Thailand intensified its military operations against Cambodia using M48 Patton battle tanks, a model developed in the 1950s.
About one hundred units of the modernized version M48Apleteacquired from the United States in the late 1970s, are in service in the Thai royal army. This version has improvements such as a 105 mm cannon, advanced fire control system and reinforced shielding, which ensured the highlighted tank for over two decades before being replaced by more modern models.
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Local residents recently recorded images of the jungle roads in the jungle and firing perforating ammunition against Cambojan positions, especially in mountainous regions.
On the other hand, the Cambodian army uses tanks T-55 Soviet manufacturing to confront Thai forces. This climbing marks a more intense phase of the conflict between the two neighboring countries.
Although the M48 Patton not being the oldest tank in use in the Thailand army, which until recently operated the M41A3 Walker Bulldogreceived in the 1960s, it remains active in current actions. The last unit to use the M41a3 It was the 4th Cavalry Battalion of the 1st Guard Brigade, reinforcing Thailand’s history in the use of classic armored vehicles in their clashes.
Source: Militarnyi | Photo: x @ormoredwar | This content was created with the help of AI and revised by the editorial team
Thailand’s deploying M48 tanks in response to Cambodia’s T-55As. Drones are apparently not a thing in this war #ArmoredWarfare pic.twitter.com/uXtQDrAAg2
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M48 Tank Video of the Royal Army of Thailand and APFSDS ammunition shooting in border clashes with Cambodia. pic.twitter.com/LPJAKaBCBN
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