[Inspiration] Pictures from Congo

[ludwag]

I have the impression that Congo is maybe the worst country in the world to live in. Lots of war and guns and different milita groups and people getting raped and parents getting killed and children recruited and turned in to monsters.

But it is still a beautiful country and lots of love and families and people caring about each other. And the nature is very special. I just read Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness and I have gotten more interested in this country.

I just found out about this community faction African Resistance Fighters. I don't know much about it. What countries they are going to cover, etc. But what about a map that takes place in Congo? I can imagine an awesome battleground there. Just look at these pictures from The Big Picture at Boston.com. The Big Picture - Boston.com






The nature and environment is really unique there.

[charliegrs]

what nationality are those soldiers in the second picture down?

[Hauteclocque]

UN forces with FAL, I would say...Brazilian Forces

Edit : sorry, those are Uruguayan Forces...(I checked the link :mrgreen

[WilsonPL]

Comments on The Vice Guide to Liberia 1 of 8 — The Vice Guide to Travel | VBS.TV

Documentary about Liberia, quite good source of references.
[African slums etc.]

[ludwag]

The UN forces comes from all around the world. Especially Pakistan and India has lots of troops in African countries for some reason.

[killonsight95]

the chinese have large amount of bases in the southern part of africa theya re kept quite though
for my aprt of this thread i provide a african soldier in the southern part of africa


notice the shoes he does NOT have army boots also the under growth is very thick and dense

[iwillkillyouhun]

notice the shoes he does have army boots also the under growth is very thick and dense

xD army boots

[killonsight95]

sorry left out the NOT

[Infantry1242]

what nationality are those soldiers in the second picture down?

They are UN peacekeepers,not African Resistance Fighters.

[Dunehunter]

Yeah...I think that that's pretty obvious.

[Infantry1242]

Yeah...I think that that's pretty obvious.

Lol,he asked

[supahpingi]

They look like brazilians too me,could be some other south american country like ecuador or bolivia too tough,they all use the FN fal

[myles]

They look like brazilians too me,could be some other south american country like ecuador or bolivia too tough,they all use the FN fal

we already established they are Uruguayan Forces

[goguapsy]

I'd love UN vs Insurgents... In any map...

[NemeanHavoc]

Those boots are ex russian/ east-german boots. I have a pair of them at home. (they suck)

[Raic]

Those boots are ex russian/ east-german boots. I have a pair of them at home. (they suck)

You talking of those rubber boots? How do you recognize them to such extend? They look just like any generic rubber boots to me. Actually they look bit too modern to be east-Germany origin.

[JAMTAM]

HA at the UN vs insurgent comment! dont know why, but it made me laugh

[dtacs]

Thought I'd post pictures I've found on the net of the African armies/Militia groups, primarily the Congo which has seen some serious fighting in past years and is still having issues with local insurgencies. Hope this helps.




























Something to note in the image below are the Soviet/Eastern bloc military surplus ammunition boxes. They are relatively plentiful and exported by countries such as Bulgaria and Romania. Inside are paper-wrapped parcels of the rounds. One of the parcels fits into the little pouches on the right and left hand side of the Type-56 Chest Rig which is plentiful and popular with international armies/Militia/Insurgent groups alike. It could be a possible replacement for the ammo crate dropped by light vehicles, and would be relatively easy to model








My personal favorite, would be great to have the officer with a belt of PKM ammunition around him

























Mounted KPV 14.5mm machine gun, same that is on the BRDM/BTR vehicles. I believe it also rarely mounted on T-55/T-62's, albeit with a lower fire rate.















Got high hopes for this faction

[Wakain]

good pics, I'd like to see the "typical militia-style" funky pants from pic 1 and the ribbon around the ak on pic 3 represented ingame for maximal realism

[pfhatoa]

Good but sad pictures. It's a beautiful country though.