Theres this private startup in the Philippines that developed this nifty little guy with 70mm guided/unguided rockets as an armament.
Its the Anos Charlie Cruiser. Not actually sure if thats just a mockup armament or its a functional one. Details are scarce and it looks like it didnt get to acquire more funding from the govt to further develop the prototype.
Does Thailand have a similar vehicle like this one?
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While I got you guys here, do you guys know what is this mounted on Thai MUV4s? Im sure its a grenade launcher but is it the same one mounted on US Humvees? Its from the recent Thai-Myanmar Border Conflict.
Quite similar to MADS, but there are differences by installing 12 20-pound bomb launch tubes inside the helicopter’s cabin and also installing a Target sight to drop bombs in the co-pilot position. (Unfortunately I couldn’t find a picture.)
From use in air attack missions to support the Army’s forces fighting with Communist terrorists in Thung Chang District, Nan Province and in Thoeng District, Chiang Rai Province And as far as the test results have ever been known, regarding the bomb, there will be problems with the accuracy of dropping the bomb because helicopters are different from airplanes in that they have a main rotor (Main Rotor) on top of the machine. When the bomb is released, the wind from the main propeller blows downward. Will blow the bomb away and fall in an area outside the target. Makes it unable to damage the target. And the helicopter has a low speed, making it move in and out of the target more slowly, making it more likely to be hit by counter-fire easily. There is also a loud noise caused by the main propeller cutting through the air, making the enemy aware and able to predict the direction of the helicopter before flying in to attack.
For that kind of atv I see the Chaiseri one, didn’t see one with weapon yet tho
I suspect we won’t see anything newer than TOW until they finally get that SPIKE license deal.
//edit Apparently the deal did pass through, I guess we’ll see spike slap on various platform in time AAG_th บันทึกประจำวัน: Defense & Security 2023: DTI และ Rafael อิสราเอลจะร่วมผลิตอาวุธปล่อยนำวิถีตระกูล Spike ในไทย
Spike on DTI 8x8 would be interesting, and according to the article, The DTI’s employee(not official statement I guess) comment that they’re aiming to produce Spike-ER first in hundreds of units so vehicular mount is definitely on the card. Wonder if they’ll use it on Ah-6.
//Edit2 The grenade launcher look like Singaporean STK40 to me.
There havent really been discussions on potential avatars when Thailand finally comes as its full subtree but here are some that I think might be cool to be added [Ive added some supplementary pictures to provide more context on some]:
Thai Forward Air Guides in the 2nd Indochina War [Call Sign “Spotlight”]:
I don’t know if they intend to intend to integrate spike or is it possible to integrate at all but the current weapons included in the package are AGM-114R and APKWS tho I think It’d be an interesting option for the army to have F&F missile available too.
I just found out that Thailand operated the Fokker F-27 Maritime Enforcer, however another source lists it as a Fokker F-27 Dolphin as its name instead. Not sure which is its true designation in Thai service.
Spoiler
Royal Thai Navy Fokker F-27 Maritime Enforcer with its 6 hard points
Royal Thai Navy Fokker F-27 Maritime Enforcer with an ATM-84 Harpoon Missile
From what I can gather though, it seems like its only the Thais that actually employed the armed maritime patrol version, all of the others seem to only have employed the unarmed version. All photos and videos (even the Fokker promotional video) showcasing the F-27 in its armed variant comes from Thailand. Still others do retain the hardpoints so not sure about that.
EDIT: Now looking for it, it might even be that its just Thailand that even had the hardpoints, no concrete source though.
EDIT: Yep Im pretty sure its only Thailand that had this variant actually. What all of the others had was the F-27 Maritime which is just a basic patrol aircraft. What the Thais had is the F-27 Maritime ENFORCER which was an iteration of the Maritime but fitted with weapons pylons and its only Thailand that operated the type.
Moreover, there was an improved version of the Maritime Enforcer in service with Singapore named the Fokker F-50 Maritime Enforcer Mk.2. Its basically an F-27 but with more electronics equipment and bulges.
To commemorate the arrival of FOX 3 in War Thunder, I would like to talk a little bit about FOX 3 missiles under the Royal Air Force service. According to a data from thaiarmedforce.com, as of 2019, the Royal Thai Airforce utilized 2 main types of AMRAAM which are AIM-120C-5 and AIM-120C-7
From my understanding, Lizard 3 is the Laser-guided ammunition/bomb developed by Elbit system. For more information, I would recommend you to the Elbit system website for the Lizard family Lizard | Elbit Systems.
Image of the Royal Thai Airforce F-16AM/BM equipped with AIM-120C AMRAAM and Diehl IRIS-T air to air missiles, Elbit LIZARD 3 laser guided bombs and Sniper ATP targeting pod from aagth1.blogspot.com
