Just wondering, how many of you guys feel a MBT is required to deal with another MBT?
The Singapore Army uses the AMX-13 tank. No doubt its upgraded to SM1 standard but still, a rather old tank. One with only a 75mm gun too. Their neighbour recently took delivery of Polish T90 (I believe) MBTs. Now Singapore has mentioned that they will be replacing their tanks in the future but apparently their former Chief of Army said that it might not be a tank. It could be a guided missile platform or something on an AFV.
And there are rumours that it could be a tank based on the Bionix chassis (Bionix being the locally developed IFV).
Would either of these be effective against an MBT? Or is a MBT required to deal with another MBT?
I don't know much about tanks but from my noobish perspective, MBTs are heavy & difficult to transport so deployment could be slow. Also, the terrain in Singapore or Malaysia might not be really suited for MBTs?
The Singapore Army uses the AMX-13 tank. No doubt its upgraded to SM1 standard but still, a rather old tank. One with only a 75mm gun too. Their neighbour recently took delivery of Polish T90 (I believe) MBTs. Now Singapore has mentioned that they will be replacing their tanks in the future but apparently their former Chief of Army said that it might not be a tank. It could be a guided missile platform or something on an AFV.
And there are rumours that it could be a tank based on the Bionix chassis (Bionix being the locally developed IFV).
Would either of these be effective against an MBT? Or is a MBT required to deal with another MBT?
I don't know much about tanks but from my noobish perspective, MBTs are heavy & difficult to transport so deployment could be slow. Also, the terrain in Singapore or Malaysia might not be really suited for MBTs?
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