by Guest9999 » Thu Nov 25, 2021 11:37 am
Cheers LL for the map.
I guess CMAC, or the mine authority above them, must have fair records of all major battle grounds. Anyone know if they have regional minefield maps available online? Or from other demeaning orgs.? MAG, Halo, etc?
Back to modern times
I confess some of the found war junk cashes along the border track from Samlout to Tmar Da were clearly displays to show donors or journalists. While this is par for the course for most demining orgs, as well as allowing Journos and foreign politicians the chance to witness blowing up some big found bomb on field visits, it seemed odd in that area, because it seemed the track/road itself was still being demined by RCAF military deminers finding stuff almost daily just a few meters of road centreline as they smoothed it to barely passable with a bulldozer and a backhoe. I think the military did it themselves, and kept other organizations out, so they could hunt rosewood without hassles. There was no general logging there at that time plenty of huge jungle giants. (It is possible the war junk stashes were to deter non military loggers, or, rather, to deter Other military loggers. Certainly the little military camp at the SW end of the Tmar Da bridge often had a tense, highly strung feel. Probably logging, but I also wondered about some kind of drug production. Certainly The Tmar Da forrest is now long gone.)
About airports. The K. Cham and K. Chanang airfields are both very big and existed in DK times if not earlier. Neither is on that map, I guess because the Vietnamese didn't use them? (Note also the little airplane symbol on the map shows it was at that capital, but not it's actual location. E.G. Poenchentong)
I recall someone trying to assure me there was an old airfield at Hawaii Beach, Sihanoukville, but that seemed improbable. Anyone know if that was true?
Cheers LL for the map.
I guess CMAC, or the mine authority above them, must have fair records of all major battle grounds. Anyone know if they have regional minefield maps available online? Or from other demeaning orgs.? MAG, Halo, etc?
Back to modern times
I confess some of the found war junk cashes along the border track from Samlout to Tmar Da were clearly displays to show donors or journalists. While this is par for the course for most demining orgs, as well as allowing Journos and foreign politicians the chance to witness blowing up some big found bomb on field visits, it seemed odd in that area, because it seemed the track/road itself was still being demined by RCAF military deminers finding stuff almost daily just a few meters of road centreline as they smoothed it to barely passable with a bulldozer and a backhoe. I think the military did it themselves, and kept other organizations out, so they could hunt rosewood without hassles. There was no general logging there at that time plenty of huge jungle giants. (It is possible the war junk stashes were to deter non military loggers, or, rather, to deter Other military loggers. Certainly the little military camp at the SW end of the Tmar Da bridge often had a tense, highly strung feel. Probably logging, but I also wondered about some kind of drug production. Certainly The Tmar Da forrest is now long gone.)
About airports. The K. Cham and K. Chanang airfields are both very big and existed in DK times if not earlier. Neither is on that map, I guess because the Vietnamese didn't use them? (Note also the little airplane symbol on the map shows it was at that capital, but not it's actual location. E.G. Poenchentong)
I recall someone trying to assure me there was an old airfield at Hawaii Beach, Sihanoukville, but that seemed improbable. Anyone know if that was true?