Originally posted by Lonewolf
Like I said I have no hard evidence about the merkava's but I'm
hearing from the tankees about the simulator training they had and
how hush hush it is, Spore is famous for keeping things hush hush
eg our Special Operations force ( spore SEAL equvelant ) has been
around since the late 70's but was only public knowledge in 2000.
not to mention the Centurions ( they use to transport them in the
middle of the night) or even the phantoms fighter bombers
based in ROC was all hush hush, oops i think the phantoms still
is.
As for the terrain in Malaysia ( intended place of ops for saf
armoured Battle groups) It will either be very dusty with soft soil
( dry season ) or very soft and muddy ( wet season ) or metal roads
( rural ), aka something like rural palistine only theirs is much
more dry and dusty. We hardly ever train for urban warfare which
will be the case if we were intended to fight in Spore.
SAF main armoured doctrine is tanks with heavy infantry support in
assault or the AI ( armoured infantry ) flanking while the big guns
keep the bad boys occupied, which the merkava is ideal for with its
space for troops ( isrealy/ panzergranadier style ) , hence we do
not even have reactive armour due to the proximity of our troops to
the tanks.
as for Price $$, We are ( fact not boasting) only asean country
with apache's, stealth cruisers, largest army, navy, airforce, SGD
is also the strongest currensie. so spending $$ for Merkava's is
not that far fetch.
http://www.defencetalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5604&page=4
The above is being posted by a Singaporean in Defence
Talk.com
He mentioned about the F4s kept in ROC. Can anyone verfiy this or
heard of such rumours? Thanks 
