newafricaken254:
KDF completes two weeks joint training exercise in Jordan

 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuuN8TUvmww

Henry240:

Yeah, the guys in Gambia were rocking NMT vests.

Nothing can be more enjoyable than the fact that Nigerian soldiers are rocking locally made protective gear, in a locally built LAV, using locally made radios and using locally built firearms. Unimaginable forex we will save.

patches689:


I have, and find no mention of it being made in Nigeria - hence, instead of starting a fight I gave y'all the benefit of the doubt and the opportunity to enlighten me.

Instead of information, all I get is your provocational posts.

Why did you even bother responding if you have nothing to add?

Ibrahimanees:
STRICTLY OFF TOPIC:
Gov. Rochas Okorocha of Imo is set to unveil the statue of another African president, weeks after a national outrage over the unveiling of a multi-million naira statue of President Jacob Zuma of South Africa. Newsmen in Owerri report that Okorocha’s latest statue, a monument of President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf of Liberia, is scheduled to be unveiled on Nov. 9.
Kim Jon Un is scheduled for Nov. 31 and Robert Mugabe Dec. 20....

Henry240:
These guys in Mali were rocking the locally made NMT bulletproof vest. Sweet!

jakeporeshenko:

What’s NMT?

Deway7575:

@newafricaken, What military equipment was/were received from Jordan during this exercise?

lionel4power:

Not a good idea during conflict. Terrorists frogmen can attach a bomb at the hull at night.

patches689:


35mm Oelikon 102 GDF-002 + 48 modified GDF-005 units - being upgraded to Skysheild (project should be finished)
8 starstreak MANPADS + Thales Page continuous-wave (CW) low-observable battery air defence local warning radars
4 ESR220 Thutlwa radar
14 Thales Squire radar system (not sure if they are intergrated)

and... ~30 ZU-23-2 mounted on a SAMIL 100 truck (I think those may have been sold to Nigeria), some have armored cabins.

As you can see, strategic Air-Defence has never been a real imperative for the SANDF - even GBADS seems focused on building tactical capablities (defending a specific key position)

lionel4power:

There has to be some safe distance between civvies boats and your navy's prized possession.

As a safety measure.

Civil-Military relationships can easily deteriorate,

patches689:


They are two separate harbors

Yellow - civilian
Red- military

The only SANDF or SAN vessel normally moored outside the military zone is the SAS Protea, our hydro-graphic vessel

Henry240:

Nigeria Machine Tools.

andrewza:


The * srarstreaks menstioned are not manpands but triple launcher LML systems. Actualy Manpad versions are not the same.


The ZSU-23-2 where not sold they still very much in use in SA though they where briifly removed, used by the Special forces and removed again they back with ADA to provide a mobile AA gun sytem. As far as i know all in serves have armored Mine proofed cabs

ActivateKruger:



Any space left for Idi Amin? Leaving him behind would be a dishonour, he needs a slot in the Dictatorship Avenue.

Slater reports that the man who knows all about the coup is Colonel Bar-Lev, the Israeli defence attaché - the ambassador was away. Quoting Bar-Lev as the source, Slater reports: "In the course of last night, General Amin caused to be arrested all officers in the armed forces sympathetic to Obote ... Amin is now firmly in control of all elements of [the] army ... the Israeli defence attaché discounts any possibility of moves against Amin."

In the following days, the Israelis take the lead. Bar-Lev is in constant contact with Amin. Slater tells London that Bar-Lev has explained to him "in considerable detail [how] ... all potential foci of resistance, both up-country and in Kampala, had been eliminated." How does he know this? The Uganda military radio network had been provided by the Israelis. Soon afterwards, Amin made his first trip as president - to Israel

patches689:


Wait, you guys make the Tavor?

jakeporeshenko:

So the body armor is manufactured by NMT ?

patches689:


Pity we didnt go for some vehicle mounts for the star-streak as well.

What happened to the litte-guyes on the buffel chassis?

odern napalm is known as "Napalm B." It is distinctly different than the napalm used in past conflict such as Vietnam and World War II. Napalm B is made of different chemicals than the napalm of the past. However, despite its different characteristics, Napalm B is often referred to by military personnel simply as "napalm."

Napalm B is usually comprised of "plastic polystyrene" and "hydrocarbon benzene." These compounds combine to form jellied gasoline, which is extremely flammable and hot when ignited. Napalm B is much easier to control and manage when ignited than previous forms of napalm – which was so flammable that it often caught on fire when soldiers smoked cigarettes near it. Napalm B is sometimes called "Super Napalm" as it burns much longer than older versions of the agent. Napalm B can burn for as long as 10 minutes. Older versions of napalm often burned for less than 30 seconds.

Napalm has been used recently in wartime by or against: Iran (1980–1988), Israel (1967, 1982), Nigeria (1969), Brazil (1972), Egypt (1973), Cyprus (1964, 1974), Argentina (1982), Iraq (1980–1988, 1991, 2003 - ?), Serbia (1994), Turkey (1963, 1974, 1997), Angola, France (1946-1954, 1954-1962), United States.T S

Henry240:

Yea, i posted their brochure in this thread a couple months back.

kikuyu1:
Napalm,anyone?

Idk why we don't use this primo area weapon? Not as a flame thrower-too heavy and unwieldy! We use cluster bombs and ordinary dumb bombs in Africa apart from the Rhodies who had their own version called Frantam,which was thickened petroleum jelly mixed with aluminum flakes. The latest version ,Napalm B,shown here in the treeline,burns hotter and longer.

https://www.thebalance.com/napalm-still-used-as-a-weapon-3345094

Haiyya! It seems Naij used it against the Ibos!
http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Napalm


I hear Russia has a version that melts brick!?

newafricaken254:
firearm ownership on the rise in kenya among affluent citizen

 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_42kmtyMl-Q

andrewza:



SA tested in back in the border war and droped it, was not as effective in the African bush

kikuyu1:
Napalm,anyone?

Idk why we don't use this primo area weapon? Not as a flame thrower-too heavy and unwieldy! We use cluster bombs and ordinary dumb bombs in Africa apart from the Rhodies who had their own version called Frantam,which was thickened petroleum jelly mixed with aluminum flakes. The latest version ,Napalm B,shown here in the treeline,burns hotter and longer.

https://www.thebalance.com/napalm-still-used-as-a-weapon-3345094

Haiyya! It seems Naij used it against the Ibos!
http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Napalm


I hear Russia has a version that melts brick!?

kikuyu1:


Exactly what was the problem,considering Frantam performed well?

kikuyu1:


Exactly what was the problem,considering Frantam performed well?

patches689:


35mm Oelikon 102 GDF-002 + 48 modified GDF-005 units - being upgraded to Skysheild (project should be finished)
8 starstreak MANPADS + Thales Page continuous-wave (CW) low-observable battery air defence local warning radars
4 ESR220 Thutlwa radar
14 Thales Squire radar system (not sure if they are intergrated)

and... ~30 ZU-23-2 mounted on a SAMIL 100 truck (I think those may have been sold to Nigeria), some have armored cabins.

As you can see, strategic Air-Defence has never been a real imperative for the SANDF - even GBADS seems focused on building tactical capablities (defending a specific key position)

patches689:


Flame throwers are illegal.

Russians get around it because TOS systems and Shmel RPG's are thermabolic, which is not expressly prohibited.

I question the effectiveness of TOS because after brief appearances on the field in Iraq and Syria (both of whom actually own them) they very quickly disappeared from the front - while the classic MRLS with HE warheads remain ubiquitous.

Shmel is obviously a nifty niche weapon - Engineers getting rid of pesky bunkers. But as a niche weapon, I dont see a place for it in Africa.

Here, the worlds most exhausted Russian demonstrates the Shmel for us

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nKIJChgFvs

patches689:


Because its in the dry bush-veldt - a flame thrower would set everything on fire and your entire battle-feild would turn into a raging inferno, which would end up being a major headache for BLUFOR as well as OPFOR.

jakeporeshenko:
Repost. This guys face !