Army needs to build new depot-level facilities (bengkel pusat?) outside java that are able to carry out heavy MRO and upgrade projects, especially as they are getting more and more mechanized
Remember in 2020 when we need to send AMX-13 all the way from Sulawesi to West Java just for what...
IMO, the article did not say that the army could beat any peer adversaries alone in a conventional war
the food reserves idea ideally will also benefit lanal and lanud personnel
What joke? Manual crank is a must in case of hydraulic/electrical failure. AFAIK, all modern tanks have it
I am not sure that I understand the question completely, especially as some Kodim also command a regular infantry battalion
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Here you go: https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR4412z3.html?fbclid=IwAR3KlXGu7nftBdtn97R6mx42GJxv_MAHP1JQg8EqN-THi3aTOFZCq3yADwc
I am not sure some of the data/opinions are accurate tho