students of a school in Bodhei, Lamu County,kenya wore uniforms thanks to personal contribution by KDF soldiers

kenyan policemen braving the weather to see smooth and safely flow of traffic

Moroccan army field hospital set up in Juba as part of a humanitarian mission in South Sudan. during visit of King Mohammed VI and South Sudanese President Salva Kiir Mayardit,

2S3M/M1 Akatsiya algerian army

? If I start a private military company who's sole job is to hunt down high value terrorist for bounty... Will that be totally legal?
I will never run out of business at least not in this century!

Pantsir s1 , short to medium range air defense system , algeria

Children at IDP camp staring at their reflection.


Off-topic

a little bit off topic don't you think?

tdayof:
Children at IDP camp staring at their reflection.

jakeporeshenko:
a little bit off topic don't you think?

Just decided to share. I'll add off-topic .

lionel4power:
my argument was and still is that a longer barrel nozzle would point to the target late than a shorter barrel

if I have a pistol (short barrel) I can quickly get it to point on your forehead faster than if I have a battle rifle.

Longer Range can be achieved by using a more energetic propellant and SUPER-ELEVATION of the barrel and NOT BY LONG BARREL.


longer barrel is not the deciding factor in geting accurate hits. Accuracy is decided by having a good FCS when all is in order.

That's fine, I disagree with your opinion but nonetheless I will respect it.

You said the Nigerian Army should probably adopt a shorter barrelled gun for the ERC 90 Sagaie.

There's another version of the same vehicle which does exactly that, the ERC 90 Lynx.

Nigeria bought 40 ERC Sagaies (long barrel) and 40 ERC Lynxes (short barrel) some years ago.

So they already possess what you're talking about, most likely in storage somewhere. Photos of the ERC 90 Lynx in use elsewhere:

patches689:
Our "marines" doing some training...

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

Funny to think that these guys arent even *that* elite

9 SAI should just be transferred to the navy.

Hrmnn:


That's fine, I disagree with your opinion but nonetheless I will respect it.

Ym:

You earn my utmost respect for this.

MiddleDimension:


hahaha! you got laughing there, mehn. i really like your post. but how was it possible the won the yomkipur war?

Like he said USA!

jakeporeshenko:
a little bit off topic don't you think?

PoliceNG Special Forces display operational capability at 2017 National Security Summit, ICC Abuja. please can u share the video link here for others?

https://twitter.com/PoliceNG

Here is it https://twitter.com/YomiShogunle/status/862723500204847105

off topic.
This is a whole lot of firepower.

tdayof:
off topic.
This is a whole lot of firepower.

Jesus Christ of Nazareth.
How much do they spend just to keep the gears turning ..
I would like to see an infograph for US,

jakeporeshenko:
a little bit off topic don't you think?

Children at the camp (probably because of war) might not be too off-topic... In fact, I would prefer it over Henry's Android phone.

Fidha254:
Jesus Christ of Nazareth.
How much do they spend just to keep the gears turning ..
I would like to see an infograph for US,

french defence budgets is 5 times the algerian budget


for US navy here an infography

http://cdn.rsvlts.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/awVKTLr.jpg

Oldies .... algerian SF

tdayof:
off topic.
This is a whole lot of firepower.

Actually if you put things into perspective, it's not that great... If you think about a military expenditure of about $55bn per annual, that's 11 times more than what South Africa spends on the SANDF. So theoretically their navy should be 11 times more (even bigger) than the South African Navy, but it's not.

chkil0:
Oldies .... algerian SF

WTF? That should have been on the scene of American Ninja 4.

ActivateKruger:


Children at the camp (probably because of war) might not be too off-topic... In fact, I would prefer it over Henry's Android phone.

Degrees of off-topicness... thanks for the enlightenment man.

"We have a situation where there is a gradual erosion of the cathodic material used in preserving the gun"
What on gods green earth are you talking about ?
I work in the marine industry. Cathodes are used UNDER the waterline as sacrificial material for corrosion. Doesn't work in air.

Old doesnt mean anything if a gun is well looked after. That's a CIS50 from Singapore produced in the late 80's. We still used 12.7 and 1919 browning receivers from WW2 in the SADF ! We used Vickers guns on the range at times. Those guns made it through WW2 and we still had them in inventory in the 90's. They looked like museum pieces, because they were looked after meticulously for decades.

Have another look at the pic. Look closely at the ammo bin holder on the mount. It actually has pitting in the metal. They tried to cover it up with paint. The only time I've ever seen a MG look like that it came from a cash that was buried in mud for God knows how long.

I still don't understand your argument about the salt air. How is that preventing him from cleaning it ? That boat doesn't enough carry fuel to patrol out for days.
As for the barrel, I suspect that they only remove it for cleaning as it's easier to do. That's why it looks in better shape than the receiver. Barrels are also made from different blends of steel, for obvious reasons, that makes them last longer.

I can only speak for the SADF/SANDF,but I would get brought up on orders if I or anyone I commanded returned a weapon in that state. Zero excuses.
No different than anyone who damages expensive equipment because of negligence.

Anyone who's served in any military would tell you that the state of a units gear is a good indicator of its leadership,training and morale. No matter how old it is. Hell I could tell you if a Bn. has its sh!t squared away by looking at the state of the guard gate.

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.

61mech:
"We have a situation where there is a gradual erosion of the cathodic material used in preserving the gun"
What on gods green earth are you talking about ?
I work in the marine industry. Cathodes are used UNDER the waterline as sacrificial material for corrosion. Doesn't work in air.

Old doesnt mean anything if a gun is well looked after. That's a CIS50 from Singapore produced in the late 80's. We still used 12.7 and 1919 browning receivers from WW2 in the SADF ! We used Vickers guns on the range at times. Those guns made it through WW2 and we still had them in inventory in the 90's. They looked like museum pieces, because they were looked after meticulously for decades.

Have another look at the pic. Look closely at the ammo bin holder on the mount. It actually has pitting in the metal. They tried to cover it up with paint. The only time I've ever seen a MG look like that it came from a cash that was buried in mud for God knows how long.

I still don't understand your argument about the salt air. How is that preventing him from cleaning it ? That boat doesn't enough carry fuel to patrol out for days.
As for the barrel, I suspect that they only remove it for cleaning as it's easier to do. That's why it looks in better shape than the receiver. Barrels are also made from different blends of steel, for obvious reasons, that makes them last longer.

I can only speak for the SADF/SANDF,but I would get brought up on orders if I or anyone I commanded returned a weapon in that state. Zero excuses.
No different than anyone who damages expensive equipment because of negligence.

Anyone who's served in any military would tell you that the state of a units gear is a good indicator of its leadership,training and morale. No matter how old it is. Hell I could tell you if a Bn. has its sh!t squared away by looking at the state of the guard gate.

You make a valid point based on your military experience. However, this man you're trying to enlight is beyond salvation as his views only are valid. You may ignore the fact that he has never actually owned military grade weapon in his entire life so let alone have a clue how it's maintained. This is a man who will defend any trashy behavior because it's done by his countrymen and come up with all sorts of excuses for it.


As I said before, the standards of the South African military differ from those of the Nigerians (or other militaries) so a simple "we don't care about rusted guns in our military" statement would have saved everyone the trouble.

Throwback

jakeporeshenko:

1st Battalion The Royal Anglian Regt (the vikings) provide "specialist" training while "The Poachers" - The 2nd Battalion Royal Anglian Regiment provide Medical and Counter IED training.

weird seeing them with the SBS

pics unrelated

tdayof:
Here is it https://twitter.com/YomiShogunle/status/862723500204847105

Here you go

we hope to see more Gucci

Odunayaw:
Here you go

we hope to see more Gucci

Nice camo.

tdayof:


Nice camo.

Won't the army have a problem with this ?

jakeporeshenko:

Won't the army have a problem with this ?

No, only guys from those dept will be allowed to use that uniform.

ongoing kenya defence forces recruitment