Crazy, man. People say being under Grad rocket attack much more scarier than under usual artillery attack. A serious salvo can launch up to 100 rockets in just 10 seconds. Imagine the impact of that 100 rockets on the target.

Revealed: France has deployed over 8,000 troops in Africa (apparently without nobody noticing)


French troops conducting a patrol in a town in the CAR (Central African Republic)

France has played a pivotal — and at times unilateral — role in tackling extremism and civil unrest throughout sub-Saharan Africa.

This role is aided by France’s history of colonialism in Africa. Although a painful aspect of modern French history, the often-brutal and exploitative colonial project left France with a network of major military bases across the continent that survives into the present day.

France currently runs operation Barkhane and Operation Sangaris. The numbers of troops involved are as below:

Operation Barkhane (Mali, Mauretania, Burkina Faso & Chad): 3000 troops
Operation Sangaris (Central African Republic): 2000 troops

Also there are permanent French garrisons in these countries:
Guinea Gulf: 300 troops
Ivory Coast: 450 troops
Djibouti: 1900 troops
Gabon: 900 troops
Senegal: 300 troops

Ridiculously amateurish. I wonder if Pinoy police never have heard of a device called a telephone. This would be so funny if doesn't involve lost lives.

This post has been edited by MilitaryMadness: Jan 26 2015, 01:24 PM

Macai like that la, anything gov do always wrong. Opposing for the sake of opposing, while contributing zero to actual governance.


This post has been edited by MilitaryMadness: Jan 26 2015, 07:30 PM

Wah, like that throw away all 5.56mm ammo la, because used to kill the soldiers at Lahad Datu. Idiots....

Doctrine also play a part in combat vehicle design. Russia anticipates a lot of river crossings in Eastern Europe, as the Red army did in WW2, so nearly all of their combat vehicles are amphibious.

From my observation, US military is still set up as a Desert Storm-like army to fight in wide open spaces, so they don't have a lot of need for amphibious vehicles, later wars in Iraq and Afghanistan also didn't involve river crossings or amphibious operations (its main amphibious vehicle,the AAV-7 is designed in the 1970s), so the concept of amphibious vehicle is more or less neglected in the US military (ironically even in the US Marines, the premier amphibious unit).

Israel also doesn't have the need to do any river crossings or amphibious operations, thus no amphibious vehicles. So there's that.

Most western designed AEW/AWACS use Israeli systems. US built systems way too expensive or not allowed for export. Hard to avoid the fact.

Russian tech, especially radars are very good, China not so sure....

Chinese Coast Guard starts new year with 3rd intrusion of Japanese waters in January alone



The Japan Coast Guard says 2 Chinese patrol ships entered Japanese territorial waters off the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea on 27th of January. A Coast Guard spokesperson says the ships sailed the waters northwest of Kuba Island for about 2 hours on Tuesday morning.

The intruding ships are now navigating in the contiguous zone just outside the territorial waters. The coast guard is continuing to monitor them.

Chinese ships also entered territorial waters off the islands on January 9th and 19th. Last year, the coast guard identified 32 separate intrusions of Japanese waters by its Chinese counterpart.

Japan currently has administrative control of the islands, known as Senkaku to the Japanese and Diaoyu to the Chinese. The Japanese government maintains the islands are a part of Japan's territory.

Probably referring to high-speed fighter escorts having trouble following the slow lumbering prop AEW/C aircraft.

Lol, I think it sooner for ROK Air Force to get F-35s than PAK-FA haha

This post has been edited by MilitaryMadness: Jan 29 2015, 11:21 AM

Probably no choice, big daddy already said buy F-35, have to buy F-35.

Hahaha this is the Korean peninsula we're talking about. Hardly a month passes without Dear
leader up north threatening war.

This post has been edited by MilitaryMadness: Jan 29 2015, 12:52 PM

PLA troops practice winter artillery exercises


Gun crew of a D-66 152mm Artillery gun practice reloading procedures of their gun


KABOOMM!!!

Pro-Russian separatists continue winter offensive

Along with attempting to make some maneuvers towards the port city of Mariupol in South East Ukraine, pro-russian separatist militias attempt a pincer movement and seal the bulge along the frontline near Debaltseve. If the separatists are successful in sealing the bulge, it may prove disastrous to Ukraine government forces, who is believed to have about 5,000 to 7,500 troops and many heavy equipment located in the area. With the main highway leading out of the area slowly coming under the range of separatist heavy artillery, any attempts at resupply or evacuation may prove dangerous.


Map of pro-Russian separatist movements, attempting to seal off the Debaltseve bulge.

Amply supplied with good winter gear and heavy equipment, the separatists are reportedly gaining good ground both in Debaltseve and near the approaches to Mariupol. Some observers view the separatists as waiting to see how each theater develops and then only deploying the bulk of their forces to either objectives, most see the separatists as having not enough numbers to obtain both objectives simultaneously.

While taking both objectives are preferable, each target has on itself, excellent strategic targets:

Mariupol can serve as a major stepping stone in forming a land bridge connecting Russia to the newly-annexed Crimean peninsular and simultaneously give the separatists an outlet to the sea, potentially opening a new supply line.

Meanwhile, the elimination of the Debaltseve salient can significantly shorten the separatist front line, create a unified frontline between the Donetsk & Luhansk provinces and potentially take out thousands of Ukrainian government troops and capturing many heavy equipment.

Chinese-made Nigerian army CH-3 UCAV crashes in Nigeria, demonstrates high level of Chinese weapons supply into Nigeria



As the brutal Boko Haram insurgency has entered its 7th year in Nigeria, the relationship between the government and China has deepened. In many ways it is a match of needs. The Nigerian military has a pressing need for counter-insurgency (COIN) equipment, such as drones, MRAP vehicles and smart bombs (many of which the US has been unwilling to provide the Nigerian government due to human rights concerns). China is seeking to be a first tier exporter of such modern military systems as well as has a massive domestic demand for oil.

On January 25, 2015, a photo appeared on online at Beegeagle's Blog, appearing to show a CH-3 UCAV which crashed upside down near Dumge village in the Mafa District of Borno Province.

The two AR-1 anti-tank missiles on the CH-3's wings appear to be intact. Borno is the area where much of the Boko Haram violence, including the massacre of 2,000 civilians, occurred in 2015. Currently, the Nigerian military is fighting to hold onto the city of Maiduguri against a Boko Haram onslaught, so it appears likely that the CH-3 in question was flying reconnaissance and fire support missions for the Nigerians when it crashed. If so, this a significant step from using small UAVs for scouting and reconnaissance missions to operating UCAVs for direct strike missions against the Boko Haram militants.

Despite damage to the tricycle landing gear and upper forward fuselage, this CH-3 appears to have crash landed due to mechanical or control difficulties. This is in line with most other global UAV combat losses to date. As the CH-3 has a cruise altitude of 5,000m and a flight ceiling of 6,000m, it is unlikely that Boko Haram would have the necessary heavy anti-aircraft weaponry or training to do so.

Hahaha, didn't noticed that. Probably originally the missile fell off and was later put back on the pylon by villagers. That would explain the backwards missile.

Strangely fully equipped Malaysian Army soldiers being trained by US Marines. Ballistic goggles and Plate Carrier vests, anyone?

To be fair, the US military is very advanced and combat-experienced. We're friendly to them,so if they are willing to train us, why not?

Hmm after closer scrutiny, the bomb/missile on the left is definitely different from the one on the right. Clearly the on the right is an AR-1 Laser-guided missile based on the shape of the fins (as shown below), but cannot identify the one on the left....


Chinese-made AR-1 Laser-guided missile (if you are wondering why it looks a bit weird, the seeker head is covered by the blue colored part, probably still classified to show in arms shows).

This post has been edited by MilitaryMadness: Jan 30 2015, 02:48 PM