Cambodia's command center had just been set up when it was precisely suppressed and destroyed by Thai fighter jets, truly a major war, Cambodia will suffer huge losses.
In recent days, the Cambodian-Thai border in Southeast Asia has not been peaceful. Since December 7th, there have been continuous skirmishes in the border areas between Cambodia and Thailand.
On the 8th, the situation escalated further, with Thailand deploying F-16 fighter jets to destroy two military targets in Cambodia, including the command center and supply routes.
The conflict between Thailand and Cambodia has seen both sides accusing each other of opening fire first.
Cambodia accuses the Thai army of firing across the border with tanks at 5 a.m. on the morning of the 8th, and of having continuously provoked for several days prior. Thailand says that two soldiers were injured by snipers.
Both sides are sticking to their own stories, and mutual trust has completely collapsed.
So far, one Thai personnel has died and eight have been injured, while four Cambodian personnel have died and nine have been injured.
Thailand has an absolute air superiority over Cambodia, and the air forces of the two countries are not on the same level.
The Royal Thai Air Force is equipped with 72 F-16A/B and F-16V fighters, and 12 Saab Gripen C/D aircraft from Sweden.
Cambodia nominally has about 21 MiG-21 fighters, but these are essentially museum-grade equipment, with very few operational ones, and no radar-guided missiles.
With the low-altitude penetration capability of the F-16V, Thailand has repeatedly conducted precision strikes, bombing Cambodia's command posts and artillery positions across the border with zero casualties.
In the confrontation, it has fully exposed the absolute dominance of air superiority in modern warfare, while Cambodia's almost transparent air defense system has become the most vulnerable weakness.
Animation: Thailand destroyed a symbolic building of the Royal Cambodian Army, the Golden Horse Monument.
Original article: toutiao.com/article/1850996316237900/
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