Coss Posted July 18, 2021 Report Share Posted July 18, 2021 The House Budget Scrutiny Committee is likely to put the Royal Thai Navy’s (RTN) plan to purchase two more Yuan-class submarines from China, at an estimated cost of 22.5 billion baht, on hold for a year. https://www.thaipbsworld.com/house-budget-committee-expected-to-shelve-thai-navys-submarine-deal/ Coss comment: I was at a Burmese temple in Auckland yesterday and chatting to a couple of guilty looking Monks (vis Rohingya), and they happened to opine, that the Burmese Junta was 2nd in the queue, behind Thailand to buy the now used, Virgin Galactic spaceship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mekong Posted July 18, 2021 Report Share Posted July 18, 2021 Many a true word spoken in jest, have you read about the Thai Spece Committee, another Committee to be chaired by General Pinocchio. I m st you not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coss Posted April 5, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2022 Next year’s delivery deadline for Thailand’s first submarine since World War II is now out of the question. The German government refuses to supply MTU396 diesel engines from Germany’s Motor and Turbine Union company, as specified in the Bt13.5-billion purchase deal signed in 2017 between the Royal Thai Navy (RTN) and China’s state-owned China Shipbuilding & Offshore International Co (CSOC) for the Yuan-class S26T submarine... Note to Thai army, Navy, Airforce elite: - When checking contract, check that conditions are actually achievable. This information is usually not in, the section on how much money you can have. https://www.thaipbsworld.com/engine-troubles-bring-sink-or-swim-moment-for-thailands-sub-deal-with-china/ and General Prayut Chan-o-cha : "I thought we were getting a full size one?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mekong Posted April 6, 2022 Report Share Posted April 6, 2022 Maybe they are being clever, realising the German Engines cannot be supplied, insisting on such and using that as a clause to get out of the already signed contract with the Chinese. Oh, Wait, Thai Military. … Scrub that idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My Penis is hungry Posted April 6, 2022 Report Share Posted April 6, 2022 Why not use the engine the boat already uses? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mekong Posted April 7, 2022 Report Share Posted April 7, 2022 The Yuan class submarine in China uses the German 396 SE84 Diesel Engine manufactured by MTU Friedrichshafen. MTU Friedrichshafen we’re able to bypass the trade embargo with China since the Engine can also be used for civilian purposes, the embargo only applies to military use. (In link Coss posted yesterday) Hard for the Chinese to claim the engines are being used for civilian use if installed in Submarines exported to Thailand. The German Engines are a lot quieter then the Chinese ones, pretty useful for a submarine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffalo_bill Posted April 7, 2022 Report Share Posted April 7, 2022 There are alternatives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My Penis is hungry Posted April 10, 2022 Report Share Posted April 10, 2022 I checked on that and the Yuan uses engines made in China, Unless its a made under manufacture, I can't believe that's possible https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_039A_submarine S20 is the export version Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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