I think they didn’t necessarily mean it’s a subtree, but that it functions like one due to the separate PRC and ROC militaries.
While India isn’t exactly a good example, I still somewhat agree with the idea that China can very much get other subtrees outside of ASEAN, such as the often mentioned Pakistan, Bangladesh, North Korea, Iran, etc. That is why I think that at most China should receive Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia from ASEAN if needed, but not a full ASEAN subtree.
And due to the classified nature the job of having to prove to Gaijing of their capabilities all the more difficult.
Saw the ridiculously thick spall liners of PLZ05, hopefully one of many to come, hopefully.
Might as well put it here, here are some extremely rare images of the Indonesian Sherman, can anyone ID the gun there? its the M4A3E8 with the HVSS, but not exactly certain with the gun, it looks like a 105mm, can anyone confirm this?
imo the gun looked stubby, so it’s gotta be the 105mm. Also, on the second image you could see a pintle MG for the loader. It looks like a water-cooled gun, and since at the time the standard rifle caliber for the Marines was .30-06, it could be a M1917 Browning. Obviously as a rifle-caliber MG, it won’t do much against ground vehicles and aircraft, but it’s still a unique modification.
EDIT: I saw an image of Indonesian Marines LVT with Vickers MG, so it could also be a Vickers MG. Tbh it’s hard to judge the model due to the grainy photo.
Spreading some love to our Timor-Leste friends, meet the NRTL Jaco-class Patrol Gunboat - serving with distinction in the Timor-Leste Defense Forces Naval Component since 2010. She is essentially a Type 062 class gunboat of the PLAN (NATO reporting name: Shanghai II) and is equipped with 2x 30mm Single Mount Guns and 2x 25mm in a Twin Mount (specific gun unknown). With a top speed of 30 knots, she actually has a different armament complement compared to the base Type 062 class gunboat.
Unfortunately, it seems that the 2006 East Timor Crisis left a deep scar on the Defense Forces and it seems the type is rusting away without access to crucial maintenance. Force 2020 still remains the blueprint and hope for the forces’ modernization to this day though.
They’ve yet to order them as far as I know but I’l include it in my Malaysian Ground Forces Sub-TT suggestion - We will also consider it in our future ASEAN Ground Forces Sub-TT suggestion.
Can the Thai F-16A also carry the AGM-65 triple launcher? I found a photo of a Thai F-16 (possibly ADF) pictured with what looks like a triple launcher