Armoured Artillery Vehicles in spore?

last SG · 2003-05-18T15:03:21+00:00

well said!!! although officers in the infantry are trained to do that, but now the task is still left to the FOs and signallers of the artillery. not only d...

ah san SG

hi , was juz wondering whether we haf any Armoured Artillery Vehicles in spore? Rolling Eyes

if haf? specs?

if not ? why? Question

thanks all....juz curious... Cool
happy holiday... Very Happy

warspite SG

well, the existence of these vehicles have yet to be acknowledged. All we know is they are based on the M109A6 Paladin chassis, turret is indigeneous designed with the 155mm gun based on the FH2000.
Just keep on the lookout if you are in the SAF training area.

SingaporeMacross SG

wah, armoured arty…. siao liao

YourFather SG

You can try the army intranet..... You might catch a bit of specs and even a pic of it Cool

ah san SG

training area?...intranet? hmm i dun tink anytime soon unless i go back for reservist... Rolling Eyes

anyway the tot of amoured artilliery juz struck me so i tot might as well try my luck Wink

anyone has any idea how a common armoured artillery vehicle works? as in operational role? diff from normal artillery battery?...juz curious Razz

thanx in advance Very Happy

foxtrout8 SG

U mean Self Propelled Artillery...?

ah san SG

any form of armoured artillery vehicle will do...cos i noe nuts abt it!!! Wink
thanx

foga SG

the armoured artillery that we are talking about here would be in service this year with 21SA being the first unit to use this new "king of the battle field" in singapore.

Moonstriker SG

hmmz… mi sch’s just beside the arti camp in amk. heehee…. everytime can @@ arti pointing their guns at our scH. whahahaa…. ;>

Joe Black SG

I wonder if SAF is going to adopt ST's LWSPH too? Talking about SP guns, US Marine Corp is thinking of buying some Caesar. (ref: http://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/article.cfm?Id=707)

If French has fallen out in favour with the US and Singapore suddenly became Bush's good friend, why not we sell them the LWSPH too? Sell them 40+ for trial and let them license built them Smile

Singapore 21st Div can use some too.

wuming78 SG

21st Div? u mean 21 SA?

bcoy SG

I quite sure that a small number of LWSPH will be bought for 21st Div. The Chinooks should be able to heli-lift these guns.

Joe Black SG

Would they then retire some Giat L105mm gun? These 105mm guns are still pretty new and can be heli lifted by the Pumas/Cougars. They are still rather good for airborne except they are towed and not self-propelled.

bcoy SG

The 105mm guns can be deployed at brigade level, the LWSPH at division level, I guess.

Joe Black SG

Just read from Janes that SA's G6 SP gun can reach a whopping 67KM... This could effectively be SG's answer to Astros II. If ST could extend the cargo round close to 80KM and develop a guided anti-tank munition, then SAF will have a counter-MLRS battery capability.

Losvoor-based howitzer makes its debut
The formal unveiling of the new 67km-range 155mm self-propelled (SP) howitzer system, developed in South Africa from the Losvoor technology base program (whose existence was first revealed more than five years ago - see IDR 1/1998, p16), was staged at the IDEX exhibition at Abu Dhabi in March. Now officially designated G6-52, the new system is the most advanced of a family of three substantially upgraded versions of the G6 wheeled SP howitzer on offer from Denel (see IDR 11/2001, pp63-70), and can theoretically provide 1,720km2 of fire support cover from a single position.
[Jane's International Defense Review - first posted to http://idr.janes.com - 18 April 2003]

bcoy SG

What about Singapore’s M109 based SPH – 39, 45 or 52 Cal. gun barrel?

Moonstriker SG

hmm arti round travels faster than a missile right ?

Joe Black SG

Given FH-88 is 39 calibre and FH2000 is 52 calibre, my money is on either a 39 or 52 calibre.

It is also possible to use the 39 calibre LWSPH gun Smile

TVaddict SG

so is ur sch nyp and the camp u r refering to amoy quee? if it is so, amoy quee camp is not really a pure arty camp...

tripwire SG

most probably... SAF will design and build its own arty rather then purchase G6 from SA...

afterall... ST is capable in arty design and production... i sincerely believe that if they really wanted to... they could design and build a much longer range gun if they feel there is a need...

thus far... ST already have cargo round with 32 submunition DPICM and has been testing out GPS guided arty munitions...

it remains to be seen if ST could combine the 2 plus a new charge system like those isrealis are developing for a devastating ultra long range GPS guided DPICM cargo round.... with a top range exceeding 80km... HAVOC LOR>.......

if that happens... Mr. Green