Looks like the 2 Rafale both have Kill Marks.



http://beritadaerah.co.id/2015/03/26/pemer...udara-perancis/

similar but with more payload and longer range
the cockpit is pressurize similar and they have toilet and small kitchen as well

Hainan to be the base of PLA Navy's fourth fleet?



China may establish Yalong Bay on Hainan island as the base of its fourth naval fleet, with jurisdiction over the Indian Ocean region, according to David S McDonough, research manager and senior editor at Ottowa's Conference of Defence Associations Institute, in his recent article for the National Interest magazine.

As Hainan is currently under the jurisdiction of the PLA's South Sea Fleet and is quite a distance from the Indian Ocean, a prospective fourth fleet for the PLA Navy covering the Indian Ocean region seems to be either entirely speculative or at best a hollow force existing in name only from the perspective of many analysts. However, McDonough suggested it is unwise to underestimate China's military capabilities and ambition.

McDonough said China has recently constructed the Longpo naval base at Yalong Bay near the southeastern tip of Hainan. It will be completed as a deep-water port with submarine piers, an underground submarine facility with tunnel access and a demagnetizing facility to reduce the magnetic residuals on ship hulls. He said Yalong Bay is likely to serve as the main base of the PLA Navy's Type 094 Jin-class ballistic missile submarines.

In addition, the naval base in Yalong Bay also features long piers to moor surface combat vessels, which turns it into a multi-purpose base. McDonough added that the PLA Navy has another base dedicated to its conventional submarines in Yulin, located west of Longpo. He said the construction of facilities for surface combat vessels and new piers have begun and that a total of 29 warships may be stationed on Hainan in the near future.

Even though the South Sea Fleet will not move its headquarters from Guangdong's Zhanjiang to Hainan, McDonough said the new submarine and surface warship facilities on the island will certainly play an increasingly important role in its operations. Hainan can serve as a main base for China's ballistic missile submarines. The PLA Navy can also use it to project its power into the Indian Ocean region.

http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclas...000025&cid=1101

i still can't find the toilet n galley pics of that jet

Uh from the video i posted

You have the luxury of standing to pee but still into a bottle. While the kitchen, it just a small table behind the seats hahaha.

kitchen? serious?

wtf the need kitchen for? all they need is vodka right?

http://www.reddit.com/r/MilitaryPorn/comme..._off_3731x2452/

not kitchen size, just micro galley, for make drink and heat up food.
went u fly many hour at air, u need that for getting back energy.

This post has been edited by waja2000: Mar 26 2015, 03:15 PM

TrackingPoint Sees Growing Demand for Precision-Guided Rifles







http://www.foxbusiness.com/industries/2015...les-catch-fire/

problem solved.

Quite useful for urban combat......last ditch defense after enemy lands and... RSAF and RSN decimated

This is not MIR's toilet?

so wouldn't investment in more aerial combat vehicle and ship to ensure the survivalbility of both RSAF and RSN more important?

given the local terrain and it's urban constructed, movement and effectiveness of tank surely is compromised? as a result, they will probably need more resources to support the tank, thus wasting even more in other area?

i thinks its more of an ego and feel good factor that entices them to get the leopard...

what you guys think?

thpace Yinchet

Actually, tanks are relatively cheap compared to ships and planes. Singapore spends much more for armaments for its air force and navy.

Tanks may not be able to move freely in urban settings, but it could work as mobile direct-fire artillery. Without tanks, infantry can get massacred in cities, just with machine guns placed on windows. With tanks, these machine guns can be obliterated, but infantry must return the favor by eliminating AT teams

So in urban combat....infantry is king, but tanks are still essential for cover and direct fire supports

They got the $$$, we on other hand lack the $$$

Simple..

given the strength and effectiveness of all SEA country, i doubt any of the country is capable of mounting a large scale invasion nor mount any effective offensive operation. therefore most forces and equipment are merely used as a deterent/leveraging/ and defensive purpose.

and taking in your point of view, sg would actually be the one with machine gun and AT teams to decimate incoming forces.

and with cooperation within most SEA country, surely MAS/INDON will be help SG, thus further limiting the functions and roles of tank.

lol, simple and direct to the point.

anyway, abit slowpoke, but i saw lotsa post about the new NSM kosengberg something something.

how good are they?

Yeah tanks are a lot cheaper.

Even I am surprised how cheap a modern tank costs. I always thought its like USD 20mil sebiji. But most tanks it's less than USD5 mil to USD 10 mil. Of course that does not include the modern equipment or state of the art weapons or local maintenance.

Actually, tanks are considered as "minor" armaments, because they are cheaper to buy and operate than fighters and frigates. Won't hurt to purchase many of them....because used Leopard 2A4 only less than $2.5 million each....compared to SG's annual defence budget

Surely SG needs to counterattack and drives the invading forces back to the sea

Haha
the last2 mil thread I already paste it
edit: tu ada orang paste dah tu



it is design for long bombing run and patrol
where the plane will fly for long hours
that's why the cabin is pressurize to give some comfort to the crew

This post has been edited by atreyuangel: Mar 26 2015, 04:32 PM