MikeCZA:
No escape zone.

Manufacturers never release that.

Max range is achieved under favourable conditions. i.e. head on interceptions.

MikeCZA:
Nope.

South Africa's defence industry.

In short during war time major powers with the help of their defence industries can tailor their systems for an enemy at short notice.

MikeCZA:
You are not answering the question!

Cuban and Angolan ground attacks were ineffective. Mostly speculative attacks.

Air superiority isn't about the fighters.

africaken254:
On 27 June 1988, Cuban MiG-23 fighters bombed the Calueque hydro-electric complex at 16.7367°S 14.9669°E, disabling it and killing 12 SADF soldiers and i also remember reading the account of a south african soldier whose comrades were killed when a mig-23 dropped a 500kg Bomb close to their ratel .Killing several of them and destroying ratel,How then did you have air superiority over the cubans and angolans air forces.if they still causes on your side until the end of the war !

MikeCZA:
Their air to ground attacks were ineffective. Mostly speculative.

The are many times when SA vehicles had bombs dropped close to them.

SA didn't have air superiority.

africaken254:
you want to tell us you never ever had losses !did the south africa air force ever carry out strategic bombing campaign targeting Luanda or was it just air support you offered

chkil:
the New model of AK 47 produced by the Algerian Khenchela Company of Mechanical Constructions (ECMK)

MikeCZA:
Like any war both sides suffered casualties.

If you can answer why SA was in Angola then you'll know why that didn't happen.

Henry240:


Wow, that's so retro and cool. What did you ask specifically and what was their response, please share?


As long as the military and our partners continue to share photos, i'll surely continue.

libya national army EOD team member with a tactical jammer system backpack

africaken254:
from a military point of view Luanda was of strategic importance as was hanoi was during the vietnam,probably south africa air force lacked the capability to strike Luanda.this is reasons in my opinion which contributed to angolan and cuban air defence system being less effective,
1. south africa was being provide help by the americans thus likely were provided with satellite photos of SAM sites,also UNITA and south african special op were constantly monitoring angolan and cuban movement in southern angolan
2.also due to constant ambush attacks by UNITA rebels and south africa special ops in southern angola, the angolans and cubans couldn't move freely ,SAM Unit couldn't operate discretely thus requiring several Regiments of armored unit for protection

jakeporeshenko:
Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar (L), decorating a student of basic regiment course, at the graduation of sundry basic regiment officers, Airmen and Airwomen course 21/2016 in Kaduna on Saturday (23/7/16).

libya national army EOD team members Benghazi with a tactical jammer system backpack

MikeCZA:


1. What strategic importance? Yes, to UNITA not South Africa.

(A) From Southern Angola the SAAF's bombers had the range to reach Luanda.

(b) When territory was captured it was handed to UNITA.

2. What air defence system? You mean their air defence units?

3. Angolan units could move free. Detection of battalion size units was even a headache for SA.

Regiment what ? Update your info on how FAPLA units where structured.

africaken254:
are you trying to tell us before south entered angola ,there was no UNITA ! so for how long did you plan to be involved in this border war with cubans and russians shipping weapons and equipment to Angola !just saw a documentary where a former south africa commander said they used to know the Angolans and Cubans positions ,american could bomb hanoi but the losses on their side were devastating.

jakeporeshenko:
Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar (L), decorating a student of basic regiment course, at the graduation of sundry basic regiment officers, Airmen and Airwomen course 21/2016 in Kaduna on Saturday (23/7/16).

jakeporeshenko:

Well in summary if the Pakis hold up their side of the arraignment NAF should start to receive the birds anywhere between August and September this year, and on the drones he said he'll have to get back to me, so I'm suspecting he's not yet cleared to discuss it freely.

jakeporeshenko:
Pic 1: Nigerian army drone squad
Pic 2: Nigerian army officer undergoing training in the Uk, now he's off to somewhere in the Central America (for jungle warfare training) I can't disclose.

chinese8107:

the second pic is what ? doesn't look like javelin AT-4?

jakeporeshenko:

to me it looks like an FGM-172 SRAW

jakeporeshenko:
Pic 1: Nigerian army drone squad
Pic 2: Nigerian army officer undergoing training in the Uk, now he's off to somewhere in the Central America (for jungle warfare training) I can't disclose.

klhazhik:



d second pics.... i.d the rifle pls....

klhazhik:




d second pics.... i.d the rifle pls....

bidexiii:

The L85 rifle variant of the SA80 family

africaken254:
from a military point of view Luanda was of strategic importance as was hanoi was during the vietnam,probably south africa air force lacked the capability to strike Luanda.this is reasons in my opinion which contributed to angolan and cuban air defence system being less effective,
1. south africa was being provide help by the americans thus likely were provided with satellite photos of SAM sites,also UNITA and south african special op were constantly monitoring angolan and cuban movement in southern angolan
2.also due to constant ambush attacks by UNITA rebels and south africa special ops in southern angola, the angolans and cubans couldn't move freely ,SAM Unit couldn't operate discretely thus requiring several Regiments of armored unit for protection