Tanzania parades new Chinese kit

[Koborer]

A Tanzanian military parade on 26 April to mark the 50th anniversary of the union of Tanganyika and Zanzibar shed light on the Tanzania People's Defence Force's (TPDF's) recent procurement.......

Tanzania parades new Chinese kit

Tanzania is the first known user of the Type 07PA 120 mm self-propelled mortar.


A Tanzanian military parade on 26 April to mark the 50th anniversary of the union of Tanganyika and Zanzibar shed light on the Tanzania People's Defence Force's (TPDF's) recent procurement.

Photographs from the event at Dar es Salaam's Uhuru Stadium show the TPDF now has Type 63A light amphibious tanks, A100 multiple rocket launchers, Type 07PA self-propelled mortar systems, and FB-6A mobile short-range air defence (SHORAD) systems.

Along with its newly acquired amphibious tanks, the presence of Type 79 pontoon bridges and Type 84A mechanised bridges underscored the TPDF's emphasis on river-crossing equipment. In its December 2011 parade, the TPDF showed a Russian GSP heavy amphibious ferry, which consists of two vehicles that deploy pontoons and link together to form a motorised raft.

This equipment goes a long way to overcome the problems highlighted by Tanzania's war with Uganda in the late 1970s, when a succession of rivers and creeks presented tough obstacles for the TPDF. It also gives Tanzania, which is bordered by several rivers and lakes, the capability to intervene in other neighbouring countries.

The A100 300 mm multiple rocket launcher is very similar to the Russian BM 9A52 Smerch, although Norinco claims it has a longer range of 120 km. The system was rumoured to have been acquired by Tanzania in 2009.

Aimed at the export market, the Type 07PA combines the hull of the Type 07P 8x8 armoured personnel carrier (APC) with the 120 mm mortar turret from the PLL-05 self-propelled mortar. The mortar has a range of around 9 km.

The Chinese FB-6A is similar to the Boeing AN/TWQ-1 Avenger SHORAD system, which fires Stinger missiles from a Humvee-mounted launcher. The FB-6A uses the Shenyang SFQ2040 (a copy of the Humvee) as its platform, with each launcher carrying eight FN-6 missiles with a range of around 5.5 km. A separate vehicle carries a planar array target acquisition radar.

The FB-6A supplements the Russian-made Igla-1 (SA-16 'Gimlet') and Strela-2 (SA-7 'Grail') man-portable air defence systems (MANPADS) in service with the TPDF.

The WZ551 with a fully enclosed turret has now been exported to several African countries.

The parade also featured a previously unseen mobile surveillance radar that may have been acquired to support Tanzania's 2K12 Kub (SA-6 'Gainful') and S-125 Pechora (SA-3 'Goa') air defence systems.
The TPDF has also acquired WZ 551 APCs fitted with a 12.7 x 108 mm heavy machine gun and a coaxial 7.62 mm machine gun in a fully enclosed turret. This variant of the Chinese APC is becoming very popular in East Africa, with users including Burundi, Kenya, and Ethiopia.

Tanzania's new F-7G fighters performed a flyby during the celebrations.

A flyover by the TPDF Air Wing, which has recently been restructured into the Tanzania Air Force Command (TAFC), showed the new CAC F-7G fighters in action

Source:IHS Jane's 360

 

[Bantugbro]

A Tanzanian military parade on 26 April to mark the 50th anniversary of the union of Tanganyika and Zanzibar shed light on the Tanzania People's Defence Force's (TPDF's) recent procurement.......

Very impressive acquisitions...🙂

 

[Wacha1]

Tanzania is the first known user of the Type 07PA 120 mm self-propelled mortar. Source: IHS/Ping Zhang

A Tanzanian military parade on 26 April to mark the 50th anniversary of the union of Tanganyika and Zanzibar shed light on the Tanzania People's Defence Force's (TPDF's) recent procurement.
Photographs from the event at Dar es Salaam's Uhuru Stadium show the TPDF now has Type 63A light amphibious tanks, A100 multiple rocket launchers, Type 07PA self-propelled mortar systems, and FB-6A mobile short-range air defence (SHORAD) systems.
Along with its newly acquired amphibious tanks, the presence of Type 79 pontoon bridges and Type 84A mechanised bridges underscored the TPDF's emphasis on river-crossing equipment. In its December 2011 parade, the TPDF showed a Russian GSP heavy amphibious ferry, which consists of two vehicles that deploy pontoons and link together to form a motorised raft.
This equipment goes a long way to overcome the problems highlighted by Tanzania's war with Uganda in the late 1970s, when a succession of rivers and creeks presented tough obstacles for the TPDF. It also gives Tanzania, which is bordered by several rivers and lakes, the capability to intervene in other neighbouring countries.
The A100 300 mm multiple rocket launcher is very similar to the Russian BM 9A52 Smerch, although Norinco claims it has a longer range of 120 km. The system was rumoured to have been acquired by Tanzania in 2009.
Aimed at the export market, the Type 07PA combines the hull of the Type 07P 8x8 armoured personnel carrier (APC) with the 120 mm mortar turret from the PLL-05 self-propelled mortar. The mortar has a range of around 9 km.
The Chinese FB-6A is similar to the Boeing AN/TWQ-1 Avenger SHORAD system, which fires Stinger missiles from a Humvee-mounted launcher. The FB-6A uses the Shenyang SFQ2040 (a copy of the Humvee) as its platform, with each launcher carrying eight FN-6 missiles with a range of around 5.5 km. A separate vehicle carries a planar array target acquisition radar.
The FB-6A supplements the Russian-made Igla-1 (SA-16 'Gimlet') and Strela-2 (SA-7 'Grail') man-portable air defence systems (MANPADS) in service with the TPDF.

The WZ551 with a fully enclosed turret has now been exported to several African countries. (PA Photos)
The parade also featured a previously unseen mobile surveillance radar that may have been acquired to support Tanzania's 2K12 Kub (SA-6 'Gainful') and S-125 Pechora (SA-3 'Goa') air defence systems.
The TPDF has also acquired WZ 551 APCs fitted with a 12.7 x 108 mm heavy machine gun and a coaxial 7.62 mm machine gun in a fully enclosed turret. This variant of the Chinese APC is becoming very popular in East Africa, with users including Burundi, Kenya, and Ethiopia.

Tanzania's new F-7G fighters performed a flyby during the celebrations. (PA Photos)
A flyover by the TPDF Air Wing, which has recently been restructured into the Tanzania Air Force Command (TAFC), showed the new CAC F-7G fighters in action.

 

[AZUSA STREET]

Mungu ibariki Tanzania

 

[Baba Kiki]

Oky...............

 

[kadoda11]

sisemi kitu

 

[JustDoItNow]

The voice of armament.

 

[Swat]

Data hizo zote huzikuti wikipedia wala sijui global firepower. Halafu wajingajinga wanakuja humu wanadharau na ku rank Jeshi letu wrongly bila facts. Wajaribu waone cha moto!

 

[Frank Kubwera]

Data hizo zote huzikuti wikipedia wala sijui global firepower. Halafu wajingajinga wanakuja humu wanadharau na ku rank Jeshi letu wrongly bila facts. Wajaribu waone cha moto!

kumbe yale majitu ni modern kinomanoma.

nimefatilia zile ndege ni tolea la 2002 siyo mbaya. ila za Ug bado ziko juu ila tuna capability ya kuzishusha.

 

[Swat]

kumbe yale majitu ni modern kinomanoma.

nimefatilia zile ndege ni tolea la 2002 siyo mbaya. ila za Ug bado ziko juu ila tuna capability ya kuzishusha.

Ni kweli mkuu,tulichofanya miaka ya karibuni ni kuongeza 'macho' yaani rada za kisasa zikiwamo hizo mobile suvillance radar systems. Kuna mtaalamu alisema juzijuzi kwamba kwa kaskazini kwa sasa tunaweza 'kuona' mpaka Ethiopia na Djibout!

 

[Frank Kubwera]

Ni kweli mkuu,tulichofanya miaka ya karibuni ni kuongeza 'macho' yaani rada za kisasa zikiwamo hizo mobile suvillance radar systems. Kuna mtaalamu alisema juzijuzi kwamba kwa kaskazini kwa sasa tunaweza 'kuona' mpaka Ethiopia na Djibout!

mkuu. nahitaji mtu mweledi wa hii medani ya haya maJet. anipedarasa ya uwezo na ubora kati ya Su30mk2 za Uganda F15e tiger za Kenya na hizi za tz J7G

 

[Bantugbro]

mkuu. nahitaji mtu mweledi wa hii medani ya haya maJet. anipedarasa ya uwezo na ubora kati ya Su30mk2 za Uganda F15e tiger za Kenya na hizi za tz J7G

Kwa kuanzia tuu, hizo za Kenya sio F15e bali ni F 5e...
Haya wataalam wengine tuendelee..:israel:

 

[nyumba kubwa]

Nimeamini dunia itakuwa na amani kama itatawaliwa na wanawake....nimeisoma hii idea juzi kati....

Maana naona hapa kaka zangu mna midadi utasema hayo ni matoyi kumbe matoa roho

 

[JustDoItNow]

Hizo tank ni noma. Zinapita nchi kavu na majini. Kitu kama hiyo nimeiona kwenye majeshi ya urusi. Mashine ikifika baharini inakuwa meri. Mwendo mdundo. Hiyo sasa ndo tutakuwa tunakatiza nayo ziwa tanganyika tunawafata wanyamulenge siku wakitutibua.........LOL

 

[mngony]

Ngoja niwe msikilizaji, maana ujuzi na silaha za kivita! Ila nliwahi kuskia Mkuu amewekeza na kuboresha sana kwenye jeshi na mambo ya usalama

 

[mngony]

Data hizo zote huzikuti wikipedia wala sijui global firepower. Halafu wajingajinga wanakuja humu wanadharau na ku rank Jeshi letu wrongly bila facts. Wajaribu waone cha moto!

ni kweli inatakiwa maadui wakujue kidogo! Na naamini zilizooneshwa ni sehemu tu ya silaha zetu, zipo zaidi

 

[Baba Joseph17]

Ni kweli mkuu,tulichofanya miaka ya karibuni ni kuongeza 'macho' yaani rada za kisasa zikiwamo hizo mobile suvillance radar systems. Kuna mtaalamu alisema juzijuzi kwamba kwa kaskazini kwa sasa tunaweza 'kuona' mpaka Ethiopia na Djibout!

Hiyo Radar unayoweza kuona hadi Ethiopia haipo otherwise kama nasisi tungekuwa na satelite angani ndo tungeweza kufanya hivyo.

 

[Swat]

mkuu. nahitaji mtu mweledi wa hii medani ya haya maJet. anipedarasa ya uwezo na ubora kati ya Su30mk2 za Uganda F15e tiger za Kenya na hizi za tz J-7G

Mkuu nashea nawe kidogo nilichonacho
Sitaingia kwenye details zake sana kwani history na specs zake ni ndefu mno.Nitachanganya lugha yetu na ya mama.Aina zote 3 ni superb kwenye ulinzi ila huwa inategemea ni kazi na matumizi gani unataka zifanye. Nitaanza na SU 30 ambazo Uganda wanazo 6 walizonunua kwa dola 740 milioni na F-5 ambazo Kenya wanazo kadhaa.
Both can defeat ech other from a large distance and both will have good BVR weapons.
Su30 beats f5 in manouvebility but f5 is excellent in avionics.
In combats,su30 can win but with current AWACS systems,smart data sharing and situational awarenes f5 can do miracle in air.
Su30 are designed to be air to air superior fighters but f5 design objective was more air to ground.
Nikija kwa hizi tulizonazo Tanzania.
Kwanza hizi si J-7G kama wengi wanavyodhani. Zimefanyiwa modification kubwa kwa sasa zinaitwa F-7. Nitashea kidogo modification zake ili tuzijue vizuri.
F-7 are designed to perform ground attack as well as air to air attacks na hizi ni both fighters and interceptors(utaona advantage yake kwa hizo aina mbili hapo juu). They can climb higher attitudes with delta wings at transonic and supersonic speeds. They have very efficient avionic systems which includes GEC-Marconi Avionics HUDWAC(Head Up Display and Weapon Aiming Computer)plus GARMIN global positioning and bombing systems. It is also equiped with super Skyradanger radar(an FIAR Grifo-7 mk II radar) and type 226PD radar.
Kumbuka mkuu,hizi zetu F-7 ambazo ni version nyingine ya J-7 nitofauti na J-7 zilizopo nchi nyingine za Afrika kama Namibia,Zimbabwe,Angola,Egypt nk since they are fitted with new Chinese fire control system that uses the KLJ-6E Falcon radar,where as others -J-7aircrafts- uses Selex Galileo Grifo-7 radar ambayo ni ya zamani. Elewa hiyo KLJ-6E ni mojawapo ya rada efficient za kisasa zinazotumia X-band with relatitively small antenae. Rada hizi zipo kwenye mfumo wa kisasa wa china uitwao YLC radars, ambayo hata US wamempa heko Mchina.
Hitimisho:
Ki ujumla mkuu hauwezi ku rule out moja kwa moja kwani kwenye mapambano ya anga,kuwin au kuwa stperior kunategemeana na muunganico/coordination ya vitu vingi na si ndege uliyonayo pekee. Muungano wa vitu kama ground radars-mobile and static,AWACS,situational awareness nk vina play part sana. Uwezo na utundu binafsi wa pilots nao una play part kubwa sana since the normal capabilities of those planes almost are the same.Idd Amin pamoja na kusaidiwa na Libya walikua na vifaa na ndege nyingi za kisasa kwa wakati ule,lakini kwa uwezo wa askari wa Tanzania,tuliviteka na kuangusha ndege zake nyingi sana. Usitishwe na vitu vinavyonunuliwa kwa bei kubwa,Hivyo kama Muhamad Ally alivyopata kusema,wewe kama bondia, unatakiwa uione kila ngumi ya adui anayorusha,ikwepe au zuia kisha sting like a beeSo it all goes down to coordination systems and their concerned pilots(personal knowledge,experience and creativity matters).

 

[Swat]

Hiyo Radar unayoweza kuona hadi Ethiopia haipo otherwise kama nasisi tungekuwa na satelite angani ndo tungeweza kufanya hivyo.

Mkuu hata nami nilimsikia mtu mwenye status yake tu. Tena alisema twaweza ona ethiopia,djibout na somalia kisha zunguka kwenye hiyo 'radius'Sina uhakika sana na hii type kama tunayo,ila niliona niweke hapa hoja ya huyo jamaa ili tutanuane mawazo. Ila Iran wako kwenye stages za mwisho mwisho kutengeneza radar yao itakayo angalia umbali wa kilomita 3000. Rada zao za nyuma zilikua zinaona mpaka kilomita 400. Sasa nimewaza,umbali wa angani toka hapa mpaka Adis Ababa ni kilomita 1760.5 na umbali kwa ground (road travel)ni kilomita 2359. Je tukiipata,(au labda tumeshaipata) rada kama hii ya Iran ya kuona km 3000,si tunaweza kuona mpaka hata mbele ya Ethiopia?

 

[Frank Kubwera]

Mkuu nashea nawe kidogo nilichonacho
Sitaingia kwenye details zake sana kwani history na specs zake ni ndefu mno.Nitachanganya lugha yetu na ya mama.Aina zote 3 ni superb kwenye ulinzi ila huwa inategemea ni kazi na matumizi gani unataka zifanye. Nitaanza na SU 30 ambazo Uganda wanazo 6 walizonunua kwa dola 740 milioni na F-5 ambazo Kenya wanazo kadhaa.
Both can defeat ech other from a large distance and both will have good BVR weapons.
Su30 beats f5 in manouvebility but f5 is excellent in avionics.
In combats,su30 can win but with current AWACS systems,smart data sharing and situational awarenes f5 can do miracle in air.
Su30 are designed to be air to air superior fighters but f5 design objective was more air to ground.
Nikija kwa hizi tulizonazo Tanzania.
Kwanza hizi si J-7G kama wengi wanavyodhani. Zimefanyiwa modification kubwa kwa sasa zinaitwa F-7. Nitashea kidogo modification zake ili tuzijue vizuri.
F-7 are designed to perform ground attack as well as air to air attacks na hizi ni both fighters and interceptors(utaona advantage yake kwa hizo aina mbili hapo juu). They can climb higher attitudes with delta wings at transonic and supersonic speeds. They have very efficient avionic systems which includes GEC-Marconi Avionics HUDWAC(Head Up Display and Weapon Aiming Computer)plus GARMIN global positioning and bombing systems. It is also equiped with super Skyradanger radar(an FIAR Grifo-7 mk II radar) and type 226PD radar.
Kumbuka mkuu,hizi zetu F-7 ambazo ni version nyingine ya J-7 nitofauti na J-7 zilizopo nchi nyingine za Afrika kama Namibia,Zimbabwe,Angola,Egypt nk since they are fitted with new Chinese fire control system that uses the KLJ-6E Falcon radar,where as others -J-7aircrafts- uses Selex Galileo Grifo-7 radar ambayo ni ya zamani. Elewa hiyo KLJ-6E ni mojawapo ya rada efficient za kisasa zinazotumia X-band with relatitively small antenae. Rada hizi zipo kwenye mfumo wa kisasa wa china uitwao YLC radars, ambayo hata US wamempa heko Mchina.
Hitimisho:
Ki ujumla mkuu hauwezi ku rule out moja kwa moja kwani kwenye mapambano ya anga,kuwin au kuwa stperior kunategemeana na muunganico/coordination ya vitu vingi na si ndege uliyonayo pekee. Muungano wa vitu kama ground radars-mobile and static,AWACS,situational awareness nk vina play part sana. Uwezo na utundu binafsi wa pilots nao una play part kubwa sana since the normal capabilities of those planes almost are the same.Idd Amin pamoja na kusaidiwa na Libya walikua na vifaa na ndege nyingi za kisasa kwa wakati ule,lakini kwa uwezo wa askari wa Tanzania,tuliviteka na kuangusha ndege zake nyingi sana. Usitishwe na vitu vinavyonunuliwa kwa bei kubwa,Hivyo kama Muhamad Ally alivyopata kusema,wewe kama bondia, unatakiwa uione kila ngumi ya adui anayorusha,ikwepe au zuia kisha sting like a beeSo it all goes down to coordination systems and their concerned pilots(personal knowledge,experience and creativity matters).

hadi hapa... umemanisha hakina superior hapa EA.

zaidi inategemea mikakati na ujuzi wa makamanda husika.

sasa nawaza tena. wapi kuna training nzuri.. tena za anga maama karne hii. anga ndo muhimu zaidi.