₦airaland Forum

Roan77:
Yeah, we need Kibe1, Whydem15, they will contribute a lot there too.

I think kabe1 is the Jimi guy.

Samuelanyawu, we are expecting you.

GeneralFarouq:
Was he arrested then shot... Because the handcuff presupposes police acted as judge jury and excutiooner... If that ain't the case ... Then NPF personnel are incompetent fools... They don't know the effect of handcuff on a dead person....

Maybe he was shot before capture, handcuffed and then died from bullet wound

SamuelAnyawu:
In a real war I don’t think you can capture this number of Soldiers alive. Something is definitely wrong somewhere

Best guess is they were captured in transit with no rifle in possession or they surrendered with the help of saboteurs

DefenseHerald:
What AK modification is this?

It's not an AK. Can't remember the name

NAF SOF

Odunayaw:
At this juncture I wish to declare fasting, prayers and deliverance service for the top brass

This is horrific to me

Seconded

Odunayaw:
I will need to place landmines here laslas

GeneralFarouq:
In that case wouldn't you agree it a good buy since it's caters for both present(BH) and future threats (strong enemy) and thus serve as force deterrence, multiplier and projection to our neighbors.

An attack helicopter is not a Force deterrence man. Just a multiplier

GabrielYulaw:
$800 million for helicopters that first saw use during the Vietnam war? When I say it's lack of sense we have and not lack of money I don't always expect the Nigerian state to bend over backwards to prove me right.
At this rate, we will soon buy a flying aircraft carrier for $50 billion and call it a good deal.

It's probably AH-1z viper which production started in 2000

RiceProducers:
The package is for 12 choppers, maybe 28 engines, Honeywell navigation avionics, lots of armaments and lifetime support. It is a super deal. One good combat helicopter is better than 15MBTs. Our deal is cheaper than what other countries got.

The alternative is MI28NE which is $480m without weapons, extra engines, maintenence support and Russians don't have APKWS.
We are getting 2000 APKWS with the cobras.

There are alot of things we can do with $800 million dollars, US chopper is not one of them.
If the rumor is true then It's a total shame.
AH like the cobra is meant for fight against reasonably strong army and not those f**king scumbags.

RiceProducers:
Cobra helicopter procurement is not rubbish. Nigeria has been presenting the request since GEJ era. PMB administration is rə presenting it again. Nigeria has the cash to pay for 12 Cobras over 2 years at N330bn.
Choppers are needed for Nigeria's peculiar security situation and we can't depend on a single supplier, Russia.
The Cobras last very long and they have long airframe fatigueife

We need chopper but not cobras, it's too expensive.

Whyem15:
What exactly is delaying the payment and delivery of the remaining 6 MI-35s in Russia? The northwest is boiling and the lunatics are getting stronger every day, the helicopters are ready for pick up and they will perform greatly in that theater yet the government is more concerned with purchasing more OPVs and LSTs for the navy. Just recently we heard rumors about the government willing to purchase another set of helicopters from US for $800million which will take several months before they are delivered when the MI-35s are ready for delivery.

The last time it was spoken about was when a special adviser to the president mentioned earlier this year that the would be delivered this year, we still have less than 40 days to the end of the year sha
Maybe I missed that part in NAFs documentary.

That helicopter sale rumor is total BS. There's no way Nigeria is going to pay $800m for 12 cobra when it's not that they are mad

* We are expecting 7 mi-35 not 6. Since ajuri said it is to be delivered before the end of the year then it means it is still in the works.

JOSCOFELIX:
baga was the main power in those location mile 4 house another military power. All the fob base around kukawa and some location depend on baga and mile 4 for reinforcement. Gudzalama road both entry and exist point was under heavy military presence with enviroment subjected to aistrike kukwba which have alway hold iswap present was subjected to clearance under late conoial bako command which recieve reinforcement and sf from damboa , marte and baga. The mistake baga 203 bn did was to reinforce late bako with troop and still reinforcing gudzamala and the fob around it enviroment leaving small ammo , troop and equipment to defended the base. The naval base made some mistake which i will not explain now. And it was the major mistake that fall baga . Happy sunday

What mistake did the naval base make?

joshingjosh:
My own opinion, he did this because the reinforcement had no equipment to destroy the MRAP either a tank or an IFV....this is the reason why we should make use of RCWS, if only we had 24mm or 30 mm Cannon mounted on IFV or that tracked APC we bought recently that could be a force multiplier



But what do I know

The 12.7mm will penetrate the MRAP without hesitation

kabe1:
Nigerian domestically built 45m Seaward Defence Boat 3 ready for launch.

Smooth finishing

Xbee007:
The recent attack on Damboa by ISWAP was clearly a probing attack. They did something similar in Askira Uba before launching the one that purportedly overran a military base and led to the death of 4 others in a relief ambush. The military should be ready for a full-scale attack soon.

BH did not overun any base in askira

Nemesis4you:
Seriously ?

This is a report from CAG a civilian audit body who is empowered by constitution like the judiciary . The CAG report exposed the IA sabotage of Arjun

Funnily drdo had to install a black box to prevent it ( like in a airplane )

Do you think army would expose & publish their own fuckery and deliberate sabotage of indigenous platforms ?

Arjun had nothing to do with leopard 2 except that during the earliest days Germans were hired as consultants before being fired , similarities are coincidental considering the tank went through various design ( exterior looks ) changes

You even compared Arjun to Vickers MBT

Indian army deliberately sabotaged indigenous platforms?
Can you expanxiate on this

Sizzorkay:
We wouldn't have lost up to 500 troops throughout this war if our soldiers can call for air support each time they encounter mosquitoes on the battlefield .
US troops rely heavily on air power, without it, they'd get massacred .

Besides they weren't doing all the heavy lifting alone. those countries they were in also have national troops fighting alongside them

Mosquitoes

Roan77:
In as much it annoys me that the military is always in defensive strategy, and repelling attacks, I expected them to be in offensive mode, hit this guys hard enough, like in 2015, let rest once and for all.

This last part is where everyone gets it wrong all over the world. There isn't going to be any rest, Terrorism shouldn't have been categorised as a war in the first place but as a crime meant to be fought by the police cos it's just like every other crime which never ends but can be reduced. The military should only be brought in when insurgents get too strong for the police to handle to launch an offensive so as to destroy or capture their heavy equipments and put them back to mere criminals.

90% of the activities of the military in borno today is more of law enforcement i.e patrolling and responding to attacks.

Terrorism can be likened to Cultism but only difference is access to bigger weapons and different ideology. What difference will it add if we bring the military in to fight Cultism?

The govt should train and equip some set of policemen to do the job the military is currently doing in borno which are mostly law enforcement duties. The military should only be involved when we need to launch an offensive.

SamuelAnyawu:
The Driver of a MRAP carrying a Brigadier General will deliberately Ram into a terrorist MRAP?

Thousands of scenarios play out in the field.

This report states how the General died, Apparently he didn't die from ISWAP fire.

[b]It added that a “battle could have been lost if a commander is killed.”

The signal read in full, “At about 130915A Nov 21, following attack on troops of115 Task Force Battalion Askira Uba by ISWAP terrorists, troops of 25 Brigade led by Brigade Commander, Brig Gen MF Babayo (N/10211) in conjunction with troops of 28TF Brigade carried out reinforcement to Askira. While on pursuit of the terrorist, troops made contact with the terrorist at Leho Village (N10°42'10.22" E12°50'47.76"wink in Askira LGA.

“During the contact, own MRAP conveying the Brigade Commander deliberately rammed ISWAPs MRAP which led to destruction of ISWAPs MRAP while own MRAP engulfed in fire. However, the Brigade Commander and the MRAP crew were able to get out of the MRAP but the commander had serious chest injury due to the head on collision. Casualties on troops are one soldier and one CJTF WIA while equipment casualties are one x Phantom MRAP, 3 x AA Guns (2 DAMAGED), one x AK47 rifle, 2 x AK 47 Magazine and 60 x 7.62mm (SPECIAL) rounds. Enemy casualties are over 50 terrorists elements (including their commander) were killed. Enemies one x MRAP and 5 x GTs destroyed while tps recovered 3 x GTs, 2 x AA guns, 5 x AK47 rifles, one x HK MG and one x HK MG links were recovered.

“At about 131745A Nov 21, the WIA were evacuated to 7 DMSH for further medical Management. Reinforcement team returned to HQ 25TF Bde Damboa at about 2000hours same day. Please find pictures attached. One of the major elements in battle is the Commander. Commanders of 25TF and 28TF Brigades put up amazing direction of command leading troops into battle.

“Unfortunately, the 25TF Brigade Commander lost his life in the process. It is quite heroic but not to good that commanders are found in the fore front to lead battles. If the command should fall, then troops have not direction or fighting spirit. It is one of the rules of warfare that the battle could have been lost if a commander is killed; hence soldiers could retreat.

“It should be note that ISWAP intends to follow this suit by targeting commanders. Commanders are now eager to motivate and inspire soldiers where moral is low. It is only significant that troops be always encouraged to show professionalism in the face of existing threats to fight without recourse the enemy of the State. Such motivational aspects of military trade craft should be encouraged as well as discipline while the Commanders highly directs and request appropriate from ASA need items and CAS to support the battle. Kindly forwarded for your information.
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One of the MRAP can be seen in the background of this image

I wonder why Leonardo cannot turn AW109 into something like this

ugo4u:
What's the safety record of this bird ? This is one factor that shouldn't be ignored..

Uhmm I think the rate of accident is fair. 16 crashes out of over 210 aircrafts produced since 2002

Mad people plenty for this forum
You open several account just to like the post you posted yourself

ocelot2006:
India. I hope they get the HAL Dhruv helo.

Honestly. It will be at a low cost and still suit our needs

Can just set aside emotional takes and analyse situations with common sense.

And if you have no knowledge about warfare leave it for those that know instead of wasting pages for jargons.

I no know where Una learn say bullet or IEDs dey discriminate in an ambush based on ranks that a brigadier leading a reinforcement cannot be killed.

Toju200:
He'll die

Video of Tigray Defense Force(TDF) shooting down an Ethiopian Mi-35. If that is a manpad then I think Egypt is already in the play.

https://twitter.com/MapEthiopia/status/1459164399961350148?s=19

Whyem15:
There might have been no need for the reinforcement if the base was built to reasonable standard and the ambush might have been avoided.
When the enemy can predict that you will send reinforcement to help your poorly built bases, they will definitely consider amusing the reinforcement and that was what happened rather than they using those extra men to press the attack against the base.

Reinforcement occur for so many reasons and it happens frequently in various theatres around the world which I believe you know, you can never stamp out reinforcement.

There's something I don't get here.
Do folks here realise that the General died in an ambush and not that bokoharam overan a base cos I don't this total diversion of the incident.

May the souls of our brave men rest in peace

Toju200:
aside the false image the Airstrike is true boss

Is the new leader confirmed dead?