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I Bless the Rains Down in Africa

Sharkmouth

Information Overload
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Anything (civilian or military) within Africa's boundaries...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKaXt1PYKXk

You can make the boat from the movie...
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Safari Rally race car
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Ivory Coast UAZ-469 captured by French troops
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Ivory Coast MiG-23ML
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Ivory Coast Su-25
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French T-6 Tomcat in Algeria
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Another Tomcat scheme
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Portuguese Tomcat
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Eritrean Su-27
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Ethiopian Su-27
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Ivory Coast National Gendarmerie BMP-1P with mercenaries
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Ivory Coast truck
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South African Olifant in Angola
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Angolan MiG-23MF
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and so much more!

Regards,
 
I bless the rains down in Africa

Thanks for the pics Saul. Any idea why the BMP is black? I seems to me it would be an oven in there.
James
 
I bless the rains down in Africa

Thanks for the pics Saul. Any idea why the BMP is black? I seems to me it would be an oven in there.

National Police (Gendarmerie) with mercenaries within...

I only thought of it since 'Nam is Asia, most World War subjects are Asia and Europe... plus I have been looking at my pile which includes:

Congolese Type 62 (Chinese Light Tank)
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Spanish M48A1 in the Sahara
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and so on...

Regards,
 
Found this Photo the other day .

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23 Jan 1963, Kolwesi, Democratic Republic of Congo --- 1/23/1963-Kolwezi, Katanga- A tough-looking blonde female mercenary stands in a group of camouflaged Katagna mercenaries gathered on the road from Kolwezi Jan. 20 after retreating from advancing United Nations troops

I wonder who she was
 
Does the build imply the model served in Africa or belonged specifically to an African unit? Just want to specify as you have me intrigued ;)
 
Does the build imply the model served in Africa or belonged specifically to an African unit?

Note the Spanish, Portuguese, and French T-6 Tomcats? Any subject that served, or did their thing, in Africa.

Zulu warrior for figure painters
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Regards,
 
Ah excellent- sorry but I wouldn't know who's markings were who's from the pics-- especially the modern stuff which I'm just starting to delve into- but I am definitely interested....
 
sorry but I wouldn't know who's markings were who's from the pics-- especially the modern stuff which I'm just starting to delve into-

Valid point, I've added captions and will continue to do so.
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Ivory Coast Mi-25
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Some South African Mirages
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There are plenty more subjects... these have simply been on my mind. I wonder why?

Regards,
 
Ah excellent- sorry but I wouldn't know who's markings were who's from the pics-- especially the modern stuff which I'm just starting to delve into- but I am definitely interested....
Basicly 80% of africa was either having civil wars or fighting against Colonial powers such as Portugal, England and France (espeialy in Northern Africa) You also have all the middle east wars that Egypt was involved in and the strikes that Israel did in 1967 in Egypt and the invasion of Egypt in 1976 by Israel. The US airstrikes Libia and the coalition strikes a few years back during the arab spring.

Then there was the cold war progy wars US and USSR allies faught such as Angola and Mosambique.

Then one that always gets forgotten the independence wars of Rhodesia (Zimbabwe)
The most incredible airstrike ever in Africa happened during this war when one airplane grounded an entire nations airforce

The story of Green Leader

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzJfy5z5gj4
 
Some of the lesser known Rhodesian arms are shown here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZFOWdM-Noo

Regards,
 
The US airstrikes Libia and the coalition strikes a few years back during the arab spring.


Sweet - I have a CF-188 from Operation Mobile sitting in my stash that I have been looking at lately! This would be the perfect opportunity!
 
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