Talk:Technical (vehicle)
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editThe basis for this article seems to be an article on a web site called Bellum.[1] Although the site generally looks good, its article about technicals has an empty "sources" section. It is not good enough to satisfy Wikipedia's requirements for citing sources—it is what Wikipedia refers to as a self-published source, which is not considered reliable or verifiable.
Let's find a better reference. —Michael Z. 2007-07-28 15:17 Z
suggested addition
editthe re should be a referance to the Ludlow_Massacre and the "death special"
Quotation out of context
edit“The irregular vehicles were likewise accompanied by a lack of chain of command amongst the Chadians, typical of guerrilla warfare.[citation needed] According to the Time article: "We have no ranks," says Abdul Osman, 21. "We are all combatants, we are all volunteers."[6]”
The quotation is of a soldier speaking about eating arrangements while in the field. The article describes the Chad forces organized in regiments and escadrons, so the statement about lack of chain of command is not supported. Any comments before I remove this passage? —Michael Z. 2008-07-30 17:50 z
Chadian conflict section needs help
editI understand how it got this way--- but the sequence needs help. The "Great Toyota War" now commonly refers to the very end of the conflict in 1987-1988, but Time Magazine referred to the earlier parts as the "Great Toyota War" in 1984. It's confusing for the section to say that it refers to events in '87 and became so famous that Time named the conflict the Great Toyota War in 1984. OTOH I don't know how to fix it :D 2001:470:4A39:1:0:0:0:A72 (talk) 06:54, 18 December 2016 (UTC)
- To add to this, in the introduction, technicals are stated as "mostly helpless against any air support they might see from a proper army." In the Toyota War, Chadian technical cavalry went up against a "proper army" with real air support and won. 64.147.0.194 (talk) 17:28, 20 October 2022 (UTC)
"Technical (vehicle" listed at Redirects for discussion
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The redirect Technical (vehicle has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2024 April 8 § Technical (vehicle until a consensus is reached. Utopes (talk / cont) 01:34, 8 April 2024 (UTC)