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post Oct 13 2016, 09:56 AM

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QUOTE(dangerminimouse @ Oct 13 2016, 09:04 AM)
If our gov can't even maintain a normal road properly you can forget about wasting money for a specially constructed road for emergency warcraft take-off. There are only few countries that can do that like Sweden that has that kind of flexible and no tolerance against songlap.
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First of all, there are quite a lot of countries with the capability to build and maintain a highway airstrip system. Examples include countries like Singapore, Sweden, Russia, Pakistan, India, PRC and North/South Korea. All types of countries use this system. It all depends on military doctrine and strategy, not budget or any level of songlap.

Secondly, as far as military assets go, these aren't that costly. They are used in only for emergency refueling and rearming, not for sustained operations. The initial cost of building them may be higher than the normal highway, but maintenance level is just the same as in any other highway.

Again, we are talking about HIGHWAY AIRSTRIPS, not your pothole-infested road. Take your bitching somewhere else.


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post Oct 13 2016, 11:12 AM

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Today I Learned: The Russian 9M113 Konkurs (AT-5 Spandrel) ATGM has an MCLOS backup guidance system

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Immediately after launch, an IR beacon in the tail of the munition is activated. This is used to effect automatic flight corrections in the missile’s position relative to the target. Throughout the missile’s flight, command signals are sent from the control system in the firing post via wire to the control system of the missile. By employing a physical wire connection the system is able to avoid radio frequency jamming that could cause a wireless system to fail. The system is not without weakness, as any barrier to clear observation of the IR illuminator – such as heavy snow or sand storms or IR-blocking smoke – will cause the system to suffer from reduced or negated guidance capability. In this case, an MCLOS guidance unit is integrated into the launcher as a backup, however its use is likely to result in reduced accuracy when employed by an operator primarily trained in the use of SACLOS guidance.
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Hmm... Interesting. hmm.gif

Any known western ATGM has this feature?

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post Oct 13 2016, 11:41 AM

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QUOTE(Frozen_Sun @ Oct 13 2016, 11:20 AM)
Don't know....but if Saddam sell all his T-55 and T-72 tanks...trade them with Konkurs in 2003 war. There will be fireworks, with lots of Abrams, Bradleys and Humvees exploding.

tanks become less relevant these days....thanks to Hizbullah
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Right after WW2, people think tanks are king of the battlefield. After the 1973 Yom Kippur war, where Egyptian AT-3 Sagger ATGMs destroyed 800 Israeli tanks. After that everyone stopped thinking that.

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post Oct 13 2016, 12:12 PM

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QUOTE(yinchet @ Oct 13 2016, 11:58 AM)
Selangor road terrible.
Especially those under state government.
Only through n time complaining tukar MB and wait till early 2016 only see them start repairing the road.
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Most people have misconception about road system here in Malaysia. Automatically think all must be under federal government purview. Every road damage must be federal government's fault.

In truth most roads in Malaysia are under state and municipal government. Federal roads are very few, usually these are the larger 2-lane main roads between states.

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post Oct 13 2016, 12:54 PM

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Why need to say 'Asian operator'? Macam macam.....

Got say Nuri straightaway say Malaysia la laugh.gif
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post Oct 13 2016, 03:55 PM

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QUOTE(KLboy92 @ Oct 13 2016, 03:25 PM)
Western ATGM gave up on MCLOS already lol... so 1st gen. Partly it is economy - how many pounds does it add to the ATGM weight for what kind of performance? (MCLOS already shown to be highly inaccurate for the range and speed of ATGMs.)

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It does say it is intended as a backup against passive countermeasures. So I think it still has some value, but of course it would be ridiculous to use MCLOS guidance as primary system this day and age.

Instead of letting the semi-auto system lose total control of the missile when it is blinded by a passive IR defense system like Shtora or facing an IR resistant smoke screen, at least the missile itself is salvageable and the gunner has some semblance of control over its guidance. It isn't perfect, but it is something I think is a feature worth having.
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post Oct 13 2016, 04:31 PM

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I'm pretty much alarmed that a country that has a small number of tanks like Malaysia aren't focusing on obtaining more ATGMs. confused.gif
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post Oct 14 2016, 07:27 AM

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QUOTE(yinchet @ Oct 13 2016, 06:07 PM)
We already did brought decent amount of it Shikan and Ingwe.
Not to mention crazy amount rpg7.
In 2012 we spend rm250mil on m72 iinm ruag get the contract.
Hmm did I miss anything else

I do hope we get brimstone for our aircraft.
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I hear we bought as much as 25,000 rockets back in the early 2000s. Mainly from Pakistan, but also from eastern europe.

Malaysian Army, it seems, are pretty big fans of the RPG-7. An 8-man section also have 2 RPG-7 already. laugh.gif

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post Oct 14 2016, 08:22 AM

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QUOTE(mcnoodle @ Oct 14 2016, 08:08 AM)
Pretty much the standard for infantry section I think. The SAF section is also arm with 2 MATADOR (disposable) which replaces the ARMBRUST a decade back.
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Disposable, so no difference than US army section usually carry AT-4s (or M72 LAW before that). They're one-time use only though, usually for emergencies like need breach wall/strongpoint or if a vehicle appears, but once you expend, that's it.

I find reloadable launchers have more utility. Can launch rockets after rockets downrange and be used as a primary weapon to boost firepower instead of a backup weapon.

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post Oct 14 2016, 08:41 AM

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QUOTE(mcnoodle @ Oct 14 2016, 08:31 AM)
I believes it's just to increase firepower at section level, anything else would requires heavier support. SAF soldiers are not exactly rambo type like Msian or Indog. biggrin.gif
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Localizing firepower can make for more independent small units, though. Can have more initiative and don't necessarily have to wait for support (if any comes, that is) to chase objectives. Besides, the usual modes of support like artillery and air strikes are still available, so its not as if we are lacking in those areas and be forced to rely on small unit firepower.

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post Oct 14 2016, 09:15 AM

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QUOTE(TechSuper @ Oct 14 2016, 08:48 AM)
i believe we're talking about those pilaks aka ASG... them got no armor, no APC, only on foot. even their small boats can be spammed with RPG, regardless of lack of range.
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They may not be heavily armed, but by gosh are they wily. Need to fight them with skillful counter-insurgency tactics, not boom boom conventional one.
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post Oct 14 2016, 10:03 AM

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I wonder if we employ other types of RPG-7 warheads?

RPG-7 HEAT warheads probably couldn't penetrate modern armor except medium and light types but on the other hand also aren't that effective against infantry.

It does look like Malaysian army doctrine is to have the RPG-7 serve as a firepower multiplier against an equivalent enemy section, but I never seen any examples of anti-personnel warheads in Malaysian service though.


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post Oct 14 2016, 10:24 AM

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Bizarre new RPG-7 warhead. It claims to be an 'anti-bunker' warhead.

It has 2 elements, a cylindrical-shaped normal HE warhead and an EFP rear section. On impact, the EFP section activates first, with the EFP penetrator actually passing through the hole of the cylindrical HE warhead, breaching a hole in the target. After the hole is breached by the EFP, the HE part of the warhead follows through into the bunker and detonates.

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post Oct 14 2016, 03:00 PM

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QUOTE(DDG_Ross @ Oct 14 2016, 02:15 PM)
if its ady in their combat load why not? beside most of the time msian army marched carrying their whole camping grounds anyway with loads up to 50kg and plus 10-20kg more if you are the radioman

also since when a soldiers comfort is even remotely considered to the command? if they told you to march 100km, you march 100km no question asked  puke.gif
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Cos Singapore majority are conscripts?

If full-time soldiers that march & run tens of KMs everyday no problem la can load up with nonsense weight, but NS people barely exercise & just come back for refresher training once a year surely cannot tahan one. laugh.gif
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post Oct 14 2016, 03:21 PM

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QUOTE(waja2000 @ Oct 14 2016, 03:15 PM)
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Norinco new VT-5 light tank (MBT3000 is VT-4) will announce in next month Zhuhai Airshow 。。。。。
105mm gun,detaill will come soon .....
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Looks small...At first look like normal-sized tank, but suddenly see MG so big...

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post Oct 17 2016, 07:55 PM

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QUOTE(Frozen_Sun @ Oct 17 2016, 12:06 PM)
Considering its length and weight...Type 055 is more like a cruiser
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Ship class is designated by its role, not its size or weight.

A cruiser is designed to be more or less an independent warship with a well-balanced suit of weapons to go on long-range cruises for distant commerce raiding and reconnaissance, hence, a 'cruiser'.

A destroyer is a vessel for defensive escort duties, designed originally to destroy small torpedo boats that target heavier warships like carriers or battleships, hence 'destroyer'.
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post Oct 17 2016, 09:39 PM

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QUOTE(KLboy92 @ Oct 17 2016, 09:35 PM)
What the heck is this?!
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tl,dr;

Instead of building a proper outpost like other people, the Pinoy navy simply beached an old LST on a reef and called it a day. laugh.gif
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post Oct 18 2016, 08:56 AM

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QUOTE(BorneoAlliance @ Oct 18 2016, 08:27 AM)
Could the U.S. Army's Stryker Vehicles Stop Russian Tanks?
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What kind of ridiculous question is this? The Stryker is a vehicle for mechanized infantry, why does it need to stop MBTs? rclxub.gif
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post Oct 18 2016, 09:34 AM

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QUOTE(KLboy92 @ Oct 18 2016, 09:02 AM)
Popular Mechanics. Nuff said laugh.gif
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That being said, I find that the US army is relying too much on the Stryker. They're putting too much investment on such a low-armored, lightly-armed wheeled vehicle. These vehicles are good, but not that good until you build a whole combat doctrine (Stryker combat brigade) of 5000 vehicles based on them. confused.gif
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QUOTE(ayanami_tard @ Oct 18 2016, 11:34 AM)
need some sort of protection tho. at least install couple of 30mm gun la.
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The base has mounts for M2 heavy machine guns, but I think that's it.

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