Why, why, why these people still wear all-black uniforms when fighting in a desert country?

Not only will they get ridiculously hot, black won't even camouflage them very well. Coz, you know, sand.

This post has been edited by MilitaryMadness: Sep 30 2016, 11:40 AM

Also be the first to get shot, it seems.

I heard this anecdote from a Singaporean source that basically says 'in any war with Malaysia, Singapore must achieve victory within five days, if not we will lose the initiative and face possible collapse'.

Sounds like BS, but any idea if this has some grain of truth?

This post has been edited by MilitaryMadness: Sep 30 2016, 04:50 PM

I hear main cause is that singapore military actually dont have that much strategic logistic capability to carry on an offensive for an extended time.

Something like if the main objectives of a major assault isnt concluded in a certain number of days,they'll have trouble regarding supplies because the military isn't structured to venture very far from singapore island itself.

Also I hear the main strategy in a war with malaysia would be establishing a sustainable buffer zone instead of looking to defeat the malaysian armed forces in detail as they simply aren't structured for a long campaign.

Wanna gain military intel have to keep ears open la.

Again,this anecdote is said to be from an inside man in SAF itself. He stated that while the SAF is highly mechanized, it has relatively small numbers of logistics assets.
Any offensive has to be short and sharp, or risk consuming more supplies that the logistics tail can send forward.

Also said is that any assault would involve the professionals in the SAF only, as this source indicated that the reservists and NS men are unsuited for an extended campaign and will only be stationed in the defense of singapore island only.

I wouldnt be surprised if this is some sort of fiction,but on a harder look there may be grains of truths in the story.

If this is the case I'll volunteer for (or even organize) an insurgent guerrilla group looking to covertly undermine the Singaporean occupation of Johor. If the SAF really want to occupy Johor, let's see how many NS men's blood is worth it.

Which malaysian patriots here in /k will (hypothetically) join me?

I think we just voicing out opinion on a hypothetical scenario. See previous posts,if ts think any are over the line feel free to take action.

Also I like to think we here at military /k are more reasonable and have better grasp of military realities than people at regular /k, amirite?

certainly not to MALAYSIA STRONKl! NO,SINGAPORE STRONK! primary school levels.

This post has been edited by MilitaryMadness: Oct 1 2016, 02:05 AM

That's a topic of another thread for another day perhaps.

Also remember peninsular malaysia is ideal ground for insurgency. Small country with a mountainous spine and rather thick vegetation cover between all major urban areas make it fairly easy to hide a good number of guerrilla insugency groups. I'm pretty sure a good number of these groups will mushroom in a singaporean occupation scenario, especially from those Malay nationalist types.

Also in situations like this there will always be 'interested parties' that can make crates of AK 47s and oil drums full of bullets magically appear.

Anyone have any idea of SAF counterinsurgency doctrines and capabilities?

Anyway, I do feel that the region is too strategic to have open armed conflict and the great powers will do everything they can diplomatically to prevent anything like that from ever happening.

This post has been edited by MilitaryMadness: Oct 1 2016, 10:20 AM

Funnily, now the whole world knows the Buk missile as 'Buk', its proper Russian name.

Usually in english-speaking world, Russian-made weapons are only known by their NATO designations. Buk, for example, is the SA-11 Gadfly.

Draken Intenational completes groundbreaking combat exercises with JASDF



In a first for the rapidly emerging commercial air services industry, Draken International executed a large force training exercise in support of the Japanese Air Defense Force (JASDF) at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. Draken vastly exceeded all expectations with the successful deployment of 18 tactical fighter aircraft to Holloman AFB from September 9-17th.

The aircraft included Draken’s radar-equipped Douglas A-4 Skyhawks and the debut of brand new Aero Vodochody L-159E Advanced Light Combat Aircraft (ALCA).

These dedicated missions were flown over the White Sands Missile Range in support of Japanese Chu-SAM KAI testing, a medium range Surface-to-Air Missile similar to the US Army’s Patriot system. This significant test required multiple flights at various altitudes and airspeeds, to include supersonic profiles, in an effort to overwhelm the Chu-SAM KAI system. Draken developed intricate plans utilizing simultaneous attack profiles of 16 fighter aircraft to challenge and test the effectiveness of the Chu-SAM KAI system.

This was the first operational use of Draken’s newest fighter aircraft, the Aero Vodochody L-159E ALCA (Advanced Light Combat Aircraft). Three of the virtually brand-new fighter jets flew in support of the overall test with impressive results, especially with the radar capability and reliability.

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Step 1: Apply from the russkies license to open regional aero spare parts & service center here

Step 2 : ????

Step 3 : Profit! much Rubles!

I got the impression under recent economic downturn, Russia would not in its best interests be turning away good money from overseas. This is deal not on the level of like a country buying 10,000 AKs.

The latest vehicle parachute system has retro-rockets installed so that it will have a relatively softer landing, and while SOP does say crew and BMD will be drooped separately, but they do train so that the crew can be dropped inside of the BMD in an emergency or need urgent deployment. Older-model parachutes results in hard landings that make it nearly impossible for the crew to be dropped inside the BMD.

In itself, the diminutive BMD doesnt look like a formidable weapon, but unlike western airborne troops who are almost exclusively consists of light foot infantry with almost no organic heavy support, they must seem like a godsent to the Russian Airborne troops. Also it's light enough (13 tons each) for an Il-76 transport plane to carry 2 BMDs per plane.

That's some serious firepower.

If you feel full time soldiering isn't for you or not ready to commit , but you still want to serve; joining the Naval reserves is an option.

If you have a have degree can apply for officer level job (but still have to start out as Laskar Muda and do basic training la). From what I see training is less than Wataniah though, which is a big plus.

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Later can join Datuk LCW in the Navy

Just from the top of my (sleepy, 2 am)head I can list like 4-5 things the BMD can do much better than either the Humvee or LSV.

-Tracks (better offroad performance than any wheeled vehicles)
-Armor (limited but better than soft skinned humvee or no-skinned LSVs)
-Carrying capacity (officially Driver, commander + 6 paratroopers but unofficially, any number of soldiers that can sit on deck)
-Fully amphibious (Bridge? VDV no need bridge!)
-Heavily armed (30mm cannon, 14.5mm MG and ATGM)

Much better is the latest BMD-4, which is basically a BMP-3 optimized for parachute delivery.



This post has been edited by MilitaryMadness: Oct 9 2016, 01:57 AM

You're probably right on the different doctrine issue.
Russian airborne doctrine is different from western ones. Russian airborne forces is like an autonomous mini-army tasked with special-forces type missions while western airborne forces are treated like normal infantry that you can happen to deploy by air.

Also, an airborne drop with too many infantry and no heavy support whatsoever seems like mass suicide to me. Russian airborne forces aren't that numerous to begin with, so 140 paratroopers and 3 BMPs are probably all that they can get in most situations.

Russia delivered its 7,000th 9M113 Konkurs-M (AT-5B 'Spandrel') ATGM to the Indian Army



India had received approximately 7,000 upgraded Russian 9M113 Konkurs-M (NATO reporting name: AT-5B Spandrel) anti-tank guided missiles (ATGM) by late 2015, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute`s (SIPRI) arms transfer database.

Russia and India signed the contract to supply about 10,000 Konkurs anti-tank missiles to Indian Armed Forces in 2012. The agreement was valued at USD225 million. The deliveries of the ATGMs started in 2013. As of late 2015 India received about 7,000 missiles. The ending date of the 9M113 deliveries is not disclosed. Konkurs missiles are partially produced in India under Russian license.

Indian Armed Forces have notified the country`s government on the shortage of anti-tank weapons for many times. Russia's reliable 9M113 Konkurs missiles will relieve the aforementioned problem.

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How like that? This story sounds fishy as hell.

There is literally around 5-6 items on your gear that you can bludgeon/stab the enemy with before u need to go for the spoon. I keep my spoon in my side pocket and it's quite hard to pull out in an emergency.

Plus MRE spoons come packaged within each MRE pack, so it would be not quite logical for a soldier to keep a MRE spoon just for fun, seeing he'll get another one each time he opens another MRE pack. They're even made of cheap plastic.

Also, 'verified story' (sourced from an IG post, at that) but no actual name of the Ranger? Rightttt.....

I see on discovery channel M1 Abrams crew interview said for each 1 hour they are operating, they spend 3 hours repair and servicing the tank.

They even say although outer tank armor is steel, its insides may well be made of glass due to the high rate of something always breaking.



Typical experience with tankers?