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Singapore to acquire Refurbished Leopard Tanks, Singapore Army's Leopard tanks

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IAF	Posted: May 30 2012, 11:38 AM
Captain Group: Members Posts: 1,010 Member No.: 70 Joined: 2-August 04	One of the 30 'spares' has been appointed as the gate guard at Sungei Gedong Camp Anyway, this is a screen cap from a SIPRI download Where did this 182 figure come from? -------------------- "The art of war is simple enough. Find out where your enemy is. Get at him as soon as you can. Strike him as hard as you can, and keep moving." - Ulysses S. Grant (1822 - 1885) "If you want peace, prepare for war" - Vegetius (circa 375 AD)

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Posted: May 30 2012, 04:16 PM

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QUOTE (IAF @ May 30 2012, 11:38 AM)

One of the 30 'spares' has been appointed as the gate guard at Sungei Gedong Camp

Anyway, this is a screen cap from a SIPRI download

Where did this 182 figure come from?

Base on reports (2007 ~ 2010) by the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology

Leopard 2A4 sales total unit are 95 units total

2007 � 1 unit
2008 � 26 units
2009 � 12 units
2010 � 56 units

It will be interesting to see the 2011 report due anytime soon.

Joe Black	Posted: May 30 2012, 05:01 PM
Captain Group: Members Posts: 1,218 Member No.: 34 Joined: 17-June 04	My next question is, other than the add-on armour and locally developed BMS, what other upgrades would the Leo1A4S are slatted to have.

eurofighter	Posted: May 30 2012, 05:55 PM
1st Sergeant Group: Members Posts: 256 Member No.: 5 Joined: 12-June 04	Will be interesting to see the M728 replacement. I hope they'll retain the main gun for demolition purposes, though the possible contenders listed in the Jane's article lack a demolition gun.

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Posted: May 30 2012, 06:00 PM

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QUOTE (eurofighter @ May 30 2012, 05:55 PM)

Will be interesting to see the M728 replacement. I hope they'll retain the main gun for demolition purposes, though the possible contenders listed in the Jane's article lack a demolition gun.

in the 3G SAF we don't need the CEV to have a demolition gun, we can call for bunker busters from our friendly RSAF

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Posted: May 30 2012, 06:19 PM

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I'm not a fan of CAS as they only have specific window flight time.

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in the 3G SAF we don't need the CEV to have a demolition gun, we can call for bunker busters from our friendly RSAF

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Posted: May 30 2012, 07:02 PM

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QUOTE (xtemujin @ May 30 2012, 06:19 PM)

I'm not a fan of CAS as they only have specific window flight time.

QUOTE (FIVE-TWO @ May 30 2012, 06:00 PM)

in the 3G SAF we don't need the CEV to have a demolition gun, we can call for bunker busters from our friendly RSAF�

Not all planes in RSAF is built to do pure CAS and do not carry bunker busters all the time, anyway our bunker busters should be kept at Guam airbase by USAF,right? It is easier and faster to have a demolition gun and crave a share into the Leopard 2 family.

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QUOTE (FIVE-TWO @ May 30 2012, 06:00 PM)

QUOTE (eurofighter @ May 30 2012, 05:55 PM)

Will be interesting to see the M728 replacement. I hope they'll retain the main gun for demolition purposes, though the possible contenders listed in the Jane's article lack a demolition gun.

in the 3G SAF we don't need the CEV to have a demolition gun, we can call for bunker busters from our friendly RSAF

sorry dude, I was just kidding.

homing	Posted: May 31 2012, 02:04 AM
Captain Group: Members Posts: 1,445 Member No.: 214 Joined: 3-February 06	We do need a Leopard 2 version of the M1 Assault Breacher Vehicle (ABV) for ease of clearing minefields and IEDs. This post has been edited by homing on May 31 2012, 02:05 AM -------------------- WE LIVE IN INTERESTING TIMES WHERE DANGER IS ALWAYS AROUND THE CORNER !!!

AREA-51	Posted: May 31 2012, 11:31 AM
2nd Sergeant Group: Members Posts: 101 Member No.: 105 Joined: 19-December 04	Kodiak ABV (Assault Breacher Vehicle) The Leopard 2 HMBV (Heavy Mine Breaching Vehicle) used by the Finnish This post has been edited by AREA-51 on May 31 2012, 11:50 AM

homing	Posted: May 31 2012, 01:42 PM
Captain Group: Members Posts: 1,445 Member No.: 214 Joined: 3-February 06	Kodiak ABV (Assault Breacher Vehicle) is more refined of the 2 rare variants compared together. Did not know Finnish tank crew still wear Warsaw pact/ex-Soviet style leather helmets. This post has been edited by homing on May 31 2012, 09:02 PM -------------------- WE LIVE IN INTERESTING TIMES WHERE DANGER IS ALWAYS AROUND THE CORNER !!!

weasel1962	Posted: Aug 30 2012, 04:33 AM
Major Group: Members Posts: 2,599 Member No.: 19,860 Joined: 9-November 08	Woohoo... UN register for 2011 calendar year transfer is out. Another 59 Leopard 2 added from Germany making it 154 x L2s in Singapore inventory to date!

Joe Black	Posted: Nov 1 2012, 02:55 PM
Captain Group: Members Posts: 1,218 Member No.: 34 Joined: 17-June 04	Now given that TNI has order Leopard 2 Revolution, does that mean that their Leo2A4s are much more advanced that SAF's Leo2ASG? Here's an interesting article about the Leopard 2 Revolution: http://garudamiliter.blogspot.com.au/2012/...revolution.html

superspitfire	Posted: Nov 2 2012, 01:39 AM
1st Sergeant Group: Members Posts: 209 Member No.: 18 Joined: 16-June 04	Based on what I read of the Revolution, I wouldn't say that it is more advanced than the L2SG, the composite armour is more or less the same, just that the Revolution package includes the remote weapons system and the recon sensor system.

Joe Black	Posted: Nov 2 2012, 01:45 AM
Captain Group: Members Posts: 1,218 Member No.: 34 Joined: 17-June 04	The hunter-killer capability will already outperform Leo2SG

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