Real Fuerza Aérea Tailandesa prueba el blindado V-150 modificado

Royal Thai Air Force Test New Model V-150 MOD Armored Car

Test of V-150 MOD (all photos : RTAF)

Air Force Command Unit Thai Air Force Conducted a performance test for the modernized V-150 MOD 4x4 armored vehicle at the Victory Air Weapon Training Field Lopburi province on May 21, 2020.

In the picture set, you will see the combined forces with Department of Special Air Operations, Cadillac Gage V-150 Commando 4x4, Rheinmetall Condor 4x4, and Helicopter Airbus Helicopter EC725, Squadron 200, Wing 2, Khok Krathong, Lop Buri.

Currently, Armored Security Vehicle Company, Department of Special Operations Air Force Command Unit Thai Air Force, there are two types of 4x4 tire armored vehicles stationed in two companies. The armored vehicle consisted of a V-150 US mounted turret with an M2 .50cal heavy machine gun and twelve MG3 7.62mm co-axial machine guns and Condor Germany mounted with a gun turret, large 20mm machine gun and 18 7.62mm co-axial machine gun.



Although it doesn't have very clear details But the newly modified V-150 MOD 4x4 wheel armor vehicle is heavily modified from the original V-150. With the front glass layout for the driver station And a new left and right side mirror on the side of the car there is an additional fire box from the inside of the car. And the back of the car seems to be equipped with a new propulsion engine On the front roof is a Remote Weapon Station (RWS) turret equipped with a 12.7mm heavy machine gun and a 40mm automatic grenade launcher.

As of this writing, no details have been revealed about the V-150 MOD at Air Yothin. But the vehicle improvements have some parts similar to the improvements to the V-150 rubber armored vehicles, tank companies, tank battalions, marines Royal Thai Marine Corps, of the Royal Thai Navy.



Chaiseri metal and rubber Co. Ltd., Thailand, has improved the IMI WAVE 200 Israeli remote turret for the Browning M2HB .50cal heavy machine gun, as the company Panus Assembly Co Ltd. Thailand had improved armored V-150 armored vehicles of the Marine Corps, Thailand, the prototype HMV-150 tires have been used for trial at the southern border.

Both Chaiseri Thai and Panus Thailand is competing in the procurement of 2 light armored vehicles of the Royal Thai Air Force, but it is unknown whether it is relevant, with the test of the latest Island V-150 MOD.

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