Henry240:


There was an attack on nairaland.com a couple years ago, 2013 or so. During the cyber-attack we lost 6 months of data and this website was off-line for 2weeks.

hope is the site now has better defences, however I think the current issue is, nairaland.com needs to get a better host. It has become to large for the servers of its current host.

ActivateKruger:

In case you don't know who owns that field

jln115:

Take it from a South African , it would be a terrible idea, firstly we never manufacture the Olifant from scratch but used existing centurion platforms which basically means we can't build any more Olifant, so that would mean you would need to buy from our Surplus stocks, which consist of only Mk1As which are basically WW2 Centurions.

The only time it would be worth while is getting your hands on the mk1b or mk2 versions.....which i guarantee we would never sell.

Upgrading your existing T72s and Vickers might be a better idea

ActivateKruger:


If that vehicle is executed according to the 3D renders we've seen, it's probably gonna be the best looking military product to come out of Nigeria.

IbnSultaan:
Henry making africaken254 look like a Kenya soldier abt to be deployed to somalia .

frumentius:


It's 4 pods on ops in the DRC. Might be wrong, but I think the outer pylon is for AAMs.

tdayof:


Are you sure punch didn't copy information from this thread? The same punch that said the Yahbon will be replacing our CH3??

africaken254:
or it could be someone or people are trying to do what recently happened in liberia when a large DDoS attack knocked out internet access in Liberia.

africaken254:
watching snowden movie

UPDAF L-39 jet

Obostone:


The important phrase, help develop better tanks that means I am aware of the short comings.

Henry240:


That retarded Africaken254, has contributed his fair share to African military media. Although he is mostly ignorant on some matters, and has his Africaken moments you have to praise the immense efforts he has put in.


He is Maumau, that was his moniker at militaryphotos. Net. He virtually single-handedly ran the African military thread for at-least 2 years.


He deserves an applause for his efforts.

africaken254:
question,how is africa going to look like. if Trump withdraw american troops and support from africa continent ?.i believe Asia is also discussing about a similar eventuality

IbnSultaan:


China & eastern europe weapon manufactures will get more market to sell weapons .

But the day terror cell organise operations frm Africa n attack US interest, Trump may get sense

Henry240:


Very nice movie.

jln115:

Well , new tank development isn't going to come from down South, we figured out that the whole idea of the tank is a short coming in Southern Africa!

MikeCZA:
Not really.

Nothing is more effective at destroying main battle tanks than another an enemy main battle tank.


Southern Africa might not be "tank friendly" environment but encountering a foe with MBTs. Will have you wishing you had tanks too. The SADF deployed the Olifant cause units of the 20 SA brigade in the Angola had to be cautious attacking enemy units reinforced with tanks.

1. New main battle tank.

2. New light armour.

3. New or enhanced medium armour.

IbnSultaan:



But the day terror cell organise operations frm Africa n attack US interest, Trump may get sense

jln115:

Yet Ratel 90s and Ratel ZT3s killed many many more enemy tanks than our own Olifant!! hell we deployed less than 30 Olifant vs 150 enemy Tanks at Cuito, yet look at the result!

jln115:

Yet Ratel 90s and Ratel ZT3s killed many many more enemy tanks than our own Olifant!! hell we deployed less than 30 Olifant vs 150 enemy Tanks at Cuito, yet look at the result!

MikeCZA:
The Ratels did score many tank kills but crews were endangered.

But look at factors:

1. SA deployed EW capabilities.

- Communications jamming.

2. Incompetence of the Angolan tank crews. In the late 80s that was starting to change.

- Angolan armour soldiers were starting to be of higher quality than their regular infantry.

The Ratel.

The Ratel-90 sought of replaced the Eland-90. Using the same turret and gun. To kill a T-55 MBT the Ratel-90 had to get up close and had to use more than one shot or one luck shot to penetrate and kill it.

The deployment of the Olifant alongside 4 SAI was cause of the threat of the T-55s. There was no effective tool in dealing with them.

Initially South Africa deployed "specialists" to hunt and destroy them (T-55s) but the Angolans would simply use infantry to screen them.

The Ratel-ZT3 was still a prototype and these are under command of the battalion OC. Covering the flanks of attacking force etc. They didn't get many kills with their "Mongol missiles".

I'm personally not a fan of putting larger guns of Infantry fighting vehicles. As they have larger silhouettes cause of their infantry compartments. Making them easier targets. As larger guns means they'll be utilized as tanks killers. Lacking armour.

Being used outside their intended role. Just like Eland and Ratel.

Vehicles like Ratel-90, Rooikat should be used for tasks such as combat reconnaissance not combat against tanks. They'll be a snack for competent MBTs crews!

ActivateKruger:


In case you don't know who owns that field