Editor's Foreword

MINE WARFARE • MINE COUNTERMEASURES 19
MCC 2 Bang Rachan
MCM SPT 1 Thalang
MCMV 2 Lat Ya
MS ε12
MSC 2 Bangkeo
AMPHIBIOUS
LS 8: 2
LST 6:
4 Chang each with 6 40mm gun (capacity 16 tanks;
200 troops)
2 Sichang training each with 2 40mm gun, 1 hel
landing platform (capacity 14 tanks; 300 troops)
LANDING CRAFT • LCU 13: 3 Man Nok; 6 Mataphun
(capacity either 3–4 MBT or 250 troops); 4 Thong Kaeo
LOGISTICS AND SUPPORT 15
AORH 1 Similan (1 hel)
AOR 1 Chula
AOL 5: 4 Prong; 1 Samui
AWT 1
AGOR 1
AGS 1
ABU 1
TRG 1
YPT 1
YTM 2
FACILITIES
Bases Located at Bangkok, Sa�ahip, Songkhla, Phang
Nga, Nakhon Phanom
Naval Aviation 1,200
AIRCRAFT 21 combat capable
FGA 7 AV-8A Harrier†
RECCE 9 Sentry 02-337
MP 12: 6 Do-228-212*; 3 F-27 MK 200MPA*; 3 P-3T (P-
3A) Orion*
TPT 2 F-27-400M Troopship
UTL 8: 2 CL-215-III; 5 GAF N-24A Search Master; 1 UP-
3T (UP-3A) Orion
TRG 16: 14 TA-7; 4 TA-7C Corsair II; 2 TAV-8A
Harrier†*
HELICOPTERS
8 atk hel
ASW 6 S-70B Seahawk
ASW/ASuW 2 Lynx SRS 300 Super Lynx
UTL 15: 4 AB-212 (Bell 212); 5 AB-214ST; 4 S-76B; 2
Super Lynx
MSL • TACTICAL • ASM: AGM-84 Harpoon
Marines 23,000
FORCES BY ROLE
Recce 1 bn
Amph Aslt 1 bn
Inf 2 regt (6 bn)
Arty 1 regt (1 ADA bn, 3 fd arty bn)
Marine 1 div HQ
EQUIPMENT BY TYPE
APC (W) 24 LAV-150 Commando
AAV 33 LVTP-7
East Asia and Australasia
431
ARTY • TOWED 48: 105mm 36 (reported); 155mm 12
GC-45
AT • MSL 24+
TOWED 24 HMMWV TOW
MANPATS M47 Dragon; TOW
AD • GUNS 12.7mm 14
Air Force ε46,000
4 air divs, one flying trg school
Flying hours 100 hrs/year
FORCES BY ROLE
FTR/ FGA 3 sqn with F-16A Fighting Falcon; F-16B
Fighting Falcon; 2 sqn with L-39ZA/MP
Albatros; 4 sqn (1 aggressor) with F-5E Tiger
II/F-5F Tiger II, F-5B
Recce/
ELINT
1 sqn with IAI-201 Arava, Learjet 35A
Tpt 1 sqn with Basler Turbo-67; GAF N-22B
Nomad; 1 sqn with BAe-748; G-222; 1 sqn with
C-130H Hercules; C-130H-30 Hercules
VIP 1 (Royal Flight) sqn with A-310-324; Airbus
A319CJ; B-737-200; BAe-748; B737-400; Beech
200 Super King Air; SA-226AT Merlin IV/IVA;
AS-532A2 Cougar MKII; AS-332L Super Puma;
Bell 412 Twin Huey
Utl 1 sqn with AU-23A Peacemaker*, 1 sqn with
L-39EA*, 1 with Alpha Jet*
Liaison 1 sqn with Beech 65 Queen Air; Beech E90 King
Air; Rockwell Commander 500; Cessna 150;
T-41D Mescalero
Survey 1 sqn with SA-226AT Merlin IV/IVA; GAF
N-22B Nomad
Trg Trg school with CT-4B/E Airtrainer; PC-9; Bell
206B JetRanger II
Hel 1 sqn with UH-1H Iroquois; 1 sqn with Bell 212
EQUIPMENT BY TYPE
AIRCRAFT 165 combat capable
FTR/FGA 87: 35 F-5E Tiger II/F-5F Tiger II (32 being
upgraded), 2 F-5B (to be replaced by 4 JAS-39C/2 JAS-
39D Gripen from 2011); 41 F-16A Fighting Falcon; 9 F-16B
Fighting Falcon
TPT 57: 1 A-310-324; 1 A-319CJ; 1 B-737-200; 2 B737-400;
6 BAe-748; 9 Basler Turbo-67; 2 Beech 200 Super King Air;
2 Beech 65 Queen Air; 1 Beech E90 King Air; 7 C-130H
Hercules; 5 C-130H-30 Hercules; 3 G-222; 3 IAI-201 Arava;
2 Learjet 35A; 3 Rockwell Commander 500; 9 SA-226AT
Merlin IV/IVA
UTL 40: 22 AU-23A Peacemaker*; 18 GAF N-22B Nomad
TRG 123: 10 Alpha Jet*; 29 CT-4B/E Airtrainer; 3 Cessna
150; 46 L-39ZA/MP Albatros*; 23 PC-9; 12 T-41D
Mescalero
HELICOPTERS
SPT 19: 3 AS-332L Super Puma; 3 AS-532A2 Cougar MKII;
13 Bell 212
UTL 28: 6 Bell 206B JetRanger II; 2 Bell 412 Twin Huey; 20
UH-1H Iroquois
East Asia and
Australasia