giles14:
d Syrian crisis is gone escalate if dis coup fails

nemesis2u:
conflicting reports comming in

aljazzera supporting ergoden saying coup failed

others saying things r not normal.

It's a PR war at the moment. so it's all speculation as of now.




me thinks even if coup fails, Turkish army has a mutiny at hands.

i hope our intelligence sleuths tracking isis recruiters are safe.

africaken254:
check out that unknown building get hit by a missile ,this is going to get bloody .link https://twitter.com/thevocaleurope/status/754093931021893634

nemesis2u:


saw that, plus another one with helis attacking civilians , not sure of authenticity though

africaken254:
Soldiers raid CNN Turk and shut it down.just on twitter.just saw a clip of several dead people ,heads blown up,they need to let this guys take over the country or this is going to be bloody

nemesis2u:

Erdogan will now take full control of the military and cleanse all the "secular" forces within it. Politically this couldn't have gone any better for him.

food for thought

damn erdogan did not die

Radicalised before recruitment? Unmasking the Kapenguria attack rogue cop

 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9hHuAhN_wc

Henry24o:
Computer Generated Image(CGI) of a Nigerian MRAP currently under-development.


Specifications have been previously shared.

africaken254:
check out that unknown building get hit by a missile ,this is going to get bloody .link https://twitter.com/thevocaleurope/status/754093931021893634its the Turkish Parliament hit by rockets amid military

frumentius:


Sort of looks like a cross between the Denel LM13 and the LM16, which Denel LMT is supplying to Saudi Arabia and the UAE.

It must be so frustrating working in the Nigerian defence industry: pols and military brass make all the right noises and then go for abominations like the Honker, when a better local product exists!

Henry24o:
A refurbished Nigerian Army Reva MRAP stuck in mud in Sambisa forest.

frumentius:


Henry, I heard that on average, it takes only 5 days for your guys to refurbish and return to service damaged REVAs, depending on the availability of all materials and spares. That's bloody impressive. Can you confirm?

Henry24o:
The SANDF is looking at the possibility of acquiring 6 units of Denel T5-45 Howitzers





An overview of the Howitzer.


Denel Land Systems (DLS) took the
opportunity to demonstrate its truck-
mounted 155 mm T5-52 artillery
system during an event held at South
Africa's Overberg Test Range in April.
The company wanted to highlight the
system's superior range when firing
rocket-assisted projectiles (54.8 km
at sea level), rate of fire (six rounds
in the first minute, with a sustained
rate of fire of 2 per minute), and its
ability to fire six rounds that land
simultaneously on the same target.
The gun can also be elevated from 3°
to +72°, allowing it to be used in the
direct fire role: a capability that was
demonstrated when it put two rounds
into the same impact point at 1,000 m.
The T5-52 system essentially comprises
the DLS 155 mm/52-calibre gun
mounted on an 8x8 Tatra truck, with
a gross system weight of around 38
tonnes.
Its 300 kW turbo-charged diesel gives
it a speed of 85 km/h, while the road
and cross-country ranges are 600 km
and 300 km, respectively. The vehicle
with the gun mounted is 10.1 m long,
2.9 m wide, and 3.48 m high. It has a
ground clearance of 41 cm and can
ford to a depth of 1.4 m. The 40%
gradient and approach and departure
angles of 32° and 39° give adequate
mobility off-road for an artillery
system.
The system carries complete rounds in
a container behind the cab so they are
adjacent to the breech of the rearward-
firing gun. The vehicle is stabilised by
hydraulic jacks, with the hydraulic
power for them and the other systems
being taken from the truck or another
vehicle if necessary.
The crew comprises four on-mount and
two ammunition handlers off-mount
when additional ammunition is used.
The time into and out of action is 60
seconds, and loading is assisted by a
semi-automatic rammer, automatic
primer loading, and an optional three-
round magazine and three-round
crane .
The system is offered with a completely
integrated command and fire-control
and communications system, and can
be supplied with the related
observation, meteorological, and other
equipment. It fires the full range of
ballistically matched ammunition using
base-bleed units that can be fitted in
the field and a modular charge system
with combustible cases.

MikeCZA:
If this goes through. Though highly unlikely it means the chances of the G6 self propelled howitzer ever seeing action in the hands of the SA army are highly unlikely.

frumentius:
So, back in the day we took Panhard AMLs and improved them into the Eland 20, 60 (mortar) and 90 as long-range scout/reconnaissance platforms. However, the conventional war in Angola exposed the limitations of the "Noddy" car, hence its replacement by the Rooikat. We then sold all our Elands without factoring in their utility in the unconventional little wars popping up in some parts of the African continent. Those ex-SA Army Elands are still put to good use by the Chadians, Moroccans, Senegalese etc. We could have done with some in Bangui and Darfur.
Nothing against Rooikat, but hell we should've gone for the MC-90 as a replacement.

Look what the French and Panhard are proposing for their update.

Pic 1: Eland 20 and 90;

Pic 2: the MC-90 we didn't pursue;

Pic 3: the Panhard Crab;

Pic 4: Panhard Crab interior.