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2017-06-06 Africa Horn

Kenya questioning the value of Chinese armored vehicles after 7 policemen killed in IED

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Posted by Herb McCoy7309 2017-06-06 00:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top
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#1 'Made in China'

Posted by Skidmark 2017-06-06 02:52|| 2017-06-06 02:52|| Front Page Top

#2 Your new colonizers not unlike your old colonizers eh ?

Posted by Besoeker 2017-06-06 04:02|| 2017-06-06 04:02|| Front Page Top

#3 The Wikipedia spec:

The armor is welded shut and primarily provides protection from small arms fire and splinters from explosives.

This thing is basically a Jeep with wraparound protection against small arms. The article claims billions of shillings were paid for 30 vehicles. Assuming (conservatively) 1b shillings, at the exchange rate of 100 shillings to a dollar, that's over $300,000 per vehicle. Uncle Sam was paying $500K for actual mine-resistant MRAP's from First World manufacturers. Some Kenyan official's bank account was fattened, especially if the contract value was 2 or 3 billion shillings.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2017-06-06 13:21|| 2017-06-06 13:21|| Front Page Top

#4 I'm surprised Kenya didn't buy south african armour which I'm pretty sure is specifically designed for African terrain and surviving mines. Not a place to get cheap.

Or did the blokes that made that vehicle pack up and move on when the governments changed?

Posted by rjschwarz 2017-06-06 15:31|| 2017-06-06 15:31|| Front Page Top

#5 ... then I was hungry an hour later!

Posted by Raj 2017-06-06 16:05|| 2017-06-06 16:05|| Front Page Top

#6 I'm surprised Kenya didn't buy south african armour

I am curious too.
http://www.revaarmoredvehicles.com/

Posted by Chesney Wittlesbach8478 2017-06-06 18:25|| 2017-06-06 18:25|| Front Page Top

#7 I'm surprised Kenya didn't buy south african armour

Ek is nie verbaas is nie (I'm not surprised). It's the costs and incentives, if you get my drift.

Posted by Besoeker 2017-06-06 18:54|| 2017-06-06 18:54|| Front Page Top

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