Southeast Asian (ASEAN) Machinery Of War Discussion Thread

non-Aviation Corps unit getting its own aircraft is quite a precedent, I hope they’ll do the same with the Marines

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completely forgot to upload

https://x.com/Robe1807/status/1973690995968790806

This is the DS-240 Arjuna MLRS that was mentioned before as being built, now it looks almost completed (just missing some storage rockets on the center cab). It uses a Kamaz truck cab as its base

with the inclusion of the Arjuna now there’s a total of 4 possible R-HAN 122mm rocket launcher vehicles:

  • as mentioned before, DS-240 Arjuna

  • ~24x Rockets in Mercedes-Benz Truck version

  • ~40x rockets in Pindad-made truck version

DJ

  • & the most plausible implementation in-game, the SBS MLRS


Also I didnt see anyone mention this about the Harimau APC:

FNSS - KAPLAN/HARIMAU APC, is Revealed at Indo Defence 2025

Statement of the product on FNSS’ page

KAPLAN APC is equipped with modular survivability systems to offer an effective solution to the changing threats of the battlefield. It is fitted with protection packages against ballistic, mine and improvised explosive threats. KAPLAN APC also offers an active protection system option against anti-tank missiles and rocket propelled grenades.

KAPLAN APC is a modular vehicle, designed with possible integration options for manned and unmanned turret systems, armed with light and medium calibres as well as 120mm mortars and ATGM turrets and weapon systems.

This modular design allows KAPLAN APC to be role-kitted in order to perform full spectrum missions such as mechanised infantry, reconnaissance, command & control, force protection, medical evacuation, recovery, combat engineering and direct or indirect fire support.

So it seems like they have plans to maybe integrate actual weaponry for it in the future 🤔

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if that’s not a BL755 I’ll eat my socks


Shame the picture is not higher res, they literally have the armament written on the side of the aircraft

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with both ID tree suggestion being passed I dont really have a good place to put the updated tree anymore, so ill just put it here:

ID Ground Sub-Tree V10

CHANGES

  • Light Tank line is fully reworked from a “nations of origin” branch to “vehicle type branch” (tracked/wheeled) so that itll utilize the 5-line max standard rather than 6
    • Rearrangement of vehicles throughout the tree
      • Moved the Wiesel 1A4 to Rank V
      • Changing of the P8 LT variants & P2 Tiger from “Current vehicle” > “Future Vehicle”
      • Added a more clearer & separated “Future Vehicles” sections for the rumored and confirmed ground vehicles for the Indonesian Armed Forces Arsenal in the future

ADDITIONS

  • +13 additional vehicles
    • Almost all high-tier SPAAs has been included with their TADS Radar system
      • The only exception is the RBS-70 since its Giraffe 1x radar is only a mock-up
  • Rank 1
    • Humber Mk4
    • Humber (Mod)
    • Defender (Twin M2B)
  • Rank 3
    • E.B.R. (.50 Madsen-Saetter)
  • Rank 4
    • R-HAN 122B
    • 6x6 truck (R-HAN 122B)
    • DS-240 Arjuna
  • Rank 5
    • Astros II Mk6
  • Rank 6
    • Huzar 6x6 Sola MMSR (TADS)
    • SR-74 (TADS)
  • Rank 7
    • Mistral Coordination Post (TADS)
    • CM-200/SHIKRA (TADS)
    • VAMTAC LTV
    • Defender (Starstreak LML)
  • Future Vehicle
    • BMP-3F (Slat Armor)
      • addition of slat armor and additional armor plating for the front and side of the hull, as well as the turret
    • Rabdan 8x8 IFV
      • Is being looked at by the Marines
Images of new vehicles
Rank 1-3

Rank 1


Humber Mk4


Humber (Mod)


Defender (Twin M2B)


Rank 3


E.B.R. (.50 Madsen-Saetter)



Rank 4-6

Rank 4


R-HAN 122B


6x6 Truck (R-HAN 122B)


DS-240 Arjuna


Rank 5


Astros II Mk6



Rank 6-7

Rank 6


Huzar 6x6 Sola MMSR (TADS)


SR-74 (TADS)


Rank 7


Mistral Coordination Post (TADS)


CM-200/SHIKRA (TADS)


VAMTAC LTV


Defender (Starstreak LML)



Future Vehicle

Future Vehicle


Rabdan 8x8 IFV


BMP-3F (Slat Armor)



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As much as I want mostly original/modified stuff and copy paste only if it fills holes in roles/brs, I bet the moment Indo sub-tree is announced, 3/4 of it will be plain copy paste for the sake of copy paste (not even filling said niches).

i mean its to be expected, its not like I believe 90% of the vehicles there will be implemented

What im doing, is just like my suggestions, basically putting it out there, that hey we do have unique stuff

just incase some people complain, I ( and hopefully other people) can show the table

besides its just a vanity project at the end of the day, like the old gdoc suggestion I had. Took me weeks to finally got that finished and very likely that only a small handful of people actually read it. Do i care? not really. It serves its purpose, giving a brief description of a lot of vehicles for those who wanted it

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Did you say Unique? Sorry we don’t do that here.

the more we joke about that the more people are gonna believe it 😔

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Even though Indo sub-tree was announced earlier, it is also interesting to see Malaysian vehicles (for now planes, and tanks probably afterwards) being on a list of to-do things.

Probably JP tree might finally not be fed mostly ships every major update, but it is also great to see more ASEAN nations being represented (I hope they all won’t end up being represented like Canada/Australia/Poland)

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shame about Singaporean vehicles being a split tree thing though

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Yeah, even with Greece and Cyprus I’m surprised they aren’t adding Singapore to Israel. That tree could really use it.

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Screenshot 2025-10-14 224802

Man…

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Don’t Cry ASEAN got a whole fleet
image

example: Jerung Class
image

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I think Bluewater JPN will be fine especially as we progress to more missile ships, but I think the various missile armed frigates in ASEAN will provide an adequate bridge between the all gun late-war/early post-war DDs and late cold-war/modern DDGs that Japan has.

Coastal may see an actual benefit as well with the various small vessels up to corvettes used by each nation.

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Very true
It was more of a joke then anything as we have yet to see for example a Dutch boat in the French naval line. But there are to my knowledge some cool boats we could see like like HTMS Sri Ayudhya and HTMS Maeklong

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Indonesian Naval tree is also quite strong to boot. Sverdlov-class cruiser, Komar-class P-15 Termit slinger, Fatahillah-class, Parchims, etc.

we got ship designs from the UK, Dutch, Soviet Union, Nazi Germany, United States, a whole mix bag of things including domestically-built ships

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For coastal they get a straight upgrade of the Pr.1331M with strelas and the Type 730 CIWS in place of the AK-630 , a Pr.50 similar to the Yenot in game, an Italian Albatros which trades one dual 40mm mount for 2x85mm, 2x dual 25mm and 2x 14.5mm all while retaining the original SMP 3s

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I assume you take this from the Naval suggestion, it seems that there’ve been a mistake that I missed, they traded the two SMP-3 for the 85mm,

ill correct that now

Ah, that was where I saw it yeah. A little sad it didn’t become a super gun boat, but still a unique modification.

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got news, streets are saying J-10As inbound, they’re to be placed in Kendari, South Sulawesi. hopefully they’re wrong and its the CE variant (I pray). I Would be so upset if it was the dated A variant

Confirmed by the Defence Minister

Menhan Sjafrie: Chengdu J-10 Sebentar Lagi Terbang di Jakarta | Republika Online

JAKARTA (Minister of Defense) General (Retired) Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin admitted, the TNI AU through the Ministry of Defense will buy Chengdu J-10 fighter jets from China. In fact, Sjafrie confirmed, the 4.5-generation fighter jets will soon arrive in Jakarta.

Soon to fly in Jakarta,” Sjafrie said answering the Republika’s question at the Ministry of Defense office, Central Jakarta, Wednesday (15/10/2025). It’s just that, Sjafrie did not explain the specifications of the Chengdu Aircraft Industry Corporation (CAC) fighter jet.

still no mentions of the variants

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