Odunayaw:
it is never going to engage in close combat or urban ones
the barrel is justified as it can pick out those satanic thugs hiding behind trees from far out

lionel4power:
the longer the barrel the slower it will traverse 360 degree.

the slower the gun nozzle can be brought to bear on the target. its just simple maths.

if you have a shorter barrel the quicker you can engage multiple targets.

plus other issues like shifting centre of gravity in uneven terrain.

Odunayaw:
wetin u de follow

Odunayaw:
it is never going to engage in close combat or urban ones
the barrel is justified as it can pick out those satanic thugs hiding behind trees from far out

giles14:
dont forget the BHT are highly mobile.

so quick action is the solution

Odunayaw:
I advice you to probably watch a YouTube video
There is a doctrine for every materiel
Meanwhile a quick illustration..The Sagaie is akin to a sniper rifle..never to be employed in close range

Odunayaw:
I can't bliv what am seeing

anyway...moving on

ActivateKruger:


That's why I always say we're just cool with being far away from them and Egypt, just feel sorry for Tunisia and Morocco.

lionel4power:

I hate typing on phones it makes my sentence jumbled.

well can explain to you better.

lionel4power:

I hate typing on phones it makes my sentence jumbled.

anyway if you didn't understand what i wrote then that's very poor of you. let me make it clearer so you can comprehend.

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we have this common misconception that a longer barrel = a longer range or better accuracy which is FALSE. A longer range is mostly determined by the type of propellant charge used and the barrel elevation.

One the the major reason the former iraqi army lost the tank war against the US Army in the Gulf war was due to their use of half-charge propellant as opposed to the proper propellant thereby making their tank rounds fall short


in summary all am trying to say is that a longer tank barrel is not the deciding factor for range since longer range can be gotten by using a energetic tank round propellant charge and SUPER-ELEVATION while accuracy is the sole job of the Fire Control System if the tank barrel hasn't wear out too much.

the fire control computes the targeting data after all factors is considered and it provides a fire solution.

A shorter barreled gun can still fire at longer range more than a really long gun.
Yes and No and it has nothing to do with the charge
When I spoke to a Tanker a long time ago accuracy is determined not exactly by the charge but by the length of the barrel.
The barrel be it a Tank or a Tank killing APC starts to get "hot ' after a while of firing multiple shells and this leads to " warpness" which affects the accuracy of the charge fired. It also plays a role in the elevation of the barrel the longer the barrel the more difficult to bring down it angle of elevation ( Angle of depression)
Hope I have helped you understand. anybody that knows their tanks well can explain to you better.
One of the main reasons alluded to by American tankers over their IRAQI counterparts had nothing to do with the charge but Mobility. They were surprised as to how many T-72 were stuck inside defensive berms in a static position and picked them off one at a time, they also said their Bradleys were hopeless against the T-72 and the kIA that the Americans suffered came from mobile T-72s

Henry240:
Armoured Personnel Carriers(APC) built or assembled in Africa, excluding South-Africa.

*excluding South-Africa primarily because armoured vehicles manufacturing in that country dates back to World War II.

From Egypt, Fahd APC and Temsah family of vehicles.

Fahd top

Henry240:
Coming in at number 6 for Nigeria is this un-identified type.

Henry240:
@Hrmnn, here's some of your kind of content

Nigeria COIN

Nigerian troops conducting COIN operations

lionel4power:
the longer the barrel the slower it will traverse 360 degree.

Henry240:
In number 4 for Nigeria is the PF Viper.

DaV8King:


Small correction Sir, we produce 5 types as the pictured is a Streit product undergoing repairs/overhaul.

Compare with photo in this link:
https://beegeagle./2012/05/12/nigeria-police-lagos-rapid-response-squad-apc/

MikeCZA:
Is it in production or is the prototype built yet?

Anyway Namibia has a longer list.

61mech:
For some reason you seem to think I'm trying to insult the Nigerian Navy. I'm not.
A am concerned about the guy and his boat crew. I'm a fellow African x-soldier and I don't want to see that guy get killed protecting his country , because he wasn't given the tools or the training to do his job properly.

That weapon is NOT going to function properly. If it looks like that from the outside the inside WILL be worse. I've inspected hundreds of machine guns and cannons and I can tell you a weapon should never get to that state even in the worst of circumstances. If you don't believe me ask any of the vets in this forum or anywhere else for that matter.

That's a CIS 50MG heavy machine gun it's not a AK. It has a complex dual feed system and any heavy MG needs to be tuned just right to work without having to re-cock it every 3 rounds. If his crew gets ambushed on a river and it doesn't function they are dead. River ambushes are no joke.

HMG's are designed to be field maintainable. Being out on a long patrol is no excuse. Rust does not appear overnight. All you need is a drum and some diesel to get the worst out of it. Then it's just a question of routine lubing.

kenpaul0:
That's not an excuse Henry. Someone didn't do his job here and that someone's CO also didn't do his job.

61mech:
For some reason you seem to think I'm trying to insult the Nigerian Navy. I'm not.
A am concerned about the guy and his boat crew. I'm a fellow African x-soldier and I don't want to see that guy get killed protecting his country , because he wasn't given the tools or the training to do his job properly.

That weapon is NOT going to function properly. If it looks like that from the outside the inside WILL be worse. I've inspected hundreds of machine guns and cannons and I can tell you a weapon should never get to that state even in the worst of circumstances. If you don't believe me ask any of the vets in this forum or anywhere else for that matter.

That's a CIS 50MG heavy machine gun it's not a AK. It has a complex dual feed system and any heavy MG needs to be tuned just right to work without having to re-cock it every 3 rounds. If his crew gets ambushed on a river and it doesn't function they are dead. River ambushes are no joke.

HMG's are designed to be field maintainable. Being out on a long patrol is no excuse. Rust does not appear overnight. All you need is a drum and some diesel to get the worst out of it. Then it's just a question of routine lubing.

andrewza:




Boats on operastion accumulate rust fast. I am not making a big deal about it since i have seen worse from 1st world countries.

Henry240:


It is not even a boat issue, it is one gun, which is old and has no evidence of rust. I have provided enough evidence to support my argument that what we see isn't rust.

I stand by my argument until there is evidence to the contrary.

Look at the barrel of this gun. We have a situation where there is a gradual erosion of the cathodic material used in preserving the gun. That's all there is to it.