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Can't wait for the delivery of the first batch of T90S tanks. The firepower of 125mm main cannon is reportedly more powerful than of US Abraham tank.

 

[Viet]

Coastal defense with artillery

 

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Despite fresh tension with Vietnam, China communist leader Xi Jinping says he will attend the high level meeting in Da Nang city. For the occasion, a 5-star hotel with the name "Peace" is opened for the Chinese guests. Maybe Xi will take the chance to swim on the top of the hotel.

 

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For someone who is interested of history. Meeting between members of Vietnam and Chinese military general staffs at the two country border. Not very far from Lai Chau at Vietnamese side. In 1979 the 600,000 men PLA army started the war by entering multiple points. However their real intention was camouflaging the two major pinzer movement attacks by the western flank at Lang Son and eastern flank at Lai Chau with the aim to encircle the main force of Vietnamese army stationed in the northern front. Chinese communist comrades realized too late their Vietnamese brothers knew the attack plan.

One of the most worthless wars in the human history. worthless bloodshed.

 

[TenLua]

Coastal defense with artillery


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Any naval ship worth its weight in salt can strike from a range those artillery cannot reach. I really do not see the point of having those artillery pieces as coastal defense.

For someone who is interested of history. Meeting between members of Vietnam and Chinese military general staffs at the two country border. Not very far from Lai Chau at Vietnamese side. In 1979 the 600,000 men PLA army started the war by entering multiple points. However their real intention was camouflaging the two major pinzer movement attacks by the western flank at Lang Son and eastern flank at Lai Chau with the aim to encircle the main force of Vietnamese army stationed in the northern front. Chinese communist comrades realized too late their Vietnamese brothers knew the attack plan.

One of the most worthless wars in the human history. worthless bloodshed.

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Chinese uniform looks more refined.

 

[Viet]

Korean conflict to impact Vietnam, Japan most, says Moody's

ECONOMY
Tuesday, 3 Oct 2017

In this photo provided by South Korea Defense Ministry, a Hyunmoo II ballistic missile is fired during an exercise at an undisclosed location, Sept. 4, 2017.


KUALA LUMPUR: A military conflict on the Korean peninsula will impact South Korea, Japan and Vietnam and a more limited effect on Singapore, Hong Kong and Taiwan, says Moody's Investors Service.

In its report "Sovereigns -- Global, Vietnam and Japan most exposed to credit impact of a potential Korean conflict" issued on Tuesday, it said uncertainty over the potential for military conflict on the Korean peninsula is rising with the increasingly strident rhetoric.

“A conflict would have a high credit impact on Korea (Aa2 stable). Aside from Korea, Japan (A1 stable) and Vietnam (B1 positive) are the most exposed sovereigns,” it said.

Moody's said among the major potential protagonists, the broader implications for the US (Aaa stable) and China (A1 stable) would be relatively limited.

For the US, a sharp lift in military spending would add to and bring forward fiscal pressure, weighing on its fiscal metrics. By contrast, Japan's growth would likely slow markedly and this would jeopardise a durable stabilisation in government debt.

With Vietnam, the loss of exports to South Korea and supply chain disruptions would weaken the Southeast Asian sovereign's credit profile.

“With an already elevated debt burden (52.6% of GDP in 2016), the Vietnamese government may not have the space to buffer the economic shock without a material weakening of fiscal strength,” it said.

In the report, Moody's focuses on the credit implications of a broad and protracted conflict. In the case of a short and contained event, the effects for global sovereigns would likely be limited.

The report considers the credit impacts of a major conflict on sovereigns other than Korea through the economic effects of lower exports to Korea, disrupted global chains, the economic and fiscal impacts of prolonged lower LNG and oil prices, and liquidity pressures due to refinancing difficulties in turbulent financial markets. It follows previous analysis of the implications of a conflict for Korea's credit profile.

Among other sovereigns, the credit implications of a major conflict would be more limited for Singapore (Aaa stable), Hong Kong (Aa2 stable) and Taiwan (Aa3 stable). In particular, these governments have fiscal space to buffer weaker exports to Korea.

The impact on Korean and global growth of a conflict would put downward pressure on energy demand.

In particular, South Korea is the second-largest importer of LNG globally. If LNG and oil prices were to fall on a sustained basis as a result, pressure on sovereign producers and exporters of these commodities would rise.

Meanwhile, if a Korean conflict led to sustained capital flows away from higher-risk emerging markets, external vulnerability and liquidity risk would increase. Which sovereigns were affected would depend on the timing of the conflict and when debt maturities were falling due.

In this respect, Mongolia's (Caa1 stable) credit profile could be impaired by global financial market turmoil if financial markets seize up at a time when refinancing needs are pressing. Two large international sovereign bond repayments are due in early and mid-2018.

“Without market access, Mongolia's ability to repay foreign debt would be very limited given its small reserves,” it said.

http://www.thestar.com.my/business/...m-japan-most-says-moodys/#6ubTymf43Q4TjPkz.99

 

[Reashot Xigwin]

Can't wait for the delivery of the first batch of T90S tanks. The firepower of 125mm main cannon is reportedly more powerful than of US Abraham tank.


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Spoken like a true poser. Also its Abram Tank.

120mm & 125mm have pretty much the same performance. With the difference with one designed for auto-loading.

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Spoken like a true poser. Also its Abram Tank.

120mm & 125mm have pretty much the same performance. With the difference with one designed for auto-loading.

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Why poser? It's not a secret the T90's 125 mm far reaching cannon is more powerful. Auto loading? The Russian panzer can rapid fire 22 rounds in every 5 seconds thanks to intelligent autoloading mechanism.

 

[Reashot Xigwin]

Why poser? It's not a secret the T90's 125 mm far reaching cannon is more powerful. Auto loading? The Russian panzer can rapid fire 22 rounds in every 5 seconds thanks to intelligent autoloading mechanism.

Oh yes an extra 5mm somehow makes a tank round more powerful. Oh how come Nato country doesn't make 130mm the standard tank round? I mean its 5mm larger than the Russian round. Oh jeez if only they are as smart as you. [emoji6]

Jesus christ mate if you don't know anything about anything its better to just shut up. The rusky 3BM & the american M829 have almost the same performance, with the american one slightly better in accuracy & penetration. *This is not counting the DU round.

On the contrary Autoloader is not meant to make a gun shoot faster it is meant to reduce the size of the crew. Having a loader actually makes the gun shoot faster.

Go to the armored warfare section of the forum & get yourself educated.

 

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Oh yes an extra 5mm somehow makes a tank round more powerful. Oh how come Nato country doesn't make 130mm the standard tank round? I mean its 5mm larger than the Russian round. Oh jeez if only they are as smart as you. [emoji6]

Jesus christ mate if you don't know anything about anything its better to just shut up. The rusky 3BM & the american M829 have almost the same performance, with the american one slightly better in accuracy & penetration. *This is not counting the DU round.

On the contrary Autoloader is not meant to make a gun shoot faster it is meant to reduce the size of the crew. Having a loader actually makes the gun shoot faster.

Go to the armored warfare section of the forum & get yourself educated.

No need to run amok nor appear to be like a resurrection of a Chinese poster that is banned. Why should I shut up? This is a Vietnam thread. There are many articles comparing the two tanks, everyone can make up his own minds and opinions.

You become very nasty just because other don't share your opinions.

 

[Reashot Xigwin]

No need to run amok nor appear to be like a resurrection of a Chinese poster that is banned. Why should I shut up? This is a Vietnam thread. There are many articles comparing the two tanks, everyone can make up his own minds and opinions.

You become very nasty just because other don't share your opinions.

This is a military forum. Not facebook. This forum purpose its to share knowledge about military matter. Like I just did. You should be thankful it was just me. In other thread you would be lynched for saying 125mm is better because some people said it on teh intehwebz.

Here's a link if you want to know more about Russian APFSDS: http://fofanov.armor.kiev.ua/Tanks/ARM/apfsds/ammo.html

A bit of warning though the Rusky tend to sell "waterdown" (monkey model) version of their weapons: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Export_variants_of_Soviet_military_equipment

 

[Viet]

This is a military forum. Not facebook. This forum purpose its to share knowledge about military matter. Like I just did. You should be thankful it was just me. In other thread you would be lynched for saying 125mm is better because some people said it on teh intehwebz.

Here's a link if you want to know more about Russian APFSDS: http://fofanov.armor.kiev.ua/Tanks/ARM/apfsds/ammo.html

A bit of warning though the Rusky tend to sell "waterdown" (monkey model) version of their weapons: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Export_variants_of_Soviet_military_equipment

Sharing knowledge on military matters? Man you sound as if you work in a tank factory assembling cannons into the tank chassis by yourself.

 

[Reashot Xigwin]

Sharing knowledge on military matters? Man you sound as if you work in a tank factory assembling cannons into the tank chassis by yourself.

I'm was an army brat. My family were in the military for 3 generation.

Believe me I know stuff.

 

[Viet]

I'm was an army brat. My family were in the military for 3 generation.

Believe me I know stuff.

If true then yourself and your family represent the entire indo military history since the Dutch released your country into independence.

You should write a book.

 

[Reashot Xigwin]

If true then yourself and your family represent the entire indo military history since the Dutch released your country into independence.

You should write a book.

Or maybe you should read new book. The myth that 125mm are better than the Nato 120mm comes from an old article in the 80s: https://books.google.ca/books?id=Dj9VAAAAYAAJ