Yesterday Major General Wanchana Sawasdee confirmed on Facebook:
"The Thai cavalry lives up to its reputation
Knights of the battlefield: swift, fierce, and decisive.
Pity the Cambodian troops using outdated Cold War-era tanks — the T-53 and T-54 each manned by four crew members. They’ve already been destroyed. Whether the crew managed to crawl out in time, we don't know. What we do know is two tanks were obliterated by the Thai cavalry, using the VT4 main battle tank.
The VT4 is a fourth-generation tank of the modern era and it destroyed one T-53 and one T-54 with ease.
The VT4 outclasses the T-53 and T-54 in every system. It has thermal imaging cameras usable day and night, a Hunter-Killer system that enhances target acquisition, a 125mm main gun, and composite-reactive armor, which greatly increases survivability when under fire.
We, the Thai cavalry, take great pride in fighting side by side with all brave soldiers from every branch in this operation.
The cavalry knights of the battlefield: swift, fierce, and decisive."
