Singapore to Acquire Refurbished Leopard Tanks

Black Aces SG

Hi, just saw this from MINDEF's website:

http://www.mindef.gov.sg/imindef/news_and_events/nr/2006/dec/11dec06_nr2.html

Singapore Set to Acquire Refurbished Leopard Tanks from Germany

The Singapore Ministry of Defence and the German Federal Ministry of Defence intend to agree upon the sale of Leopard 2A4 tanks from the German Armed Forces to the Singapore Armed Forces.

The acquisition package will consist of 66 refurbished Leopard 2A4 tanks together with 30 spare tanks and supporting equipment. Training on the Leopard tanks will be provided by the German Army.

This acquisition underscores the good defence relationship between Germany and Singapore.

equlus84 SG

Hmmm..........finally, time has come............
MINDEF finally feel that MBT this word is no longer a hush hush word that will hit our neighbours raw nerves. So will they parade our centurions ani time soon before retirement?

dork3d SG

So would that put us into the upgrading possibility of L2A6 that the Germans are doing now in the near future?

dork3d SG

People already parading their PT90Ms and we still can't parade our Tempest...

equlus84 SG

I notice MINDEF webbie did a side by side comparison with the SM-1, does it mean they are going to buy 350 doing one for one replacement. How abt our LT? Don’t tell me they are just gonna waste it like dat? Ani issue is the engine. The engine uses MTU while most of our lighter assets use Detriot, won’t that cause a logistical strain?

dork3d SG

Here's some interesting info on Leopard 2 MBT...

http://www.fprado.com/armorsite/leo2.htm

fallin SG

This is a real surprise. I sincerely believed that they would NEVER reveal the tanks man.

gary1910 SG

CJ has been dropping hints in the new forum and here for the past week, I'm totally not surprised!!! Laughing

Dr Who SG

German tank blows up in battle (hopefully not near Gemas.....hehehe)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iPqd47-h1o

fallin SG

I have two questions. Firstly, I know this is a noob question but 120mm refers to the length or diameter of the tank round? Secondly, although I have absolutely doubt regarding the choice of tank, would the number be sufficient for our needs?

Shotgun SG

And your point is?

I like this statement though. (From factsheet link on mindef site)

Lethality. The Leopard 2A4 is equipped with the 120mm, L44 smoothbore gun, which has the capability to defeat all other armour fighting vehicles.

Laughing

gd4u SG

Hmm, y they compare to SM1 … it is like comparing Fuji Apples and normal apples …

laurence82 SG

its mainly to say how much we improve from our older tanks

surely they are not going to start comparing with the Malaysian armoured vehicles right?

Laughing

Pitot SG

hahaha. ask wad do we still have in taiwan. Twisted Evil

gd4u SG

Like my qn was, y could they compare Leopard to Centurion instead ???

Dr Who SG

And my point is :

Nowadays, an uneducated desert insurgent can blow up a tank using IEDs......even the famed indestructible Israeli Makarva or M1 Abrams,,,,,

and RPGs will make mincemeat of the AMX/SM1............

Pitot SG

Eh, refurbished 2A4s..

means upgraded or just cleaned up?

ah_kwang SG

i thought the sm1 need replacements more urgently than the centurions.

fallin SG

Because officially, we don't have Centurions. How to compare Leopards with something we "don't have".

Pitot SG

ANd wad happened to the people who say our fighting area unsuitable for a MBT?

and hor, why not the M1 abrams?

is it because of price issue?