In a number of countries around the world, do not have a developed military-industrial complex, "rare" types of equipment are still in service. These include the light tank M41A3 Walker Bulldog. Its basic version was developed in the USA in the second half of the 1940s..
This tank is in service with the Thai army with 1962 of the year. According to AAG, the process of demolition has begun. M41A3 being retired from 16th Cavalry Battalion, 5th Infantry Division; division only, receiving a replacement wheeled armored vehicle V-150 Commando 4×4 (released in the USA 1964 of the year), converted to intelligence. It is made in two versions - with a 90-mm gun and an 81-mm mortar.
Previously, the 9th Cavalry Battalion, 4th Infantry Brigade switched from the M41A3 to the American Stingray light tank., 2-1st cavalry battalion of the 2nd infantry brigade - for MBT "Oplot-T" purchased in Ukraine [delivered 49 units with significant delay]. Last division, using the M41A3, remains the 4th cavalry battalion of the 1st brigade of the royal guard.
Tank M41 has a rich track record. So, it was used in the intervention in Cuba, and after the failure of the operation, one of the copies ended up in the USSR. Walker Bulldog was actively used during the Vietnam War by some regional armies., allied US. In the United States itself, the M41 participated in the suppression of the riot in Detroit in 1967 year.
