Big Boys with Big Toys - Ironically, the Bay of Thailand of 320,000 km2, only has an average water depth of 58m's ... the enemy wouldn't require special sub detecting missiles, you would see them cruising along in that depth of water ! ????

Why not just buy a few carrier qualified aircraft and then film the Carrier Qualifications for us to watch.  Would be fun.  (Yes I have landed on a carrier as the pilot)

Maybe the plan is to use them as seaborne ASQs?????????

Absolute madness now I understand the two words often seen on billboards or TV Commercials “ Amazing Thailand “ 

48 minutes ago, sanuk711 said:

Its deeper than the English Channel ---where much larger subs roam, and anyway they will be deployed in the Andaman Sea

 

But No I don't think they are needed.................but who knows just maybe they will find MH370

If you do not know DO NOT guess,  gulf of Thai is shallower than the English channel  gulf  85ft  to 290ft,

Does it come with a warranty? 

5 hours ago, Chelseafan said:

22.5bill baht = $713m dollars or $357m per submarine.

Quite a deal when you consider a Sea-wolf class submarine cost $2.8 BILLION and a Virginia class $1.8 BILLION

Chinese junk is always cheap.

2 hours ago, transam said:

I hope the reason for the purchase, the foreign "threat," will be revealed....????

 

The only foreign threat is China.  Are they going to fight China with their own submarines?

13 minutes ago, Pravda said:

Does it come with a warranty? 

 

They can return them within a week after Lazada delivered them.

 

 

I hope they come with a free recovery vessel.......you just know

they are going to need one.

regards Worgeordie

5 minutes ago, worgeordie said:

I hope they come with a free recovery vessel.......you just know

they are going to need one.

regards Worgeordie

and free swimming lessons.

scrap that idea right away, you already ruined the economy with the lockdown

18 minutes ago, worgeordie said:

I hope they come with a free recovery vessel.......you just know

they are going to need one.

regards Worgeordie

I am sure they will get a bunch of free recovery tools.  The biggest will be one of these

6 hours ago, Chelseafan said:

22.5bill baht = $713m dollars or $357m per submarine.

Quite a deal when you consider a Sea-wolf class submarine cost $2.8 BILLION and a Virginia class $1.8 BILLION

But I wonder what the total bill will be: they will have to create specialised maintenance facilities, purchase specialised maintenance equipment, train crews, train maintenance staff!

 

But the Chinese will supply and provide all training -- at a price!

3 minutes ago, Chiang Mai Bill said:

But I wonder what the total bill will be: they will have to create specialised maintenance facilities, purchase specialised maintenance equipment, train crews, train maintenance staff!

 

But the Chinese will supply and provide all training -- at a price!

Don't worry, they will be sent plenty of training materials.  Of course the first one should be a set of these building blocks.

6 hours ago, Chelseafan said:

22.5bill baht = $713m dollars or $357m per submarine.

Quite a deal when you consider a Sea-wolf class submarine cost $2.8 BILLION and a Virginia class $1.8 BILLION

You obviously don.t much about Submarines then....

can you imagine the scene, when during the deliberations, one of them says "hey...wait a minute...do you think that this money might be better spent on helping the current economic downturn, and especially the tourism workers?"

"We are in office for quite a while more, why dont we put this off for a few years... we can get our kickbacks later...."

after 30 seconds of dead silence, he then says "just kidding, of course" and they al had a good laugh together....

43 minutes ago, crazykopite said:

Absolute madness now I understand the two words often seen on billboards or TV Commercials “ Amazing Thailand “ 

If you think this is wasting money in Amazing Thailand, try this!

'For nearly seven decades the Royal Thai Navy has maintained an active submarine division despite the fact it has no submarines. Last year it completed a state-of-the-art, THB540-million base to serve as the home for all of the submarines it doesn’t have.'

 Coconuts Bangkok Apr 24, 2015

 

4 hours ago, Somtamnication said:

The uproar is wrong. We all know the technological advancements the Burmese have. Thailand must be up-to date with their neighbor's military advancements.

 

Why? Why must Thailand be militarily equal to its nonaggressive neighbor? Someone concerned Burma may attack? by sea?

No need for the enemy to use sonar detection- they will be able to hear the som tam pestals going bok bok bok under the water ????

7 hours ago, webfact said:

Coalition MPs sparked a public outcry on Friday by voting to purchase two more submarines as the economy sinks under the impact of Covid-19.

hahaha, so funny

 

yes, you will need a submarine to go fish for new money

1 minute ago, greeneking said:

If you think this is wasting money in Amazing Thailand, try this!

'For nearly seven decades the Royal Thai Navy has maintained an active submarine division despite the fact it has no submarines. Last year it completed a state-of-the-art, THB540-million base to serve as the home for all of the submarines it doesn’t have.'

 Coconuts Bangkok Apr 24, 2015

 

Yes, but that Division means more Admirals, so that's okay then. There is nothing like imaginary subs to scare the enemy, whoever they are today. Maybe they think its all just one big video game. 

46 minutes ago, ginjag said:

If you do not know DO NOT guess,  gulf of Thai is shallower than the English channel  gulf  85ft  to 290ft,

Why would you operate a Sub in the English Channel. The UK bases its Subs in Devonport and Faslane. Both have access to deep water very quickly and can protect the Channel. North Sea/Atlantic from East of the Shetland Islands and the Western approaches South and North of the Scilly Islands. 

Whilst there are tons of reasons why this is not a good decision on a practical level, the real point here is that it shows just how disconnected the government is from the people. Like, did they really think this wasn't gonna cause a massive uproar; not a smart move in the current climate.

5 hours ago, Somtamnication said:

The uproar is wrong. We all know the technological advancements the Burmese have. Thailand must be up-to date with their neighbor's military advancements.

 

I heard that Thailand has plans to sell one submarine to Laos for double its purchased price. 

5 hours ago, bodga said:

"made  in  China"

Complete with a built in tracking system. 

 

these are absolutely essential crime-fighting gear.  the bangkok canals aren't gonna police themselves, y'know....

 

none of you guys got it right....... they buy submarines just to ptovide the tourists with an outstanding quarantine  experience....... Amazing Safe Thailand

This is a Want In Search Of a Need.

 

Just what possibly could be the rationale for Thailand owning any submarines.  To ward off the enemy China, Russia, or Japan.  Heck, with the relics that Thailand is buying, it is more likely they will sink rather than be any sort of a military weapon. 

6 hours ago, PatOngo said:

With stolen technology!

And the sub will be 7 years old already when it is delivered, if it is on time.  Maybe they might have trained a submarine crew on land by then so they have some incapable people to use it, or will it just become another useless display item like the aircraft carrier and A350 planes ?