Singapore Army
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The Singapore Army (Chinese: 新加坡陆军部队, Malay Tentera Singapura) is the land forces and one of the three services of the Singapore Armed Forces.
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[edit] Capabilities
The Singapore Army focuses on leveraging technology and weapon systems as "force-multipliers". It has some of the most advanced military hardware in the South-East Asia region.[citation needed] The Singapore Army is capable of conducting amphibious operations with a highly developed logistics force, across all three services of Army, Navy and Air Force, as seen in the relief work in Aceh after the 2004 Christmas Tsunami.
[edit] Organisation
The Army is headed by the Chief of Army (COA). Assisting him are the Chief of Staff-General Staff (COS-GS) and the Commander, Army Training and Doctrine Command. There are also six functional departments and an NS Affairs Department (NSAD) dealing with National Service issues, collectively known as the General Staff, an Inspectorate and an NS Affairs Department (NSAD) dealing with National Service issues. The six functional departments handle personnel, intelligence, operations, logistics, plans and training respectively. Each department is headed by an Assistant Chief of the General Staff (ACGS). Also advising the COA are the Senior Specialist Staff Officers (SSSOs): Infantry, Guards, Armour, Commando, Artillery, Engineers and Signals.
Chief of Army (COA)
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ACGS ACGS ACGS ACGS ACGS ACGS |
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HQ Infantry HQ Guards | HQ Armour | HQ Commando | HQ Artillery | HQ Engineers HQ Signals
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Combined Arms PDF Commands Non-Divisional Army Operational
Divisions Units Reserve Divisions
[edit] Classification by Units and Formations
The army consists of the following Combat Arms, which are integrated with one another to form the Divisional and Non-divisional assets:
- Armour
- Artillery
- Combat Engineers
- Commando Battalion
- Guards Battalion
- Infantry (merged with 9th Division, now known as 9Div/Infantry)
- Signals
These are bolstered by Combat Service Support Units which consist of the following:
- Army Intelligence
- Army Medical Services
- Army Logistics
[edit] Classification by Divisional and Non-divisional Assets
[edit] Combined-Arms Divisions
The main components of the Army are its 3 active Combined-Arms Divisions: 3rd, 6th and 9th Div. They include both active and reserve units, all of which can be mobilised in phases.
There are other divisions, which are entirely made up of former conscripts in reserve status.
Each division comprising:
- 1x Armoured Brigade (4 Armoured Regiments, 1 Engineers Company, 1 Signal Company, 1 Reconnaissance Company)
- 2x Infantry Brigade (3 Infantry Battalions, 1 Engineers Company, 1 Signal Company, 1 Reconnaissance Company)
- 1x Signal Battalion
- 1x Artillery Battalion
- 1x Combat Engineers' Battalion
- 1x Air Defense Battalion
- Plus other unknown Divisional assets
[edit] Other Divisions
- PDF - 1st PDF and 2nd PDF
- 21 Div - Rapid Deployment Division (Consisting of at least 3x heliborne Guards Brigades)
- 25 Div - Reserve Armour/Mechanized Division (Consisting of at least 4 X Singapore Armoured Brigades)
[edit] Non-Divisional Classified Assets
- 1x Military Intelligence Battalion
- At least 1x Active Commandos Battalion and 1x Reserve Commando Battalion
- 2x Active Guards Battalion (1 Heliborne & 1 Beach Deployment)
- Unknown Signals Battalion, SIGINT (Signal Intelligence)
- Unknown number of elite "Special Operations Forces (SOF)" trained by United States Special Forces Operational Detachment- DELTA Force and Naval Diving Units whose members undergo training conducted by the United States Navy SEALS.
[edit] Equipment
Main Combat weapons:
| Type | Amount |
| Main Battle Tanks | ~100 |
| Tempest (Centurion) (105mm main gun) | 80-100 |
| Leopard 2A4 | 66 + 30 (Spare) |
| Light Tanks | 350 |
| AMX-13SM1 (75mm main gun) | 350 |
| Mechanized Infantry Combat Vehicles / IFVs | ~700 |
| AMX-10P (25mm autocannon) | 24 |
| AMX-10PAC90 (90mm main gun) | 22 |
| Bionix II (30mm Bushmaster II/New armour) | ~100 |
| Bionix 25 (25mm Bushmaster) | ~300 |
| Bionix 40/50 (40mm AGL + 0.5in HMG) | ~300 |
| Armoured Personnel Carriers/Reconnaissance Vehicle | ~1570 |
| V-200 Commando (RBS-70 Air Defence) | 200 |
| V-150 (RBS-70 Air Defence) | 250 |
| M113 ULTRA 40/50 (40mm AGL + 0.5in HMG) | ~700 |
| M113 SP SAM (2 twin Igla launchers) | ~120 |
| M113 ULTRA OWS (25mm Bushmaster) | ~300 |
| Howitzers | ~300 |
| M71 155 mm Towed Howitzer | 38 |
| FH-88 155 mm/39-Cal Towed Howitzer | 54 |
| FH-2000 155 mm/52-Cal Towed Howitzer | 54 |
| GIAT LG1 105 mm Towed Howitzer | 60 |
| SSPH Primus 155 mm Self-Propelled Howitzer (SSPH-1) | 54 |
| Pegasus 155 mm Self-Propelled Lightweight Howitzer | 54 |
| Armoured Engineer | 28 |
| Combat Engineer Tractor | 18 |
| M728 Combat Engineer Vehicle | 8 |
| M60A1 Armoured Vehicle Launched Bridge (AVLB) | 12 |
| Field Engineer | ~50 |
| Vehicle Launched Bridge (VLB) | ? |
| Foldable Longspan Bridge (FLB) | ? |
| Projected Line Charge (PLC) | ? |
| Bionix Launched Bridge | ? |
| Bridging Engineer | |
| Comet | ? |
| Almond | ? |
| All-Terrain Tracked Vehicles | ~500 |
| Bronco ATTC (GPMG armed/120mm Super-Rapid Mortar) | ~200 |
| BV206S (GPMG armed) | ~300 |
| Mortars | |
| 81 mm, 120 mm | ? |
| Anti-Tank Rockets/Missiles | ~4000 |
| Milan II | 80 |
| Spike-LR MANPACK | 300 |
| Armbrust | ~1000 |
| Matador | ~3000 |
| Guards Vehicles | 400 |
| Spike LSV with Twin SPIKE ATGM | 200 |
| Spider LSV | 200 |
| Direct Fire Weapons | ~400,000 |
| SAR-21 | >100,000 |
| M16S1 M16 variant produced locally under license; for all intents similar to the M16A1 | >200,000 |
| CAR-15 Carbine version of the M-16 (Converting to SAR-21) | >5,000 |
| M203 40 mm GL | >20,000 |
| Ultimax 100 | >20,000 |
| FN MAG 7.62 mm General Purpose Machine Gun | >10,000 |
| CIS 12.7 mm HMG | >3,000 |
| Sig-Sauer P226 9 mm Pistol | ? |
| H&K MP-5N 9 mm SMG | >2,000 |
| FN P90 5.7 mm SMG | ~500 |
| FN Five-Seven 5.7 mm Pistol | ~500 |
| PGM Mini-Hecate 8.6 mm Long-Range Sniper Rifle | ~100 |
| H&K PSG-1 | |
| Accuracy International L96A1 | |
| Accuracy International L115A1 | |
| Steyr SSG 86 |
[edit] See also
- Singapore Armed Forces
- Republic of Singapore Air Force
- Republic of Singapore Navy
- Singapore Armed Forces ranks
- (Non-SAF)
[edit] External links
- Singapore Army Official Website
- Ranks and Paramilitary Ranks of Singapore, accessed 23 Oct 2006.
