Panzer Strike 09, in Bergen, Germany, witnessed the first company live-firing of Singapore Army's Leopard 2A4 MBTs from the 48th Battalion, Singapore Armoured Regiment.
"The human factor will decide the fate of war, of all wars. Not the Mirage, nor any other plane, and not the screwdriver, or the wrench or radar or missiles or all the newest technology and electronic innovations. Men—and not just men of action, but men of thought. Men for whom the expression 'By ruses shall ye make war' is a philosophy of life, not just the object of lip service." IDF-AF commander Ezer Weizman:On Eagles' Wings
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Very cool. Leo2A4 is the baseline (or gold standard) by which modern MBT are judged. Singapore seems to follow the pattern - as with its fast jet and submarine fleet - to to gain training and crew experience first before purchasing state of the art equipment. It wouldn't be a surprise if the A4 were later converted to A6 or PSO standard. Another example of sound procurement strategy, imo.
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