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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.
The Minerva's use in combat in August 1914 made Belgium the first Nation to employ armoured cars in World War I, [6] though Italy had previously been the first to use armoured cars in a theatre of conflict, in the 1911–1912 Italo-Turkish War. [7] Also the armoured Canadian Automobile Machine Gun Brigade was formed on August 24, 1914 and close to being assembled by that September.
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.
Some of the military vehicles left by the Belgians in the Congo included M8 armoured cars, some of which received extended height modifications to the turrets, M3A1 armoured scout cars, multiple improvised armoured trucks, Minerva Landrovers (Belgian built Landrovers) fitted with armour plating and machine guns and anti tank rocket launchers ...
The Belgian Army had approximately 200 combat vehicles at the time of the German invasion in May 1940. The vehicles were distributed among infantry and cavalry divisions for use as support weapons. The Belgian Army viewed their combat vehicles as defensive weapons.
In November 1918, the Belgian Army went to peace with roughly 30 armored cars. In 1919, it also received its first five Renault FT tanks, with a total of 54 acquired until 1923. This armored vehicle fleet would quickly wear out, and coupled with a reduction of the army’s size, political and diplomatic decisions, and the financial crisis of ...
13 sie 2015 · The Belgian army had 75 Renault FT tanks (of World War I vintage) at the start of World War II. The Belgian Army had two types of FT tanks, the Char canon armed with a short 37 mm Puteaux SA-18 gun and the Char mitrailleuse armed with a machine gun.
