Just joint patrols by police and army around transport hubs and the city. Nothing exactly groundbreaking about that.







This post has been edited by MilitaryMadness: Oct 18 2016, 01:25 PM

I'm pretty sure they have a stash of Igla MANPADS somewhere in there.

For emergencies only sure got a few lah....

I'm pretty sure it's all based on alertness and perceived terror threat ratings. You can't really maintain a high level of alertness 24/7/365. Now the authorities probably say lower rating so reduce patrols a bit la.

This post has been edited by MilitaryMadness: Oct 18 2016, 04:45 PM

True, but think about it, you're not hunting container ships, you're hunting something that can very well kill you. The sub holds all the cards, it can sit there and hide in the vastness of the ocean and strike at any time and place of its own choosing, while the DDG have to activate and go and look for it. So I think logically, all ships are by default, are afraid of submarines, no matter how powerful they are.

For some reason Malaysian SB is ridiculously effective. They always get their man.

Most countries don't have police paramilitary units, so some people are not used to the concept of a heavily armed police trooper. In most people's mind a policeman is the guy with the funny hat and shiny badge standing at the corner looking out for crime.

Of course, Malaysia, with its long history of internal insurgencies, fully embrace this concept. That's why Malaysian people are used to the idea of the PDRM's PPH/VAT69/PGA paramilitary units and usually think of them as kind of the 'secondary army' of Malaysia. In other countries, the idea of a country having a 20,000-strong armed force besides the military would be considered alien and scary.



Wiki: Pasukan Gerakan Am PDRM

Kinda different, a Gendarmerie is a group of soldiers downgraded to be responsible for civilian policing, while Paramilitaries are a group of policemen upgraded to be responsible for military operations.

RELA is more of a volunteer civilian militia rather than professional paramilitary troops. Each area usually has its own, local volunteer group and the group can be mobilized by the authorities in any emergency. Some are trained and armed, but most rank and file aren't.

The Russian Army improves on its workhorse BTR-82A vehicles



For many years, the Soviet and Russian armies have relied on the BTR series of 8x8 armored personnel carriers for its military operations. First fielded in the 1960s as the BTR-60, new versions are regularly updated and designed based on its rugged and simple design. The BTR series have also been heavily exported worldwide, mostly to client states and countries friendly the the Soviet Union. While there are more modern vehicles available, the sheer numbers of BTR-82s in service make it the main workhorse of the Russian Army motor rifle divisions.

For the latest version, the BTR-82A, the basic design and look of the vehicle remains, but internal upgrades has resulted in a more advanced vehicle with respectable levels of firepower and protection.

The main armament of the BTR-82A is a BPPU turret with an externally-mounted 30 mm dual-feed autocannon. The gun can fire both armor piercing or HE ammunition. The secondary armament of a 7.62mm PKTM coaxial machine gun is installed for anti-infantry roles. The main gun is fully stabilized and can fire on the move. The turret has a laser rangefinder and both day/night sights for all-weather operations. Both weapons can be elevated up to 70°.

The vehicle has an upgraded protection system that increases its survivability. It boasts improved armor, spall liners, the cutting edge night vision device TKN-4GA-02, GLONASS navigation system and a more powerful 300hp engine. Add-on ceramic armor plates can also be added, enabling the BTR-82A to withstand up to 14.5mm KPVT heavy machine gun hits from the front and sides. The front glass windshields of previous BTRs, a potential weak point, have been deleted and the driver relies on a periscope and vision blocks to drive the vehicle.

To increase the comfort of the crew, the BTR-82A is equipped with air-conditioning system, which also serves to optimize operations conditions of electronic devices of the vehicle. Besides the combat version, various other versions of the BTR-82 are available.

No big deal, Malaysian police have retained a lot of earlier 7.62mm rifles like FN FAL and HK11 light machine guns.

There are stories from Lahad Datu where the sulu gunmen are still moving after being shot by 5.56mm M16 and M4 rifles. After being shot by these 7.62mm weapons however, they immediately dropped dead on the spot.


This post has been edited by MilitaryMadness: Oct 19 2016, 04:00 PM

Haha like that ka....

Basically saying some stories say when police and soldiers sometimes shoot at the sulu gunmen with M16 or M4 with 5.56mm bullet, sometimes they can still run away. Maybe died later or something, but when hit can still move when they are hit.

But when they were hit with 7.62mm bullet from SLR or HK11 machine gun, usually they drop dead instantly.

I'm willing to bet good money that once IS is out of the picture, the Iraqi army will immediately turn on the Kurds.

Duterte receives warm welcome in China, Beijing hails 'new dawn' in China-Philippines relations


President Rodrigo Duterte shakes hands with Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Zhao Jianhua as he arrives in China for a four-day state visit.

President Rodrigo Duterte's four-day visit to China will reset the China-Philippines relationship and critically, the conflict in the South China Sea. It will be a big win for the rising superpower.

The Philippines has been one of America's staunchest allies in Asia since the end of World War II. It hosts five large US military bases and allows the US to use an air base at Palawan, which is only about 150 kilometres from the disputed Spratly islands. China has constructed three military bases there in the last couple of years.

The bases are critical for American forces to project power in the disputed South China Sea and they are also essential for America's pivot or rebalance back into Asia. So, needless to say Washington will be watching closely when President Duterte holds meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang.

China hopes President Duterte's trip will send a powerful message to the rest of the ASEAN countries: if you come to our side there are tangible benefits from our growing wealth and power.

China wants to break the largely united front that ASEAN has against it on the South China Sea. They want to pull ASEAN out of the US orbit and into China's.

Chinese President Xi Jinping was working on this just last week with a trip to Cambodia. Cambodia has pledged strong for China and in return got 31 economic agreements, soft loans of $300 million, military aid and infrastructure projects like high-speed rail and airports.

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Meanwhile:

This is the Internet, brother.

Seek and ye shall find.

A Royal Navy sailor on the HMS Richmond keep watch as the Russian Northern fleet enters the North Sea. The battlecruiser Pyotr Velikiy and aircraft carrier Kuznetsov can be seen in this picture.

Let's take a closer look at the HY-1 'Silkworm' Anti-Ship missile


A Chinese Silkworm missile being loaded onto its launch vehicle

The chinese-made HY-1 anti-ship missile is a Chinese copy of the Soviet P-15 Termit (NATO: SS-N-2 'Styx') first produced in the 1950s. The basic design of the missile, retained for all subsequent versions, featured a cigar-shaped cylindrical body, a rounded nose, two delta wings in the center and three control surfaces in the tail. It was also fitted with a solid-fuelled booster under the belly. The missile has both ship-launched and shore-launched versions. An Air-launched version was also developed to be used with the HK-6 bomber.

The Silkworm was meant to be cheap, but at the same time capable of giving a significant punch. The onboard electronics were based on a simple analog design (modernized in later version), with a homing conical scanning radar sensor. It used a more reliable rocket engine than in the original acid-fueled Soviet P-15 rocket, giving it a better performance.

The missile weighed around 2.5 tons, had a top speed of Mach 0.8 and a range of 50 km. Early versions of the Silkworm flew at an altitude of 100 meters from the sea surface, while later versions lowered this ceiling to 30 meters. The explosive warhead was positioned behind the fuel tank, and as the missile retained a large amount of unburned fuel at the time of impact, even at maximum range, it acted as an incendiary device.

The warhead itself was a 250 kg hollow charge (HEAT) explosive device, larger than the semi-armour piercing (SAP) warhead typical of anti-ship missiles.

The Silkworm is guided by inertial guidance during its initial flight and conical active radar homing on its terminal phase. Later versions replaced the outdated guidance system with IR and mono-pulse seeker radar to its guidance suite. Better electronics also made it more resistant to electronic countermeasures. Its manufacturers claim the missile has a kill probability rate of 70%.

Many Silkworm missiles were sold to both sides during the Iran-Iraq war. It is known that the Iranians also locally produced this missile as the Noor ('light') and has itself exported the missile to friendly states. The Silkworm is mostly obsolete today, but examples are still being found with the militaries of third-world countries like North Korea and Yemen.

Today I learned: The US dropped hundreds of thousands of 'Butterfly' mines in Vietnam, but nobody noticed, apparently.


A Dragon's tooth mine unearthed

BLU-43/B and BLU-44/B (Bomb Live Unit) "Dragon's tooth" were air-dropped cluster-type land mines used by the United States during the Vietnam War. It is chemically activated and has a relatively low explosive content, typically maiming rather than killing.

The Dragon's tooth was designed during the Vietnam War as part of a number of programs design to prevent infiltration into South Vietnam. Dragontooth was one of a number of airborne land mines tested, being popular because they could be used to deny access to large areas to foot traffic. Deformation of the soft plastic skin of the mine forces the arming plunger to strike the detonator, detonating the mine. Because the body of the mine is a single cumulative pressure primer, it is extremely dangerous to handle the mine: A single press of 5 kg or more is sufficient to activate the detonator. The charge is usually nonlethal, although sufficient to destroy part of the foot if stepped on or blow a wheel of a truck.

The use of Dragon's tooth mines in Vietnam went largely unnoticed, likely as a product of its essentially classified usage primarily in Laos as part of Operation Igloo White. Production of the system had ceased by 1970, and it was predicted that existing stocks would be exhausted by the end of 1971.


Schematics of the Dragon's tooth mine

In stark contrast to the lack of public commentary on the Dragon's tooth system, the subsequent Soviet analogue, the PFM-1, spurred a lot of controversy after being used in Afghanistan during the Soviet intervention in Afghanistan, being a key element leading to the International Campaign to Ban Landmines.

The color of the plastic varied and could be olive drab, tan, brown, or camouflaged, and had no painted or molded markings. Each mine contained a small amount of liquid nitromethane/nitroethane explosive and was designed with a 'butterfly wing' shape that would cause it to slowly spiral down and disperse to the ground, removing the need for a parachute. The shape also was thin enough that large numbers were able to be packed into the cluster bomb/dispenser unit.

A chemical self-neutralization system was used in the mines, rendering the main explosive content inert after a period of time after activation. The two major variants, the BLU-43/B and BLU-44/B, differ only in the process by which they were thus "sterilized." However the reliability of the mechanism was largely unknown, and the detonator and booster charge could still present a hazard.