GetMeRight:


You are a joker, friend. Boko Haram who are stealing food are well fed? The rag tag terrorists who are engaging in ambush, using human beings as shields are the ones who are properly armed? You even said that they are small in number like you knew how many ideological fanatics that are joining them on daily basis from within and outside the country!
I guess you have forgotten what it was used to be under Jonathan and now. It is like you didn't notice any change in their capabilities or refused to acknowledge

chiiraq802:
Which Nigerian Army
The ones scampalling for there lives because of BH, abiii the ones weh they cross carpet enter another mans country because of Herdsmen

You people saying US military is overrated , What about Nigerian Army

Boko Haram attacks Military Base and Barracks in Nigeria and at times they(BH) usually take control of some Nigeria Military Barracks....

No terrorist group in the world can overrun and outgun a US military Barracks not even ISIS or AL QAEDA, whether the barrack is based in US or the Host nation....

Please you people should stop comparing US military to Nigerian Business men sorry Military...

Its just like comparing a He-goat to a Lion.. I guess you know who the He-goat and Lion are.
#peace.

seunmsg:


Why can’t your almighty US army defeat ragtag Taliban forces in Afghanistan? Why are they negotiating peace with them? When the US ran into trouble in Somalia, it was the Nigeria Army that came to their rescue.

NewDelhi:

They think warfare is about going to NDA to chop 100 strokes of koboko or do 500 hunches of froggie lol. Don't argue with those kids

big7 KosiGee

Basher8583:


So its was big daddy that gave you men and children beri beri and qwashiokor.

Tell me. Who was France and South Africa supporting with ammunition and logistics?

willybaby:
such stupidity on a Sunday... Please have some sense.. put aside equipment Nigeria can go toe to toe with the US... We saved Somalia after the USA ran out with there tail between there legs, you fail to realise American hasn't won a war in ages, the were booted out in Vietnam and Korea, is it Afghanistan where the looking for a peace deal or what... Sir being woke doesn't entail insulting your country, or castigating for no reason

willybaby:
such stupidity on a Sunday... Please have some sense.. put aside equipment Nigeria can go toe to toe with the US... We saved Somalia after the USA ran out with there tail between there legs, you fail to realise American hasn't won a war in ages, the were booted out in Vietnam and Korea, is it Afghanistan where the looking for a peace deal or what... Sir being woke doesn't entail insulting your country, or castigating for no reason

Akudaisi:
BH or NA

IamAtikulate:

We all saw what happened to Ore within 5 days of the war until crying Joe ran to Be Daddy Britain crying for help.

In 2016, Benue elders claimed they lost about 500k people to the war. So how many do you think your people will lose.

IamAtikulate:

Counter what?

Sending PMCs doesn't equate to US forces. USA is not in any warfare with Taliban or any terrorist.

Sending pockets of helps to their allies doesn't mean any shitt

rontolo:
US wins. The difference is in their superior training and morale.

The main difference there though is logistics and air superiority. Most of the battle will be concluded in the air. Communication capability will be degraded, disrupting command and control. Whole brigades will be annihilated using surface to air missiles. Nigeria has near zero defences against any of these! Troops will be overwhelmed by the ferocity of onslaught, most will desert.

Too many of you just don’t understand the nuances of modern warfare

IamAtikulate:

USA cannot deploy its soldiers in combant situation without Congress authorization.

USA as of today is not fighting any war. Their last war was during WW II.

Be guided

IamAtikulate:

Counter what?

Sending PMCs doesn't equate to US forces. USA is not in any warfare with Taliban or any terrorist.

Sending pockets of helps to their allies doesn't mean any shitt

Agboriotejoye:

Not to put down the Nigerian army but you write a lot of funny and unsubstantiated tales.
Do you realise Nigerian army personnel are trained by US army personnel? Even our sitting president was trained in a US army school.
But that's not even it. Most US army personnel who come to Africa for peacekeeping mission don't do combat. They are usually in command and control, training and technical services. So I don't know where you got the info of US army begging Nigeria army. That's a really tall tale.
Lastly, there's nothing to prove those pics you uploaded are Nigeria army officers. In fact, that last guy looks like an Ethiopian.

Rossintii:


You will be surprised that in a full combat scenario between a US battalion and a Nigerian battalion, the Nigerians would actually win. If you think those cornflakes eating, pampered US troops will defeat those rugged Naija forces in man to man combat, think again. At the very most it will be a very close contest, no matter who wins.

There is a reason the US does not favour having their men on the ground in close combat, but prefer to do air strikes instead. Their fighting forces are simply not that good, and nowhere near as brave as many other troops from supposedly weaker armies.

I remember during the Somalian war in 1993 when Nigeria sent about 5,000 troops to join US forces there in Operation Restore Hope. The American troops used to beg the Nigerians to engage the Somali rebels, while all the Yanks did was mount road blocks. Nigerian troops went in and fought the Somalians in close combat and defeated them, losing very few men in the process.

Nigerian Army troops battle Somalian rebels in Mogadishu, in Operation Restore Hope, 1993

[img]https://beegeagle.files./2011/07/km845.jpg[/img]

[img]https://beegeagle.files./2011/07/somali-sniper-arrest-1993.jpg[/img]

supercase1:
In a combat scenerio whereby a US Marine army battalion with logistical support engages all Nigeria army division in a battle which side would come out victorious
US army battalion
or
Entire Nigeria Army Division!!!

Rossintii:


You will be surprised that in a full combat scenario between a US battalion and a Nigerian battalion, the Nigerians would actually win. If you think those cornflakes eating, pampered US troops will defeat those rugged Naija forces in man to man combat, think again. At the very most it will be a very close contest, no matter who wins.

There is a reason the US does not favour having their men on the ground in close combat, but prefer to do air strikes instead. Their fighting forces are simply not that good, and nowhere near as brave as many other troops from supposedly weaker armies.

I remember during the Somalian war in 1993 when Nigeria sent about 5,000 troops to join US forces there in Operation Restore Hope. The American troops used to beg the Nigerians to engage the Somali rebels, while all the Yanks did was mount road blocks. Nigerian troops went in and fought the Somalians in close combat and defeated them, losing very few men in the process.

Nigerian Army troops battle Somalian rebels in Mogadishu, in Operation Restore Hope, 1993

[img]https://beegeagle.files./2011/07/km845.jpg[/img]

[img]https://beegeagle.files./2011/07/somali-sniper-arrest-1993.jpg[/img]

NewDelhi:

Nope , all you need is a unit of the coast guard or army rangers

KosiGee:


I wanted to ignore this thread as I think it’s a foolish one but seeing your comment and that of Rossikii, I was compelled to post.

Men of the Nigeria military used to be rugged, fire eaters and brave. They are not what they used to be in my opinion. I don’t think that you can count on the Nigeria military to deliver like they used to.
I don’t think the camaraderie, patriotism, discipline, ruggedness and grit, intelligence and morale with which they are known for are still there. A lot of factors are required when you are talking of fighting effectiveness. There’s a lot of erosion in the Nigeria military no thanks to decades of corruption, bad leadership, incompetence, bad priorities, lack on intelligence and nepotism.

We can see all these at play in recent conflicts with Boko haram. The terrorist group still traverse our terrain boldly in trucks and personnel, launch attack and disappear! Where does that happen??

Despite what you hear about the US military or it’s pirtraya in Hollywood , they are amongst the best 3 in the world if not the best...logistics, motivation, training and discipline and most importantly PATRIOTISM.

Someone said they used lots of air support. Are you being serious? Battle isn’t a street brawl where you jump in and start throwing wild punches...if you have good and better reach, it’s wise to use it effectively to jab your opponent into submission. Every good fighter knows that whether it’s boxing, martial art or the military.

Nigeria isn’t lacking in personnel and self motivation but those won’t take you far. The edge they’d give you is very limited.

The thread question is a silly one and the comparison is very unfair.

Comparing both is like comparing a well motivated and talented athlete who has good nutrition and supplements, trains in a well equipped gym and environment under various top personal trainers to someone who trains in the backyard with lorry fly wheels and bars welded and coupled together, eats badly, has big pecs, deltoids and biceps but with spindly and badly trained, badly shaped and untouched leg muscles with very bad core strength.

Help2020:
God bless you bro.

Jomjom056:


Sir,just one battalion of the US army against all the divisions of Nigeria army.I just hope you know the differences between battalion and division then "one" and "all".

Also we are capable of launching air strikes too.
Do not compare the sponsored warfare in the north east to real warfare against foreign forces and threat.

Oblongata:
Nigerian ground forces are one of the best in the world...

Given the same logistics and equipment, Nigerian Army would outshine American army.

Forget all the films you watch about US army... the US army is not that rugged, and depends largely on CIA for intelligence which makes their operations far more successful than others.

Nigerian army is great and rugged, but sabotage has killed the morale, I pray it goes back to its glory days

NGpatriot:



After sinking Trillions of dollars and losing 2.500 soldiers in Afghanistan, the US us negotiating with the same Taliban terrorists the fought with wealth, blood and tears for over a decade, they are packing up to go home with the Taliban likely in charge of Afghanistan.

Same in Iraq, over 7,000 US military men died in Iraq and Afghanistan, they are confined to the green zone in Iraq.

Fighting state actors face to face is different from fighting not state actors like terrorists, they don't do face to face battle with fighter jets, tanks, warships or special forces, they do guerilla warfare, they exploit soft targets when you are not looking.

It doesn't matter how powerful or rich you are, you can not defeat or eliminate terrorists, your best bet is to curtail and confine their activities.

BH used to set off bombs everyday, the send out suicide bombers everyday to blow up markets and even mosques, the used to set off bombs even in Abuja, they took control of nearly the whole of Borno state with their flags flying everywhere, but you don't see all that anymore, they just exploit soft targets and play hide and seek.

Terrorists are not at your doorsteps because our brave men and women are sacrificing their lives to make sure they don't show up at your door.

Agboriotejoye:

Not to put down the Nigerian army but you write a lot of funny and unsubstantiated tales.
Do you realise Nigerian army personnel are trained by US army personnel? Even our sitting president was trained in a US army school.
But that's not even it. Most US army personnel who come to Africa for peacekeeping mission don't do combat. They are usually in command and control, training and technical services. So I don't know where you got the info of US army begging Nigeria army. That's a really tall tale.
Lastly, there's nothing to prove those pics you uploaded are Nigeria army officers. In fact, that last guy looks like an Ethiopian.

Akudaisi:
actually it's technicality that wins battle not ruggedness,BH are more technically advance than NA that's why they suffer little casualties even with their small numbers,so it's not about flogging 100 kobokos on someone it's war know-how analysis that makes the US superior,am not saying they will win but it's 50-50 knowing how uninformed our military is