Navy: Country Needs Submarine

 

 

BANGKOK, Aug 24 (TNA) — The Royal Thai Navy defended its project to procure a submarine, saying it was vital for national defense.

 

Navy chief-of-staff Adm Sitthiporn Matkasem said the navy was procuring a submarine in accordance with its national defense strategy and incomplete information about the procurement project might be politically motivated.

 

VAdm Thaloengsak Sirisawat, director-general of the Navy Operations Department, said the country needed enough resources to protect its sovereignty and maritime routes in the event of a maritime territorial dispute or clash in the South China Sea.

 

Full Story: https://tna.mcot.net/english-news-516453

 

-- © Copyright TNA 2020-08-24

 

- Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you

- Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates

Ha, ha, ha, ha!!!!

 

Couldn't make it up but just shows the altered reality and priorities of 'government' leaders and their backers!!!

 

God only knows what it will  take to wake the populace and the old adage about getting the government and leaders you deserve spring's to mind. Hope somebody grows a pair for their futures sakes...

VAdm Thaloengsak Sirisawat, director-general of the Navy Operations Department, said the country needed enough resources to protect its sovereignty and maritime routes in the event of a maritime territorial dispute or clash in the South China Sea.

 

Well how convincing is that! The Chinese have already STOLEN the South China Sea, what you gonna do about it! ????

 

18 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

The Royal Thai Navy defended its project to procure a submarine, saying it was vital for national defense.

 

 

That is the BIGGEST load of codswallop i have read in a long time.

Who/ what are they going to use a submarine against?

Nobody can answer that because nobody knows.

Next destroyers and aircraft carriers...followed by nuclear energy...only used for the Chinese peaceful expansion...

2 minutes ago, PatOngo said:

VAdm Thaloengsak Sirisawat, director-general of the Navy Operations Department, said the country needed enough resources to protect its sovereignty and maritime routes in the event of a maritime territorial dispute or clash in the South China Sea.

 

Well how convincing is that! The Chinese have already STOLEN the South China Sea, what you gonna do about it! ????

They are going to defend CCP strongholds against the muricans as a good vassal state should.

1 minute ago, Puchaiyank said:

Next destroyers and aircraft carriers...followed by nuclear energy...only used for the Chinese peaceful expansion...

They've got a useless aircraft carrier, been moored at Sattahip for years, open every year for Children's day!

Came with four Harrier jump jets when they got it, all now useless and stuck on top of poles on display!

Just now on PPTV (CH 36) new they said that all Thailand neighbours have submarines already including Laos !!!!    ????

1 minute ago, johng said:

Just now on PPTV (CH 36) new they said that all Thailand neighbours have submarines already including Laos !!!!    ????

Do the Lao subs protect the hydro dams? The Chinese have dammed the Mekong and already taken control of that!

Just now, PatOngo said:

open every year for Children's day!

They won't let any dirty foreigners on there though  without written permission from the chief admiral

just in case we steal the trade marked Thai military secrets !!! ????

4 minutes ago, DrTuner said:

They are going to defend CCP strongholds against the muricans as a good vassal state should.

Unfortunately I wouldn't be at all surprised if that aint what they want the CCP to believe

 

Actually probably about the best long term strategy the intelligence deficient buffoons in charge can come up with maybe they think the CCP will put them up when the serf's wake up and smell the coffee...

3 minutes ago, johng said:

They won't let any dirty foreigners on there though  without written permission from the chief admiral

just in case we steal the trade marked Thai military secrets !!! ????

Maybe the Rear Admiral!

47 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

saying it was vital for national defense.

thai dictionary definition of 'national defense': " i dont want to talk about it anymore because there is no logic in it, next question"

Exactly what is the threat to Thailands national security that can be resolved with a Submarine??

 

Especially when considering the Gulf is too shallow (Av depth 58m). 

 

 

Thailand is better off putting the Billions of Baht for the cost of a Submarine towards a social welfare system to avoid the country going down the drain when 20%+ unemployment is realised after they killed off the economy due to the Covid-19 hysteria. 

National defense???..what a load of <deleted>...the only people they need to defend against is themselves and their idiotic driving skills....

As always these guys never really answer the real questions.  He’s defending the purchase of a submarine but it doesn’t look like he addressed the issue of the approval to purchase 2 more subs.

I just read on another Thai English language news web site that according to a poll 71% of Thais agree with buying submarines ??? ... What on earth .... Not sure I can post a link to it here ... 

1 hour ago, snoop1130 said:

or clash in the South China Sea.

Delusions of grandeur .. an' what's it got to do with Thailand If it kicks off there .. leave aside their piddly little subs stand no chance against some of the big players kit that is likely to be shown off in the event of a ruck in that region they wanna get off the phone if are they gonna play subs ..  

 

 

They could take the cash and 'say' they bought one, then report that it is deployed underwater on a mission, to be never be seen again.

Seriously, if it is for the upcoming South China Sea confrontation, considering China's heavy influence, investments, and ever increasing footprint in Thailand, which side will it be on?

1 hour ago, johng said:

Just now on PPTV (CH 36) new they said that all Thailand neighbours have submarines already including Laos !!!!    ????

Its a well known fact Laos has submarines patrolling the Mekong River.

Mind you they are remote controlled kids toys that can only be used when the river is flowing 

Quote

.. incomplete information about the procurement project might be politically motivated.

 

It must make more sense in Thai - admit I didn't bother checking as low expectations for coherence on this one. Politically motivated as in withholding information or trying to say that critics' incomplete information politically motivated as to exploit ignorance....? Should have just went with whatever Covfefe translates as.

2 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

VAdm Thaloengsak Sirisawat, director-general of the Navy Operations Department, said the country needed enough resources to protect its sovereignty and maritime routes in the event of a maritime territorial dispute or clash in the South China Sea.

So Thailand wants to buy Chinese subs to use against the Chinese in case of future disputes with them, yea right

1 hour ago, johng said:

They won't let any dirty foreigners on there though  without written permission from the chief admiral

just in case we steal the trade marked Thai military secrets !!! ????

I got to the hanger deck area with a thai group of connected friends and then got tossed off by some low ranking dimwit as was not allowed. My close thai friends left with me and we want an drank beer and waited for the remainder of the group to finish and join up after. 

One submarine is bad enough but 3 would be bat sheit crazy!  ????

Quote

Navy: Country Needs Submarine

Let me guess your buddy in China has got another one going cheap? ????

 

The writing is on the wall guys those that refuse to see it are either blind or delusional.

 

Be prepared for the next stage.

 

2 minutes ago, Bkk Brian said:

So Thailand wants to buy Chinese subs to use against the Chinese in case of future disputes with them, yea right

Maybe they want to use the subs to protect their illegal fishing trawlers raping all the stocks of protected fish. 

3 minutes ago, holy cow cm said:

I got to the hanger deck area with a thai group of connected friends and then got tossed off by some low ranking dimwit ...

I thought that sort of thing was frowned upon in the navy.

1 minute ago, holy cow cm said:

Maybe they want to use the subs to protect their illegal fishing trawlers raping all the stocks of protected fish. 

Trawlers don't sail below the surface why would they need a sub for that? ????

3 minutes ago, chickenslegs said:

I thought that sort of thing was frowned upon in the navy.

Yeah usually you don’t make it up the gang plank. 

A country doesn't need the Navy.