Why does the Chadian army's mechanized infantry revolve around commercial Toyota 4×4 trucks?
Because in the 80s about 400 Toyota Pickups Defeated One of Africa’s Best Equip Militaries. And they stuck with it ever since.
Because in the 80s about 400 Toyota Pickups Defeated One of Africa’s Best Equip Militaries. And they stuck with it ever since.
Yes, when it comes to mobile African warfare, nothing beats the jury-rigged vehicle known as the “technical”. One critical element of Chad’s war against Libya was the use of Toyota Hilux. The Chadians did not have a conventual force, but they were provided with 400 Toyota Hilux
..that could be equipped with anti-tank missiles and heavy machine guns. The Libyan military by contrast was a fearsome, made up of made of tanks, armoured personnel carriers, modern artillery, fixed-wing jets and attack helicopters. The Libyan military on paper were formidable 
against the Chadians. Yet in the Battle of Fada, in January 1987 a Libyan armoured brigade was wiped out, with about 800 Libyans dead, and a large number of tanks destroyed. The Chadians lost 18 solders and four pickup trucks destroyed. How in the world did they pull it off?
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