some time ago, nigeria, as the most populous country in africa and an important oil exporter, made headlines in various countries. due to the domestic disputes in the country, boko haram, an extreme anti-government organization in the northeast, has been actively creating various terrorist attacks in the country, and many attacks by the government forces have had little effect. recently, the government army began to launch a campaign against the organization. it is noteworthy that there are a large number of foreign trade weapons and equipment made in china in the picture, which is worth tasting
among the heavy equipment painted with african desert camouflage, domestic vt-4 main battle tank, st-1 wheeled assault gun and sh-5 vehicle mounted howitzer are very eye-catching. the nigerian army said that these new equipment have been strengthened to the front-line forces and have been put into actual combat. it is reported that this is the first time to participate in actual combat missions since the export of vt-4, st-1 and sh-5 weapons.
in fact, these domestic foreign trade weapons have different origins and uses. vt-4 is a high-end product among china's exported tanks, also known as mbt-3000. its comprehensive performance is considered to be between the 96a and 99a main battle tanks used by the people's liberation army. the tank engine is about 1300 horsepower, the gun is a 125mm high bore pressure smooth bore gun, which adopts high-end technologies such as barrel self tightening, and its performance is expected to be higher than that of russia's 2a46 series tank guns.
the internal fire control system of vt-4 is also relatively advanced, with strong" dynamic to static"and" dynamic to dynamic " "target shooting ability. vt-1 tank, which was developed on the basis of type 96 tank, once performed well in the sudanese civil war and obviously outperformed the russian made t-72 tank. vt-4 tank with a large number of type 99 technology can only have better performance.
st-1 and sh-5 wheeled artillery are different. the former obviously has the pedigree of domestic 08 wheeled armored vehicle. however, from the description of the world war ii name of assault gun, its original setting should focus on anti armor tasks while taking into account the needs of certain firepower suppression. the wheeled chassis is conducive to reducing the use cost and making it easier to use in the environment with simple terrain conditions.
as for the latter, there is an obvious foreign trade setting for the third world market, and the shape is quite different from the" truck gun "in the general impression. at first, many people were surprised by this shape, and they suddenly realized that it is essentially" jeep off-road vehicle artillery trailer " "the integrated performance of the combined product is certainly difficult to compare with the truck gun refitted with heavy off-road truck, but the victory lies in the low cost and low operation difficulty. it is the most suitable artillery large-scale equipment for small and medium-sized countries.
some people may ask why the fight against terrorist organizations do not use drones. in fact, the nigerian army has drones, and it is also a regular customer of chinese drones. rainbow series drones have opened up the african market here and have performed well in actual combat. although the use efficiency and cost ratio of high-performance drones is high, they should sweep away the holes of terrorist organizations "if so, the large-scale attack of ground forces is still indispensable.
from another point of view, the nigerian army's move is not only to eliminate the terrorist organization" boko haram ", but also to test the new equipment in hand by taking the opportunity of actual combat and achieve the effect of military training, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone.