Mar 28, 2011
DPA
Bangkok - Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has approved a plan for the Royal Thai Navy to purchase six secondhand submarines from Germany for 7.7 billion baht (257 million dollars), a newspaper reported Monday.
The U-206 Class subs, which are intended for missions in the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand, would constitute Thailand's first submarine fleet, to be commanded by Rear Admiral Suriya Pornsuriya, the Bangkok Post said.
The Thai navy has had submarines on its wish list for many years. It commissioned its first aircraft carrier, the HTMS Chakri Naruebet, in 1997.
The submarine purchase is part of a long-term plan by the Abhisit government to buy weapons for the army, navy and air force over 10 years at a total cost of more than 500 billion baht.
Military budgets in Thailand have skyrocketed since the army overthrew the government in 2006. Since then, the military has reasserted its pivotal role in Thai politics although civilian governance was restored in 2008.
Previous plans to deploy submarines have been criticized on the grounds that the Gulf of Thailand was too shallow for their effective use.
The U-206 Class sub was first deployed in the 1970s and is one of the smallest attack submarines in the world with a displacement of about 500 tons. It is said to be particularly effective in depths of about 20 metres.
It runs on diesel engines and electric motors and is tasked for anti-surface and anti-submarine warfare, mine-laying and reconnaissance.
With a crew of 22, the sub can be armed with eight torpedoes and 24 mines.
The German navy has operated the subs for more than 30 years but is in the process of decommissioning them.
The submarine purchase was expected to be proposed to the Thai cabinet for formal approval in the near future.
41 comments:
Thailand really wanted to be the SS-grassroots.
The next Hitler will get the submarine from the former Hitler.
What have Thailand been doing with this Submarine for?
Thailand is not a peace maker in Southeast Asia as well as Vietnam communist. Bot Vietnam and Thailand are aggressive invaders and distrusted nations.
We will watch the 3°war.
The Gulf of Thailand is relatively shallow: its mean depth is 45 m, and the maximum depth only 80 m
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_of_Thailand
stupid idea!
Easy to attack any submarine in this water!
Thais don't need submarine to shoot Hun Sen head but they want to force Cambodia to do weapon race
Thailand gonna need to prevent themself from farther vietcong invasion.
Don't worry guys all equipment will make thai people poor slowly the cost of maintain is so high!
Koh Tral Island must not be forgotten
By Ms. Rattana Keo
Why do Koh Tral Island, known in Vietnam as Phu Quoc, a sea and land area covering proximately over 10,000 km2 [Note: the actual land size of Koh Tral itself is 574 square kilometres (222 sq miles)] have been lost to Vietnam by whose treaty? Why don’t Cambodia government be transparent and explain to Cambodia army at front line and the whole nation about this? Why don't they include this into education system? Why?
Cambodian armies are fighting at front line for 4.6 km2 on the Thai border and what's about over 10,000km2 of Cambodia to Vietnam. Nobody dare to talk about it! Why? Cambodian armies you are decide the fate of your nation, Cambodian army as well as Cambodian people must rethink about this again and again. Is it fair?
Koh Tral Island, the sea and land area of over 10,000 square kilometres have been lost to Vietnam by the 1979 to 1985 treaties. The Cambodian army at front line as well as all Cambodian people must rethink again about these issues. Are Cambodian army fighting to protect the Cambodia Nation or protecting a very small group that own big lands, big properties or only protecting a small group but disguising as protecting the Khmer nation?
The Cambodian army at front lines suffer under rain, wind, bullets, bombs, lack of foods, lack of nutrition and their families have no health care assistance, no securities after they died but a very small group eat well, sleep well, sleep in first class hotel with air conditioning system with message from young girls, have first class medical care from oversea medical treatments, they are billionaires, millionaires who sell out the country to be rich and make the Cambodian people suffer everyday.
Who signed the treaty 1979-1985 that resulted in the loss over 10,000 km2 of Cambodia??? Why they are not being transparent and brave enough to inform all Cambodians and Cambodian army at front line about these issues? Why don't they include Koh Tral (Koh Tral size is bigger than the whole Phom Phen and bigger than Singapore [Note: Singapore's present land size is 704 km2 (271.8 sq mi)]) with heap of great natural resources, in the Cambodian education system?
Look at Hun Sen's families, relatives and friends- they are billionaires, millionaires. Where did they get the money from when we all just got out of war with empty hands [in 1979]? Hun Sen always say in his speeches that Cambodia had just risen up from the ashes of war, just got up from Year Zero with empty hands and how come they are billionaires, millionaires but 90% of innocent Cambodian people are so poor and struggling with their livelihood every day?
Smart Khmer girl Ms. Rattana Keo,
like all other dictators,
their cases get build up,
same for the cpp regime.
Soon, their cases gonna be used against them.
At the end of their day, there would be only shames.
$257 million dollars is HUN SEN Defend Budget and Thai Defend Budget is $5 billion dollars a year. Thai bought antique submarines for training and Hun Sen bought antique tanks to fight Thai.
topido will be Cambodian Answer for the Submarine and militaries thai war ship
How about water mine!
Khmer people that joined and supported HUN SEN will be crying or happy to death because the final outcome is no CAMBODIA in the World Map liked KHMER KROM.
savecambodian.blogspot.com
$257 million dollars is HUN SEN Defend Budget. Yea, what happen to the others half of the $257money??? IF not in Hun Sen and CCP pockets.
Khmer is too poor to buy these weapons, they only need to send their beggars overseas to destroy others' economy, whore os Asia, worry for own stupid heads, ok??
Beggars are better than the thieves, motherfucker!
Fuck Khmers, dummy of Asia, why you re so dumb and dirty?
I don't like Thailand. I did not learn Thai laguage when I was at KID Refugee camp in Thailand; that was my big mistatke for not learning a laguage that I could even I was taught it for free by my next door neighbor.
As a Khmer with national conscience
and decency, we can clearly see the differences between Khmer dictators and Thai leaders: They put their interests in their national defense, while our dictator put their interests in defense of their personal wealth and power. This group of monkeys must be ousted from power by the next election.
We sell our garbage to Thailand!
35 year old submarines
LOL Greetings from Germany
LOL, and Khmai don't have money to buy a piece of garbage, poor Khmai dumbass
When are they going to fight! or someone just fired another round....getting old on this Temple thing
FUCK THAIS..THEY ARE JUST A DISGRACE RACE ON EARTH..THAI ALWAYS WANNA SHOW OFF,BUT IN RELITY THAI UNABLE TO DO ANYTHING JUST BLAH BLAH SPIT THEIR TONGUES OUT..AND CRY LIKE A BITCH..
Cambodia Govt has approved a plan for Royal Cambodian Army to purchase Nuclear Bomb from North Korea!
good for the the thais. their govt look out for the interest of their country and people.
would you khmer want to defend your country and people? Why would you allove those youns in your country? Why did you allow the yuon to draw new country map? You such a dump Meon!!!!
cambodia has oxen and oxcarts. those that called themselves govt, keep all the money. They will continue to beg. Your people will continue to shad tears for another 50 years then no Cambodia. Do you get that, Dump azz?
You criticize the thais, but you can't and never has any WILL to do anything by your own! You allow these viets to swallow your country.
Thai and laos are now cooperating to kick the viet's azz. you khmer sill have time to think about it!
Thais is preparing OIL WAR against Cambodia, be ready Cambodians.
12:29 AM
Congratulation for the good job between Thai and Lao to import the Viet to Thailand via Laos.
majority got slaughtered in the mountain jungles - like we did to the khmer during the 80's. No do eaters allow!
Cambodia, Vietnam, Lao are all together as one arrow, stop dreaming SIAM!!
nope, you got it backward! Cambodia and Laos are one Vietnam, stupid!
siem is creating armed race, soon, all the other country that share international water will do the same, it's a matter of time, really!
2:50 AM, I don't trust Vietnam that create the communist Indochina. Laos and Cambodia will be gone to Vietnam. I don't trust Thailand that tries very hard to continue to steal land from Cambodia.
First, we need to get rid of Vietnam communist Hanoi masters from Cambodia, that control Hun Sen and CPP/Youn members in Phnom Penh. Then Laos will get Vietnam Communist Hanoi as well. Then Thailand will stop worry about the Vietnam Communist bastards and make peace with Laos and Cambodia. Vietnam needs to stop the spread of stupid communist in Southeast Asia.
Thailand needs to be stopped being aggressive to steal land from Cambodia and Laos
Correction for 3:26 AM
2:50 AM, I don't trust Vietnam that create the communist Indochina. Laos and Cambodia will be gone to Vietnam. I don't trust Thailand that tries very hard to continue to steal land from Cambodia.
First, we need to get rid of Vietnam communist Hanoi masters from Cambodia, that control Hun Sen and CPP/Youn members in Phnom Penh. Then Laos will get rid of Vietnam Communist Hanoi as well in Laos. Then Thailand will stop worry about the Vietnam Communist bastards and make peace with Laos and Cambodia. Vietnam needs to stop the spread of stupid communist in Southeast Asia.
Thailand needs to be stopped being aggressive to steal land from Cambodia and Laos
It's viet tactic in order to control khmer land.It have to kill all good khmer fighthers.The war between THAI AND KHMER.will never happened.If hun sen didn't appoint TAK SIN as his adviser or jailed 2 yellow shirt leader.We have to remember that during 1975.LON NOL.solders ware lined up and shot with cold blood.include my father.in 1993.COUP FINCEPEC soldiers ware slather in the heart or PHNOM PEN city.include my older brother.Now is happening in PRESH VIHER.This time will it be my nephew?
3:50 AM,
You are a Yuon/Viet bastard who tries to manipulate the people of Cambodia to be on your side, pretending to be Khmer/Cambodian citizen. Remember, Yuon/Viet folks residing in Cambodia for a long time could speak and write Khmer language very well just like you, a Yuon bastards. Your father was Yuon hiding among Khmer society. Every word you and other Yuon have describe is very poisoned and a politic. We Khmer people are watching you and what you will be saying in the Khmer/Cambodias society and communities, spreading the lies. We will kick your ass and your family out of Cambodia. You are one of CPP Yuon supporters.
Stop stabbing the real Khmer people. If you are real Khmer/Cambodian, you would never say such things in your comment.
You are an idiot, making us Khmer feel offensive and insecure in Cambodia.
Correction for 5:06 AM
3:50 AM, I apologize. I mistyped for you. It is for 2:50 AM. Again, sorry about that.
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2:50 AM,
You are a Yuon/Viet bastard who tries to manipulate the people of Cambodia to be on your side, pretending to be Khmer/Cambodian citizen. Remember, Yuon/Viet folks residing in Cambodia for a long time could speak and write Khmer language very well just like you, a Yuon bastards. Your father was Yuon hiding among Khmer society. Every word you and other Yuon have describe is very poisoned and a politic. We Khmer people are watching you and what you will be saying in the Khmer/Cambodias society and communities, spreading the lies. We will kick your ass and your family out of Cambodia. You are one of CPP Yuon supporters.
Stop stabbing the real Khmer people. If you are real Khmer/Cambodian, you would never say such things in your comment.
You are an idiot, making us Khmer feel offensive and insecure in Cambodia.
Dont worry. Shit Thai can do nothing on khmer and khmer will not allow dog thai do anything what they wants. Proud of weapon but dog thai dont know how to use it well. U know when fly over khmer they afaid to die because they fear launch missiles attack. submarine if the across water line will be scare as well. one more, UN and ASEAN cannot look dog thai invade khmer. khmer is not live alone. Khmer have just protected our land. it is know mistake while khmer must develop economy is the best way. Khmer try to boost economy dont care much about these.
Ha ha, the dark Khmai are running scared.
Don't worry, just turn over and let our ladyboys take turns. You will scream in pleasure. LOL
6:39 AM, You are fucking Yuon idiot who love war. The international communities, the UN and NATO, and other key powerul allies will send the bombs to destroy Hanoi Commnunist bastards who hate the democracy and you will be crushed to death. How does that sound? I am not afraid you, Yuon bastards and CPP Youn supporter licking Hun Sen's stinky ass.
6:39 AM, Your LOL! Your laugh sound funny like Viet/Yuon gook, whack, whack, whack, whanghz, whangz,...You sound stupid gook.
How could someone in here so dump to think that when Stupid Ass Siam acquires secondhand submarines and Khmer would be scared. Why don't this idiot individual uses his pea brain to think a bit further. You idiot live in 21th century and within the global society. Do you think you stupid ass Siam could do anything as you please? You, crazy, stupid, idiot, and dump ass keep on dreaming, shit-head! At least now we have some international rules we all have to follow. Your, Siam government may have to use every military equipments he approved to purchase to protect his ass that will be fuck by your own Siam, people.
Also you, idiot Siam should know that your country is about to have another revolution soon or later. Some of your people are watching what happen in the Middle East very closely. They are thinking and planning as well. On the other hand, do you believe "what come around, go around?"
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