Philippine Army to use new armored personnel carriers in Mindanao - CNN Philippines
Philippine Army to use new armored personnel carriers in Mindanao
Capas, Tarlac (CNN Philippines) – The Philippine Army showed and tested six of the 28 acquired M113A2 armored personnel carriers (APC) on Monday (September 21) at Camp O'Donnell in Capas, Tarlac.
The six refurbished APCs from Israel are equipped with remote controlled 50 millimeter weapons.
Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin and Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief Gen. Hernando Iriberri personally observed the testing of the APCs.
According to Gazmin, the AFP modernization fund financed the procurement of the 28 APCs – which cost more than P800 million.
Note: Love the 50 millimeter....
Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZP3ZSdAUiBM