Some pretty good sites covering the Rhodies and SA in their respective bush wars.

Rhodesia

http://selousscouts.tripod.com/


http://www.rhodesianforces.org/

SA 32 Batt:

http://www.32battalion.net/

http://www.jrtwood.com/article_mudzi.asp


http://www.rhodesianforces.org/Rhode...competence.htm

http://feraljundi.com/306/history-fi...ight-infantry/


http://www.thebrenthurstfoundation.o...ares-Loses.pdf

Some informative articles.

A lot of good site Gunny, well worth reading.

I realize the issue is a touchy subject with a lot of people, but the tactics employed by Fireforce, The Buff's etc. are very interesting.

Originally Posted by 03USMC

I realize the issue is a touchy subject with a lot of people, but the tactics employed by Fireforce, The Buff's etc. are very interesting.

When the ANC came into power in 1994, 32 Battalion was disbanded right away, my guess is, the ANC were terrified they would overthrow the government.

One of my buddies was part of 32 Battalion based along the Caprivi Strip (Narrow strip of land between Botswana and Angola, but belongs to Namibia, or German South West Africa as it was then) for operations into Angola, he doesn't say a lot, but after reading some of their operations, I don't envy him.

He is one of the nicest and genuine people you will ever meet, he's also kept his sense of humour.

A special anti crime police task force was set up by the ANC to combat serious crime known as the Scorpions. When the Scorpions began to target corrupt ANC ministers, they were quickly disbanded.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scorpions_(South_Africa)

Makes interesting reading

Originally Posted by BritinAfrica

When the ANC came into power in 1994, 32 Battalion was disbanded right away, my guess is, the ANC were terrified they would overthrow the government.

One of my buddies was part of 32 Battalion based along the Caprivi Strip (Narrow strip of land between Botswana and Angola, but belongs to Namibia, or German South West Africa as it was then) for operations into Angola, he doesn't say a lot, but after reading some of their operations, I don't envy him.

He is one of the nicest and genuine people you will ever meet, he's also kept his sense of humour.

A special anti crime police task force was set up by the ANC to combat serious crime known as the Scorpions. When the Scorpions began to target corrupt ANC ministers, they were quickly disbanded.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scorpions_(South_Africa)

Makes interesting reading

Once again, Africa wins...

Originally Posted by 84RFK

Once again, Africa wins...

The Scorpions had a crime clear up rate of over 93%, while the South African Police had a clear up rate of 6% over the same period, recent reports have shown this has dropped even further.

Originally Posted by BritinAfrica

The Scorpions had a crime clear up rate of over 93%, while the South African Police had a clear up rate of 6% over the same period, recent reports have shown this has dropped even further.

I am not surprised, even Jan Brink had some reluctant thoughts about the situation after the fall of the Apartheid regime.

Originally Posted by 84RFK

I am not surprised, even Jan Brink had some reluctant thoughts about the situation after the fall of the Apartheid regime.

He's not the only one.

A certain anti apartheid journalist in South Africa and firm supporter of the ANC is now beginning to admit that the ANC should never have come to power, they do not have the ability to control that power or what to do with it.

As one of my buddies said, "They couldn't organise a bunfight in a bakery."

Originally Posted by BritinAfrica

He's not the only one.

A certain anti apartheid journalist in South Africa and firm supporter of the ANC is now beginning to admit that the ANC should never have come to power, they do not have the ability to control that power or what to do with it.

As one of my buddies said, "They couldn't organise a bunfight in a bakery."

A lesson taught after Rhodesia turned Zimbabwe, but it appears that someone failed to attend that particular lesson.