Overview:
The Royal Thai Navy controls Thailand's small aircraft carriers, surface ships, sea planes, air and coastal defense command and marine corps detachment. The paramilitary Marine Corps police are equipped with some patrol boats to support the Royal Thai Navy during the conflict.
navy
The naval surface warship force consists of three fleets and 1 operational command, as follows:
2 frigate squadrons
1 patrol squadron
1 anti-submarine squadron
1 mine warfare squadron
1 amphibious combat squadron
1 service squadron
1 Hejiangyu District Squadron
1 submarine squadron
The Royal Thai Marine Corps has 20,000 soldiers and is composed of the following personnel:
1 HQ, including 3 infantry regiments.
1 artillery regiment, including 3 forward artillery battalions.
1 air defense battalion
1 Landing assault battalion
1 reconnaissance battalion
Air and Coast Defense Command
Thailand Air and Coastal Defence Command was established in 1992, which is responsible for the defense of the fleet command, naval base and the whole country. At present, its jurisdiction also extends to the Andaman Sea, the Gulf Economic Zone of Thailand and other important maritime and coastline areas.
The regimental air and sea defense command consists of a sea defense regiment (equipped with artillery and shore-based anti-ship missiles) and an air defense regiment (equipped with anti-aircraft guns and surface-to-air missiles). In the past, the personnel of the Air and Coastal Defence Command were transferred by the Marine Corps, but now they are directly recruited from the people. Thailand's main air defense force is stationed in Suotaoyi, equipped with HN-5A surface-to-air missiles, 37mm and 57mm anti-aircraft guns, 40mm1and L/70 anti-aircraft guns. The Coast Guard is stationed in Utapao, equipped with155mm and130mm coastal guns.
military strength
The Royal Thai Navy has 66,000 active servicemen, including 20,000 marines, 8,000 soldiers from the Air and Coast Defense Command and 1 150 naval air defense units. Of the 66,000 active troops, about 1.5 million soldiers were recruited. There are about 30 thousand reservists in the navy.
equipment
Unless otherwise specified, all other equipment is made in America. )
Navy water army
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small aircraft carrier
1 1 CHAKRI NAREUBET (designed by bazin shipbuilding company of Spain)
Escort ship
2 NARESUAN class missile frigates
3 3 Chao phraya class missile frigate
11makut rajakumar (designed by Yarrow Shipbuilding Company, UK)
2 2 PHUTTHAYOTFA CHULALOK (former Knox class in the United States)
1 1 PIN KLAO training frigate (formerly American gun class)
Tachin class (formerly Tacoma class in the United States)
cruiser
2 2 TAPI (formerly PF 103).
2 2 Ratanacoxin Grade (PFMM Mk 16 design)
Fast attack boat
3 3 RATCHARIT class (designed by BMB230 in Brayda, Italy)
3 3 Prabra Park Class (designed by Germany FPB-45)
patrol boat
3 3 KHAMRONSIN (Thailand)
6 6 SATTAHIP class (designed by PSMM Mk5 in USA)
Wu Liji (Italian MV400 design) in the spring of 1933.
SUKRIP level of 2 2 prime numbers (formerly PC46 1 level in the United States)
1010t1level (PGM7 1 original design, USA)
7 7 T93 (Thailand)
2 2 T9 1 (Thailand)
patrol ship
2 2 T2 10 (formerly American Sea Ghost PB Mk III)
11Hysucat18 catamaran hydrofoil (designed in Thailand18.25m)
18 18 T2 13 (designed by Thailand 19.8-m)
9 9 T2 1 (former Swift)Mk II)
Patrol boat (river waters)
100 (+)100 (+) 5m FRP hull attack boat (Thailand)
37 37 American PBR Mk2 level
mine warfare
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1 1 THALANG Anti-mine Support Ship (designed at 55.7m in Thailand)
22bangachan class mine hunting boat (designed by M48 of German Luerssen Company).
3 ladya-class minesweepers (former MSC289 in the United States)
8 8 type 3 12 unmanned minesweeper
5 5 MLMS6 class offshore minesweeper (formerly American 50ft MSB class)
Amphibious transport boat
2 2 Xichang (Changsi) class (French standardization /PS 700 design)
Constant-class tank landing craft (LST542, USA)
2 2 KUT medium-sized landing craft (formerly LSM 1)
1 1 NAKHA supports landing craft (formerly LSSL 1).
1 1 Pallarp (PRAB) infantry landing craft (LCI(M)35 1 class).
THONG KAEO class universal landing craft (Thailand 4 1 m design)
6 6 matador class universal landing craft (LCU50 1 class).
24 24 L4 Mechanized Landing Boat (LCM-6 from USA)
12 12 L5 1 class chariot/personnel landing craft (formerly LCVP class in the United States)
4 4 L40 armored inland river carriers (designed by Thailand 12-m)
Type 3 hydrofoil with 3 ships1000t (designed by British 8.4m Griffin hydrofoil).
Hydrological ship
1 1 Suk Marine Research/Investigation (designed by Thailand 62-m)
1 1 Chandra Marine Research Ship (German 70m design)
2 2 Ocean) II Class II marine research vessel (29-m designed by Luerssen Company).
Auxiliary ship
1 1 Chula class voyage supply tanker (designed by Singapore 67-m)
11170m supply tanker
1 1 SURIYA class navigation beacon launch ship (Thailand design 54-m)
1 1 PHOSAMTON training ship (formerly British Algeria).
1 1 MAEKLONG training ship (formerly daqin class)
missile
Face to face missile
# # AGM-84 Harpoon anti-ship missile
# # MM38 Flying Fish Anti-ship Missile (France)
# # Gabriel -I anti-ship missile (Israel)
# # C80 1 Anti-ship Missile
# # RUR-5A ASROC)ASW
Facing air (surface-to-air) missiles
# # RIM-7 Puffin (USA)
# # Albatross (Italy)
Air-to-ground (air-to-ground) missile
# # AGM-84 Harpoon anti-ship missile
Maritime aviation force
Unless otherwise specified, all other equipment is made in America. )
65438+June 0996 65438+June 0999 Plane
Attacker
# 14/4 A-7E/TA-7E pirate ship) ii
7/2 AV-8S/TAV-8S Harrier Fighters
9 9 Sentinel) 02-337 (Cessna O-2)
A sea/reconnaissance plane
2 2 P-3T Orion) ASW/ MPa
4 8 S-2F tracker) ASW/MPA
4 3 F27 Mk 400 maritime law enforcer) ASW/AsuW (Netherlands)
2 2c215 sar (Canada)
5 5 N-22MA nomadic searcher) L SAR/MPA
(Australia)
# # Do 228 Maritime Patrol Aircraft (Germany)
Carrier
2 2 F27-400M troop carrier (Netherlands)
Training machine
1 1 UP-3T Orion
2 2 US-2C tracker
helicopter
0(+6) 6 S-70B Seahawks) SAR/ASuW
# 6 S-76B
4 4 UH- 1H/N Huey)SAR
8 8 B2 12 ASW(UH- 1N)
4 7 B2 14ST Search and Rescue/General Helicopter
# # Z-9A Haitun Search and Rescue/Transport Helicopter
Marine Corps
Unless otherwise specified, all other equipment is made in America. )
Ground combat vehicle
armored personnel carrier
# 6 M60A3 main battle tank
LVTP 7
big shot
Artillery/howitzer
1224155mm GC-45 (Belgium)
1218155-mmghn-45 (Australia)
Soltan M (Israel)
missile
anti-tank missile
# # BGM-7 1 pottery (drag)
# # M47 Dragon
Air and coastal defense command equipment
Unless otherwise specified, all other equipment is made in America. )
65438+June 0996 65438+June 0999 cannon
Artillery/howitzer
# #155mm coastal gun
# #130mm coastal gun
# # 57mm anti-aircraft gun
# 40mm1antiaircraft gun
# # 40mm L/70 anti-aircraft gun (Sweden)
# # 37mm anti-aircraft gun
missile
Surface-to-air (guided) missile
# # HN-5A
ground-to-ground (guided) missile
# 10 M40 flying fish (vehicle-mounted) anti-ship missile (France)
deploy
Naval maritime fleet
Thailand's main naval base is located in:
Headquarters -Sattahip
The First Fleet-Suo Taoyi (Gulf of Thailand)
Second Fleet-Songkhla (Gulf of Thailand)
The Third Fleet-Panyue (Andaman Sea)
River Regional Force -Nakhor Phanom (Mekong River)
Smaller naval arsenals are located in Paknam and Tratt.
Marine Corps
Samesan Battalion (Seautois Naval Base)-Headquarters
Nalatiwa (Southern Thailand)-Base
Dalai Lama (East Coast)-Base
Nakhon Phanom (Mekong River)-a regional river combat base.
The Marine Corps is responsible for directing anti-riot operations in the border areas of Malaysia and ensuring the security of the southeast border of Thailand bordering Cambodia.
naval air force
Naval Air Division-Utapau Naval Air Station
1 squadron (Do 228, F27, US-2, S-2)
Second Squadron (CL-2 15, F27, Search Master)
Third Squadron (O-2-337)
The fourth squadron (UH- 1, B2 12, B2 14, Haitun)
Shore-based naval aircraft are stationed at the main naval base in Thailand, while carrier-based aircraft can take off from Chang Si-class tank landing craft and PHUTTHAYOTFA CHULALOK-class frigate, and AS365 helicopter can be equipped on NARESUAN-class frigate. S-70B Seahawk and AV-8S V/VSTOL can take off from CHAKRI NAREUBET.
Two regiments of the Air and Coastal Defence Command (the Air Defense Corps and the Maritime Defence Corps) are stationed in Seautois.
Development planning and projects
1In July 1992, Thailand signed a contract with Bazin Shipbuilding Company of Spain worth 228 million US dollars to build a 1 14000-ton coastal patrol helicopter carrier. The aircraft carrier was designed based on the Spanish Navy's PRINCIPE DE ASTURIAS helicopter carrier, but it was small in scale and built according to the standards of commercial ships. The hangar under its deck can store 10 fixed or rotary-wing aircraft, and other aircraft can be parked on the fixed deck. It can carry three LCVP landing craft and 600 soldiers. 1997 The aircraft carrier Chakri Na Lubbert officially entered service. The aircraft carrier carries: AV-8A Harrier Attack/Fighter, S-70B Seahawk and CH-47 Chinook Helicopter. From 65438 to 0995, Thailand purchased nine AV-8S fighter jets and seven single-seat and two-seat TAV-8S trainers from the Spanish Navy for 90 million dollars. 1995, Thailand invested another $65,438+38 million to purchase six ikorsky S-70 seahawk helicopters for coastal reconnaissance, line-of-sight beacon search, search and rescue and patrol. Delivery ended on 1997. Two Seahawk helicopters are equipped with Bendiks's AQS- 13 deep-water sonar system, which can be used for anti-submarine warfare mission.
The Thai Navy originally planned to spend $800 million to buy two or three attack submarines driven by diesel engines, but this plan will be delayed at least 1 year due to Thailand's fiscal deficit five years later 1996.
With the delivery of new jets, maritime patrol aircraft and helicopters, the aviation capability of Thailand's land-based navy has been greatly improved. At the end of 1996, the remaining 14 A-7E single-seat and 4 TA-7 two-seat pirate attack aircraft of the US Navy were delivered. In order to enhance the maritime patrol capability, the Thai Navy purchased six maritime Sikorsky S-76B and delivered them in the first quarter of 1996. 1993 Of the five P-3A Orion aircraft purchased, two were modified to P-3T (similar to P-3B) and the other was modified to UP-3T general-purpose aircraft. Both P-3T aircraft are equipped with AN/AWG- 19 HACLCS missile control system, and they also carry harpoon anti-ship missiles.