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We sware "Estar sempre pronto a lutar, pela sua liberdade e independência, mesmo com o sacrifício da própria vida" Trans - Always be ready to fight, for its freedom and independence, "even with the sacrifice of your own life" This is a "state of mind", YES WE ARE, and I can tell you that we are...

'Knocked down" , thats not the plan. The USN wants to keeps those ships were they are right naw, in Southern Europe/Mediteranian. But they want them to be fully updated (MLU) like theirs, to engage in full operations, and be employed by friendly Ally Navys. That way they will be operating side...

Thats right, Pompeo is choosing if they go to Greece or Portugal (or both). Flight I/II type for free, includes SM2MR Block-IIIB, VL-ASROC & Harpoons. Cost saving, they needed to be upgraded, MLU to expand live from 35 to 45 years and the USN dont want to spend that Money. Agreement includes...

On places like RCA the value can be Over-Human. A single Pakistan Mi-17 with a Platoon of Portuguese Paras are keeping intire Cities under control.

One more "Search & Destroy" in RCA, Pak MI-17 above (with PoAF FAC on board) & Portuguese Paras on the ground. (Pandur+Armoured Hummer)

BREN2 in 5.56mm is allready in service by Portuguese Air Force SOF Teams, today news. Shown in a Mali landing C295

Shoot down by MANPADs like flies, even German/Portuguese Alpha Jets had a special EW suit pack in the back seat instead of 2nd pilot, and Chaffs/Flares

There is stil hope for you

Western/NATO type Air Forces (PAF included) are presently designed as "Air Campaign" formations. Direct support fires are majorly made by Artillery, Combat Helos and UAVs. Target aquisition, reconaissance and surveillance are also majorly made by UAVs and electronic equipment. Few Air Forces...

Bingo (Part 3) 2 Pakistanis + 1 Portuguese + 22 Indians

Yes, changing electronics, the ERA on the hull and adapting the turret to receive Oplot type ERA (remember that T80UD/T84 turret its diferente from Oplot)

You allways talked about some 450 AK+50 AK-I backthen, when everyone said they were 315. By some information allready released here in PDF, both 25th & 26th MD emply some 514 AK/AK-I (10 Armoured Regs + 2 Armoured Recce Regs)

Hey Daz, you allready knew it back then, so what abaut part-2 of your post? Is it related to T80 modernization?

Looking for the Cammo works, I would say 6th AD replacing AZ (7 new Regiments with AZ bourne) This employment North/Central would explain a Tank with less agility (engine isue) and better armour (terrain more difficult to fight Infantry)

I gave here the same answer when Portugal choose the Vamtac ST5 instead of a Turkish vehicle, I told them that the factory was few Kms from the border. And after all, if you need to change any equipment, the Chinese are the ideal partner.

Cross training in RCA, Portuguese Paras with Pakistani Choppers Good detail of interior Mi-171

The number 35 came from here Yes, I understand. But a Division with 7 Armoured Regiments makes the ground shake for several kms. Unleashing such formation in the front line must be a very dificult decision. After they start, its a nightmare to turn it around. Poor Infantry to open the Breach...

Yes, all of them. Allready replaced by Leopard 2A6NL. I was in charge of a Section of the Maintenance Platoon with a M816 and two Unimog U1300L. My job was to put all the wheeled vehicles of the Tank group on the field, keep them there and then bring them home at the end. It was a complete...

I was a NCO (2nd Sergeant) from the 4th Cavalry/Tank Group with M60A3TTS Sometimes I spent 30 days in the Field during exercizes with Spanish/German/US/Romanian//Hungarian/Italian. Portuguese MIBs have 12 M113 TOW (2 in each 3 Mech Rifle Coys and 6 in Support Coy) I was asking for the Art types...

Are some Medium ArtRegs with 12x155mm & 6x130mm TO&E? Does that include some SP Medium ArtRegs? Does Heavy ArtRegs goes with 12x203mm & 6x130mm? (The 155mm Long Toms are gone?) This quastions are in debate here in PDF since the begining. Thanks I was for 5 years in Portuguese Army, half that...