Singaporean Amphibous capability

last SG · 2004-08-17T11:45:05+00:00

U got pretty good eye sight. The picture is so small and u manage to count the wheels? *salute*

tankee1981 SG

I am curious to find out more about the amphibous capability of SAF as a whole and not just the individual service arms. Pictures will be very much appreciated. I am particulary intrested in the prospect of Singapore having amphibous MBTs. I know about the weight problem for MBTs especially in this part of the world, so does getting amphibous MBTs help to reduce this problem?(assuming that the brigde-laying equipment eg the SCE M60 is also just as heavy.)

SibeiSuayKia SG

wow? singapore tanks have no amphibious capabilitiy i think

still need to go thru the old "causeway"

and if causeway blown up?

den don't go lor

Obersturmfuhrer SG

I think to have an effective amphibious armour force, there should be adequate naval transport vehicles rather than "swimming" tanks. The swimming speed of armour vehicles are too slow and retards their ability for rapid advancement as the vangard of an offensive.

Heliborne troops and amphibious infantry would have landed long before the tanks even make it halfway through the straits, effectively relegating our armour forces into support roles.

tspg SG

Officially its classified. Not good to talk about it here. Its better to do your own research on the net. Neutral

Moxie SG

No problem - we'll reclaim more land ~lol~

Hey, just j/k

Last year's news: "Because of the reclamation work in Pulau Tekong, the distance between the island & Malaysias Pularek naval training base at Tanjong Pengelih has been reduced to 0.75km from 1.8km."

NDU SG

why most of the time ppl tend to FORGET our FCU and FCEP?
do u know that our FCU can carry tank? and its speed can reach up to
30 over knot.... so... for quick deployment... we have always
depend on FCU and FCEP....

as for how many FCU and FCEP we have Smile .... i think the FIGURE will scare
u off.... no joke... Mr. Green

cutebug SG

Sg Amx10 P and Amx10(105mm) can swim well. Total 44 in number.

cutebug SG

Sorry wrong information, I think Amx10 was with 90mm noy 105mm.

sgFish SG

FCU and FCEP?

i tot its LCU (landing craft utility) and LCEP(landing craft, equipment,personnel)?

SibeiSuayKia SG

suggest we get assault hovercraft which can go land and water..

damn power..huge in size..powered by propeller and can put a gun in the front
and some mistral missiles

http://bugattimarine.com/Military/landingCraft.htm

LazerLordz SG

Suppose you pay for the thing by paying for the tax increment for everyone , that is likely to ensue when your wild ideas are turned into reality. Twisted Evil

sgFish SG

he no need to pay tax yet... Mr. Green

Groovee SG

imagine this behemoth trying to cross the straits. den our dear neighbours take out their RPGs and take shots at the 'oh-so-huge-targets' turbine fans. BOOOM!

sergeant shouts: "#@�!!! ok! we row!!!! "

Neutral

Obersturmfuhrer SG

LOL, good point. Laughing But a hovercraft can be useful to transport follow-on forces.

SibeiSuayKia SG

ROFL...

what makes u think that the little high speed boats the commandos use will be safe also??

its open and pple can just spray on ya...

u can't dodge it even though ur fast..

the hovercraft can go much faster den u think..can use on land also

eh please lor the hovercraft got standard 3 fans..hit 1 oso wun explode..haiz

the problems with rpg is that..THE HOVER CRAFT CANNOT SINK
coz its always floating

and the person inside hovercraft also won't die ^^

can carry 12 vehicles somemore..
compared to our c-130 carrying so little bionix

there's a load of air above it..

and certainly..it goes faster den courageous.

anyway we can always shield the front of the propellers with reactive armour..
to protect from heat stuffs..

or power it with turbo fan at the back..as in behind in..like a jet ..

storywolf SG

MBTs are just too heavy already, to try to make them swim is adding more weight to it which is doom from the start.

There is other easier and faster ways of getting tanks across waters, that is where the combat engineers are for, they use rafts and bridging to bring the MBT across.

baer SG

Another babbling idiot. Please proceed to Pioneer Junior page..

All craft over water can sink; just because it 'floats' on a bed of air, does not make it invunerable to damage to its skirts etc.

By the Way

Amphibious MBT are not designed to assault beacheads, just to ford rivers with less than 5m depth. In all usual situations, you need wide enuff approaches and strong ingress and egress with no underwater obstacles. Seldom seen in SE Asia because of the soft terrain (i.e. tidal swamps etc)

Singapore practices coastal hooks, not OTH assaults. Even with our LST SS Endurance, without a proper or dedicated support/bombardment vessels cannot 'hit the beaches' USMC style.

Book in Nat Library "Ambhibious Warfare" is good guide on such matters.

tspg SG

Officially its still classified. Just let him talk and speculate. He will know when he served.

SibeiSuayKia SG

we got those mobile bridges??

those mobile tanks which can deploy bridges rofl..

but causeway is 1 km long ..so there's no way u can deploy bridges that long..

tspg SG

It is mention in Tim Huxley's Defending the Lion City. Go and read yourself. Use your imagination. Stop asking here. It is classified. Next time you serve you will know. Dun be so impatient to find out. Rolling Eyes