14 December 2023
by Jeremy Binnie
WZ551 armoured vehicles lined up behind a WMA301 self-propelled gun at a range in Inkomo. (Office of the President and Cabinet (Zimbabwe))
Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa attended an event on 13 December to receive a consignment of Chinese military equipment that included new armoured vehicles.
“This is a result of the unapparelled strategic partnership that exists between Zimbabwe and China,” Mnangagwa posted on his X (formerly Twitter) account. “I express gratitude to China for their generosity and our ongoing relationship.”
The Office of the President and Cabinet (OPC) described the consignment as a donation that took place at the mechanised brigade base in Inkomo, northwest of Harare.
It released photographs showing at least eight Norinco WMA301 6×6 self-propelled guns, numerous WZ551 6×6 armoured personnel carriers (APCs) in at least three configurations, and trucks.
Some of the WZ551s had the one-person turret with a 25 mm cannon, which is widely used in Africa, while others had an older type of turret with a 12.7 mm heavy machine gun.
The OPC said the equipment also included ambulances, water purifiers, patrol boats, minibuses, sniper rifles, machine guns, and pistols.
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- Source: https://www.janes.com/defence-news/zimbabwe-receives-new-chinese-armour
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