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Malian army receives newest Chinese mine-resistant vehicles
[DefenceBlog] The Malian Army received its first 6×6 mine-resistant armored vehicles at a handover ceremony at the garrison base of Kati.According to local media, the Malian military received a batch of the newest VN2C mine-resistant armored vehicle developed by the Chinese defense conglomerate China North Industries Group Corporation — also known as Norinco. The VN2C is the next generation of the Chinese-made armoured personnel carrier. The recently delivered VN2C is fitted with a one-person turret armed with a 12.7 mm machine gun (MG) and a 7.62 mm co-axial MG provided with 500 rds and 1,000 rds of ammunition respectively. Read more at the link Posted by: badanov 2021-12-10 |
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