It's okay! These old turtles are for intimidate oppositions parties and bare 
hands Khmer
people only, at least Preah Batt Hun Som Tean Sen's new mansion was built to 
strong to protect artillery shells an bombs. I asked my friend in DN about the 
weekness of military, he said it's okay, our country now don't need battleship 
or fighter jet...when I asked him why? He changed to another subject.     

Khoar Chev ( Made in Cambodia )

--- On Mon, 9/27/10, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote:


From: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Subject: Mobilizing The Museum
To: [email protected]
Date: Monday, September 27, 2010, 11:23 PM




Mobilizing The Museum
http://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.












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