General Japanese & Thai Ground Forces Discussion HQ

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This one?

This one is sadly just a basic Condor. It’s very lightly modified only because the Malaysian one adds more smoke launcher coverage.

The Chaiseri / DefTech upgrades essentially changed the whole vehicle with new engine, suspension, upgraded armor, etc. but also (what I missed making my old list) they specifically added new open turrets for either an M134 or M2 .50 cal. There was no 20mm option. At the same time there was also an upgraded Scorpion presented that used the 20mm cannon instead, likely intended to replace the 20mm Condor entirely.

But all of this was in 2017, and I don’t think any further Condors were upgraded at aside from the UAV carrier also shown off alongside the others.

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What are the chances that the Japanese M24 will get a remodel since the M24DK was added?

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low gaijin will likely not do that. Very little money in that

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Found some strange armored vehicles for Japan would be good for infantry
F-7 special security vehicle


F-3 special police vehicle
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Both build in low amounts (10) all decommissioned due to age. Basically APCs
Any info would be helpful

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Also this thing

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M60 RAAAAHHHH

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Found something interesting the Type 75 SPH Kai aka the first type 99 prototype
https://www.forecastinternational.com/archive/disp_pdf.cfm?DACH_RECNO=996
https://www.forecastinternational.com/archive/disp_old_pdf.cfm?ARC_ID=1196
https://www.forecastinternational.com/archive/disp_old_pdf.cfm?ARC_ID=1511

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Thailand is getting M1134 anti-tank guided missile vehicle as part of EDA program via FMS in FY2027.

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Joint Visual Inspection (JVI)

On 17 February 2026, local time in the United States, the 11th Infantry Division Support Regiment, through the Maintenance Battalion of the 11th Infantry Division Support Regiment, deployed a Joint Visual Inspection (JVI) team together with representatives from the Royal Thai Army to inspect a total of 85 Stryker 8x8 wheeled armored vehicles.

The vehicles were prioritized according to their overall condition in order to consider repair contracting prior to procurement by the Royal Thai Army.

The inspection took place at Yakima Training Center (YTC), Washington State, United States.

The vehicles consist of:

  • 48 Infantry Carrier Vehicles (ICV)
  • 6 Command Vehicles (CV)
  • 4 Medical Evacuation Vehicles (MEV)
  • 11 Mortar Carrier Vehicles (MCV) equipped with 120 mm mortars
  • 5 Reconnaissance Vehicles (RV)
  • 9 Engineer Squad Vehicles (ESV)
  • 1 Fire Support Vehicle (FSV)
  • 1 Anti-Tank Guided Missile Vehicle (ATGM)

The process is currently ongoing and has not yet been completed.

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https://web.facebook.com/SupportInfDiv11/posts/pfbid0iiBEVExyntqJoVDPgvmXttm87kG3PofBW344YTeUAbX4quXrx8DLjSfvsd38DYCgl

https://x.com/ThaiArmedForce/status/2024762360569741643?s=20

https://x.com/wuthi11_/status/2019782019497201756?s=20

https://x.com/wuthi11_/status/2024072280481952130?s=20

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The ETS offshoot program stuff neat but still not as cool

Now that’s pretty cool! Thailand going all in on Strykers is cool to see as other countries adopt heavier wheeled AFVs

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Ho-Ni Ⅱ Finally here!

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Well aside from being an ETS offshoot could this mean we may see some other unique weapons mounted on them perhaps, would be kinda neat

What are some of the experimental camouflages meant to be? I know that the “Multicolor camouflage” and the “Summer camouflage (ash)” were both from Fuji’s 1970s series of experimental camouflages, but I can’t pin down what the others are supposed to be. I thought they were from the same series, but I either can’t find images that match what’s in-game or I can find similar images, but there is some discrepancy that makes it not match. Such as the “Autumn camouflage” almost looking like Fuji’s 1970s autumn camouflage, except that it has these gray splotches that weren’t on the real-life camo.

Here’s some data on the Ho-Ni II’s SAP round, which is seemingly not planned for it at the moment in-game. It’s commonly referred to as APHE, but with the sheer size of the cavity, Gajin would likely consider this a SAP round. I don’t have a Japanese source on velocity rn.

Type 95 [SAP]
Projectile Mass 15.91 kg
Explosive Mass 1.29 kg 50/50 Picric Acid/Dinitronaphthalene

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found this
i like how it has the tank ram on bottom right on the art


one we had was this

this
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Japan finally has a new IFV

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