Tuesday, 21 September 2010

REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea : Soviet-made T-55 tank is unloaded in Cambodia

A Soviet-made T-55 tank is unloaded at Preah Sihanouk port, about 230 km (142.9 miles) west of Phnom Penh September 20, 2010. Cambodia has bought 44 APCs and 50 new T-55 tanks as part of the country's effort to "strengthen sovereignty" following the tension with Thailand over the World Heritage listed Preah Vihear temple since 2008, the pro-government newspaper Rasmei Kampuchea Daily reported. REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea

A Soviet-made T-55 tank is unloaded at Preah Sihanouk port, about 230 km (142.9 miles) west of Phnom Penh September 20, 2010. Cambodia has bought 44 APCsand 50 new T-55 tanks as part of the country's effort to "strengthen sovereignty" following the tension with Thailand over the World Heritage listed Preah Vihear temple since 2008, the pro-government newspaper Rasmei Kampuchea Daily reported. REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea

A Soviet-made T-55 tank is seen on a ship prior being unloaded at Preah Sihanouk port, about 230 km (142.9 miles) west of Phnom Penh September 20, 2010.Cambodia has bought 44 APCs and 50 new T-55 tanks as part of the country's effort to "strengthen sovereignty" following the tension with Thailand over the World Heritage listed Preah Vihear temple since 2008, the pro-government newspaper Rasmei Kampuchea Daily reported. REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea

Russian-made BTR-60 armoured personnel carriers (APC) are seen on a ship prior to being unloaded at Preah Sihanouk port, about 230 km (142.9 miles) westof Phnom Penh September 20, 2010. Cambodia has bought 44 APCs and 50 new T55 tanks as part of the country's effort to "strengthen sovereignty" following the tension with Thailand over the World Heritage listed Preah Vihear temple since 2008, the pro-government newspaper Rasmei Kampuchea Daily reported. REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Its about time that cambodian government do something about our poor military men...my god! i felt bad and angry for our troops wearing mismatch uniforms and sandle/slipper? carrying rusty guns in their hands..? this is good moved! but we need to do more than these old T-55 tanks! What about our airspace protection? what are we going to use or defending our airspace? Thailand has F-16 fighter jets...what are we going to used...just incase they launch attack us???????????we can't used mosquito net????

Anonymous said...

Those FN-6 from China is useless piece of craps! we should buy something very powerful and modern stuff from Russian or Germany...i'm noy worry much about ground troops, but airspace is very concern me...

Anonymous said...

correction = i'm not worry much within ground troops, but Airspace is very concern me much, because we don't have anything to protect our airspace...like pariot missile yes!