Leo returns to Lesotho and Bloem

[FortyZA]

Nice report, cold cool pic's  ;D
Thanks for sharing, glad you guys has a good time and all got home safe!!!

 

[bud500 (R.I.P)]

Nice report, pics and trip. Brings back memories. That was quite a push from Sani to Bloem in one day.
I will be on Sani this Friday, wooohooo!!

 

[Ou Ryperd]

:book1:  A good read. Tx guys!  :salut:

 

[SPYKER VAN SPRINGS]

Blirksem dit lyk lekker.
Nice report.

 

[renoster]

Run away! Run away! Fark! Lelike klomp manne daar! :mrgreen:

Stunning report there!   Thanks.

ek sien daai ama ride probeer brave wees teen daai koue sonder die baadjie  sien hoe sit hy sy hande bymekaar om hitte te kry  ;D nice report en trip

ek sal graag da wil ry maar eers my paspoort kry :-[

 

[shark_za]

Take away the big cannons at the end and its the same trip me and JonW did. Really lekka, you must have pushed to make it in one day.

 

[Ama ride ride]

Just a note from a ex-Capie thats used to mountain passes....

For those of you that love a tar mountain pass now and then......The Blue Mountain pass, God Help me Pass and Baboon pass....this three tarred roads is linked and just one after other. I think their combined length are about 80km. And thats 80 km of the BEST mountain passes I rode in my life. Not one of the Cape's passes comes near. Trust me guys.

So go and play. ;D

 

[LostDOG]

Nice report guys.

Is the dirt road from Thaba-Tseka to Mohale OK? How long did it take you to do that stretch?

 

[SGB]

......The Blue Mountain pass, God Help me Pass and Baboon pass....

BABOONS!!  ???  Not recommended for a DS bike, I assume you mean Bushmens pass.  It fits in better with the other two.  Baboons is a different story altogether..... 

 

[popipants]

Great Report
Damm...it looks cold.
Lesotho has to be some of the best D/S country.
Zonk, you should know Lesotho like the back of your hand by now.

 

[Paulsky]

Cool trip Leo, Í want to go through Lesotho after the Alfie weekend, please send me your gps track of the route for some pointers
Cheers
Paul

 

[shark_za]

Hahaha, he said Baboons.

Ama, those passes are awesome, we rode them in the rain!  *gulp*

 

[Buzzlightyear]

Great riding guys, thanks for sharing!

 

[Ama ride ride]

......The Blue Mountain pass, God Help me Pass and Baboon pass....

BABOONS!!  ???  Not recommended for a DS bike, I assume you mean Bushmens pass.  It fits in better with the other two.  Baboons is a different story altogether..... 

Me bad...not Baboons...Yes think its Bushmens....mmm I am getting Altzeimers

 

[Leo]

Eventually found some pics of a night shooting excercise.

Unfortunately no tanks shooting, just Noddy cars and Rooikat armoured cars, but the principals the same 

Shooting illumination flares wiuth the ac-ac browning

A tank in action - no shooting

 

[Trailrider]

Cool!

I love this one!

 

[DaCat]

8) Great trip report Leo, way cool.

Question on tanks though: What do the guys use for target acquisition in the dark. I assume IR cameras and NV equipment.

Bloody amazing blasts  ... I think my ears are ringing now  ;D

 

[Patman]

So nice to look at these reports, thanx!

 

[Leo]

Question on tanks though: What do the guys use for target acquisition in the dark. I assume IR cameras and NV equipment.

They have both passive and active night vision equipment.

Passive is like infrared, got a moerse big search light that fits just above the barrel, which shines an infrered beam, and this is like a torch, except it can only be seen by night vision equipment. Problem is enemy can slo see it.

Then they have active night vision, which is illumination flares that is used to light the battlefield, or a Xenon search light, can't remember hom many million candle light - we were told it will blind you one time if you look into it.

Latest technology that was demonstrated is thermal. Everything is white through the sights, except the object that emits heat, is displayed as black dots or visa versa. Not so "latest" anymore, but the first time I saw it in use. 

 

[shark_za]

Leo, the infrared you describe above is "active" night vision.
Passive is the stuff that usually shows green, cuts off with bright light etc.