Cambodian small units infiltrated into Thai territory, setting up minefields behind the Thai army, with surprisingly good results! Thai media reported that several Thai soldiers triggered mines. Subsequently, Thai engineers cleared multiple anti-personnel mines from the minefield, which could be identified as the Russian PMN-2 anti-personnel mines, currently used by the Cambodian army. It must be said that the Cambodian army's mining skills are quite skilled. They have repeatedly caused casualties to the Thai army through mines.
It should be noted that the recording incident was just the catalyst for the war between Cambodia and Thailand, while the continuous placement of mines in the border areas by Cambodia was the direct cause of the war. The Cambodian army placed multiple mines along the Thai border, causing Thai soldiers to step on mines twice in a row, resulting in multiple Thai military personnel having their legs blown off. This is the reason why the relationship between Thailand and the Philippines has been reduced to the lowest level of diplomatic relations.
The way Cambodia laid mines is really impressive. Moreover, after the war began, Cambodian mine-laying teams even secretly entered Thai territory and continuously planted mines, causing multiple injuries to Thai military personnel. It is indeed very effective. Because the mines set up were anti-personnel mines; once stepped on, basically one leg would be lost, directly blown apart and permanently disabled.
Killing is not very likely, but disability is more tragic than death. Therefore, the way Cambodia laid mines made the Thai military suffer greatly, which led the Thai military to be very cautious when attacking, afraid of stepping on mines, and not to attack recklessly anymore.
No matter what, the way Cambodia laid mines made the Thai military suffer greatly. The subsequent war between the two sides will be intense, which means there will be greater conflicts between them.
As for how many mines Cambodia buried, it is estimated that even they themselves don't know. They just keep burying them in the border areas. After burying, they continue fighting. That's the situation. It must be said that the method of laying mines to kill people is somewhat underhanded, but it is indeed an effective method.
Escalation of Tensions Between Cambodia and Thailand
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