Yea lets replace the flags to fictional ones and also start adding WoT vehicles
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Historical its ment for the vehicles itself, not matchmaking, anyway we had a ww2 historical mode. With a World War Iraq-Iran on the way.
With the new sub-trees is there any good options for a 11.0-11.7 light tank? I saw the suggestion for the Indonesian Harimau Hitam, but it looks like a 10.something, so i was curious if there was something else higher.
Harimau might be a 10.7, along with Indonesian Leopard 2A4+ and Malaysian PT-91, since Japan doesn’t have any lineup between 9.7 and 11.7, it’s quite a big gap and I’m sure any of the sub nations could offer an SPAA as well
another VT-4 barrel is gone.
(2nd confirmed)
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After reading many comments in Thai military forums regarding the quality of the VT-4’s barrel, Thailand might order a new type of MBT after this. They still have plans to buy 88 more tanks to replace older ones, and people are talking about purchasing the K2 or other Western MBT.
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“Made in China” what do you expect?
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Wonder what’s going on, reading about it on this side of the hemisphere is a clown fest but some saying misfires, excessive worn of the barrel or even defective barrels but nothing has been specified maybe the barrels were never expected to be used continuously in hot and humid environments
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Anyone know what version of the Thai v 150 this is?
https://www.reddit.com/r/TankPorn/comments/1pt6nfd/royal_thai_army_btr3e1_and_hmv150_upgraded/
It’s called an HMV-150 in the post, which is a domestic upgrade to the V-150 by Panus.
But I don’t think it is, the windows and rear hull specifically make me think it’s just a Thai Marines V-150 APC with 12.7mm RWS mounted.
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According to discussions in Thai forums, the VT‑4’s gun barrel can begin to degrade after about 200 rounds, showing issues such as chrome-layer cracking, pitting, and erosion near the forcing cone, which leads to a significant drop in ballistic performance. If not replaced in time, accidents could occur, such as misfires or HE shells detonating inside the barrel. I don’t want to go into too much detail because I’m afraid of violating forum rules. This is considered a very short lifespan and is reportedly already noted in the original Chinese manual before it was translated into Thai.
That’s why people are questioning the procurement decision now. At the time Thailand bought the VT‑4, Oplot deliveries were delayed, and Western options were politically difficult after 2014, so choices were limited. It appears that the Thai leadership at the time leaned heavily toward China, and they chose the VT‑4 possibly due to poor judgment or political interests rather than purely technical considerations. In hindsight, the barrel durability issue was already visible in the documentation.
And based on available information, replacing the VT-4’s gun barrel is not straightforward, as it reportedly requires removing the turret with a crane rather than swapping the barrel from the front. This could complicate maintenance in frontline conditions.
Unlike T-72 tanks
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你好，泰国vt4为外贸的低级版本，中国外贸的炮管有三个等级，泰国买的是一级炮管，既最低等级，外贸手册已说明在保养的情况下炮管寿命为500-600发，在不保养的情况下大约射击200+会发生炸膛，而泰国士兵已经说了，战争中未保养，且连续射击200+，并且根据泰国士兵的视频显示，他们在将坦克作为火炮使用，这不能说明中国坦克为劣质产品，同时根据泰国拍摄vt4的内部视频，恰恰说明在国际军火贸易当中vt4的性价比极高，以相对低廉的价格可以享受顶级坦克的体验。另外，这与政治无关，乌克兰没有能力制造更多的T84交付泰国，而中国vt4没有这个制造烦恼。俄乌战争，到现在已经大约5年了，乌克兰依旧没有更多的T84主战坦克。
Hello, Thai vt4 for the lower level version of foreign trade, there are three levels of gun barrels in China’s foreign trade, while Thailand buys a first level gun barrel, which is the lowest level. The foreign trade handbook has stated that under the condition of maintenance, the barrel life is 500-600 rounds, and under the condition of no maintenance, about 200 + guns will explode the barrel. And the Thai soldiers have said that they were not maintained in the war and shot 200 + continuously, and according to the video of the Thai soldiers, they are using tanks as artillery. This does not mean that Chinese tanks are inferior products, and according to the internal video of VT4 taken by Thailand, it just shows that VT4 is extremely cost-effective in the international arms trade. Top tank experience at a relatively low price。Besides, this has nothing to do with politics, and Ukraine is not capable of producing more t 84 delivered to Thailand, while China vt 4 Without this to make trouble。It has been about 5 years since the Russo-Ukrainian war, and there are still no more t84 main battle tanks in Ukraine。
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All this cope, but we haven’t seen a barrel failure on the multi-decade older M60s that have seen much more use in the war and are subject to the same maintenance practices.
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That’s the point, they just trying to sell something that bad by the cover of “cost effective”
https://community.gaijin.net/issues/p/warthunder/i/xgotOdoiYHp9?refresh_token=f96dba516831813da8d2752befcec792
I submitted a bug report.
They should make their own at this point.
The difference its the quality that the company demands. A western company will demand a higher quality for a bigger price, a random chinese company demands less for less price. Even if both are made in China.
Perfect examples are pc components and auto-parts. People avoid chinese brands because of low quality, having a lower price has its consequenses.
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