The self entrenching tool is not unique to Russian tanks. NATO tanks also have them

The dozer blade is mainly used for clearing obstacles. It takes about 30 minutes for for the tank to dig a trench. Not as fast as a dedicated engineering vehicle but better than the 10 back breaking hours needed by the crew to dig
Btw,I don't see the need for digital camo on vehicles . They would be covered in mud and shit most of the time. A dark green paint scheme costs less than a three tone paint scheme

That's because of the wide availability of dedicated engineering vehicles who could do the job better.

The blades interfere with the tanks ability to climb obstacles so they were fitted only when needed

That's why they used the exhaust system not the smoke launchers which are filled with RP

The air is polluted as hell already. Sucking in some extra diesel won't make a difference

Capable of disembarking from amphibious crafts doesn't take that much skill or training

The new 'marine corps' will be a raider type unit that would be able to lift some burden off PASKAL who have borne the brunt of most of the operations for the past few years

Manpower nak cari mana nak stand division baru? Support assets bai..

PAC should be expanded not 10th para. A division would defeat the original purpose of the para

Btw, what is up with people's obsession with the 10th para brigade. Every time there's a job that people think are special(amphibious operations, air assault, etc) mesti 10th Para eventhough RMR and RRR can do the same job just as good or even better. Najib nak pergi tandas pun nak 10th para teman.

Same Can't be said about the ex home minister and current defence minister. Lahad Datu won't be so fail if he wasn't such a *****

Cobras and AC-130 were in the air

Bodyguards for the PM and DPM are elements from PDRM UTK . when they leave office they are no longer provided bodyguards so people like Mahathir hire bodyguards from private companies

So no. They do not retain the same people.

The m16 was too long for jungle and vehicle based operations so they found a shorter rifle but not compromising range.

But the a-holes at SMEO couldn't build a proper AUG so the army found a carbine that unsurprisingly is now manufactured by the same geniuses behind the Malaysian Steyr.

So now the army now have a shit rifle made by a shitty company that also made the previous shitty rifle.

Two types of ammo, two training modules, two rifles and zero sense

Welcome to Malaysia

That picture has more Chinese looking guys in it than the whole of tentera darat.

The steyr uses a 62 grain bullet. The majority of army supply is 55 grain. Hopefully with all the bullets fired during Lahad Datu, they replaced it with the standard SS109

Nak sangat ikut USMC

Pernah naik ke AAV? Lagi sanggup aku naik nuri

Why ACV-300?it can't swim in surf conditions
I doubt the AAV is essential . even the USMC is finding it hard to find a reason to keep the damn things
Normal procedure masa masuk air, dia akan dive head first jadi vertical lepas tu bahagian belakang akan turun. Kalau driver cuak,dia pegi tekan minyak habis2 dan AAV takkan stabil. Tenggelam dan yang dalam mati . Seasick tu biasa la

BTRs are the most capable amphibious APCs. Can't be compared with heavier vehicles that can only ford through calm waters

Kalau MoD boleh, mesti MoE dan MoH nak juga . PETRONAS pays a lot the federal government . enough la

That camo is almost as useless as rela itself

Yeah seeing a bunch of overweight old men chasing ilegall immigrants at 2 am doesn't really give me a 'safe' vibe

To increase the number of law enforcers? Why can't they be absorbed into RMP's GOF? Or Wataniah? Or JPA? Rela just adds another layer of bureaucracy to the mix.

Lahad Datu showed that GOF lost its fighting teeth. Why don't they chase indons instead

Yang masuk rela ni qualify ke tak jadi Wataniah? The problem with rela is personnel quality. Too many stupids running around with shotguns

Why should all be absorbed into Wataniah? Send some to JPAM, the real civil defence organization

Btw, I also think having both bomba and JPAM is redundant. Kalau bomba bawah state government macam dulu boleh terima lagi

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To provide emergency services and protect non-combatants by any means other than fighting

In some countries, fire and rescue depends on the state. So in times of emergency or war, they may not be able to provide the necessary services, that's where civil defence come into play

Kalau dekat kawasan rumah aku, bomba jauh so semua emergency services JPAM yang handle.

You don't win wars by fighting fairly. If a tactic is deemed cowardice by civilians who knows shit but saves the lives of soldiers, I won't hesitate

Btw, why is the level of stupidity seems to be higher than normal in here?

Everybody needs to relax

pffttt...

everyone was already on the wheeled IFV bandwagon by the time shinseki developed his master plan.the US army as always,just sloww.the soviets were at it since the 60s