What is it? In your view?
when we 1st got into the M16S1 production, Manage to equip our own SAF and also manufacuture more M16 and sell it to our neighbouring countries! We probably got into some unhappy lawsuit from Colt! but what the heck!
DaveC!
Hmm.... the F5E Tiger II way back in the 80s???
It gave the RSAF a "supersonic" fighter... and still going strong after the upgrade 20 years+ after it first entered service....
Hmm.... the F5E Tiger II way back in the 80s???
It gave the RSAF a "supersonic" fighter... and still going strong after the upgrade 20 years+ after it first entered service....
Wow, hard to say - do you mean the most impact militarily, politically or tactically?
My candidates (not ranked in anyway or by monetary costs) are:
1. AMX-13 tanks. These were the first in the region in the late 1960's. It got the Malaysians to really take notice and be more respectful of us.
2. Our just retired MGBs - probably the most heavily-armed small vessel around the region. When commissioned in the mid-1970's, they were armed with Gabriel missiles that were highly successful in the 1973 Yom Kippur War against Egyptian and Syrian Russian-equipped vessels.
3. E-2C Hawkeye. Raised more than an eyebrow in the region as it dramatically increased our "eyesight" hundreds of km away from our "little red dot".
4. Our several hundred M-113 APCs in the 1980's. These were the basis of our fast-moving, powerful armoured brigades and are the pioneers of today's combined arms divisions.
5. Our formerly Sjoormen-class submarines. The initial purchase made our neighbours sit up and take notice (probably caused the M'sians to buy the Scorpene to avoid being shamed). A good relationship Sweden got us 2 of their AIP-equipped subs later on.
The F-16s and the Leo2A4. A really formiable air force and armoured force enviable by others in the region.
Subs,our water is never really suited for subs operations but a 2nd hand sub gives us a very useful corvert ops capability & forced our neighbors 2 buy subs 2,very ex sub which cant use their full capability in our waters where e $ could be use elsewhere
F5s led the way for our airforce.
If you expand the meaning of "purchase". I would like to say that the best SAF 'purchase' is the cohorts of NSmen that got enlisted everyday....
Why they are the best 'purchase'?
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Salute to our all NSmen pass and present....
If you expand the meaning of "purchase". I would like to say that the best SAF 'purchase' is the cohorts of NSmen that got enlisted everyday....
Why they are the best 'purchase'?
- Pay
Salute to our all NSmen pass and present....
If you expand the meaning of "purchase". I would like to say that the best SAF 'purchase' is the cohorts of NSmen that got enlisted everyday....
Why they are the best 'purchase'?
- Pay them
Salute to our all NSmen pass and present....
If you expand the meaning of "purchase". I would like to say that the best SAF 'purchase' is the cohorts of NSFs that got enlisted everyday....
Why NSFs are the best 'purchase'?
- Paying them peanuts save the money to enable the SAF to buy those nice 'toys' listed about...
- Having the huge bulk of of them provided the SAF the manpower to build a ORBAT that is larger then what our small country can afford
- After the purchase are 'refunded' back to society, provide the SAF with a ready-pool of large manpower to man the expanded war-time ORBAT.
Salute to our all NSmen pass and present....
My take is the AMX-13.
First in the region. Firepower were upped many times upon their arrival.
Next is the E2C.
But I have a feeling the best purchase ever would be the HIMARS.
Best pruchase is subjective over time but I'd say the most ground breaking one was the purchase of the AMX-13s. The first time we made light of the bulliyng tactics of the Malaysians and opened up their eyes big big.
I would say the Vastergotland submarines are the best buy.
They may be second-hand, but at least they'll be upgraded to the Sodermanland class with a Stirling AIP engine.
How much did we pay..... US$128 million or something, right? At that price, it's a steal.
I think Apaches are a force multiplier..that should be in the list too,
the current 5 tonners..
they just dun seem to fail.
Originally posted by Ponders:the current 5 tonners..
they just dun seem to fail.
So so wrong... I had two fail on me on two consecutive days. Like anything else they require maintenance to function.
air conditioning
Originally posted by edwin3060:So so wrong... I had two fail on me on two consecutive days. Like anything else they require maintenance to function.
manufacturing defects. haah
but ya, if your compare them to the IVECOs, this would be much better.
i just wanna ask.. of all the army trucks (3ton, 5ton)
which brand is the
1)most reliable
2) fastest acceleration
lol i dun mean lamborghini type of acceleration, but yea, there are some which seem that they can never go above 40.
Originally posted by SBS7484P:i just wanna ask.. of all the army trucks (3ton, 5ton)
which brand is the
1)most reliable
2) fastest acceleration
lol i dun mean lamborghini type of acceleration, but yea, there are some which seem that they can never go above 40.
MAN trucks !!!! best is their 7 tonner !!! next is 5 tons
Merz - the old 3 tonner are great also !!!
Fiat - sucks !!!!