Number seven, the military consignment is from China, or rather nearly everything unveiled was made in China.
Number six, the green armoured trucks are the China made Norinco VP 14s.
As mentioned, this consignment is largely made in China, and these trucks are the Norinco VP 14s, deriving their name from the manufacturer, which is Norinco, that is an acronym for China's North Industries Corporation, with the same being a Beijing headquartered Chinese state-owned defense corporation that manufactures commercial and military products, and one of the world's largest defense contractors.
The vehicles are mine-resistant and ambush protected, and each of them can carry 9 soldiers plus 2 crew members, and mobility-wise, the vehicle uses automatic transmission and is fully 4 by 4 with independent springs on its chassis, and has an automatic driving assistance app for traveling in low visibility environments or at night.
It’s also possible for the VP14 to carry a small unmanned aerial vehicle on its roof as a surveillance and reconnaissance tool, and it runs on a six cylinder Deutz engine with 331 horsepower that gives it a top speed of 105 kilometers per hour.
The VP14 can withstand up to 8 kilograms of TNT, and can also protect crews from 7.62mm Armor Piercing ammunition with additional armor module, and comes at a cost of at least 90 thousand dollars each.
Number 5, the beige trucks are Norinco VP11s. Just like their green counterparts, these other armoured rides are also products of the Chinese state owned defense company.
The Norinco VP11 is a China-made variant of the Norinco 8M, that was jointly developed by Norinco and South Africa's EW12, and the Chinese got to produce the variant after their 2012 deal with the South Africans.
According to the Chinese specifications, the VP11 can carry 7 soldiers, who will be protected against attacks by landmines and roadside bombs.
The main weapon on the ride is a remote-controlled weapon station that can mount a 7.62 millimeter or 12.7 millimeter machine gun, and it can protect the crew from a 10kg TNT explosion under the wheels, or an 8kg TNT explosion under the hull.
Number 4, the assault rifle in the consignment is a china made Norinco type 84S1, which is a 1984 variant of the AK56.
Then talking of guns, our number 3 is that this machine gun is a china made W85, or rather a QJC-88 vehicle mounted heavy machine gun.
The QJC-88 is a product of Norinco and it fires the Soviet-designed 12.7 by 108 millimeters rounds, and its presence in the consignment indicates that each of these vehicles will be mounted with the machine gun.
And our number 2 is that these golden cylinders on the table are the legendary shaped charge grenades for the Norinco LG-5 sniper grenade launcher.
So this means that even though it was not displayed on the table, the Norinco LG5 Grenade Launching Sniper was also part of the consignment, and among the other confidential weapons that were not displayed on that day.
The lethal weapon is often described as a sniper grenade launcher since it is designed for long-range use, and it is said to have a very high accuracy of 3-round R100 accuracy of 1 meter at a 600 meter range, meaning that with proper aiming, the weapon can put three successive high-explosive rounds into a typical window or door.
Lastly, our number one is that of course you probably already know that Caterpillar machinery is an American brand, but Caterpillar has been in China for more than 45 years, and the local footprint in China has over the years included manufacturing facilities, and therefore it won't be surprising to find that these excavators were also bought from Caterpillar's Chinese plant.
7 июн 2024
