tripwire SG IF malaysia puts its MRLS in johor.. i am pretty sure... our FH2000 as well as many other equipement, units and troops wont be in their camps.... IF malaysia starts to hit us with MRLS... we can hit back with ICMs, and bomb KL with napalm... IF malaysia sends its hornets... we got tons of SAMs waiting for them... not to mention the falcons as well... IF malaysia use its navy to blockade our ports... i beg to wonder where are our ships??? destroyed by MRLS?? sure... if it is nuke tipped.. IF malaysia sends its tanks south... we got tons of AT missile plus gunship waiting... IF malaysia sens its infantry.... we outnumber them 10 to 1.... the ASTRO 2 MRLS isnt really that powerful for your info... yes it got great range and probably comes with submunitions... but its inaccurate and limited in numbers.... many of SAF assets have already gone underground.. including the command base, air force hanger, navy depot and many many other military storage facility... those MRLS isnt gonna be effective against underground targets....
Orcishwarrior SG eh!!singapore got nap meh?? anyway Malaysia could really in trouble if one day they decided to crash with singapore i foresee half of their warships will be sank before they even manage to blockard singapore TONS OF FLYING METALs will be covering them and kicking their ass upside down!! it is quite prominent that the latest Malaysian defence acquisition is focusing very much on SAM.Countering these SAM could be a barrier,i wish singapore would just acquire ALARM from the united states and rape their SAM once we rape their SAM hahahah They will be using steyr to shoot our planes. One thing i hate about SAF is our army Tanks it SUCKS,look at the SM1 tank like some scrap metal from dun know where........ and they are constantly upgrading....ahya!!! i guess apache is the saf latest concept of defeating MBT T-90 before they can roll into city hall......
wombat SG no offense but i am getting the impression you had not gone through SAF. You don't seem to be clear of our operating doctrine. :X Also go read up on our AWAS and ELINT abilities. Singapore used to rely on the concept of prolonging the battle until help arrives. But I think we had grown to the stage where we are capable of handling our own in this region. As for those Astros, they better be damn sure there is no US forces in the location they whacking. From what I understand, planes and troops rotate through SG frequently. Under their ROE, I am sure they can shoot back too. No bets whose those forces in SG is on when somebody shooting at them. Mig-29 Patrolling the skys?....My foot! Astros hitting so many locations and causing significant damage...and not taken out?...pls lar....Give us some credit lar.
Orcishwarrior SG u are right man!!US often sail or dock huge ships in singapore water and planes often pass-by to restock their supplies.....if malaysia starts a war i believe US pressure will prevent Malaysia from launch their Astro at US,if they hit one C130 and kill several US personnel hahahaha next morning Malaysia will be wasteland like US nevada hehehehe (just kidding)
EXCO SG foxtrout8’s post is extremely one-sided (i did not say biased). He did not at all mention Singapore’s defence with regards to the points he are making. Sure, MLRS is fearsome, but you cannot win a war with it. What you gonna do? Keep rocketing the opposing country? sooner or later the rockets will run out, by that time i think half of Johor will be overrun by Singapore already.
Innocent_Malaysian SG the astros 2 doesnt suck.... it was used by iraq during the gulf war and was very effective.... about the US MLRS, it is very advanced but, in terms of combat capability,it is not that SUPER......
EXCO SG Who stated that the astros 2 sucks? Once again you did not interpret the messages correctly. An MLRS system in itself is a very fearful weapon. What makes it even more fearsome to civilians is that if it sucks, it will not hit its intended (military) target and hit a few civilian blocks instead.
foxtrout8 SG alamak …...how u want be to write a repy with two sites…......i believe u dun always right…..if u want a repy with both site in account…....alamak ….i write GP liao.
foxtrout8 SG u all are right, with the US in place..we are generally safe......however..........there are some points which i must state......wat can awacs do when their base are destroyed.....by the way awacs cant detect ground movement that well and it will be shit if the ground receivers are being eliminated.......abt the ELINT.....haha.......got loopholes one leh.........USA cant detect an attack from Osama and now with report that the pentagon may had been strike with a cruisemissile not a plane......IF malaysia puts its MRLS in johor.. i am pretty sure... our FH2000 as well as many other equipement, units and troops wont be in their camps.... IF malaysia starts to hit us with MRLS... we can hit back with ICMs, and bomb KL with napalm MLRS range longer than FH leh.......we got napalm meh.....got also....how to strike them efficently if they strike off the runways and roads...........LOL where the hell we got ICM...... Alot to highlight leh..........mi only states the situation that if Spore is caught having a nap...........u all so 'excited'........the onli useful feed back i get is abt the pressence of US force.......btw Tim Huxley also stated some points abt singapore attacking 'u know how' also one sided wat...........btw no offences......jus my defences............sorry to state a useless comment on the astro....thx innocent_malaysian for pointing it out......lol wombat is right i have not been to the SAF......however i had interact will many SAF personnal in my life including one of my family member still in service.........
foxtrout8 SG hope to have more friendly descision next time ......i hope and dun want the issue to turn sour......btw sorry for any points which offend u....
EXCO SG If Malaysia does site their MLRS at Johor, the MLRS can be taken out by Singapore's FHs. Napalm? I believe thats a figuarative used by the poster. However I won't be surprised if we do have napalms, it is considered a conventional weapon. In order to really stop the RSAF from taking off, Malaysia would have to strike at every straight road which is more than 2 km long. Does that make sense to them? Actually we have already stated many relevant points about Singapore's defence. The presence of US forces only serves to bolster our deterrence. I am sorry but i cannot agree with your "if singapore is caught napping" scenario. Nobody in their right mind would strike another country "from nothing". Before a war there will always be severe political fallouts between 2 countries, or inherent geopolitical reasons (ie. Isreal).
foxtrout8 SG yap….....i agree…..however can u name any loopholes which hinders the policy of a decisive force…...other than the AMX-13 which has been hotly being discuss
laser51088 SG by the way, singapore has Paveway 2 laser-guided bombs which are more than necessary to take out military bases of Malaysia and people, yes, there is generally a USAF squadron stationed at Paya Lebar Airbase on a rotational deployment US Pacific Command's Logistics Office is also in Singapore( Changi i think, not too sure)
foxtrout8 SG however u have to go quite close to drop a paveway…......i hope the modernisation of their SAM will not hinder us..
laser51088 SG heres a pic of the Astros (Artillery SaTuration ROcket System) II the Astros II max range is 90km but thats only with the SS-80 rockets, I'm not too sure which rockets Malaysia uses though also, this things max. road speed is 70km on paved roads and 40km on unpaved, so it can't exaclty shoot and scoot, but it is heli-portable (shoot it down it the air ) I'm also not sure what is the operational status of this famous aquisition of Malaysia's army... anyone care to comment? [/img][/code]
CX SG considering that the announcement for their purchase took plase not too long ago (couple of months...) its not likely to be fully operational. Takes time to train people to use them and figure out what to do with them operationally... a new weapon requires a new doctrinal framework. u don't just throw a new toy in the field and expect it to perform miracles... all these takes time. even if it was fully operational cos they've got really smart people working on it, its very unlikely that they've properly integrated it. Its not just another piece of artillery... longer range and heavier firepower DOES make a difference in the way it should be used... and it makes a BIG difference if u want it to work as part of a co-ordinated effort with your other services... u'ld be wasting your resources if u used an mlrs like a howitzer... and as it is, i don't think they've achieved a great degree of integration between their services yet... new systems will take even more time to integrate properly.
Orcishwarrior SG i consider astro 2 90 km rocket to offensive rather than defensive. I doubt Maf would annouces to public that they have ss 80 rocket.Even if singapore doesnt act Thailand will.Most importantly annoucing having such an arsenal would somehow directly spark an arm race. Even if there is an arm race going on it is not likely singapore will suffer compare to MY as financially we are more wealhier that MY It is possible to balance up economic development and military development.AN opinion????
