Singapore Army
Singapore Army
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Replaced ARMBRUST
Automated 155mm SP Howitzer
5.56mm Singapore Assault Rifle
The Army of the Republic of Singapore
Formed largely out of conscipted soldiers and reserve forces (former conscripts), the Army is capable of mobilising over 350,000 reserves and has an active force of 60,000.
Doctrine and Capabilities
According to military and strategic analysts, Singapore is known to be using a forward-defense, or pre-emptive doctrine. Though little is known of its actual modus operandi as Singapore strongly guards its strategic planning.
The Singapore Army focuses on leveraging from technology and weapon systems as "force-multiplies". It boasts of some of the most advanced, and sometimes the only operator of certain military hardware in the South-East Asia region. The Singapore Army is also capable of amphibious and sustained operations with its highly capable logistics force.
Main components of the Army are its 3 Combined-Arms Division.
3rd, 6th and 9th Division
Each comprising:
1x Armoured Brigade (4 Armoured Regiments, 1 Engineers Bn, 1 Sig Coy, 1 Recon Coy)
2x Infantry Brigade (3 Infantry Regiments, 1 Engineers Bn, 1 Sig Coy, 1 Recon Coy)
1x Signals Battalion
1x Artillery Batallion
1x Combat Engineers' Battalion
1x Air Defense Battalion
- Other unknown Divisional assets
Other Divisions/Brigades:
PDF - Infantry Defense Division (Formerly 1PDF and 2PDF now merged)
21Div - Rapid Reployment Division (Consist of at least 3x Air-deployable Guards Brigades)
25Div - Reserve Mechanized Infantry Division led by Chief Armour Officer - BG Bernard Tan
32Div - Unknown Division (Rumoured to be Mechanised/Armour Division)
4SAB - 4th Singapore Armoured Brigade, consisting of at least 1x Tank and 2x AI Battalion
Non-divisional assets:
At least 1x Active Commandos Battalion and 1x Reserve Commando Battalion
Unknown number of secret "Special Operations Forces" trained by US DELTA Force, Navy SEALS, etc.
Naval-Divers (Trained by US Navy SEALs) under the command of the Navy
Main Combat weapons:
- Centurion Main Battle Tanks (~60 - 100)
- AMX-13SM1 Light Tanks (~350)
- AMX-10PAC90 and other variants (~44)
- M113-A2 ULTRA (Upgraded with 25mm Bushmaster or 40/50 OWS) (~700)
- M-728 CET (Combat Engineers' Tractors) (unknown number)
- M-60AVLB, Bionix AVLB, AMX-13SM1 AVLB, Other AVLBs (unknown)
- Bionix 25mm and 40/50 Versions (~300-500)
- BV-206 Armoured Carrier
- Bronco ATTC GPMG-armed Armoured Carrier
- FH-2000 155mm/52-calibre Howitzer (~54)
- FH-88 155mm Towed Howitzer (~54)
- M71-S 155mm Towed Howitzer (~54)
- SSPH Primus 155mm/39-calibre Automated SP Howitzer (~54)
- CIS 0.5" Heavy Machine Gun
- FN GPMG 7.62mm
- Ultimax-100 5.56mm SAW
- M-16S-1 5.56 mm Rifle
- M-203 40mm Grenade Launcher
- SAR-21 5.56mm Assault Rifle
- CIS (Chartered Industries of Singapore) 40mm Automatic GL
- SPIKE ATGM
- ARMBRUST LAW
- MATADOR LAW
- Various Mortars (Up to 120mm Super-Rapid 3rpm Mortar)
- 84mm and 106mm Recoiless Guns (Phasing Out)
- Air Force-operated UH-1H, Super Puma, CH-47SD helicopters to support airborne/special-ops
Categories: Military of Singapore