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Philippine Marines Gun Trucks
The Philippine Marines have started in house manufacture and conversion of up to 15 gun trucks to serve as convoy escorts in the areas where marines operate. Unlike the first gun truck manufactured by the Corps, armor for these newer gun trucks are new and did not come from retired LVT5s. It is planned that two gun trucks are to be allotted to each deployed marine battalion.

It's important to note that these gun trucks do not replace other Philippine Marine armored assets but are meant to free those for other missions.

Above are pictures of some of the finished gun trucks. 10 have been completed so far.

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kalakian MX-1
The Kalakian (=Water Buffalo) APC is a locally built armored vehicle, 20 of which have been ordered from the manufacturer by the Philippine Army. It is armed with one 40mm AGL, one 7.62mm mg and one .50 cal mg. It is roughly based on the Simba armored vehicle but is dimensionally larger and incorporates some changes to reflect the army's experience with the Simba (ie, heavier firepower and a different turret. Due to its small size, the .50 cal Simba turret was limited in the amount of firepower it could be adapted to carry, larger doors on both sides - the Simba has a door on only one side)

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Simba APC
Pictures of Army Simba APCs taken in the area around Pikit, North Cotabato during Army operations against MILF rebels in May 2003. The first picture below shows one of the few Army Simbas armed with the 25mm Chain gun. The bottom picture shows the more common .50 cal armed Simba. Note the rolls of concertina wire by the road. Many thanks to Anonymous for the contributions.

Front view of the Simba. Note the message in chalk. The picture below is interesting because it shows the three types of armored vehicles in use by the AFP. Parked beside the Simba is a Marine V150 and V300. Also noteworthy is the front window of the Simba. It shows delamination of the glass at base of the screen as well as what appears to be a damage on the center of the screen. It looks like it was hit by a round but did not penetrate. Somewhere out there is a very lucky driver!

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Marine Multi-Purpose Vehicle (MMPV)
Prototype of the first "Marine Multi Purpose Vehicle" undergoing a trial fit of the 106mm recoilless rifle taken from one of the Philippine Marines M151 Jeeps. The Marines have been keen to replace the M151 Jeeps which have been increasingly hard to maintain. While Hummers are an option, the MMPV prototype shown below is a locally produced Philippine version that is equipped with a Mitsubishi diesel engine (Pajero) engine and transmission, 4 wheel drive and chassis. Cost is much less than the US built Hummers - 310 thousand PHP bare. Additional military equipment and modifications required by the Marines are estimated to cost another 25 thousand PHP to 35 thousand PHP. While the priority is to replace the M151 RRs (recoilless rifles) jeeps, the Marines eventually want to procure several variants - troop carriers, ambulance, commo van, MP jeep and command vehicles. The Marines are currently awaiting approval from the Navy but would prefer to acquire these versions and get more of them instead of acquiring the US built Hummers to replace the M151s.

Source:
Philippines Army & Marine Modification Weapon Equipment - outie.net Media Portal
Philippines Army, Navy & Marine Modification Weapon Equipment

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M3 Grease Guns Re-issued

Modified M3 Grease Gun with locally-built silencer and Simmons red-dot optics firing at targets 40m away, Marine Firing Range, Bonifacio Naval Station, Taguig City in the Philippines. Video courtesy of the CO, CSSB

Philippine Marine Corps and Navy personnel had a requirement for a compact automatic weapon for armored vehicle crews and maritime boarding parties. M4 "baby" Armalites, Uzi and Floro 9mm submachine guns were considered but owing to the limited availability of these weapons and limited funding for new acquisitions, N-11, the Navy's office for Weapons, Information Systems and Communications, requested the release of several hundred M3 and M3A1 submachine guns from our country's reserve weapons stockpile.

Sten Mk 2

quote]MP40 [/quote]

The M3 was the United States' answer to the cheap, ugly but effective submachine guns of World War 2 such as the British Sten or the German MP40. Prior to it the standard US submachine gun was the M1 Thompson which was an excellent weapon though very expensive to produce. The M3 was constructed mainly of stampings and pressings and cost about $20 each to make. It was affectionately (or derisively) referred to by American soldiers as the "Grease Gun" owing to its resemblance to the common garage implement. It did its job effectively and reliably, which was to spray a large amount of lead from one end towards the enemy. It could only fire on automatic but it's low rate of fire (450 rounds per minute by design) made it easy to control and aim and if required, the user could actually fire off single shots with a little practice.

The M3 has a wire stock which works as a barrel-removal tool and its large hinged ejection port cover doubles as a safety mechanism by preventing the bolt's movement when closed. The weapon is cocked by a lever on the right side forward of the trigger. It fires the .45 ACP cartridge, the same as the M1911 pistol, the standard US sidearm until the 1980s and which still enjoys widespread use in the Philippines.

The M3A1 was an even simpler version. The ejection port and its cover were enlarged, the cocking lever was eliminated and a simple finger hole was drilled into the bolt for retracting it. A bracket was also added to the wire stock for use as a magazine loading tool.

Close to 700,000 M3 and M3A1s were produced by the United States and the weapons saw extensive use in World War 2, and during the Korean and Vietnam conflicts. M3s were also issued to US armor crews for personal defense up to the first Gulf War in 1990-91.


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Evaluation of the M3/M3A1 for issue to the PN/PMC by N-11 also revealed the weapon's adaptability to Philippine Marine Corps Battallion Special Operations Platoon requirement for a silenced, cost-effective weapon. A prototype was built with a locally developed silencer and test-fired at Fort Bonifacio Naval Station in May, 2004.

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Submachine gun silencers typically reduce sound by around 30-40 decibels but the silenced M3 has an advantage over silenced 9mm submachine guns currently in use since the .45 bullet travels at subsonic speed (less than 1000 fps) and does not produce an audible "crack" like a standard 9mm Parabellum round (around 1250 fps) as it breaks the sound barrier. Silenced weapons such as the British L34 Sterling used by PN-SWAG units require special subsonic rounds for more effective sound suppression.

Delivery of 25 suppressed M3 SMGsat BNS

It is said that the cost of cleaning, refinishing and issuing 40 M3/M3A1s is the same as the landed cost of a single new .45 caliber H&K UMP submachine gun.

H&K UMP

A small number of M3s were nickel-plated for use by guards at the Philippine Navy Headquarters on Roxas Boulevard, Manila.

Source:http://www.timawa.net/m3/m3.htm

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wala jd ko kita sa Modified M16 sa Philippine Army. Kamo lang nya post.
May unta mo palit og mga accessories ato Philippine Army sa M4.

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Source:

Freedom Depends on Rifles: Stoner/Sullivan's M16 Lives On: What Caliber Should it Shoot?

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M113 armored personnel carrier

A Philippine military officer sprinkles champagne on newly acquired M113 Armored Personnel Carrier during ceremonies at Camp Aguinaldo military headquarters in suburban Quezon City, north of Manila, Philippines on Monday, Jan. 25, 2010. Six newly acquired M113 APCs were commissioned today as part of the military modernization program to strengthen their capabilities to defeat a variety of internal threats, including communist New People's Army rebels, Muslim separatist guerrillas and al-Qaida-linked militants.

M113-A2 with 20mm-cal Auto Cannon (local modification / under development)

M113 with 76mm Scorpion turret (local modification)

In July 1966 the Philippine Civil Action Group - Vietnam (PHILCAG-V) recieved 17 M113A1 APCs along with other materiel from United States Military Assistance Command - Vietnam (MACV). These vehicles, some of which featured the Armored Cavalry Assault Vehicle (ACAV) armor kit, were to augment PHILCAG-V's security contingent and were used to conduct patrols and provide security for civic actions.

In 1970 the Philippines recieved a shipment of approximately 15 M113A1 APCs. Additional vehicles were supplied in 1976, 1978, and 1981. These vehicles, along with a small number of M41 light tanks and a number of Cadillac Gage V-100/V-150 armored cars comprised the bulk of the Philippine Army's mechanized equipment until 1980.

A planned M113 upgrade project for the Philippine Army involved the refurbishment of existing M113 APCs in the inventory to an M113A3 version. The scope of work included modernization of the automotive component, weapon system, communication system and survivability features. Singapore Technology Kinetics (STK) of Singapore won the initial contract to refurbish 3 units. The contract was abrogated due to deviation from the technical specification in the COR.

As of 2004 the project had been resurrected following an offer from FNSS of Turkey to refurbish 7 units and provide power packs to repower another 7 units for the same allocated amount. However, instead of bidding, the project would be pursued through direct negotiation under a government-to-government arrangement as offered by FNSS. The project was subsequently differed because of a lack of funds.

In 2007 the Department of National Defense - Armed Forces of the Philippines (DND-AFP), throught the General Appropriation Act and the AFP Modernization Program Act Trust Fund, approved 144 million Philippine pesos for the acquisition of 6 upgraded M113s or derivatives (any vehicle maintaining 80 percent or more commonality with the M113). FNSS of Turkey subsequently won the competition, but as of September 2008, the Philippines was still negotiating delivery of the vehicles.

Between 2006 and 2009 the Philippines engaged in a number of local upgrade projects for the M113, mostly for the purposes of upgrading the power pack and armament of the vehicles. Most basic of these upgrades was the replacement of the standard M2 .50 caliber machine gun with a Dillion Aero M134D rotary barrel machine gun, purchased under Phase 1 of the Philippine Army Capability Upgrade Program. In 2007 12 of these weapons were traded to the Philippine Air Force for unspecified number of M39A3 20mm cannons. These weapons had been removed from Philippine Air Force F-5 fighter aircraft, which had been permenantly grounded due to a lack of spare parts in October 2005. The weapons were mounted in an modified ACAV cupola and linked to the vehicles internal electrical system as a source of power.

A small number of vehicles were converted to a Fire Support Vehicle configuration using turrets removed from Alvis Scorpion light tanks, similar to the Fire Support Vehicle configuration used by the Australian military. Some vehicles also had Cadillac Gage 1-meter turrets removed from V-150 armored cars fitted. It is unknown whether these turrets were standard or variants upgraded by Floro International to accept the ST Kinetics 40mm automatic grenade launcher fitted to Philippine Army Simbas and the prototypes of the MX-1 Kalakian.

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KIA KM250,KM450

The Kia KM450 is a light 4x4 multipurpose all-terrain military truck. It is a modern license-produced version of the US M715, designed in the mid-1960s. The KM450 was first introduced in 1998. This military vehicle is in service with South Korea Army and has been exported to some countries.
The baseline version is a troop/cargo carrier. It offers substantially more room and hauling capacity, than the smaller Kia KM420. This military vehicle has a payload capacity of 1 530 kg on hard surface roads and 1 330 kg on cross-country terrain. It cal also tow light trailers or artillery pieces.
Cab of the KM450 accommodates driver and one passenger. It has an open top, covered with canvas cover. The windshield can be folded down for added combat versatility.
The slated cargo body walls also serve as troop seats when folded down, accommodating up to 12 fully-armed troops. Troop/cargo area is covered with removable bows and canvas cover. It is estimated that 500 Korean KM450 series vehicles have been fitted with a basic armor kit.
The Kia KM450 is powered by a D4DA 3.9-liter diesel engine, developing 139 hp. It is coupled with manual transmission. Despite similar appearance to the M715, the KM450 series trucks are different in a number of areas, including mechanical systems. The Kia KM450 military truck features a sturdy full grille guard to protect the front from damage.

Source: http://www.military-today.com/trucks/kia_km450.htm

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The original order for 651 KM-450s was completed in March of 2009

A second batch of 137 of these vehicles is now in-country. The following excerpt from the September CUP list shows how this deal progressed.

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ARMY RECEIVES 1 1/4 & 2 1/2 TON TRUCKS FROM KOREA

http://www.army.mil.ph/press_release/2010/3_141210.htm

Defense Secretary Voltaire T Gazmin led today the turnover and blessing of 20 units of 2 1/2 ton Troop Carrier Trucks (TCT) and 137 units of 1 1/4 ton trucks (KM450) to the Philippine Army, which was a negotiated procurement through the IA-PDM of the 1994 Memorandum of Understanding between the Republic of the Philippines and Republic of Korea and in consonance with Section 4 of Republic Act 9184.

The 2 1/2 ton TCT Acquisition Project of the Philippine Army involves the acquisition of 250 units of 2 1/2 ton TCT and its Integrated Logistics Support (ILS). The first shipment of 20 units arrived on 09 December 2010, while the second shipment of 115 units will be done on the first week of January 2011 for which, second PDI is scheduled on 27-30 December 2010 prior the delivery and the final shipment for the remaining 115 units is expected on February 2011.

Meanwhile, the additional acquisition of 137 units of 1 1/4 ton trucks (KM450) was funded from the AFP Modernization Act Trust Fund (AFPMATF). However, unlike the previous project which was a joint undertaking between Philippine Army and Philippine Air Force, this particular acquisition is solely for the Philippine Army only.

This truck acquisition project is just one of the many projects that we have adopted in consonance with the Republic Act No 7898, more popularly known as the Armed Forces of the Philippines Modernization Program.

This project is envisioned to promote the AFP defense capability development which will enable your AFP to be more responsive in both military and non-military exigencies. The dynamic and peculiarities of the security architecture in the region needs an Armed Forces of the Philippines that is capable in addressing both external and internal security threats, and performing non-traditional roles like peace operations, disaster management and relief operations, and civic operations. All these require a robust logistic infrastructure that this truck acquisition project aims to support. This project will significantly improve the transport of personnel, materiel, equipment, and such other resources to support the operations in the front line.

Force protection is about better ways to protect our troops. Increased safety and reduced risks lead to enhanced confidence and morale for fighting soldiers and improvements in the offensive capability and performance. These acquisitions boost the tactical edge o the Philippine Army troops translating to a greater resolve to accomplish security missions.

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General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon is a multirole jet fighter aircraft originally developed by General Dynamics for the United States Air Force (USAF). Designed as an air superiority day fighter, it evolved into a successful all-weather multirole aircraft. Over 4,400 aircraft have been built since production was approved in 1976.[2] Although no longer being purchased by the U.S. Air Force, improved versions are still being built for export customers. In 1993, General Dynamics sold its aircraft manufacturing business to the Lockheed Corporation,[3] which in turn became part of Lockheed Martin after a 1995 merger with Martin Marietta.
The Fighting Falcon is a fighter with numerous innovations including a frameless bubble canopy for better visibility, side-mounted control stick to ease control while maneuvering, a seat reclined 30 degrees to reduce the effect of g-forces on the pilot, and the first use of a relaxed static stability/fly-by-wire flight control system that makes it a highly nimble aircraft. The F-16 has an internal M61 Vulcan cannon and has 11 hardpoints for mounting weapons and other mission equipment.[1] Although the F-16's official name is "Fighting Falcon", it is known to its pilots as the "Viper", due to a perceived resemblance to a viper snake as well as after the Battlestar Galactica Colonial Viper starfighter.[5][6]
In addition to active duty U.S. Air Force, Air Force Reserve Command, and Air National Guard units, the aircraft is also used by the USAF aerial demonstration team, the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, and as an adversary/aggressor aircraft by the United States Navy. The F-16 has also been procured to serve in the air forces of 25 other nations.

Philippines seeks 12 F-16 fighter jets from US

An official says the Philippines will seek a squadron of F-16 fighter jets and a third coast guard ship from longtime ally Washington amid simmering territorial disputes in the South China Sea.
Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario said Wednesday that he and the defense chief will meet their US counterparts in Washington next year to discuss the requests.
Del Rosario said the requests for 12 F-16 fighter jets and a third coast guard cutter have already been relayed to American officials and their initial response was encouraging.
Washington has provided a coast guard cutter and agreed to send another one to the Philippines, which is locked in territorial disputes with China and four other governments.

Source:http://globalnation.inquirer.net/212...r-jets-from-us

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