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08-06-2003, 16:28 PM
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Philippine Armed Forces
Philippine Armed Forces
Air Force Multi Role Fighters 18-26 F-5A/B (not sure how many can fly) COIN 23 OV-10C (+19 OV-10C on the way) Jet Trainers/Ground Attack "Fighters" 16 S-211 Prop Trainers/COIN 33 SF-250M/W Transports 10 C-130B/E/L 7 F-27 18 N-22B Attack Helicopters 36 MD-530 16 S-76 Transport Helicopters 65-100 UH-1H (+15 on the way) (not all fly) 14 Bell 412 2 S-70A 2 Puma AAM AIM-9B Plans 18 Multi Role Fighters (F-16A/C, F/A-18A, Su-30MK, MiG-29M) 24-48 F-5E/F (ROC, Saudi, ROK, Swiss, USA) 18 New Jet Trainers (MB-339, L-159) 4 C-130E What i think they should do over the next 5-10 years........... 18 F-16A/B Block 15 ADF (from USA) 36 F-5E/F (From ROC/Saudis/ROK) 18 MB-339 (from Italy) 18-28 EMB-312 (Tucano Trainers) look into surplus AH-1Ps (24) look into surplus UH-1Hs (24) buy AIM-9L/M get AIM-120 on order buy AGM-84D buy AGM-65D/G ditch the S-211 and SF-260M/W Army Tanks 42 Scorpian IFV 85 AIFV 120 M-113 Wheeled APC 150 Simba 120 V-150 Artillery 6 Soltam 155mm 18 M-114 155mm 200 M-101 Anti Tank M-72 Rifles M-16A1/A2, CAR-15/M-4, AUG, M-1 Garand Submachine Guns MP-5, Uzi Squad Automatic Weapons Ultimax, M-249 Machine Guns M-2, M-60E3, M-60 Grenade Launchers Mk-19, M-203, M-79 Plans suprlus M-113s M-101 upgrades more M-249s What I think look at LAV-25 get some more heavy artillery get soem more surplus M-101s Marines amtracks 30 LVTP-5/6 Wheeled aPC 30 V-300 40 V-150 Artillery 150 M-101 RR 106mm 90mm Anti Tank Weapons M-72 Rifles M-16A1/A2, CAR-15 Squad Automactic Weapons M-249, Ultimax Machine Guns M-60E3, M-60 Plans 36 LVTP-7 40 LVTP-5 (from Taiwan) What I think buy more M-249s look at LAV-25 I coudl be off on some numbers but hopfully everyone gets the point that they suck. :t |
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08-12-2003, 11:35 AM
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Some more info
Here some more info:
Philipine military rank insignia - http://www.rankinsignia.info/browse....at=Philippines http://www.armedforces.mil.ph/ - Armed Forces website http://www.army.mil.ph/- Philipine Army http://www.paf.mil.ph/ - Philipine AF http://www.navy.mil.ph/ - Philipines Navy Personel numbers: Army - 66,00 Air Force - 16,000 Navy - 13,600 Marines - 7,300 Coast Guard - 3,500 |
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