Leopard 2SG: Southeast Asia's Most Formidable Main Battle Tank Force
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- Without a doubt, the Leopard 2 is one of the most popular main battle tanks in the world. In Southeast Asia, it is being operated by Indonesia and Singapore, Leopard 2RI and Leopard 2SG respectively. They're basically an upgraded Leopard 2A4. The Leopard 2SG’s protection level and ability to function day and night gives Singapore’s ground forces a superb fire support vehicle in any conflict scenario where the full brunt of their mechanized fleet is required.
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The Singaporeans are producing some incredible armored vehicles like the Hunter IFV. They really have done a fantastic job upgrading the Leopard 2SG. Incredible!
That's one of the coolest looking tanks so far.
Singapore is a country that never ceases to amaze me. A territory smaller than that of Portugal and still they're armed to the teeth. Where do they keep all of their gear? Underground bunkers? Look at their Airforce, 40 F-15s and 60 F-16s. How do they do it? Meanwhile here in Brazil we're struggling to come up with the money to buy 36 more Gripens and we had to cut down by half our purchase of our new military cargo plane, the KC-390.
You don't have china staring at you like a fat kid staring at a cookie
@@porkrind3512 true
Soon they will have F35B
Portugal is 92000 sqkm. Singapore is 720 sqkm after decades of reclamation
Can't wait to watch our F35B floating above the famous Marina Bay Sands
That modular armor man. It looks like a tank from a futuristic movie. Cool.
that mbt revolution is a sick tank. i like this model too.
Arguably the best tank lineage in the World!
Singapore should start to build their own designed LBT or MBT on top of their locally made IFVs.
Such a cool machine.
There is a cool video out there with the pantser song showing all kinds of Leopard 2 on exercise, fun to watch.
Hi from Singapore!
All modern Leopard 2 variants are basically modern era Tiger Tanks
no, the proper lineage would be the Panther, as the focus is mainly on mobility and firepower, then protection.
@@zhufortheimpaler4041 Ic, it still looks like a Tiger Tank(2A4 I mean), but has the design lineage of the Panther
@@Menddoxs also not really, the Tigers main body is a box, Leopard 2 has a boxy turret, but Tiger had a comparably round turret and a gun mantlet across the whole turret face.
Not the same concept, or tank line as the Tiger or the Panther.
The panther are closest as it’s a medium tank and that’s more or less what a main battle tank is today.
But the choices are totally different and it’s an new design.
The real question is, did 'Singapore get the rumored Leopard 2A7 or not. the 2SG is good, but lacks the firepower of the new gun.
No it is somewhere in between the A5 and A6 due to Chinese access.
@@jacksonteller1337 Chinese access?
@@mwtrolle spies and the likes. There are even more in Singapore than in the ROC.
@@jacksonteller1337 maybe they should buy fewer tanks and use more money on counterespionage? :P
Can't see why Singapore needs more than 50 world-class tanks anyway. It's not like they have lots of open areas where they can be used.
@@mwtrolle probably had instructions in NATO warfare. They didn't adapt it to the situation in their territory, tracked and wheeled light vehicles would be more suitable.
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Leopard 2a4 ain't formidable. Glad these countries upgraded them
I still believe nor singapore or Indonesia needs a heavy mbt... Its not suited with the terrain especially in monsoon season
Something like the CV90 with the 105mm gun would be a lot better size tank for them.
Note that Singapore got Tanks because everyone around them have tanks. Indonesia got tanks because their neighbors have tanks and Indonesia is a big country, not having a tank = higher casualties in a war.
@@RJM1011 i agree with you..m
@@Justineexy Indonesia is a big country with large area, but warships and warplanes would much useful...
@@suryowirawanwibisono No, A soldier will tell you he prefers a tank than a jet for support, a tank is cheaper and more effective against ground target, a jet is more expensive and only stays around for 30 minutes before going back to base.
When Malaysia bought polish PT-90 MBT , Ind n Sgp compelled to buy Leopard II.
PT-91M
sorry to break it to you, the ones that will face malaysia's PT-91s will be the RSAF's Apache attack helicopters
@@ultimaxed8239 Poland going to get rid its PT-91 ! Buying new M1 Abraham MBT .
I can see why an MBT maybe chosen but as others have pointed out the weight may limit them. The cause way between Singapore and Malaysia is a weak point, take it out, all those tanks will be caught more or less in a city environment.
I don't think tanks do the well fighting city block to city block.
if any one has been to Singapore , maybe something smaller that can take out other tanks may have been a better choice.
Tanks would still be useful if you're in friendly urban area. Sure City blocks don't suit tanks well, but if that city block is under Friendly infantry control, than I can assure you that the Tank will perform well.
Our planning doesn’t necessarily depend on that weak causeway .
They will do very well driving all the way to Kuala Lumpur though.
We don't need the bridge to transport tanks and troops. The gap between SG and Msia is only 500-600m of water and can easily be overcome by mobile bridge system.
@@shem44 Yes that might be true and I have travelled over the causeway however, it is a target nonetheless.
For most of Asia an advanced armored troop transport vehicle with a large millimeter, gyroscopically leveled auto loading canon should be more effective than a main battle tank. Also airial transported artillery should be more versatile than a MBT, especially in mountainous terrian like Indonesia. ( move the artillery guns by helicopters) Singapore may want to rely on the armored troop transport.
to me a jungle country and tanks don't go together!!!
@@keithmoore5306 Agree but try be polite. I am going from my memory as a young teenager viewing the Vietnam war on TV. Actually the airial moved artillery often worked best. Lighter weight troop transports with a large caliber canon or machine gun also worked.
@@informationcollectionpost3257 polite? how is that not polite? maybe a bit short on being proper structure but it's not impolite!! and air mobile artillery flown in and set up as quickie firebases is way different from using tanks in jungle combat areas, armor of any kind is out of place in the jungle to me, that's special forces infantry and air mobile territory to me!
@@keithmoore5306 Maybe the exact word isn't impolite but face saving. Both nations bought MBT's & paid a large amount of money to acquire them when the best solution was probaby air mobile guns and soldiers. The Vietnamese had fairly good success with lighter armored personnel carriers when roads where available.
Singapore has plenty of AFV, IFV and APCs
Nice
they have obsoleted and they have become combat drones and AGM missiles and tomahawks' practice targets only.
Wah lau.. what accent is this fella using? Where is he from? 😂
I still think Asia should focus on medium and light tanks. If you want to know why look at the Indonesian Leopard 2 sunk into the fields. These are nice for the fields of Europe but most of Asia in not suitable for heavy MBT with the exception of some foothills and desserts.
jungle terrain mediums maybe too heavy Wally big gunned 8x8's might work better!! but honestly the whole concept of tanks in jungle terrain makes no sense whatsoever!!
Bring your knife to a gun fight?
@@NewmaticKe you should learn how to read you might actually understand what i meant. Bring your Abrams to Asian islands and enjoy digging them out. Only coastal islands like Hainan and Formosa are suitable for heavy armour. That is why Japan has a mixture of heavy and medium tanks. Armour is no guarantee for survival a handful of missiles takes out a platoon without problems. Even a 50 Euro drone with slight improvement can take out a tank look at Ukraine.
this is the exact same mistake and assumptions British and the Allied made during WW2, and the Japanese demostrated how efficient and useful Tank is in jungle. The Japanese basically slaughter all the light and middle armored vehicle down the Malayan peninsula and break down the defense line in weeks using their heavy armored Tanks. This is one of the major reason why Japanese is able to push through the Malayan peninsula defense line SO RAPIDLY IN WEEKS.
nay stay out of this ang mo, we know what we are doing.
@@HappyGoLuckyMadDog you should learn how to read the Japanese used very light tanks. Anything above medium weight and in some regions even a medium tank will sink. But as we say here enjoy your ignorance and keep up the faith it will get you killed fast.
Crazy that Singapore got that manny tanks, what is the threat that makes it needed for them to have that manny?
Not manny, just enough.
Crazy neighbours
Same situation as Israel. They are the more economically advanced country, majority singapore chinese, surrounded by malay/indo muslim countries. Just like how Israel, a predominantly jewish population is surrounded by arab muslim countries. And secondly, the threat of terrorism and insurgencies which still has significant presence in South East Asia. Its no secret that Singapore has a military development partnership & ties with Israel due to facing similar threats.
The caveat is that the situation is much better than in the middle east, in fact its peaceful. The neighbors so far are only interested in flexing and throwing the occasional diplomatic insult while terrorism is pretty much confined within isolated bubbles.
I dont think there is a country in south east asia could afford a 150 leopard 2 other than SG
@@Justineexy yes. Your data is correct..i just want to add more data.. indonesia has 270million people in 1.9million sq.kilometer area.. malaysia has 33million people in 331K sq.kilometer area.. Singapore has only 5.7million people in 728 sq. Kilometer area.. indonesia and malaysia has bigger area and larger population that makes their economy bigger.. BUT GDP per Capita Singapore is 4th .. Malaysia and Indonesia are 47th and 99th respectively.. and remember Singapore is a first world country.. if your GDP per capita is in top 10, you will be a first world. . Anyway i love south east asian countries.. i love the food in indonesia.. really really nice food. Nice people. Great country.
@@Justineexy its like your salary is 1000 dollors but got 40 children.. while your neighbor only have 900 and got 3 children.. your neighbor can buy luxuries while you can only buy necessities.
yes, singapore is the richest in south east asia.
Indonesia has a big gdp but also a lot of people with it, so the usual salary is just only 350-500$ (keep in mind that the living wages is also very low here).
but hopefully we can just be friendly and not attacking eachother, yes our military is ranked 4th in the world BUT it's only count the quantity (personnel etc) NOT the quality, if you faced an Indonesian saying that our military is the best just SLAP them with the truth.
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@@joshuatan3353 Singapore is also the largest arms dealer/exporter in SEAsia.
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A little advice mate, Leopard is pronounced with 2 syllables. sounds like Lep-ard as opposed to Le-o-pard.
Cool vid though thanks
Thank you
well then i have to correct you too....
the name Leopard is german, so it would be pronounced more like he did, not the english pronounciation.
in fact, his pronounciation would be almost spot on for german.
It is formidable, but not invincible.
In Ukraine, the Leopard tanks was destroyed by drone hit from the top.
UAVs are now the fear of every MBT. The game with tanks is increasingly difficult.
Destoryed in ukraine....This didnt aged well!
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German made.
LOL good info BUT your accent is like the comedian Steve Martin trying to do a french accent very comically.
Singapura is malay territory
easily destroyed in the Ukraine war by drones
Pls…. talk like a normal person ok ? Use your own accent , it may better than your clone American accent , trust me ….
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