61mech:

Rapid fire AP death up to 3 k metres for MPRAPs,LAVs,APCs,softskins and dismounts on a simple rugged high mobility frame with good ground clearance. Whats not to like! Ideally it should be stabilised like this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OrymIyWt9I

Unlike those terrorist FSA fvcuks in Syria using free mounted 23 mm on Toyotas! Btw the 23 mm has nearly 40 % more range and penetration than the US 20mm.

kikuyu1:


I've long admired Paramount products but prefer the Marauder.

Speaking of their products its time for the NAF to bite the bullet and accept the reality. It seems,sad as it may be and to my surprise that for now the US is still playing along with Jean Fraude's Lake Chad oil basin grab agenda and will therefore frustrate Naij efforts to get Tucs. Go for the Mwari but ensure there are non US systems. As the first buyer you should be able to push for co production and/or licence building on favourable terms.

kikuyu1:

Speaking of their products its time for the NAF to bite the bullet and accept the reality. It seems,sad as it may be and to my surprise that for now the US is still playing along with Jean Fraude's Lake Chad oil basin grab agenda and will therefore frustrate Naij efforts to get Tucs. Go for the Mwari but ensure there are non US systems. As the first buyer you should be able to push for co production and/or licence building on favourable terms.

The Tucano deal has been finalized already.

Odunayaw:
The 143rd bn... They were at Konduga

any idea if its a true ranger unit or they just bear rangers as name

Nigeria...
We can !
We will !
Ain't no two way about it !

Namibian participation in UNMIL

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ai1B1zR0mxI

giles14:
any idea if its a true ranger unit or they just bear rangers as name

I can't really say (but they don't even bear the name sef)

And the fire-fighting WhiteHawk is up and away.

Frumentum:
And the fire-fighting WhiteHawk is up and away.

blackhawk down
whitehawk up.

Random...

SAAF

tdayof:
blackhawk down
whitehawk up.

Our fire-fighting aircraft are usually painted yellow. Imagine calling it a YellowHawk .

I've seen ZU-23 fire many times. You'll be very lucky to hit anything at 2km with it.Especially if you put it on a vehicle. Your 10 round burst groups in the area of a football pitch at that range. Really more of an area/anti personnel weapon when used ground to ground.That's why modern auto cannons shoot in single fire mode.

The basic idea of this type of AA system is not really to hit a fast jet. You put massive amount of tracer in the air with the hope that the pilot loses his nerve and pulls out of his bombing run early for eg.

kikuyu1:


Rapid fire AP death up to 3 k metres for MPRAPs,LAVs,APCs,softskins and dismounts on a simple rugged high mobility frame with good ground clearance. Whats not to like! Ideally it should be stabilised like this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OrymIyWt9I

Unlike those terrorist FSA fvcuks in Syria using free mounted 23 mm on Toyotas! Btw the 23 mm has nearly 40 % more range and penetration than the US 20mm.

Guess who stopped by.

Lynn Garison the renowned Aviator who alongside his comrade Count Carl Gustaf Ericsson von Rosen pioneered revolutionary air combat tactics during the Biafran War.

they undertook several raid against the Nigerian Air Force in their Biafran Baby (Minicoin) aircraft.

behind-the-scene discussion is on going for an exclusive on their exploits during the Biafran War.

you can discuss with him on this thread.


REINCARNATION: How the Biafran Baby returns to fight for Nigeria.

https://www.africanmilitaryblog.com/2016/11/reincarnation-how-biafran-baby-returns.html?m=1

SA...more stolen pics

saengine:
SA...more stolen pics

I know where you "borrowed" the first 2, but mum's the word.
The 3rd is fine as all those guys were still Marines then. Won't say where some ended up.

PIC: Recce urban breach from the insta account.

Nigerian army locally made Proforce ARA MRAP.

There was a time when repeat photos were frowned upon on this thread, but standards have plummeted of late.

Oh well, some of us keep the faith.

PIC: Recce Milan ATGM team.

Sometime in Darfur, Sudan.

Easter is one of those weird times at work. Usually during Christian holidays it's we non-believers, Jews, Muslims, Buddhists etc manning the stations. Now the Christians are off for Easter and the Jews off for Pesach, and because we're 24/7, I'm getting 4 hours sleep in-between my regular beat and another region.

All good though, I'm accumulating days for our biking trip to finish the rest of SADC.

Frumentum:
There was a time when repeat photos were frowned upon on this thread, but standards have plummeted of late.

Oh well, some of us keep the faith.

PIC: Recce Milan ATGM team.

looking at this picture reminds me of a time I uploaded a pic of a Nigerian soldier wearing such webbings and I was told of issues with going prone

Photos from the just concluded Obangame exercise.

Ghana Navy Special Boat Service, Obangame 2018

Ghana Navy SBS

Ghanaian navy SBS members are mainly trained in Nigeria.

CHIEF OF THE AIR STAFF FETES FRONTLINE TROOPS IN NORTHEAST

Frontline personnel of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) currently serving in the Northeast and visiting members of their families have been treated to a special lunch by the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, on 1 April 2018, in celebration of the Easter festivities. The CAS, who was represented at the occasion by the Commander Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation LAFIYA DOLE, Air Vice Marshal (AVM) Idi Lubo, commended the contributions of personnel towards prosecuting the fight against insurgency in the country and urged them not to rest on their oars. He said that although a lot of success had been recorded in the fight against Boko Haram Terrorists, the personnel needed to put more effort towards completely eradicating the menace. The representative of the CAS later had lunch with the other NAF frontline personnel serving in Yola.

At Yola, AVM Lubo thanked Air Marshal Abubakar for the kind gesture of facilitating the lunch. Addressing the troops after the lunch, the representative of the CAS commended the troops for their relentless efforts and sacrifices, which had greatly degraded the capability of the insurgents. He equally tasked the troops to redouble their efforts to ensure that the entire country, and the Northeast Region in particular, become a safer place for Nigerians.

AVM Lubo later presented the award of the Best Officer of the Quarter to Group Captain Samuel Eyoma, who is the Head of the Data Collection and Analysis Team in the Tactical Operation Centre. He then encouraged the Senior Officer to remain focused and diligent in the discharge of his duties. Likewise, he charged other personnel to emulate those qualities that won Group Captain Eyoma the award. The representative of the CAS also seized the opportunity to commission some projects at 103 Strike Group, aimed at enhancing the protection of NAF critical assets in NAF Base Yola.

The idea behind the special lunch with NAF frontline personnel, which has become a tradition since Air Marshal Abubakar became the CAS, is to sustain their morale towards enhancing operational effectiveness.

OLATOKUNBO ADESANYA
Air Vice Marshal
Director of Public Relations and Information
Nigerian Air Force

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Nigerian Air Force QRF

61mech:
I've seen ZU-23 fire many times. You'll be very lucky to hit anything at 2km with it.Especially if you put it on a vehicle. Your 10 round burst groups in the area of a football pitch at that range. Really more of an area/anti personnel weapon when used ground to ground.That's why modern auto cannons shoot in single fire mode.

The basic idea of this type of AA system is not really to hit a fast jet. You put massive amount of tracer in the air with the hope that the pilot loses his nerve and pulls out of his bombing run early for eg.

Yes,but those are unstabilised and stabilised mounts like these. One is obvs more effective.

Odunayaw:
looking at this picture reminds me of a time I uploaded a pic of a Nigerian soldier wearing such webbings and I was told of issues with going prone

Frumentum:

what machine gun is that??