example, you should learn HTML and CSS, along with JavaScript and perhaps PHP for interactivity. If your focus is mostly/only on building a mobile app, then you can dive right into learning Objective-C for iOS apps or how to program with Java for Android (and other things).If you're looking to go beyond one specific project or specialty, though, or want to learn a bunch of languages, it's best to start with learning the basic concepts of programming and how to "think like a coder." That way, no matter what your first programming language, you can apply those skills towards learning a new one (maybe in as little as 21 minutes).
Most of the "mainstream" programming languages—such as C, Java, C#, Perl, Ruby, and Python—can do the same—or nearly the same—tasks as the others. Java, for example, works cross-platform and is used for web apps and applets, but Ruby also can do large web apps and Python apps similarly run on Linux and Windows. Note that many languages are modeled after each other, the syntax or structure of working on them is often nearly identical, so learning one often helps with learning the others. For example, to print "Hello World," Java and C# are syntactically similar just as Perl and Python.
There are basically 3 routes: build mobile apps/games or website or Quantitative Modeling/statistics/general algorithm. Where do you belong? Once u re done with that read up how programmers think( I have a couple of videos and study guide on this). Then start with Python! However If u are totally into building apps only (100%). Then Java will be a good start
Hey! Don't worry about C++, most of the code structure for Java suits C++, so increasing your knowledge Bank will be less of a challenge. Please do not start with C++.

Henry240:
It's enough. Let's move on to posting images.

importexpert:
your affiliate marketing related questions are highly welcome.

Henry240:
Are you for real? Did you even read the exchange at all?

I'm at fault for asking why the South-African commando is wearing pink boots, instead of providing a reply, he goes on to make a claim that I'm being emasculated because of the professionalism the Senegalese have shown, despite the fact that I've posted 80+ photos of the Senegal army in 3 days.


Can you read at all? Where am i at fault?

Henry240:
Over the past 3 days, I've shared 80 photos, showing the Senegalese army. Including glowing tributes to the level of professionalism the Senegalese have shown in their deployment, which by the way is second to none in Africa.

If i was feeling weaker, i won't do that. However from your very own outburst it is clear for everyone to see that you're feeling insecure and emasculated by the Senegalese show of force.


I find your behavior to be rather unfortunate and most pitiable, as one would assume that seeing another African country doing well should be a thing of joy. All the Nigerians who comment here are happy, the Kenyans and Ghanaians are thrilled, the Namibians are enjoying the photos from Senegal.


So, why are you, a South-African, unhappy? Why are you sad? Don't you wish Senegal well?

Patchesagain:
Great picture! (until you see the rifle slings)

Henry240:
I gotta to come out clean and be honest. I kinda feel very good inside of me. I'm having goosebumps!!


The whole deployment is making happy.

jteku:
BBOG JOINS NAF ISR TEAM TO SEARCH FOR CHIBOK GIRLS

Henry240:
Guy, i'm not playing devil's advocate. Right from the start of this Gambian crisis i have been against military intervention in Gambia, my position hasn't changed.

We need to, as Africans, tow a different path to law enforcement. The use of military option should be an absolute last resort. Military actions in Africa simply don't end, every where you look their a soldiers fighting for a range of issues which could have been settled diplomatically or politically without the use of force.

We have to develop our democratic, law enforcement and judicial institutions.

Henry240:
Rugged7, M14A1, Tdayof, Odunayaw and all the war mongers in this thread not duly mentioned, I completely disagree with a military intervention in Gambia.


-First, what gives Nigeria, Senegal or ECOWAS the legal intervention to seek military action in Gambia.

- Institutions in Gambia need to be allowed to take it's full course in Gambia. I don't agree with Jammeh's refusal to leave Power, however i don't support military intervention is a sovereign country all in the name of democracy. Recent history has shown invasions of sovereign countries all in support of democracy don't work. It has worked in Syria, Libya, Afghanistan, Yemen, Etc etc. So what proof is there that it would work in Gambia?


Let us not try to gag Gambia because it's a small country, ECOWAS has no right whatsoever in the internal affairs of Gambia. There are serious allegations of foreign interference in Gambia, let these claims be investigated and substantiated first.


This is a domestic issue, neither Nigerians, nor Senegalese have the right to interfere in Gambia's domestic issues. Rather ECOWAS should Support the institutions in gambia to make a change in government happen. Support for the police, military, judiciary to take action.

Brightwood:
I want a war for 3 reasons.

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3. This thread will be filled with pictures of all those fancy Machinery in action.

kabe1:
Okay, your article clearly states the Russians use the MI-24 in the dedicated attack role, and are now only been replaced in that role by the MI-28.


However, all through today, you have been telling us the MI-24 is not a dedicated attack helicopter.

You have only ended up contradicting yourself. The article also doesn't mention the Russians have been buying new build MI-35m helicopters also.

The fact about the matter is the MI-28 which has a crew of 2 men, can still carry 3 additional soldiers . Your own article proves this. 5 men in all.

My question remains, what then is the MI-28?

You have proven to be unable to answer this little question.

kabe1:
Dude, you're simply going round in circles. Answer this, the MI-28 Attack Helicopter can carry 3 additional personnel/soldiers, so what is it?