Singapore to Acquire Refurbished Leopard Tanks

last SG · 2006-12-11T19:06:02+00:00

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,,,,...

tripwire SG

Surge in NS Intake

The second key factor is the coming surge in the National Service intake. This is the enabler that allows us to make the transition to a shorter NS duration now. There will be a Shocked 15% to 20% increase Shocked in the annual intake of full-time National Servicemen over ten years starting from 2006. This surge is a result of the higher number of births per year starting in the Dragon year of 1988 and lasting till 1997. This surge in NS intake over the next ten years will allow us to maintain our operational readiness and standing force requirements even as we move to a 24-month National Service system and carry out the transformation towards the leaner 3rd Generation SAF.

http://www.mindef.gov.sg/imindef/news_and_events/nr/2004/jun/15jun04_nr/15jun04_speech.html

twocents SG

Interesting comparisons
M1A2 vs Merkava, Leopard 2 on another forum
http://forums.military.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/3101927042/m/5071907726

Old-style T-72 combat performance in Iraq
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lion_of_Babylon_tank
There were reports of a few T-72s surviving ATGW hits - not too shabby performance.

fallin SG

Heres what mrbrown had to say about the Leopards Laughing
http://cache.libsyn.com/mb/tmbs-061214-used_tanks_with_coe_for_sale.mp3

^Delta^ SG

Some people either have too much time on their hands, like to degrade themselves or just like to make a laughing stock of themselves. I thought his blog was shut down by the govt?

LazerLordz SG

What's wrong with him? I take offence at that statement.

Satire is an art not many people can understand though. But, you don't go around condemning people for their views do you?

He's much more of a Singaporean than I can say about the govt anyday.. Rolling Eyes

LazerLordz SG

I like the part about the alarm. Laughing It's so Singaporean.

laurence82 SG

i like the part when he switched on the aircon

wahahhahah

acwire_2125 SG

I like the part where he said can Zing the Tank! Add spoiler to it? Lower the suspension? Add body kit! Laughing

LazerLordz SG

"This is Johnny, Welcome to Zhng My Tank!" Laughing

tankee1981 SG

Can you imagine seeing a Leo2 doing a drift with the song from Tokyo Drift in the background? Now... thats 3G Army, my man! Cool

LazerLordz SG

I'd prefer the hokkien drift version, with the tankee CSM singing in the turret. Laughing

Shotgun SG

“I wonder if you know, how they drift in Ang Moh Kio…” by the 6DSMB BOys.

spartan6 SG

At first i find him funny but now Evil or Very Mad .This is a very serious thing, it affects e very survial of Singapore as a nation it is not something 2 joke about Mad

Fingolfin_Noldor SG

Some people don't seem to understand a joke... sigh...

Hey, survival of Singapore? Even the officers admit we can survive only 3 days. So let's not bother about a determined invasion shall we?

Shotgun SG

Aiyo, take his podcast with a pinch of salt lar.

laurence82 SG

Laughing

LazerLordz SG

Why 6DSMB? Laughing

LazerLordz SG

If Singapore's survival depended on 66 tanks, then we're doomed.

Did anyone recognise the coincidence in the numbers? Laughing 66 tanks, 66.6% votes.

laurence82 SG

coz vehicles in camps in north area will go to 6DSMB for base maintenance mah

Laughing

tripwire SG

against malaysia.. the war will be over in two days... Twisted Evil

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