By Jermyn Chow

ROCKHAMPTON, AUSTRALIA - THE awesome firepower of the Singapore military's latest armour, the Leopard 2A4 main battle tanks, was demonstrated in their first major overseas exercise on Saturday.

Two of the German-made Leopards - the Singapore Armed Forces' first heavy tanks - fired live rounds as they took part in the SAF's annual exercise, codenamed Wallaby, in Rockhampton, Queensland.

They were among 100 armoured vehicles backing thousands of 'blue', or friendly troop forces, giving a hammering to the 'red', or enemy forces.

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