Singapore Armoured Regiment Organisation and Equipment

last SG · 2006-12-21T06:01:42+00:00

41 SAR and 42 SAR as well as a reservist SAR were under 4 SAB and it's only a few years ago that 4 SAB was moved from Gedong to Kranji. The old 4 SAB buildi...

mrblitzer21 SG

im interested to know about the organisation and equipment of a SAF armoured regiment. things like
1) how many men in the regiment,
2) how many tanks,
3) what types of tanks and how many of them,
4) how are the men and tanks divided into platoons/companies/squadrons, 5) what are the different elements in the regiment

please help! thanks! Wink

Mospeada SG

where are u from?

who are u?

why u wanna know?

mrblitzer21 SG

im from singapore lol.
but im interested in such stuffs, anyway if its classified or anything then nvm.

tankee1981 SG

Very sensitive stuff you asking for here...you want to know specific details and figures here....cannot reveal here... Very Happy

LazerLordz SG

Exact TOE is classified.

mrblitzer21 SG

but i read through previous posts( either here or in the SAF forum) there are TOEs of other things like infatry squad/platoon/company.. if those can be revealed why cant these?

baer SG

OSA, ISD, MSD and COC7

Ha ha, those who know know.

Obersturmfuhrer SG

Let me give Uncle Teo a call and I'll get back to you once I get an answer. Laughing

ah-soh SG

hey uncle, armour is a very sensitive formations leh

Seth35 SG

You should Roughly Know the Hardware... But there are other things we public people don't know about... Laughing

iveco SG

Which SAR under which division can say or not?

So far, I only know 40 SAR belongs to 8 SAB, which in turn comes under 3 DIV.

SpecOps87 SG

Sensitive siah...

But I know US Armoured Platoon consists of 4 tanks lah.Haha

Shotgun SG

You can get the information from books such as "Defending the Lion City" by Tim Huxley, or alternatively go surfing for it.

Heres an unofficial SAF Armour webpage. An amateur page, but consist of relatively accurate information.

http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/9932/

mrblitzer21 SG

yup i read that book.
even things like how many tanks per platoon, and how many types of platoon also classified?

mrblitzer21 SG

the link is quite useful, more or less what im looking for. thanks!
anyway where do u guys think the leopard 2 MBTs will end up?
would it be better to add them to the armoured regiments, maybe 1 or 2 companies of leopards to each regiments?
or would it be better to form a whole new unit with them? i've heard somewhere that the SAF is going to form a new armoured division is that true?

martin_lim85 SG

yea SAFTOE is class as SECERT

Shotgun SG

A new armored division?? Im not sure about that... usually all our divisions are combined arms divisions, we never had a pure armored division.

Maybe a new Armored brigade or Bn. I suppose a purely Leopard2 Bn would absorb all 66 tanks. Perhaps the entire brigade will be supplemented with BX2s and other fighting vehicles. Heavy armored brigade maybe? *shrugs*

lionnoisy SG

once reported in ZAOBAO of some 70 vehicles and some 700 strong men.

at least correct at that time---no secret.

mrblitzer21 SG

btw our tank platoon is like the US right? armoured infantry and tank platoon have 4 vehicles each?

lionnoisy SG

42 SAR is an Armoured Battle Group (ABG) and comprises the battalion headquarters, 3 Combat Teams, 1 Support Company and 1 Headquarters Company. In total, the ABG has about 700 men and 70 vehicles. The ABG is equipped with Bionix, Ultra M113, and 12 SM1 tanks, and a number of support transport vehicles.

--Factsheet - 42 SAR - Army First Bionix Armed Battle Group.