THE army's $555 million fleet of 59 front-line main battle tanks could not safely go to war alongside US forces because of a potentially deadly communications gap.2.T h e A u d i t o r - G e n e r a l
An audit of the M1A1 Abrams tank project has found the tanks' $12 million battle management system has not been installed.
That means the American-built machines could not be tracked on the battlefield by allied forces.
In a war, that would place them at dire risk of being hit by so-called "friendly fire".
During the Iraq war a number of British vehicles were bombed by US aircraft and in Afghanistan, Canadian armoured vehicles have been hit by US missiles with fatal consequences.
Australian special forces vehicles deployed with US and British forces in Iraq and Afghanistan carry a satellite tracking system known as a "blue force tracker". ...
According to the officer charged with buying and equipping the tanks, Brigadier Mike Phelps from the Defence Materiel Organisation, defence has been unable to negotiate a suitable agreement for a satellite link with any Australian company.
"We aim to have it in by the end of the year," Brig. Phelps said.
According to a report from the Australian National Audit Office, a temporary system should have been in place by this month.
That has not happened and tank crews are unable to train with a viable battle management system......
Correct.Originally posted by fudgester:This counts as trolling, rite?
Originally posted by noisylionPls take 10 hours to read
Sg SAR21 Infantry cant go to war
Have I not say there is a problem with SAF armed force?
SAR-21, infantry section cannot fight as united force before SAR-21 dunt share mags with the M203 and Ultimax 100.
Dis means that if SAR-21 soldier run out of a bullet, the soldier cannot share ammo like a normal infanty section. This is a somethng that seem very bad.
Even thou solution has been made 2 make a SAR-21 share M-16 mag, its dunt issue out to the SAF soldier that needs it but to export market? This mean they dunt put the SAF soldier first.
After spending much of your hard earn money to develop SAR-21, still dunt implement suich a simple thing!
Is the acceptable?
This is mean war will your son say to you "daddy mommy i go war we all keep dying because we cannot share ammo... and den when we try to surrender our english so poor enemy cannot understand and many of us got shot dead!"
Is this acceptable?
Originally posted by noisylion:
Without being present ready in battlefield, Sg Leopard2 tanks would be totally useless!!
Sorry to tell you that there is NO such "leopard 2" tank here yet
installed.Tomorrow ,if these SAF go to war,even in Sg own soil, the 3G SAF of them
would be going in leaky old AMX-13 tank while all enemies have MODERN TANKS!!
Can u tell me it is acceptable for this kind of
thing happen?
Pl prepare 2 hours to read.
Sg modern tank still not ready and going "familairzing trail", meaning sg 3G soldier have still fight in a tank no match for enemy forces
"The main battle tank is undergoing "local familiarisation trials," the defence ministry told The Straits Times. "
Even now not enough tank to replace old leaky AMX 13, your son or daughter might still fight in that old tank that you think seem not bad, but no match for anything.
3.[b]u can say i am anti --sg.But how about the sg Buy tank plansl?
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Originally posted by SingaporeTyrannosaur:2.some times,u have to improve by learning from other peoples'
Correct.
I can't even be bothered with his post, but let's adress a more fundemental problem with our own forces:
Originally posted by noisylion:
Without ''good english standard" installed on board lionnoisy brain, lionnoisy
would be killed by friendly fires!!
Sorry to tell you that there is NO such "good english standard"
installed.Tomorrow ,if these lionnoisy go to
battle fields,even in Siggie own soil,some of lionnoisy
would be hit by friendly forces!!
becos lionnoisy cannot commuinicate properly, how can he pass information
or listen to order that seem not bad?
despite years of your hard earn money spend on english
edu, still got a lionnoisy standard
Can u tell me it is acceptable for this kind of
think happen?
You can read from Audit report on english stanard in siggie dropping!
Pl prepare 2 hours to read, if you can read at all.
1.[b]bad english everywhere, MOE force to use Aussie
teacher to teach Siggie english!
3.u can say i am anti --oz.But how about the lionnoisy english that is useless to protect Siggie in times of war?
Du you want to sent your sons and daughter to
war with a lionnoisy who can't understand and pass
info n orders?
is dis not a bigger failure to communicate then Ozzie?
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Originally posted by lionnoisy:2.some times,u have to improve by learning from other peoples'
lessons,free lessons!!
Thats why we have to be busy body with other countries.
But i am sorry again to tell u bad news fr Oz.
3.I wont agrue with u if u think this is peanut.
You must try to understand... with lionnoisy special rules apply to all the threads he attempts to start. Allowed to go unchecked, his threads will degenerate into mindless Aussie bashing, which is not welcome here at all.Originally posted by mozzi190:isn't the topic supposed to be about the Australian Army's M1 ?? Why are we talking bout the foul ups in the SAF....it would be better to start a topic on that rite?
Actually they'll just call lionnoisy a git and get on with sharing a cold one.Originally posted by mozzi190:Oh well..to be honest...australians are quite a light hearted bunch of people..it the bashing isn't too serious..they would take it with a pinch of salt and laugh if of..or probably agree with the bashing..hehe
For some reason lionnoisy thinks that all other armed forces outside of the SAF have intelligences roughly equal to that of the bots in Battlefield. The most popular the nation is as a destination for migration, the dumber they must be.Originally posted by CM06:Who has the capability to land armoured vehicles that require abrams to shoot?
If the aussies send the abrams to coalition forces. US will install those for them.
26 July 2007 — The Editor, Herald Sun
Dear Sir,
Your article (‘Failure to communicate’, Thursday 26 July, p15) unfairly criticises Australia's Abrams main battle tank.
Australian Abrams tanks can operate safely with and communicate effectively with US and other coalition forces.
The vehicle is fitted with two voice radios that are capable of communicating with any coalition radio operating in the same mode and on the same wavelength.
Whilst the Battle Management System provides increased situational awareness for commanders, standing rules of engagement require all coalition forces to positively identify a target before engaging. Therefore vehicles not fitted with Blue Force Tracker will not be at “grave risk of being destroyed by other fighting vehicles or coalition aircraft” as suggested by your article.
The Battle Management System requires either satellite, combined with a data fusion centre, or radio based (terrestrial) carrier signals to enable a network to be established.
Defence is negotiating the provision of satellite services which is expected to be established by the end of 2007. In the meantime an interim solution is being investigated.
It is disappointing that reporting on such important matters glosses over the actual facts and details.
Brigadier Mike Phelps
Department of Defence