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| Near our waters; PLAN vs USN | |
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| Marschall | Jun 18 2009, 06:00 AM Post #41 |
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It probably happens more often than we think. But honestly guys: there's virtually nothing we can do about it. Our Navy is - useless in terms of fending off foreign warships. Our Air-Force is more of the former while lacking the latter... If anything, we can at least make sure that the AFP has enough capacity to produce enough ammo in times of war. I reckon soldiers in Mindanao have been complaining about the lack of ammunition... |
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"THE BEST PARENT AND GUARDIAN OF LIBERTY AMONGST MEN IS TRUTH" ~ Pope Leo XIII, Immortale Dei “When learned men begin to use their reason, then I generally discover that they haven’t got any.” - G. K. Chesterton MSantor is not a man of sound reason. Savages have always preferred the club for they know that they are powerless against the pen. But who is the greater fool - the savage or the one that gives him power? May Truth rebuke you. | |
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| caterwaul | Jun 18 2009, 09:20 AM Post #42 |
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We can only deal with external threats after we have finished off the internal threats. We can only worry about Chinese submarines but can only admit that our PN can do nothing about it as of the moment. Meanwhile, the AFP has to worry about and concentrate its resources more on...
Which is exacerbated by the ammo-cancellation controversy... http://pdff.sytes.net/index.php?showtopic=6486 |
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| Lorenz_Mallari | Jun 18 2009, 05:24 PM Post #43 |
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So,we pretend nothing happened but quietly build up forces? |
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| truegrit | Jun 18 2009, 05:25 PM Post #44 |
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This AMMO controversy is very confusing coz they are referring to 60mm and 81mm Mortar rounds which not every Military units is equipped with a Mortar artillery piece. But as far as I know, every basic soldier is equipped with a M16A1 with a 5.56mm ammos as per mission requirement. Also we have a continuous supply of M16 rounds from our Bataan Ammo Plant. |
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| Marschall | Jun 19 2009, 05:28 AM Post #45 |
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Just to make things even more weird: just how secure are those bases and ammunition plants? |
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"THE BEST PARENT AND GUARDIAN OF LIBERTY AMONGST MEN IS TRUTH" ~ Pope Leo XIII, Immortale Dei “When learned men begin to use their reason, then I generally discover that they haven’t got any.” - G. K. Chesterton MSantor is not a man of sound reason. Savages have always preferred the club for they know that they are powerless against the pen. But who is the greater fool - the savage or the one that gives him power? May Truth rebuke you. | |
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| roughneck | Jun 19 2009, 09:45 AM Post #46 |
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It only shows how effective the diesel-electric submarine is.. hard to detect and quieter than nuke subs. Even USS John Mccain fails to detect it. It can possible sunk a carrier w/o being detected. |
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| Vermonter | Jul 4 2009, 07:18 PM Post #47 |
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Due to the current amd previous 2 administrations blatant refusal to modernize its armed forces for external threat, the US (as big brother) routinely patrols Philippine Territorrial waters and even airspace. Along with the topic mentioned, some of you may remember when a USAF F-16 on patrol had to make an emergency landing an NAIA a couple of years ago. Now, since a submarine is the best weapon to hunt for another submarine, should the Philippines consider purchasing SSKs rather than corvettes and frigates? A numerically outnumbered Philippine Navy would last and put up a better fight with a couple of new U212 or Scorpene subs in the future.
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| deadeye | Jul 4 2009, 10:04 PM Post #48 |
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Do you want to know the reason why they collide? because they speak different language.. ![]() The naval forces are on scrutiny to our seas, why worry? Don't over react these are just simple miscalculations. |
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| Marschall | Jul 4 2009, 10:05 PM Post #49 |
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Time to stop dreaming... A country like ours cannot put up with the economic superpower which China is. |
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"THE BEST PARENT AND GUARDIAN OF LIBERTY AMONGST MEN IS TRUTH" ~ Pope Leo XIII, Immortale Dei “When learned men begin to use their reason, then I generally discover that they haven’t got any.” - G. K. Chesterton MSantor is not a man of sound reason. Savages have always preferred the club for they know that they are powerless against the pen. But who is the greater fool - the savage or the one that gives him power? May Truth rebuke you. | |
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| City Hunter | Jul 18 2009, 05:48 AM Post #50 |
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Yup. Ditto on Sir Marchall's remark na its time to take action. Let's make use of our friendships with other nations. Since we cannot afford yet to buy submarines we should make effort on learning how to counter these with surface vessels. Modern surface vessels with the right equipment and trained personnel not with the vessels we have now. Kaya naman i-fund such an endeavor. Clamor natin na yun 1B intelligence fund ng Speaker be diverted to such or similar worthy causes kaysa ibulsa lang nila. The same goes for other black funds. Kaya siguro mas okay pa na i-abolish ang Congress as mga nangungurakot lang. Kung hindi binubulsa ay ginagamit naman to fund rebel groups :P |
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Command is about authority, about appointment to a position. Effective leadership is different. It must be learned and practiced in order for it to rise to the level of art. You must love those you lead before you can be an effective leader. You can certainly command without that sense of commitment but you cannot lead without it; and without leadership, command is a hollow experience. .. a vacuum often filled with mistrust and ignorance. Gen. Eric K. Shinseki | |
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