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44 vehicles went through a mid-life update to extend the service-life until 2035, the vehicle received a ballistic armour upgrade, mine protection, Slat armour, a 12.7mm remote weapon station and an engine upgrade.
Dating back to Belgium's establishment in 1830, the Land Component is the oldest service branch of the Belgian Armed Forces, and is also the largest of the four branches, with approximately 10,000 active military personnel and over 2,000 reservists as of 2022. History. Early history.
What the Belgian army left to the new Congolese army were modified M8 armoured cars, M3A1 armoured scout cars, some armoured trucks, Minerva Landrovers (Belgian Land rover) with scores of modifications, CJ-3B jeep and even a rare caterpilla bulldozer based improvised tank.
40bhp at 2500 rpm. Suspension. 4x2 wheel. Operational. range. 150 km (90 mi) Maximum speed. 40 km/h (25 mph) The Minerva Armoured Car (Dutch: Minerva Pantserwagen, French: Automitrailleuse Minerva) was a military armoured car expediently developed from Minerva civilian automobiles by Belgium at the start of the First World War.
The armoured vehicle section is inaugurated on May 9, 1980 and comprises vehicles, transmission equipment and pieces used by artillery and military engineering. Collection items are restored according to detailed documentation.
Until 1929, the Belgian Army took part in the occupation of the River Rhine’s left bank, while a small part of Germany was ceded to the state of Belgium. In November 1918, the Belgian Army went to peace with roughly 30 armored cars.
44 vehicles are currently undergoing a mid-life update to extend the service-life until 2035, the vehicle will receive a ballistic armour upgrade, mine protection, Slat armour, a 12.7mm remote weapon station and an engine upgrade.
