It's an exaggeration to imply that they constitute a museum. They can still fight in battle fields. Did Russia give them to Cambodia for free?? If so, why not take them?? Having them is of course better than not having them.
Pheng Kim Ving On Sep 28, 2:23 am, [email protected] wrote: > Mobilizing The > Museumhttp://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htproc/articles/20100927.aspx > > September 27, 2010: Cambodia recently received 50 Russian T-55 tanks and 44 > BTR-60 wheeled armored personnel carriers. Both vehicle types were introduced > in the 1950s. The BTR-60 is a ten ton vehicle with a crew of three and eight > passengers. It has a small turret armed with a 14.5mm machine-gun. There is > also a 7.62mm machine-gun. Over 27,000 were built, before production ended in > the 1970s. The armor provides protection from most machine-gun bullets and > shell fragments. > > The T-55 is a 40 ton vehicle that was the ultimate development of the World > War II T-34. Armed with a 100mm gun, as well as a 14.5mm and two 7.62mm > machine-guns. Over 90,000 were produced (even more than the T-34) before > production ended in the 1980s. The crew of four is not well protected from > anti-tank weapons, and the 100mm gun is largely useless against modern tanks. > But against civilians, the T-55 has proved to be effective. > > Cambodia is currently confronting Thailand over a border dispute, but the > T-55 is not much help there. The Thais have superior U.S. M48 and M60 tanks. > Cambodia already has over 200 T-54/55 tanks and over 200 BTR-60s. But these > vehicles are old and worn out. The newly received vehicles were refurbished > and have a lot of years left in them. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Cambodia Discussion (CAMDISC) - www.cambodia.org" group. This is an unmoderated forum. Please refrain from using foul language. Thank you for your understanding. Peace among us and in Cambodia. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/camdisc Learn more - http://www.cambodia.org
