Philippine military strength: the world ranked 23rd
Date:2012-05-12Author:adminCategory:International militaryComment:0
Aquino III and Philippine military photo.
tasted occupied China’s Nansha Islands, the sweetness of the Philippines, the real military strength is kind of how it?
in 2012, the world’s military forces in the network the world’s fire “(GlobalFirepower) has announced the latest military forces in the world rankings. List of 55 countries (of nuclear weapons is not within the statistics), the first U.S., Russia, China, the Philippines ranked 23rd.
in the global fire data, the Philippines’ total population of 102 million, 120,000 active duty, the defense budget of $ 2.44 billion in foreign exchange reserves of $ 62.37 billion.
2379 the total number ofArmy weapon (door), Among them, 41 tanks, 559 armored personnel carriers, 309 towed artillery, mortars, 1070, non-self-propelled artillery and multiple rocket launchers; Air Force aircraft a total of 289, including 159 helicopters; a total of 120 naval vessels, which, two frigates, 10 amphibious assault craft, the rest for patrol boats. Aircraft carriers, destroyers, submarines and minesweepers.
worth pondering is that Huangyan Island incident escalated when, in addition to the Philippine mainstream media, “Manila Standard Today News published the article economist Victor A Qisi” It belongs to China “, pointed out that Huangyan island since ancient times that are part of Chinese territory, on-line heat transfer produced by the users of the Philippines Philippine military strength between the video, and I asked what means to challenge China, can be seen from the Philippine people’s mentality in the Philippines.
the video data, exaggerated, there are too awkward. Such as the Philippines fighter 289, includes 159 helicopter; such as the Philippines has what kind of “fighter”? What kind of “main warships?” What kind of “fighter” and “battle tank”?
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ship is a product of the 1940s and 1950s the
Philippines 120 ships, mostly small coastal patrol boats, are the United States, Britain and France and other World War II retired ships, is the product of the 1940s and 1950s the To deal with pirates, did not have the naval battle. The picture shows in December 2011, Philippine President Corazon Aquino, a group photo with the naval officer.
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Philippines “strongest in the history of the warships,”
December 14, 2011 Philippine Navy’s largest warship “Del Bilal number (PF-15), the official service, Philippine President Corazon Aquino, attended the delivery ceremony. Ship load displacement of 3390 tons, Captain of 115.21 m, width of 12.8 m, draft 4.78 m. Philippine media called “the history of the most powerful warships.
the Philippine Navy from the U.S. Coast Guard to buy second-hand, “Hamilton” class patrol boats, equipped with only a 76 mm gun and small caliber rapid-fire Cannon, no missile equipment. Previously served in the United States for 44 years. In 1969, the world’s sea battle had already entered the the missiles stage. April of this year, to stir up trouble in the Huangyan Island, is the ship patrol boats.
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frigate, super antique
the Philippines, the main frigate “Raja Hu Ma Bang “(PF-11), is a former U.S. Navy Cannon-class frigates,” Atherton “, launched in May 1943. Full load displacement of 1520 tons, length 93.27 m, width 11.13 m, draft 2.67 m. In 1955, the ship transferred to the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Forces. Retired to return to the United States in 1975, transferred to the Philippines in 1978.
which is serving a 69-year super-antique-class warships, but also the world’s longest-serving warship, now at only 10 nautical miles per hour.
Recently, Fax Korea was going to present a Pohang class frigates to the news of the Philippine Navy, Philippine Navy enthusiasm, because the ship is equipped with 4 anti-ship missiles, it will make the Philippine army with missiles.
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a real fighter
in 2005, the Philippines second-hand aircraft F-5A to be retired, the existing 21 OV-10 Broncos light attack aircraft is the main models of the Philippine Air Force. In 1992, the Philippines received from the United States, 24 the OV-10, is an older model for first flight in 1964. In addition, also a 62 Bell UH-1U/M helicopter, a product of the Vietnam War era.
2Philippine Air Force C-130 transport that can be used. Philippine Air Force claims to have nine wings, in fact, a real fighter. The photo shows Philippine C-130 transport aircraft and light attack aircraft of the OV-10 Broncos.
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1940s howitzer
Philippines artillery has the last century, the United States the 1940s the production of M-101 howitzers. In 1996, the French ground weapons industry group for the Philippine Army to transform the 12 M-101 Howitzer 105 mm LG1, the Group-Mk-II light howitzer barrel, install the M-101 chassis.
shortage of funds, the Philippine military modernization is a serious setback. 2001, the Philippine military parade on the President to review the troops of the jeep actually twice flame broke down, had to walk to complete the review.
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a modern sense of the main battle tank
Philippine Army equipment is also some genuine antiques, it has 41 main tanks, the British system of the Fv-101 Scorpion light tanks. This is the United Kingdom in the 1960s developed a light reconnaissance tank of the armed forces began in January 1972.
the Fv-101 Scorpion light tanks fighting weight of 8.1 t, 4.79 m long, 2.35 meters wide, with a maximum speed of 79 km, the crew of three people. Equipped with 76 mm rifled gun and a 7.62 mm machine gun. A far cry from the modern sense of the main battle tank. Forest a lone-standing tree
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