Finally, Singapore purchase new Main Battle Tank : Leopard 2A4
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Wah lau... That is what the Israelis say before the Yom Kippur war... At least when they screw up, they still have a desert as buffer... Singapore screw up... :bigeyes:
:bsmilie: Singapore always buying "old" stuff then upgrade it... We may start buying from China especially if US refuse to sell us the equipment...
Always a good idea to have different suppliers if not you could be held ransom by the main supplier. :think:
Well... We officially only have the SM-1...
How to replace something "we do not have"? :bsmilie:
Last time they said Centurion secret. Never seen it in NDP mobile display one leh.
Actually we have this - Our last Ace in the Hole if we all ever come to blows with *points finger upwards* And this was taken out of a ultra top secret testing range here. This was why MINDEF banned all camera phones.
well it is in the public domain since some books are published. but that "two alphabets" still "officially" classified I think
yah hor! silly me ;p
shh...not so loud...I thought the South Africans helped us there as well...what with their experience upgrading their centurions to oliphant
Open secret... To ya ya papaya to our neighbours and yet don't want to instigate them to buy MBTs by refusing to acknowledge it's existence...
Actually we have this - Our last Ace in the Hole if we all ever come to blows with *points finger upwards* And this was taken out of a ultra top secret testing range here. This was why MINDEF banned all camera phones.
haiz, long long ago I already said we have to phase out those damn baked beans from the combat ration. :devil:
not sure about the south africans, but the Tempest supppsed to be up to IDF standards.
Now you know why our friend always complain about overflights into their territory...
Nowadays got spy satellite oso.
Haha, buy from China, wait get chiong one. Short of some screws here and there.
Maybe made from recycle milo can.
Our main supplier is US lor. As long as ar kah liao with whoever is US president, then getting spare parts is no problem liao.
Actually we have this - Our last Ace in the Hole if we all ever come to blows with *points finger upwards* And this was taken out of a ultra top secret testing range here. This was why MINDEF banned all camera phones.
Is that artillery piece some version of M110 ?
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No wonder when Bush come, all traffic must stop... :bsmilie:
I always thought the AVLB will be the most impressive thing on NDP.
I remember the first time I saw one. I was posted to 38SCE for AE conversion in 81, the 3-tonner had to scramble to the road side to allow this rumbling thing to pass. our blue beret already turned to red with the dust, and when we peeped out of the back, we saw this HUGE thing towering over head, all your bones vibrating along when the AVLB driver steps on his accelerator.
For the young chappies, Sungei Gedong in the old days, is mud track all the way from LCK road, no surfacing. Going back camp is like having to topo through Area D
Warfare is not just about having the latest and greatest weapons. Intelligence, tactics and logistics play a very critical role as well.
In the Desert Storm, the american tanks could only travel as far as their loggies could follow, even tho their tanks had a much further combat range.
When you buy weapons, you also need to factor in the maintenance needs and compatibility of that system with what you currently have in your arsenal.
One Asean country bought MIG fighters. Powerful fighter that were touted to be equal to the F16 but the last i heard, several of them are not air worthy any more due to the lack of spare parts. They even cannibalize a couple of them for spares, so that they could fly them at their national day parade.
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