Interesting shot of the Rwandan Military on Google Streetview. What does /k/ think?
Another shot.
>>65090704I wish I could get a Mercedes amphibious for gibs.
When M23 (and the wider Congo River Alliance) kicked off their offensive it felt like Rwanda had greater ambitions and it seemed like it was going well (especially after the police force in Bukavu turncoated to M23) but then it just kind of grinded to a halt. The western looking equipment and better training certainly helped but even then they got bogged down by Kinshasa aligned (sometimes) militia, rebel groups, and foreign soldiers (Ugandan and Burundian soldiers, Romanian mercenaries). I think the peace agreement was a lucky get out card for Rwanda. All they had to do was pull out and leave M23 to the gorillas (not that the DRC could break M23 defenses) and in exchange they got mining concessions and the DRC to do the dirty work of taking out the FDLR (one of Rwanda’s war justifications). Overall, kind of disappointing from them unless the very limited gains were as intended. As a side note I find it funny how in almost every photo in the Congo either side usually has a fuckton of dudes carrying RPGs and PKMs bonus points if they’re riding off the side of those African Toyota land cruisers.
>>65090704Cobra a cuteThey really like that sort of small armored car since they also field the VBL
>>65090704Nice truck.
>>65090704What are some other fun spots to drive through on Google?Marawi is cool.
>>65090704what a vibe man
>>65090704Isn’t Rwanda one of the few African countries that at least somewhat has its shit together?
>>65090856It probably hits a sweet spot for armor vs. total weight which is important when you consider the roads and bridges plus things like fuel efficiency.
>>65090704Ghana would defeat them easily, unless they can find the lost Hutundam for an ultimate mech battle>>65090848>Romanian mercsWhat
>>65092833During the Battle of Goma there were around 300 Romanians that were there as instructors but they also did a huge chunk of the fighting along with the SADC forces trapped in Goma. They caused heavy casualties to both M23 and the RDF but because FARDC soldiers are barely paid and flee at the first sign of fighting their performance was hampered. They ended up surrendering but were treated quite comfortably and were sent to Kigali for flights back to Romania. Nowadays the foreign troops consist of Burundians in the south and Ugandans in the north. M23 has advanced a little bit on their own since the peace agreement but at a much slower pace than before, despite the FARDC and Wazalendo unable to get their shit together.
>>65090704>ZetrosThat mother fucker costs 200k. What's it doing in Rwanda?
>>65090704Woah an actual interesting thread. Bump.
>>65092958>They ended up surrendering but were treated quite comfortably and were sent to Kigali for flights back to Romania.Based and chivalrypilled
>>65090704>tfw chillin with the boys workin on the Benz and shootin your AK before chopping off the hands of an inferior tribe
>>65090704Some random drone instructor unit visiting there?
>>65093104that's the Rwandan flag
>>65092633>ay chief, got some 5.56?
>>65093118Hutukrainians at it again
>>65093033When they surrendered M23 made them do a “humiliation ritual” if you can call it that. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bJevmyt5pNg&pp=ygUYRHJjIHJvbWFuaWFuIG1lcmNlbmFyaWVz>Lmao at the dude lightly shouting to move quickly while they lightly jog.Alsohttps://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jH4ZQ9VoGdYNot everyday you get interviewed by (former) enemy state tv while casually waiting in line to go the airport
>>65092958Have the Ugandans and Rwandans been fighting each other, in the places where their troops border each other? I thought they were both mostly content controlling their little puppet fiefdoms in different corners of the Congo
>>65090848To be fair, you’re not gonna just keep repeating the blitzes they were pulling off in the late 90s
>>65092651On paper, them and Uganda basically just exported their problems to Congo and Congo is too weak and underdeveloped and internally divided to really do shit about it
>>65096185Museveni literally trained and fought with Paul Kagame against Idi Amin and Milton Obote, the political and military bonds between the NRM and RPF are deep
>>65096185No they haven’t been fighting each other. M23 tried to advance north toward Butembo but got blocked by Ugandan forces. M23 can’t afford to fight Uganda (and Rwanda probably told them to hold back) so they are only able to advance west and south. Uganda is also there for its own reason that being to fight ISCAP and the ADF (isis and isis aligned rebel group), as well as other rebel groups in Ituri that threaten Ugandan stability. That’s why the renewed fighting is all southwards and why Uganda intervened to retain government control rather than have its own militias take control (some of which are also apart of the Congo River Alliance which is anti government).
>>65096395To be honest those kinds of massive offensives were never really in the cards to begin with. The presence of foreign troops prevented the initial breakthrough from being fully exploited. M23 on their own is still able to advance at a decent pace. Their second Uvira offensive took a week and a half and they advanced roughly 50 miles (75 km) along the length of the Burundian border, cutting it off from the rest of the DRC. However what kills their momentum and prevents them from spiraling is that FARDC and Wazalendo love to counterattack. Towns will switch hands 3-4 times before falling under M23 control. They may not win but they certainly delay M23 and force them to expend more resources, which is why they are advancing much at a much slower, although still good pace.
>>65090704could be way worse
