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Thailand to Buy Battle Tanks from China
The Diplomat ^
| Prashanth Parameswaran
Posted on 05/20/2016 11:30:09 AM PDT by sukhoi-30mki
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To: sukhoi-30mki
Interesting remake of the Romanian T72 with additional refinements and a modified clone of a Ukrainian engine.
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posted on
05/20/2016 11:39:49 AM PDT
by
bill1952
(taxes don't hurt the rich, they keep YOU from becoming rich.)
To: sukhoi-30mki
These are probably meant for use during their frequent military coup d’états rather than for battle, where manned armored tanks are now obsolete. A tank is a sitting duck for a swarm of fast moving drones.
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posted on
05/20/2016 11:42:40 AM PDT
by
Reeses
(A journey of a thousand miles begins with a government pat down.)
To: sukhoi-30mki
wonder how compares to the M1A1 Abrams?
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posted on
05/20/2016 11:45:09 AM PDT
by
brivette
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To: sukhoi-30mki
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posted on
05/20/2016 11:45:57 AM PDT
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dfwgator
To: sukhoi-30mki
I wonder what this means for COBRA GOLD?
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posted on
05/20/2016 11:47:22 AM PDT
by
afsnco
To: Reeses
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posted on
05/20/2016 11:47:31 AM PDT
by
brivette
(no tagline)
To: sukhoi-30mki
Bangkok and Beijing want to build closer thais
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posted on
05/20/2016 11:49:57 AM PDT
by
chajin
("There is no other name under heaven given among people by which we must be saved." Acts 4:12)
To: sukhoi-30mki
I'd bet these tanks cannot be kept in the field due to constant breakdowns.
A Chinese designed and built turbo diesel and auto transmission.
Simply laughable...even if it can target and shoot.
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posted on
05/20/2016 11:50:55 AM PDT
by
Mariner
(War Criminal #18)
To: brivette
Poorly even Chinese mbts are better
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posted on
05/20/2016 12:01:01 PM PDT
by
bill1952
(taxes don't hurt the rich, they keep YOU from becoming rich.)
To: Reeses
With improved ScanJam technology it may be the drones that have seen their best days. To take terrain the tank as part of a combined arms team is NOT obsolete.
To: sukhoi-30mki
Looks like an M1A2..... how about that....
Thailand doesn’t need MBT’s For what ?
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posted on
05/20/2016 12:23:22 PM PDT
by
LeoWindhorse
(America First !)
To: sukhoi-30mki
Unfortunately, each tank will arrive in 4,782 small boxes, with incomprehensible instructions, quite a few extra or unidentifiable parts, and a 10mm wrench made of stamped pot metal.
To: brivette
"wonder how compares to the M1A1 Abrams?"
Just more kill rings.
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posted on
05/20/2016 12:29:49 PM PDT
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PLMerite
(Compromise is Surrender: The Revolution...will not be kind.)
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posted on
05/20/2016 12:30:15 PM PDT
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Lazamataz
(Chuck Norris finally met his match in Donald Trump.)
To: dfwgator
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posted on
05/20/2016 12:30:40 PM PDT
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Lazamataz
(Chuck Norris finally met his match in Donald Trump.)
To: dfwgator
Thailand?
...
Somebody had to be first.
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posted on
05/20/2016 12:31:31 PM PDT
by
Moonman62
(Make America Great Again!)
To: sukhoi-30mki
How much of Thailand could even be considered “tank country?” Other than the capital/cities, where could the roads, bridges, and terrain support a big MBT?
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posted on
05/20/2016 12:31:39 PM PDT
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PLMerite
(Compromise is Surrender: The Revolution...will not be kind.)
To: alieno nomine; angkor; Brian Allen; bsariwat; Central Scrutiniser; colorado tanker; expat1000; ...
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posted on
05/20/2016 2:09:23 PM PDT
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ASA Vet
(Jus Soli + Jus Sanguinis = NBC)
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posted on
05/20/2016 2:21:55 PM PDT
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ASA Vet
(Jus Soli + Jus Sanguinis = NBC)
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