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06 April 2023
by Jeremy Binnie
Armoured vehicles similar to the ones in the Senegalese parade are operated by the Nepalese contingent serving with MINUSCA. (MINUSCA)
The Senegalese Army revealed that it has new Chinese-made armoured vehicles when four were seen in the annual military parade marking the West African country’s independence day on 4 April.
The vehicles were paraded between two units of WMA301 self-propelled guns from the Thiès-based armoured battalion, which a television commentator said was represented by three squadrons, including its reconnaissance squadron.
The new Senegalese vehicles are very similar to ones seen in United Nations (UN) colours during the Nepalese Army Day parade in March 2021. The main differences are that they have a one-person turret with a 30 mm gun instead of a protected weapon station, and some of the viewing/firing ports for the rear passenger compartment are in different positions.
The type has since been seen deployed with the Nepalese battalion serving with UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA).
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