webfact Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 Army Spends 2.2 Billion Baht For More Chinese APCs, Ammo By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter A screencap of a promotional footage of VN-1 armored personnel vehicles. Image: Norinco BANGKOK — The Royal Thai Army’s buying spree shows no signs of letting up with the disclosure Friday it has committed to spending another 2.2 billion baht on more military hardware from China. According to it purchase orders published on the army’s ordnance department, the force will acquire three armored personnel carriers, 12 mobile artillery units, 10 maintenance vehicles, 12 armored command vehicles and three armored medical vehicles. Full story: http://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/2019/02/01/army-spends-2-2-billion-baht-for-more-chinese-apcs-ammo/ -- © Copyright Khaosod English 2019-02-01 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shady86 Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 I bet they'll try to empty they coffers in 2 months for the new government. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robblok Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 Quickly raking in some backhanders before the election. Maybe they feel themselves that they are not going to retain power and want to make a few fast bucks before its over. I hope that these deals will be checked (not that I expect much after the watch fiasco) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChipButty Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 Getting ready for the next Military coup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worgeordie Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 Never mind the quality,feel the width...... regards worgeordie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneZero Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 Deal with the devil could leave Thailand open to blackmail / pressure in future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cadbury Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 29 minutes ago, webfact said: Army Spends 2.2 Billion Baht For More Chinese APCs, Ammo Where are their imagined threats coming from? External threats from their neighbours, Malaysia, Myanmar, Laos or Cambodia? Or internal threats from within stemming from civil disobedience? Or both? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just1Voice Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 Yeah, they need all this new stuff cause you never know when those sneaky Rohingya are going to stage a massive attack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YTP Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 "Oust me if you dare, jerks!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mok199 Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 Pollution can wait !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Lawrence Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 Projection may be for 12-18 months in order to lessen the JERKS in Bangkok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeneeds Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 Eastern economic corridor is doing business just so happens its all one way at the moment, well it is the year of the pig after all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justgrazing Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 2.2 b .! This one looks like its made from Lego .. I'm sure they could've got 'em cheaper if they went to Legoland .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrTuner Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 Ladies and Gentlemen, please place your last bets before the place closes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thequietman Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 Well, look on the bright side. At least they are not wasting money. (sarcasm) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HalfLight Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 Hmmm. Almost as if they think another coup might be in the offing... One's got to work out well sooner or later. Not *all* Thai army generals are Dad's Army types - surely? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pattayadgw Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 Just add a few more billion baht to the already out of control debt to the Chinese govt... sold your soul to the devil!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kannot Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 meanwhile rural roads by me crumble and there isnt any money to fix a cheap plastic waterpipe for the main village supply...............they are such pratts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChipButty Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 1 hour ago, kannot said: meanwhile rural roads by me crumble and there isnt any money to fix a cheap plastic waterpipe for the main village supply...............they are such pratts Im right behind you with that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faraday Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 3 hours ago, Cadbury said: Where are their imagined threats coming from? External threats from their neighbours, Malaysia, Myanmar, Laos or Cambodia? Or internal threats from within stemming from civil disobedience? Or both? Falang. ???????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAG Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 "the force will acquire three armored personnel carriers, 12 mobile artillery units, 10 maintenance vehicles, 12 armored command vehicles and three armored medical vehicles." looks like someone has worked out that towed artillery, jeeps as command vehicles (CVs) and soft skinned ambulances don't work too well with fast armoured vehicles. Can't imagine why they're buying the maintenance vehicles! Looking at this purchase, the new tanks and the wheeled APCs bought a few years ago, looks like a small but punchy modern battlegroup is being put together. I wonder who will get them/where they will be based? I bet they won't go to the poor sods riding around the southern provinces in pick up trucks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HalfLight Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 32 minutes ago, JAG said: "the force will acquire three armored personnel carriers, 12 mobile artillery units, 10 maintenance vehicles, 12 armored command vehicles and three armored medical vehicles." looks like someone has worked out that towed artillery, jeeps as command vehicles (CVs) and soft skinned ambulances don't work too well with fast armoured vehicles. Can't imagine why they're buying the maintenance vehicles! Looking at this purchase, the new tanks and the wheeled APCs bought a few years ago, looks like a small but punchy modern battlegroup is being put together. I wonder who will get them/where they will be based? I bet they won't go to the poor sods riding around the southern provinces in pick up trucks Well, all that ought to make ASEAN members be in awe of Thailand - and no mistake. Where did Prem find these people? Were they *all* down the local street market? Cooking crickets or flies or something? What about Ringo, where did he pop up from? The PatPong super fake watch emporium? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HalfLight Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 1 hour ago, JAG said: Looking at this purchase, the new tanks and the wheeled APCs bought a few years ago, looks like a small but punchy modern battlegroup is being put together. I wonder who will get them/where they will be based? Perhaps they're for the big house, now that the BKK 'defenders' have been shifted out a bit (allegedly to make coups by them harder to launch). Summat's up at' mill, and it's not bratwurst.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAG Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 1 hour ago, HalfLight said: Perhaps they're for the big house, now that the BKK 'defenders' have been shifted out a bit (allegedly to make coups by them harder to launch). Summat's up at' mill, and it's not bratwurst.. There is quite a lot of space that has become available in that part of Bangkok recently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prissana Pescud Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 According to "Janes" these vehicles/war machines are very high tech. But... You need some one to operate them in a conflict. Thailand fails in any conflict. And who can blame them. ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pornprong Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 2 hours ago, Prissana Pescud said: According to "Janes" these vehicles/war machines are very high tech. But... You need some one to operate them in a conflict. Thailand fails in any conflict. And who can blame them. ... You also need a conflict, which Thailand doesn't have now, hasn't had for the past 30 odd years and is unlikely to have any time soon. The main purpose of these purchases is the commission they generate for the generals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisY1 Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 And the commissions just keep rolling in.....! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AhFarangJa Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 It is just the Chinese way of stationing their weapons farther down the road for the army in the future...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prairieboy Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 17 hours ago, webfact said: 2.2 Billion Baht For More Chinese APCs, Ammo An attempt to lure more Chinese tourists? Preparing for a civil war? A post-election uprising? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammieuk1 Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 Don't need any of this cheap hardware just sell boat trips to your enemy's and they wont come back???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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