The imbalance between the two militaries had been evident even before protracted tensions this year erupted into five days of blows along the border in July, after tit-for-tat escalations following the death of a Cambodian soldier in a disputed area in May.
Thailand’s armed forces outmatch Cambodia in size, firepower, and air capability, an asymmetry that Cambodian officials often cite in branding Thailand the “aggressor,” particularly as Thai strikes reach deeper into Cambodian territory.
