I respect a difference in opinion.Originally posted by redrooster79:Sorry spencer but i have to disagree about the mbt and FIBUA part.
Our region is just not condusive for a sizable force of MBT to go marauding around freely much less conduct FIBUA. Combat range of MBT cannot be fully utilized because of our hills and jungles, and you can hardly find a place on our island with LOS of up to 1km or more. Furthermore, come rainy season a 60-65 ton mbt would be cumbersome, even a liability. In our context, i believe mobility takes a presidence over armour.
the best is the CEV's 165mm demo gun.Originally posted by laser51088:Armour in FIBUA would be APCs that can dismount infantry and support them with something like the 40/50 cupola, other forms of armour probably would be needed only if the enemy also places armour in the streets that can't be stopped with anti-tank missiles
Even the 25mm turret won't be as useful in FIBUA, 40/50 is best for FIBUA fire support in my opinion. . .
i also LaoPeng - 87 to 90Originally posted by spencer99:During my NS days in late 80s (you can see how old I am),
a. Must safeguard rear areas as in a rapid advance, a lot of renegade enemy forces could be left behind. Maybe SAF should purchase those LAV type 6x6 amoured vehicles to safeguard rear areas.if i'm not wrong, one of our formations has been tasked to secure LOCs and they are using V200, but I remain to be corrected
b. if you have a modern MBT, it will be be invincible against a force without modern ATGWsbut our modern equipment need to be properly and diligently maintained and serviced. from the reports, it is more likely that the Apaches and M1s failed because of technical fault that enemy action, like the Apache purportedly shot down by the farmer (where are the bulletholes?) and at least one M1 the engine of which stalled and could not restart in the first few forays into Baghdad on Sat or Sunday. so the VM/technicians/ground crew very important in servicing and maintaining equipment in fwd ops.
c. Target idenfitication (IFF) very important. Yet at the same time frontline troops must be allowed the initiative to use deadly force without hesitation.
d. It is useful to have a top notch MBT like the M1 which can be used to flush out targets in FIBUA.
e. Must probably rewrite our FIBUA manual to include Armour
f. Apaches are quite accident prone. Maybe should use other less capable attack copters to complement our Apache force.
Just my 2 cents.[/b]my one only worth 1 cent
yeap..the Airforce have taken up most of the V200..u c them every in most AirBasesOriginally posted by bcoy:The V200s are used mostly for local defense, re-enforcement and internal security duties by second line units.
Hey dkhoo, thanks for your comments on this issue. You're right, I didn't stay long enuff in AIT to find out what's new and what's not...got posted to 7 SIB later on in the BRC. That was nearly 6 years ago already. As you should know, being far away from the main force gives one a different perspective. But I do remember that 6 yrs back, there wasn't any of those things that I suggested...so I guess I might be outdated.Originally posted by dkhoo:Some very good suggestions I see here. Tango1, I think you did not serve your NS in the infantry or you'd realize a lot of the things you suggest are already being done. The only thing I do not agree with is the need for sharpshooters. The terrain we are likely to face is very different from the desert, with much shorter ranges. We already have a weapon system that fulfills the need for mid-range (400m-1000m) fire at the platoon level -- the GPMG (though this is volume rather than point fire). I do not think we need something like that at the section level.
Rear area protection has also been demonstrated to be very important. Guerilla and commando attacks are an even greater problem in our local terrain. Our development of the armed and armored Bronco ATTC is now shown to be prescient. However, we need to increase our use of this platform and learn how to tactically employ it. The SAF needs to practice rear area protection, with more emphasis given to anti-guerilla and counter-insurgency scenarios in our exercises. Adding wheeled armored vehicles like the Terrex to our inventory for convoy protection might also be a good idea.
That's all I can think of for now.