05 Februari 2014
First batch of RTA Oplot MBT (all photos : combat zone)
The first batch of "Oplot" in the amount of five cars arrived in the Kingdom of Thailand. Ukrainian tanks of SE "Plant. V.O.Malysheva "arrived at the port of Sattahip (Thailand), where they were unloaded and sent to the place of acceptance testing. After final acceptance of the Thai side of the machine will be deemed finally delivered.
Recall that in November 2013 in Kharkov, representatives of SC "Ukrspecexport" and the Royal Thai Army signed a technical acceptance certificate first batch of tanks.
Delivery of the first batch of "Oplot" takes place in the framework of the contract signed in September 2011 between DCs' Ukrspecexport "and operational management of the Royal Thai Army in Thailand to deliver 49 units of main battle tank "Oplot" and support vehicles. The total contract value is much higher than the $ 200 million.
(Ukroboronprom)
5 out of 49 Oplot-M Tanks? wow .. What kind of Guns these Oplot-M is equipped with??? I read here that the Oplot MBT is armed with a KBA-3 125mm smoothbore gun, a KT-7.62 (PKT) coaxial machine gun and a KT-12.7 anti-aircraft machine gun. Do they add the same thing to the Export Tanks????
BalasHapus