You are the Minister of Defense of a newly independent Namibia with a larger and more urbanized population of approximately 1.5million. To your South, across the Orange River is of course, South Africa: your former overlords who you are not particularly fond of. To your north is Angola whose situation is looking iffy. After a crash program to get guys with any gun and wearing the same hat on the border over the course of about a 6 months. The SADF has, of course, taken most of the heavy weapons.How do you equip your force on a small budget to deter the SADF now with the foresight that things are going to go south in the Lusophone world to your North in the next few decades? Keep in mind that the Skeleton Coast is something of a navigational nightmare and Walvis Bay is your only real deep water port. You realistically have a lot of options to get arms, since South Africa is not well liked even at this time.
>7 man squads comprised of 3, two man buddy teams commanded by an SL>squads become "super fireteams" to make small unit tactics easier to train and actually perform>3 squads makes a platoon with an HQ>Company level has MG/AT sections with SPG-9's and PKM's along with a light mortar section with 61mm mortars>Battalion has 82mm mortars>infantry are armed with AKM's, GP-25's for grenadiers, RPK's/RPD's for automatic riflemen and RPG-7's for antitank riflemen>Basic bitch camo pattern that's cheap and that fits the environment that is also breathable due to the climate>Basic LBE to carry 6 mags, the most absolutely basic of IFAK's, and 2 canteens of water with a buttpack for rations, cleaning kit, poncho and a space for an E-tool >Pure light infantry/NVA style doctrine. You're either light and mobile or hunkered in the bunker/tunnel>AAA/SAM's, artillery are regiment/division level assets, whatever you can getEverything is cheap, everything is simple and you can train them quickly. There's a reason why most countries resort to this conscript style layout. It's the cheapest and easiest while still being able to get the job done. Are you as good as western military forces? Absolutely fucking not. Are you still capable? Yes.
>>65042940I'm thinking going somewhat more primitive>SKS as a service rifle - get them cheap Type 56s, no mags to lose, semi-auto so troops don't waste ammo>MG3 as a GPMG to compensate for lack of rifle volume of fire and perhaps you can convince West Germany with "we used to be German, saar">I don't think the GP-25 was available as aide until the 80s, so the humble 2-inch mortar serves as the platoon HE lobberWhen I was doing this thought experiment I came to broadly similar conclusions, recoilless rifles (SPG or M40), spam RPG-2s, get 120mm mortars to compensate for lack of heavy artillery.Given the logistical situation, I think that if you can't pack it on a mule or camel, you should seriously reconsider that piece of gear.With South Africa, things are relatively easy because if I understand the geography correctly, you primarily need to worry about river crossings, which are easier to defend.The Angolan border as that heats up gets a lot spicier.
>>65042900Spend all the money I can on white mercenaries and arm the Nambians with shovels.
>>65042900Bump for originality.
>>65042940If you can get away with it. Having a tank battalion attached at division level and dispersed to the regiments and battalions for immediate fuck you firepower would be useful. You will not be able to have full blown mechanized/armored divisions but having some as support is doable. If 1960's than probably a battalion of T-54's. If tanks are still too expensive than just having a battalion of field guns towed by trucks can suffice. Obviously not as ideal but you can still fuck some shit up with them.
>>65042900Internationally market Namibia as a pro US nation rich in diamonds and resources itching for freedom and opposed to both communism and apartheid. Play these international no gos against each other.>Invite South African advisors to help against communist insurgents to diffuse some aggresion>Guilt Germans into giving you some snazzy new German arms after behind the scenes showing what mineral capital you conveniently offer in trade>Market Namibia as anti-communist and get new tanks, guns, artillery and aircraft from the US, second rate obv but still good regionally>Clandestinely offer South Africans and Israelis a percentage of diamond rights for military support after relations stabilized, onboard Olifants, Ratels etc>Get anti-communist Cubans in the US to push for new M60s, F4s, modern AA for us to fight against the Castro backed regime threatening our non apartheid free diamond rich nation>Wear snazzy US/Germany hybrid uniforms including stahlhelms, boots, and US pop culture attire to get a solid popular image>Reach out to NATO aligned Christian African nations and Ethiopian Jews and interface to market Namibia as a southern Judeo-Christian African Cold War flank>Challenge weaker Muslim countries with my new western weapons, western lead and sometimes western merc operated even>Profit
>>65048067>get new tanks, guns, artillery and aircraft from the US, second rate obv but still good regionallySo, new to you. Not "new" new.
>>65048136The US still built the M48 after the M60 was in production, you tremendous faggot
>>65048136>New built F16s aren't actually new because the F22 existsWhat do lead chips taste like?
>>65048148>>65048151And?
>>65048180>New does not equal new just because Death to Iran, Russia and Korea. Slavshit tongues my anus
