Uganda Peoples Defence Force (UPDF),

Nakeri talked about this a few months ago and it looks like E.DRC is heating up again how will uganda handle this situation

http://www.nation.co.ke/News/africa/Rebels+form+new+movement+in+eastern+DRC/-/1066/1402516/-/19h1nv/-/index.html

Pictures taken May 23rd on the road to Afgoye


A tank on the move



UPDF in its element



Out of the armored Caspirs, you have to run when in open ground

Spartan wrote:Pictures taken May 23rd on the road to Afgoye


A tank on the move



UPDF in its element



Out of the armored Caspirs, you have to run when in open ground

Great pictures. Thanks Spartan. Is that a T-55 tank? Looks heavily modified.

Olekoima wrote:Great pictures. Thanks Spartan. Is that a T-55 tank? Looks heavily modified.

There are mainly T-55s in Som, think it looks like the one below upfront taken in Feb


That and the 106mm Recoiless Rifle are very useful against Al Shabaab 'Technicals'. The Fog of War gets a new meaning when fighting in the desert. Glasses sometimes come in handy
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The sand is a menace not only on the men, but also on the machines
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On guard, as usual
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A few minutes ago it was confirmed that Afgoye, the second most important town to Al Shabaab after Kismayo, had been wrested from the enemy. Own forces now streaming in, motorised armored units first. Pics taken today below


A UGABAG unit prepares to advance on the town


AMISOM and TFG forces soften the enemy positions hours before the Al Shabaab are forced to cede the town.

Conrats to UGABAG in particular and AMISOM in general. Now for the Juba river...
Those tanks look like the T-55G in service with TZ. I rem Mjeshi mmoja uploading pics of upgraded UPDF armour.

courtesey of Mjeshi mmoja pg 6.

the upgrade includes of:

The U.P.D.F T-55’s are now officially upgraded to the T-55AM M.B.T.

a totally new fire control system called "Klavido" (Hammer).Kladivo consisted of a Czech-designed laser range finder, new ballistic computer, and wind drift sensor combined with the new Soviet 1K13 fire control sight. The 1K13 also permitted the tank to use the new 9K116 Bastion (AT-10) through-the-barrel guided missile system. The tank got an upgraded V-55AM2 engine, Lastly, it also received new radio sets, skirts and a laser warning receiver and Type 906B "Tucha" smoke grenade protection system with eight 76mm tubes

See Pics of yesterday's entrance into the center of Afgoye, a little disappointed the AS did not put up a fight. Weird

Brigadier Lokech gives his men the final briefing


Somali woman waving at troops of the 9th Battalion

jasiri wrote:courtesey of Mjeshi mmoja pg 6.

the upgrade includes of:

The U.P.D.F T-55’s are now officially upgraded to the T-55AM M.B.T.

a totally new fire control system called "Klavido" (Hammer).Kladivo consisted of a Czech-designed laser range finder, new ballistic computer, and wind drift sensor combined with the new Soviet 1K13 fire control sight. The 1K13 also permitted the tank to use the new 9K116 Bastion (AT-10) through-the-barrel guided missile system. The tank got an upgraded V-55AM2 engine, Lastly, it also received new radio sets, skirts and a laser warning receiver and Type 906B "Tucha" smoke grenade protection system with eight 76mm tubes

Am told that is a T-72, not upgraded T-55. T-55s are also in the theatre and they are unmistakable, like the one below in action outside Afgoye yesterday

@Spartan, nice addition to your armoured fleet. please try and post a clear side shot pic of a 'T-72' so that we may confirm it for ourselves. cheers

@Sparta man thanks for these great pics and congrats to UGABAGs, SNA and AMISOM for accomplishing this feat. Where to next?

jasiri wrote:@Spartan, nice addition to your armoured fleet. please try and post a clear side shot pic of a 'T-72' so that we may confirm it for ourselves. cheers

Faith: Believing without seeing. Someone has faith 'issues' here. The T-55 and the T-72 are very different, one simple way to tell them apart is by looking at the turret and the gun. This is because the rest of the body (the hull) is covered by the explosive reactive armour boxes. While the T-55 gun is almost the same width all around and is shorter, the T-72 main gun is wide in some places and narrow in others. Secondly, the T-55 turret is bigger than that of the T-72.

Tanks get upgraded all the time but replacing the turret and the gun is unheard of. The first pic below is a T-55 and the second is a T-72. I stand to be corrected.


T-55



The Tanzanians operate the Chinese Type-59G, not T-55G (If it even exists). See pics below


You make owning T-72s a big deal when even the SPLA rides them.
Standby for T-90 pics, although I get the feeling establishment would not approve their posting here

@Sparta man: Jasiri is trying you. Tell him to go easy on you and make sure he keeps answering Risasi's tricky qns promptly.
I heard that a senior Al-Shabaab commander was killed in the assault on their positions in/around Afgooye. Can you confirm who it was?

@Spartan,the Israelis did it with the Magach, an upgraded version of the M-48 & M-60 PATTON. Passive armour, new FCS, a more powerful gun, new road wheels, thermal sleeves..the whole nine yards. my personal favourite, the Magach 7 i personally believe this is the direction the KDF should have gone with the Vickers.
reason i'm asking for a side shot is so i can count the road wheels. i know the T-72 has one extra road wheel. I was taught prudence bro Spartan, si kupenda kwangu.

Spartan - any truth to these messy stories?

http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Soldiers+accuse+bosses+of+stealing+their+allowances/-/688334/1413304/-/22phtvz/-/index.html

Security Chiefs uneasy as M7 backs his wife to succeed him
"...Senior security sources told The EastAfrican that the president dropped the name of his wife, who is also Ruhaama MP and Minister for Karamoja Affairs, a few weeks ago while meeting top army generals, who form a critical power base of the regime, and whose support will be key to whoever succeeds the incumbent.

The source added that the generals did not expect this twist in the succession saga..."
http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/news/Museveni++backs+First+Lady+for+the+presidency/-/2558/1413754/-/9vd8w8/-/index.html

ole Nkarei wrote:Spartan - any truth to these messy stories?

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http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Soldiers+accuse+bosses+of+stealing+their+allowances/-/688334/1413304/-/22phtvz/-/index.html[/quote[/url]]

Very sad if true. Doesn't UG have a forces referal hospital?

[quote="Spartan You make owning T-72s a big deal when even the SPLA rides them.
Standby for T-90 pics, although I get the feeling establishment would not approve their posting here[/quote]

Sure, i was going to say the same thing. These machines are becoming quite popular in Africa much like the T-55s were. We see them in DRC, Sudan, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Angola, Algeria, Nigeria, Morocco and well i didn't know, but looks like Uganda too.

Now this is unfair. Who is this man?:-

http://www.observer.ug/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18998:ssemujju-nganda-uganda-can-never-sort-somalia-out&catid=93:columnists

Olekoima wrote:Now this is unfair. Who is this man?:-

http://www.observer.ug/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18998:ssemujju-nganda-uganda-can-never-sort-somalia-out&catid=93:columnists

That's your typical Ugandan opposition politician. Ugandans look across the border and envy the kind of politics you have compared to these detractors who can't quite understand that an opposition politician can also be patriotic.

"We shall arrest any al-Shabab we see but we shall shoot to death any soldier on the spot who is robbing civilians," - Abdikarim Yusuf Dhagabadan, the chief of Somalia's armed forces.

Looks like Somalia is set to follow the likes of Uganda and Rwanda's strict summary field disciplinary measures for soldiers. Read on here

I think it will stand them in good stead down the road. Fear is one of the strongest motivators known to man

Ati;
“What is delaying their deployment is protocol which has to be signed
because these flankers are being hired from Uganda so payment has to be
settled”

And that;

“The president accepted and we have showed our Western (American and
Britain) friends that we need to change. We can’t use the same force
that fought Al Shabaab in the urban centres, as well as pursue them in
the jungles. It’s clear that we need support, we are happy that this is
being respected,” a reliable source told the Redpepper.

NB: The Redpepper is a tabloid and reader discretion is highly advised.

Spartan wrote:Ati;
“What is delaying their deployment is protocol which has to be signed
because these flankers are being hired from Uganda so payment has to be
settled”

And that;

“The president accepted and we have showed our Western (American and
Britain) friends that we need to change. We can’t use the same force
that fought Al Shabaab in the urban centres, as well as pursue them in
the jungles. It’s clear that we need support, we are happy that this is
being respected,” a reliable source told the Redpepper.

NB: The Redpepper is a tabloid and reader discretion is highly advised.

Wow, so we shall be seeing the Sukhois in action too in Somalia? A good opportunity to test their prowess in Ugandan hands. Or are the Russians still around?

the reason they cannot go far from Mogadishu from the horses mouth...lack of air cover
http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Lack+of+helicopters+could+hinder+Amisom+progress/-/688334/1419566/-/r5unsy/-/index.html

KDF should lend them a hand.

countersniper wrote:the reason they cannot go far from Mogadishu from the horses mouth...lack of air cover
http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Lack+of+helicopters+could+hinder+Amisom+progress/-/688334/1419566/-/r5unsy/-/index.html

KDF should lend them a hand.

Perhaps after the capture of Kismayo. Ama?

Looks like the treat of terrorism has got everyone thinking, including these High school students who made a robot to detect and defuse IEDs



What a way to hang out!

Spartan wrote:Looks like the treat of terrorism has got everyone thinking, including these High school students who made a robot to detect and defuse IEDs



What a way to hang out!

Clearly, this is impressive. Kudos to the boys and their tutor.

Spartan wrote:Looks like the treat of terrorism has got everyone thinking, including these High school students who made a robot to detect and defuse IEDs



What a way to hang out!

+1 hope they start a company making such things..

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Somali government soldiers drive on a convoy after an ambush by al Shabaab rebels on the outskirts of Elasha town May 29, 2012.


Ugandan soldiers serving in African Union
Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) open fire during an ambush by al Shabaab
rebels on the outskirts of Elasha town
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Ugandan soliders with the African Union Mission
in Somalia (AMISOM) and Somali National Army (SNA) forces take cover
during a firefight as a battle group crosses bushland in the west of
Deynile, in an area north-west of the Somali capital Mogadishu
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An African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) APC patrols land to the west of Afgoye following an advance on
the town, located to the west of the Somali capital Mogadishu


A Ugandan soldier serving with the African Union
Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) runs past a Somali woman towards a military
vehicle near the centre of Afgoye town to the west of the Somali
capital Mogadishu

A Somali soldier looks at a burnt vehicle
belonging to the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), as he
patrols Dayniile district, on the outskirts of Mogadishu

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@ georiise, thanks for the pics. Captions? Members would like to know what was happening, when and where

spartan thanx for the correction.