Replacement for SAF Land Rover.
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Could be on the way. Design and built by STK???
Today afternoon I was on board a train heading towards Boon Lay. As the train passes by STK where they park the Bronco ATTC, just beside them you can see a big wide door. Look inside
and you can see a vehicle slightly larger than a land rover but still in its bare ( steel??? ) structure. You can see the shape of the veh, its a 4 door with the front engine part looks like a light strike vehicle. Height of the vehicle is about 1.9m but its wider than a land rover. Looks tough in design. Could be a High Mobility Multipurpose WheeledArmoured 4WD Vehicle.
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All I can say is that the new rovers are coming soon and are air-conditioned
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are they taking ford as the replacement?...Originally posted by *=Optimus=*:All I can say is that the new rovers are coming soon and are air-conditioned
back when i was in service.. had this trial test and meeting by csto and service chiefs... -
As far as I know,
Those are new land rovers, I didn't heard anything about ford vehs coming in. Some units may have gotten the new landrovers already.. -
AIR CON!?
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Ssangyong?
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The new land rovers are Fords.
My unit getting them soon.
I dunno abt the STKs. -
last time my uncle told me singapore acquired a humvee for trials, and he and his sergant went joyriding in it around thier base. but said it was too big and wide for our roads, dunno if i can believe him though. supposedly someyears back.
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What sort of Fords?Originally posted by |-|05|:The new land rovers are Fords.
My unit getting them soon.
I dunno abt the STKs.
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very nice air con fords lolOriginally posted by LazerLordz:What sort of Fords?
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air con also bo yong... outfield a few more times, aircon also down...
priority not to repair aircon somemore.... down means willprob never be up again... -
Hmm...Originally posted by |-|05|:very nice air con fords lol
i dunno wad model though
US Army's Ford F350.. not this eh..
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Cannot be ford. Coz the one I saw @ STK is a 'heavy duty' design. Anyone took a west bound train and see for yourself?
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That's the STK design for something else.Originally posted by Manager433:Cannot be ford. Coz the one I saw @ STK is a 'heavy duty' design. Anyone took a west bound train and see for yourself? -
I wonder why the SAF's replacement for rover is not another british defender series rover. Anyway, since the LSV have been introduced into SAF, wads the point of keeping the Mercs G wagon scout jeep? Shouldn't they convert to LSV as the LSV is lighter, faster and can travel a longer distance per gallon.
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ah fords... so they took it after all.. lolOriginally posted by |-|05|:The new land rovers are Fords.
My unit getting them soon.
I dunno abt the STKs.
the pick up they take also? -
Cost of upkeep for a scout jeep is lower than a LSV. Imagine LSV, you have 40mm AGL/SPIKE/MILAN mounted in back and a GPMG upfront and takes three men. While scout jeep only mounts a GPMG. Also, the purpose of each is different. As the name suggests , LSV's role is that of a fast, hard-hitting vehicle unlike that of the Scout Jeep.Originally posted by equlus84:I wonder why the SAF's replacement for rover is not another british defender series rover. Anyway, since the LSV have been introduced into SAF, wads the point of keeping the Mercs G wagon scout jeep? Shouldn't they convert to LSV as the LSV is lighter, faster and can travel a longer distance per gallon. -
nah is not ford lahz... some unknown brand...
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does it have a weapon mount?
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You mean the one I saw inside STK? Not too sure coz I only saw the bare ( steel?) structure and the roof without the engine or side panel/door etc etc. But its bigger in size compare wif the LR.Originally posted by beavan:does it have a weapon mount? -
No, I do not agree on this part. Yes, the LSV may have a weapon station mounting at the sit next to the driver, but one can always choose not to mount any weapon there. The siting capacity at the back is 2 for both LSV and jeep. In fact, LSV style vehicles are widely used by most armies as long range patrol or deep recon vehicles. The LSV with a larger base area and lower CG, together with bare minimum design, makes it an excellent cross country vehicle..........Originally posted by SpecOps87:Cost of upkeep for a scout jeep is lower than a LSV. Imagine LSV, you have 40mm AGL/SPIKE/MILAN mounted in back and a GPMG upfront and takes three men. While scout jeep only mounts a GPMG. Also, the purpose of each is different. As the name suggests , LSV's role is that of a fast, hard-hitting vehicle unlike that of the Scout Jeep. -
If what he said is true then we should get rid of all the bus and trucks on our roads cos they are all WAY bigger than a Humvee.Originally posted by Nuad:last time my uncle told me singapore acquired a humvee for trials, and he and his sergant went joyriding in it around thier base. but said it was too big and wide for our roads, dunno if i can believe him though. supposedly someyears back. -
I tot during my army days, they say want to change the land rovers to dunno which korean brand jeep... so many years and still no change?
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they always say alot of things. by the time they change, i think i'll have ORDed!Originally posted by caleb_chiang:I tot during my army days, they say want to change the land rovers to dunno which korean brand jeep... so many years and still no change?
which is good cos it's soon