tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2348464617577736454.post8844729769526030682..comments2024-03-28T21:39:05.175+08:00Comments on Senang Diri: An emerging rival to challenge the Israel Defense Forces' (IDF) mystiqueDavid Boeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11401913253357584603noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2348464617577736454.post-69716338746263169132014-02-15T18:24:28.424+08:002014-02-15T18:24:28.424+08:00Anon 11.40am,
"I doubt if IDF (or 'Mexic...Anon 11.40am,<br /><br />"I doubt if IDF (or 'Mexican') general still come to SG in uniform. The trainers left in the 1970's. We mostly buy weapons and intel-gathering equipment from IAI, Rafael etc (they do send consultants, military retirees as advisors, but I'm doubtful they'll send active high-ranking personnel) "<br /><br />This would be hard to imagine. Systems like the Spyder and G550 are so new that it would be hard to expect any IDF retirees to have the necessary expertise. The vendors alone cannot be expected to answer all the complex questions involving logistical support, tactical employment and so on. Active personnel are almost certainly around along with the procedures to conceal them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2348464617577736454.post-37564847243619202982014-02-08T01:00:00.413+08:002014-02-08T01:00:00.413+08:00"The missile site was an architectural oddity..."The missile site was an architectural oddity unlike any other hillocks in the Pasir Laba area. ... noted that the British defence planners did a damn good job picking the site for air defence systems."<br /><br />David,<br /><br />Thanks for the suggestion or notion that the selection of MSC was the brainchild of British defence planners.<br /><br />Having read your earlier post on the Bloodhounds, I would not have thought so, considering the British had their Bloodhounds "in one basket" during the entirety of their presence here. I thought the decision to disperse and to pick the sites was a Singaporean or Mexican idea.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2348464617577736454.post-69432573817940809602014-02-06T23:17:29.403+08:002014-02-06T23:17:29.403+08:00Dear anon@0849,
You left me gasping for air in try...Dear anon@0849,<br />You left me gasping for air in trying to read your state of mind!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2348464617577736454.post-17272902598908022522014-02-06T20:49:42.529+08:002014-02-06T20:49:42.529+08:00Malaysia = a pariah state = HizbollahMalaysia = a pariah state = HizbollahAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2348464617577736454.post-76136916394188716722014-02-06T16:25:13.172+08:002014-02-06T16:25:13.172+08:00While we are doing the MAF - Hizbollah comparison,...While we are doing the MAF - Hizbollah comparison, it is important to consider the vast difference in the strategic context. One, can the MAF as the armed forces of a nation state with all the related concerns truly be like Hizbollah? Given Malaysia's context, it only need to look at the Philippines to see what is the consequence. Two, if the MAF cannot be like the Hizbollah and given the MAF's resource constraints, what are its force structuring choices? It may find it difficult to be equally good in and invest to have a military well trained and equipped for conventional warfare and yet be equally proficient in the type of insurgency/asymmetric combat that Hizbollah excels in. Three, does Malaysia aspires to be a pariah state? If it does, then the MAF can indeed go full asymmetric by ignoring LOAC and collateral casualties. But I dont suppose it can. Just as we should we get carried away mirroring the SAF's potential prowess using the IDF as a benchmark, we should likewise avoid doing the same for the MAF - Hizbollah comparison. A sovereign state with concerns over sovereignty and territorial integrity, and that seeks to be a respected member of the international community and not a pariah have a limited space in structuring its armed forces. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2348464617577736454.post-57537179956397937912014-02-04T11:40:52.059+08:002014-02-04T11:40:52.059+08:00I think it's a bit exaggerated to say we were ...I think it's a bit exaggerated to say we were enamoured by IDF after Yom Kippur War - Israel was one hair's breadth from defeat in 1973 Yom Kippur War. The war of 1978 help create Hizbollah (more potent than the PLO), and recent wars are at best a draw. If we follow their strategies and tactics, we may very well repeat their blunders.<br />I doubt if IDF (or 'Mexican') general still come to SG in uniform. The trainers left in the 1970's. We mostly buy weapons and intel-gathering equipment from IAI, Rafael etc (they do send consultants, military retirees as advisors, but I'm doubtful they'll send active high-ranking personnel) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2348464617577736454.post-45857954632939490592014-02-03T22:01:17.235+08:002014-02-03T22:01:17.235+08:00Ah Seng,
To overcome your logistic problem, DHL, F...Ah Seng,<br />To overcome your logistic problem, DHL, FedEx and even our Pos Laju can be of help!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2348464617577736454.post-62281467349283958422014-02-03T22:00:45.188+08:002014-02-03T22:00:45.188+08:00Yeah, you can associate yourself with Israel, afte...Yeah, you can associate yourself with Israel, afterall the Chinese are the Jews of the East. "Experienced commanders" What experience? Field Training, overseas training? Dont make me laugh! The boastful comments here make me laugh, as though these champions has seen combat and know what make men tick in action! Just because we buy expensive war equipment makes us unbeatable. <br /><br />Dont forget we are a conscript army, Many SIR/GDS men are Malay chaps which i note, are less likely to chao keng than a pampered Chinese boys away from their mommies. There is a Chinese saying, Good iron do not become nails, Same goes for soldiering. <br /><br />You can bullshit the folks with nonsensical yarns of what will happen in combat with our neighbours up north. Trust me, people these days are smarter and educated and wont shed their blood and lives for worthless political goals, of which the masters selfishly gave little back. perhaps you the bespactcled photograph warrior can do the fighting, yeah right!<br /><br />As an added note, i think i should highlight to some of my friends with military blogs up north. With their connections they can ban you from entering their military events, as evidently you are revealing their TTPs and equipment purchases and have the audacity to mock them with exaggerated bravado with ur bullshit noir stories.<br /><br />Im not some guy up north, but a pissed off Singaporean who is sick and tired of the charade and wayang the military and our politician portray, We might be militarily strong, but ideologically weak. You expect us to fight up to the Mersing Line while Pappies screw us from the back? Please. :)<br /><br />Have a good one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2348464617577736454.post-56474540820700097412014-02-03T20:29:05.923+08:002014-02-03T20:29:05.923+08:00Dear Charlton. Nobody would ever risk attacking us...Dear Charlton. Nobody would ever risk attacking us, we have experienced commanders, strong troops and good defense budget.<br /><br />It's just a matter of time before we easily invade another country (eg. our northern neighbor) and annex some land. :P<br /><br />However, we do face some logistic problems - how do we transfer some of our equipment from abroad (like taiwan, states, etc) to the war zone in johore...ah sengnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2348464617577736454.post-5655338023124310492014-02-03T20:28:50.128+08:002014-02-03T20:28:50.128+08:00Dear Charlton. Nobody would ever risk attacking us...Dear Charlton. Nobody would ever risk attacking us, we have experienced commanders, strong troops and good defense budget.<br /><br />It's just a matter of time before we easily invade another country (eg. our northern neighbor) and annex some land. :P<br /><br />However, we do face some logistic problems - how do we transfer some of our equipment from abroad (like taiwan, states, etc) to the war zone in johore...ah sengnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2348464617577736454.post-15017938217249484942014-02-03T19:12:36.570+08:002014-02-03T19:12:36.570+08:00israel though small, but it aint as small as singa...israel though small, but it aint as small as singapore. my uneducated view is that Israel is able to absorb a few inaccurate rocket strikes, kidnaps etc and still progress but it might not be so for sngapore, it might be a risk for too great for investors.charltonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2348464617577736454.post-34601339643387187232014-02-03T17:51:03.528+08:002014-02-03T17:51:03.528+08:00For those who served in that hill where bloodhound...For those who served in that hill where bloodhounds used to sit. We called it Mickey Mouse hill.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2348464617577736454.post-7136886855825435812014-02-03T12:14:00.377+08:002014-02-03T12:14:00.377+08:00Read unconfirmed report that RSAF is buying 6 A330...Read unconfirmed report that RSAF is buying 6 A330MRTT, to be officially announced in the coming Airshow.<br /><br />Curious choice? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2348464617577736454.post-60111399446212169482014-02-03T11:28:25.047+08:002014-02-03T11:28:25.047+08:00Your best post yet. Keep it up!Your best post yet. Keep it up!FinalFivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00257178519784703985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2348464617577736454.post-87280007378012442762014-02-03T09:03:50.601+08:002014-02-03T09:03:50.601+08:00For all the might that the IDF posesses to inflic...For all the might that the IDF posesses to inflict severely upon the Palestinians, alas this has made the Palestinians more resolved and astute in their mind and spirit to reclaim their homeland. The moment a Palestinian child is born into the world he/ she is being brainwashed of the evil of the Zionist ( not the Jews ).<br /><br />While the Berlin Wall is history, the Zionist began to surround themselves with walls, thus acknowledging that no amount of arsenal can annihilate the Palestinians.<br /><br />If the IDF "feel good about themselves", does this reflect the feeling of every Isreali citizens on the ground?<br /><br />The Zionist shudder the thought of peace in the region, for if when peace is finally achiieved , this will be the beginning of the deconstruction of Isreal, not by arms and ammunitions, but by the regenaration of the Palestinian's economic and political power. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2348464617577736454.post-26064052353422206792014-02-03T00:29:55.347+08:002014-02-03T00:29:55.347+08:00Asymmetry. Yin and Yang. Not easy to train a consc...Asymmetry. Yin and Yang. Not easy to train a conscript force even for such a professional and seasoned out fit like the IDF, what more SAF.<br /><br />SAF is right to focus on overmatch as a strategic thrust. But with falling TFR, the manpower strength has to be augmented with technology as force multiplier and new evolving fighting concepts that harness man and machine. Yin-Yang, Symmetry-Asymmetry. Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber, Commandos, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance ? Not easy to implement throughout army wide, maybe the bulk of the Army still concentrate on conventional fighting, a special forces formation (orbat up to division level) to be curved out for this type of warfare? Can train to be nimble enough but at the same time also possess “hard” follow-on forces for punch! <br /><br />The IDF came to grip with the reality of the 2006 campaign as more and more analyses were release into the open source. They admitted they were beaten and to learn from this. Even the Hezbollah leadership praised the IDF for admitting defeat and wanting to learn and better themselves. The former cautioned his guerilla fighters not to be complacent but learn from the IDF!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2348464617577736454.post-82011056345486176962014-02-03T00:25:01.530+08:002014-02-03T00:25:01.530+08:00The IDF and political leadership bungled the 2006 ...The IDF and political leadership bungled the 2006 war. From 2000 till 2006 almost the whole IDF were preoccupied with fighting terrorist type of combat, so much so that they neglected training for conventional combat.<br /><br />The operational reservist ICT consist mostly of "how to fight terrorist" type of in-camp-training. So much so that when they were activated for the 2006 show down, they forgot how to fight a conventional combat. They actually forgot how to fight a conventional war! <br /><br />The armoured combat team went out on patrol still thinking "how to fight terrorist" mode, expecting scuttle bug skirmishes. What happen next jot em to the core, the "terrorist" this time, were able to mount a coordinated strike using RPGs and their commanders were directing the fight thru' mobile phones and SMS's - on the public civilian telephone network!<br /><br />The armoured column went on patrol without armoured combat engineer support, which is a standard conventional fighting doctrine, they forgot... remember they have not been training conventional fighting skills for some 5,6 years of ICT. When the lead Merkava was hit, the armoured column was a sitting duck! There was no organic armoured combat engineer support! They forgot to “indent” for ACE support and the boys were killed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2348464617577736454.post-71458166167377353052014-02-02T23:20:12.884+08:002014-02-02T23:20:12.884+08:00Who needs battlefield victories ?
http://www.bdsm...Who needs battlefield victories ?<br /><br />http://www.bdsmovement.net<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2348464617577736454.post-71540141843517862882014-02-02T22:24:17.273+08:002014-02-02T22:24:17.273+08:00woah, that is 1 good comment...woah, that is 1 good comment...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2348464617577736454.post-66618147915447500812014-02-02T19:27:55.971+08:002014-02-02T19:27:55.971+08:00If your little fictional vignettes have any truth ...If your little fictional vignettes have any truth to them, then we are already victorious. The IDF might one day destroy Hizbollah, but Hizbollah can never destroy Israel, given their tactical and operational postures. They can harass and annoy Israel, taking a continual toll in lives and treasure, but never defeat them -- they have completely surrendered the strategic initiative. This is the problem with the "poison shrimp" doctrine we used to have -- it is a doctrine predicated on defeat and failure, a scheme to delay death, rather than secure life.<br /><br />If the IDF has reduced their foes to this, instead of the endless tides of armour, infantry and aircraft they used to threaten them with, then they have secured life for their nation and are victorious. Continual harassment by rockets and the occasional kidnapping or terrorist outrage is far preferable to enemy divisions pouring over the border. One is a nuisance, the other is an existential threat. It is perfectly right that they have optimized to defeat the latter at the expense of the former. <br /><br />The IDF should feel good about themselves for what they have achieved. If we have done the same, then so should we.<br /><br />If your purpose is to address any complacency in our own thinking, then please do -- that is always worth doing. We should never imagine we are invincible or that our potential foes are stupid or pushovers. But we should not lose sight of our goal -- securing life for our nation. We must optimize against the greatest threats first.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com